Not exact matches
10:00 am — IFC — My Life as a
Dog Lasse Hallstrom
gives us this simple but effective coming - of - age story, focusing on the every day life of a young boy as he's sent to live in a provincial village after acting out at home (his behavior is both caused
by and threatens his
mother's poor health).
He has always taken care of her, and she has always done everything she can to be a good wife - as advised
by a
dog - eared manual
given to her
by Hector's aloof
mother on their wedding day.
Finally, educating consumers not to purchase puppies in pet shops falls into the same category as this editorial's title; we assume that those contemplating the purchase of a pet shop puppy actually
give a damn as to where the
mother of the puppy resides and how she is taken care of. Sadly, there is a portion of shoppers who want what they want when they want it. These are the people who don't care where their puppy comes from, they're not bothered
by the misery the
mother will continue to suffer, are the same people who, for whatever reason, have no problem dumping their
dog at a kill shelter.
Also, Dawn Chandler with Big Red Rescue of the Heartland has
given us their update on the rescue: A
mother and her ten puppies were pulled from Louisiana
by Mid American Boston Terrier Rescue; Jennifer Misfeldt of the Boston Rescue asked Big Red to take the mom and pups because they were too large of a breed of
dog for them.
Jessie Smith claims the
mother dogs will only be on the painful wire, locked away inside, for one week prior to
giving birth and for the time it takes to wean their puppies — since the
dogs in these facilities are there for the sole purpose of breeding, the
mother dogs could spend half of the year facing conditions we all thought we abolished
by pushing through the new
dog laws.
One thing that is overlooked
by many who care for orphaned pups is the importance of colostrum, the first milk produced
by the
mother dog after
giving birth.
Once the whelps are
given birth, they often are hand - raised and hand - nursed
by both the
mother and the
dog breeder; this is because the
mother inevitably will need some time to recover from her C - section.
Your
dog's
mother gave her puppy immunity from disease for the first few weeks of existence
by providing disease - fighting antibodies in her milk.
This disgusting move means PIF are disagreeing with professional advice — to always see puppy or kitten with
mother —
given by RSPCA,
Dogs Trust, Kennel Club, Wood Green, Blue Cross, Battersea
Dogs & Cats Home, Mayhew,
Dog Advisory Council, even the government's own website; as well as huge public support (over 110,000 who signed PupAid's e-petition).
Safe to say that
gave us a bit of a fright, although we weren't as scared as the
dog who was chased around the local park
by an over protective
mother!
Alternate reality puzzles (or «games,» often abbreviated as «ARGs») are when a developer drops cryptic hints that have to be meticulously solved, and
give away small snippets of information about upcoming releases or updates to popular titles, and it seems highly likely that Blizzard are making ARGs concerning a new hero for Overwatch, their first person arena shooter that,
by now, everyone and their
mother, and their
mother's
dog have heard about.