Thanks to the United States Humane Society and Mary O’Connor Shaver from Columbus Top Dogs for this information. 

The U.S. Senate at the end of last week followed the lead of the House of Representatives and overrode President Bush’s veto of the Farm Bill, ushering in key new protections for animals.

The final bill (which is now considered law) - except for one section excluded due to a technical glitch - bans the import of puppies from foreign puppy mills for commercial sale in the U.S. The law spares young, unweaned and unvaccinated pups from harsh, long-distance transport during which they are exposted to extreme temperatures and often die in cargo holds — and will keep foreigh breeders from the tragic overpopulation of pets in this country.

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It’s that time of year again, where you could take your wonderful pet to work and show off the love of your life! I received my notice from Pet Sitter’s International where they have selected June 20th for the official date to take your dog to work. Your participation in this event could make a huge difference in saving a dog’s life that is in desperate need of a forever home. The preventing sponsor of this event is Comfort Zone, you can visit them at www.petcomfortzone.com for more information.
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Recently, I have receive a lot of phone calls and emails about using detection dogs at checkpoints. The handlers that I have been speaking with have wondered what the “rules” are when using drug dogs at checkpoints. The “rules” are simply this:

1. Drug checkpoints clearly violate the Fourth Amendment.
2. Checkpoints can be established to detect drunk drivers, illegal immigrants and to verify license and registration.
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Dog owners often run into the same issues and I can relate to them from experience. I have fallen for the same tricks when Kensho played them on me.

Question from a desperate dog owner:

“My 7 month old pup is more than picky when it comes to her food! She just doesn’t LIKE any of it, so she won’t eat very much. I’m to the point where I think if she’s hungry enough she will eat it!

I started with Nutro Lamb & Rice, she won’t eat that anymore, then changed to Chicken Soup… it gave her the runs… then to Canidae Chicken & Rice.. she wouldn’t eat it… now I have California Natural Lamb & Rice, which she will only eat if I mix in a little canned food (and even then she will only pick around and eat the canned food). It also gave her runny poop today.

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Thanks to Dogster’s For the Love of Dog Blog for this information:

“KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF - PERMISSION TO CROSS-POST

3/18/08: Animal Control (& Entire Town) Underwater! Piedmont, Missouri

Kinship Circle has just learned tonight (3/18) that the town of Piedmont, in rural Missouri, has evacuated due to severe flash flooding. We are posting as much information as we have at this time and will follow-up with more verified facts as they become available.

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I know its been several months since I’ve posted. I’ve been preoccupied with setting up my own business, and dealing with other things. I am still feeding my two dogs natural dog food, its a bit more work, but its much safer for them, and I don’t feel like I’m endangering their lives, like I used to when I fed them commercial food.

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This is a description of a wonderful summer camp hosted by the Kentucky Humane Society that I learned about by reading an article in The Courier-Journal out of Louisville, KY, and that my ever-vigilant friend Ann, author of A Nice Place in the Sun recommended:

Unlike any other children’s camp in the area, the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) is happy to be hosting its 20th year of summer camps for young people! The ever-popular Animal Adventure Camp for children age 6-13 is offered weekly June through August. It’s a great opportunity for children to share their hearts with animals and learn at the same time! Join us in the fun!

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The contest that Saving Shelter Pets is taking part of ends soon. They need your help to get the most donations! SixDegrees (Kevin Bacon’s online charitable initiative) and Hanes, sponsor the contest, and the six charities who collect the highest NUMBER of donations will win a matching funds grant for up to $10,000. With just 9 days left in the contest (it ends 9/16), they are currently in 2nd, with a little over 300 donations) - but all the other charities in the contest are working VERY hard to collect donations for their causes. The competition is heating up!

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A big part of this blog is promoting animal welfare, by spreading the word for rescue groups, wildlife groups, and other animal lovers. So if you are part of an animal welfare group, send me your events and rescue stories to help spread the word. I am happy to pass this information on in the effort to promote animal welfare, and it also helps your website gain exposure.

Another thing that I am happy to do is to help promote companies that make great products for pets and pet parents. Every now and then you may see a product or website review on this blog, hopefully you will find them helpful. If you are a company that would like to have a product featured here, please contact me for details on how that works.

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This weekend a new dog owner asked me for advice on dog food. She recently enriched her life with two beautiful cute Rhodesian Ridgeback puppies.

The Rhodesian Ridgeback originated in Southern Africa and they are often called African Lion Hound because they are believed to be able to hold a lion at bay. You can recognize this dog breed by the ridge of hair on its back that runs in the opposite direction to the rest of their coat.

The problem here with these new puppies was that they are chewing everything that they can could a grip on. The new dog owner wondered whether they were hungry.

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