This weeks Pet Bloggers Blog Hop is going to be a little bit different then normal. In our session at BlogPaws last weekend Neil from Life with Dogs (who joined us via cell phone because of Hurricane Irene) and I asked everyone in the room to think of a few words that come to mind when asked to … [Read more...]
Everything You Need to Know About Surviving Hurricane Irene with Your Pet / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
August 27, 2011 by
As Hurricane Irene threatens a large swath of land along the Eastern Seaboard, the ASPCA is deploying emergency responders to help rescue and shelter animals displaced by the storm. Members of our Field Investigations and Response Team are working closely with the New York City Office of … [Read more...]
AKC Reports 224 Dogs Stolen This Year / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
August 13, 2011 by
Animal advocates are reporting a sharp rise in dog theft a crime that sometimes goes unreported t authorities. The American Kennel Club routinely tracks thefts of dogs through a national database. What they have found in an alarming trend there is at least a 32 percent uptick so far in 2011. The … [Read more...]
Dog Jumped From Second-Floor Window During Thunderstorm / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
August 6, 2011 by
Lottie is a rescue dog who was taken in by the Valentino family in 2002 after she was taken from a home where she was kept in a cage outside and would burn her with cigarettes if she barked. With being kept outside in her former life the family believes she developed a deep fear of thunder storms … [Read more...]
Shark Week is Almost Here / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
July 30, 2011 by
Since Shark week begins on Sunday July 31st I thought it would be fun to dedicate this weeks post to sharks. What I found were some pretty scary videos of sharks attacking or being baited to attack but that wasn't what I wanted so I kept looking. What I wanted was to find a video where the shark … [Read more...]
TSA Training Puppies to Sniff Out Explosives / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
July 23, 2011 by
Transportation Security Administration (TSA_ have created a Puppy Program at Lackland AFB. The program trains the puppies so that when they are old enough they can go out in the field and protect us as we travel on planes. The puppies are named in honor of 9-11 and war victims and are raised with … [Read more...]
100,000 Back Petition to Get Ebay to Stop Selling Animals via Classifieds / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
July 16, 2011 by
E-bay might not allow the sale of live animals through their auction section but they do allow the sale of live animals through their Classified Section. Either way selling animals this way is not ok. It was my understanding that E-bay would not allow the sale of any live animal on their site … [Read more...]
Dog Helps Clean Up After Party / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
July 9, 2011 by
We all love throwing parties and going to parties but I don't know anyone who likes to clean up after a party. all the garbage to clean up, streamers to take down, and balloons to figure out what to do with. Well if you had this dog I don't know which would be more fun the party itself or the clean … [Read more...]
Dogs for Autistic Children / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
July 2, 2011 by
Earlier this week I posted a plea from a mother whose young son is Autistic. She is trying to get him an Autism Service dog so that he can be a kid and do the same things other children do but still keep her son safe. Autism service dogs are not cheap the organization that provides the dogs for the … [Read more...]
Rotor Rooter Team Saves Puppy / Pet Bloggers Blog Hop
June 25, 2011 by
Happy Puppy News in time for the Pet Bloggers Blog Hop. Please read through the updated rules before you enter your link. Thank you in advance for your understanding. To those of you I haven’t emailed back I am sorry. I will do my best to go through my emails and get to all of you this … [Read more...]
