Not exact matches
She loves all things
shelter - related, but her
particular interests include welfare
in confinement, humane and effective community - cat management strategies, infectious disease, and unusually short
dogs.
One volunteer
in particular, Rene Hersey, saw that there were several very committed volunteers working with the
dogs at the
shelter, so she decided to concentrate on the cats.
More on rescue
dogs and
shelters in particular here: http://dogsbarn.com/dog-rescue-centres/
If you are only interested
in one
particular breed of
dog, most
shelters will welcome your application for that breed, if there are none
in the
shelter at the time of your visit.
Many animal rescue agencies specialize
in particular dog breeds; a quick Google search should return specialized rescue
shelters.
This process can take years, and
dogs in particular are found to deteriorate both behaviorally and socially with lengthy
shelter stays.
She encouraged
shelters to make decisions about
dogs based on the animals» behavior and temperament, not on lack of space or length of stay
in the facility, and to match people with
particular dogs to increase the chances of successful adoption.
In sharing Naomi and Twinkie's story, Kaiser wants to shine a light on the positive role that shelter dogs — and pit bulls in particular — can play in a person's lif
In sharing Naomi and Twinkie's story, Kaiser wants to shine a light on the positive role that
shelter dogs — and pit bulls
in particular — can play in a person's lif
in particular — can play
in a person's lif
in a person's life.
There was no need to buy a
dog or cat unless you wanted a
particular type of purebred, and there was no need to go to the
shelter to adopt because animals needing homes were
in your neighborhood.
Former ASPCA CEO Ed Sayres argues that people should «shop, not adopt,» that pet stores protect public safety, that
shelter dogs are a threat, and that pit bulls
in particular are a bigger danger to Americans than jihadi terrorists.
With mixed breeds holding the top spot, it also means that there are more mixed breeds
in the
shelters than any other
dog, and
in particular large breed mixes, which are the last to be adopted or rescued.
Dogs in shelters, humane societies, and boarding facilities are at
particular risk and are often vaccinated.
Nonetheless, Cabral now appears to be well on his way to joining Cesar Millan and Victoria Stilwell among the pantheon of
dog trainers favored by
shelter personnel and rescuers who insist on believing, against the weight of centuries of evidence and experience and soaring numbers of deaths and disfigurements inflicted by «rescued»
dogs, that pit bulls
in particular can be trained out of high reactivity and impulsive aggression, and can be made «safe» despite histories of dangerous behavior.
Another method for bringing strays into the US for adoption is to get Americans that are vacationing
in Mexico to bring them back to
particular shelters that have «no small
dogs to adopt.»
On February 1, a Facebook post was created on behalf of one
dog in particular who is deteriorating at the
shelter.
Every year, thousands of
dogs (not only pit bulls) end up
in shelters and are euthanized because their owners didn't take the time to investigate the
particular breed they thought they wanted.
She finds
particular joy
in helping pet parents enhance their own pets» quality of life and working with «hard to adopt»
shelter dogs.
With a
particular theme each year and
in its 88th year, National
Dog Week offers a chance to organize new and fun events for dog lovers and dogs, while helping local organizations, shelters and dogs in ne
Dog Week offers a chance to organize new and fun events for
dog lovers and dogs, while helping local organizations, shelters and dogs in ne
dog lovers and
dogs, while helping local organizations,
shelters and
dogs in need.
Many times
shelter staff also is very aware if a
particular dog may not do well with children, cats, or other
dogs in the home.
Some
shelter offer «slumber parties» as a way to bring a
dog into your home, and see the potential of that
particular dog in your everyday environment.
Depending on how a
dog came to be
in a
shelter, the staff may be able to provide you with information and insight pertinent to that
particular dogs household needs, future care needs, additional training needs, and / or other special requirements.
We might not know any details about that
particular shelter dog, but we will work with you to address any issues that he might have once he is safe
in his foster home.
In particular, the ASPCA supports voluntary, affordable, accessible spay / neuter programs for owned pets, Trap - NeuterReturn (TNR) programs for feral cats and the mandatory sterilization of
shelter animals and
dogs and cats prior to sale by pet stores1.
Many German Shepherd
Dog owners, in particular, requested that I allow their dog to mate with Nasha but I firmly turned all requests down after explaining that unless you have a license to do so (a) breeding wolves is illegal in Florida as is buying and selling them; and (b) this type of «back - yard» breeding contributes to and exacerbates the already overwhelming problem of dog and cat overpopulation which results in horrifyingly high euthanasia rates at most of our nation's animal shelte
Dog owners,
in particular, requested that I allow their
dog to mate with Nasha but I firmly turned all requests down after explaining that unless you have a license to do so (a) breeding wolves is illegal in Florida as is buying and selling them; and (b) this type of «back - yard» breeding contributes to and exacerbates the already overwhelming problem of dog and cat overpopulation which results in horrifyingly high euthanasia rates at most of our nation's animal shelte
dog to mate with Nasha but I firmly turned all requests down after explaining that unless you have a license to do so (a) breeding wolves is illegal
in Florida as is buying and selling them; and (b) this type of «back - yard» breeding contributes to and exacerbates the already overwhelming problem of
dog and cat overpopulation which results in horrifyingly high euthanasia rates at most of our nation's animal shelte
dog and cat overpopulation which results
in horrifyingly high euthanasia rates at most of our nation's animal
shelters.
We also: educate potential owners about the breed and its special requirements to ensure an educated decision when selecting the breed as a pet; assist owners
in solving problems with their GSP
in order to keep those
dogs in their current home and encourage owners to use their breeders as a resource of support and information; and educate animal control officers and
shelter personnel on how to properly identify a GSP and of their
particular personality and behavioral traits.
The primary objective of comprehensive management program should be to keep the population of
dogs and cats
in a
particular area down to a level where there is no need to destroy healthy and friendly animals, but without accumulating them
in a
shelter.