Not exact matches
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Often it's a last - minute decision made not by the elderly resident, but by the family,» says Judith Piper, director of Old Dog Haven in Arlington, Washington, dedicated to finding homes for older dogs often surrendered up by the eld
Often it's a last - minute decision made not by the elderly
resident, but by the family,» says Judith Piper, director of Old
Dog Haven in Arlington, Washington, dedicated to finding homes for older
dogs often surrendered up by the eld
often surrendered up by the elderly.
It's a dangerous place for a dumped
dog, but people drive there every day and leave their pets behind;
residents often see the
dogs chasing the car as it drives away.
Owners
often keep
resident dogs isolated on chains or in junk - yards, or allow their
dogs to roam unattended.
My study of
dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining
dogs, and maintaining them as
resident dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction,
often for negative functions (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their
dogs (chained
dogs, loose roaming
dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and
dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter
dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.
It brings traffic to a shelter, and
often those who come to see the
dogs rescued in a high - profile case end up going home with one, or adopting another
resident of the shelter.
Often the dogs are of the same relative size and age, but often with dogs fighting who are residents of the same household, one is an older dog and the other is a younger one who lived in relative harmony until the younger one neared matu
Often the
dogs are of the same relative size and age, but
often with dogs fighting who are residents of the same household, one is an older dog and the other is a younger one who lived in relative harmony until the younger one neared matu
often with
dogs fighting who are
residents of the same household, one is an older
dog and the other is a younger one who lived in relative harmony until the younger one neared maturity.
Good management is
often the key here: Give
dogs lots of time by themselves at first, letting both the new and
resident dogs have rest periods and special time by themselves with their new owners.
From the popular rock star and superman to the more unexpected
dog lover and Pan, these various secret identities (off - line avatars as they might be described) offer an intimate, sometimes humorous, and
often profound new look at the
residents of Northampton and the inner yearnings and fantasies that we all share.