Rescue Me Dog » Dog Blog http://rescuemedog.org Shelter Adoption, The Option Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:15:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 What makes you smile? http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/smile/ http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/smile/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:53:16 +0000 Janine Allen http://rescuemedog.org/?p=456 What does your dog do that makes you smile? That one thing that you just have to share in conversation with fellow humans?

I have a dog that insists on having the last sip of morning latte from my mug.…

]]> http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/smile/feed/ 0 The Escape Artist http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/escape-artist/ http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/escape-artist/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 16:03:29 +0000 Janine Allen http://rescuemedog.org/?p=447 Houdini they are often named, those dogs who incessantly gouge their way to greener pastures. We humans generally think the dog is simply looking for its "freedom" but a variety of reasons may prompt such behavior:

  • Lack of exercise

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]]> http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/escape-artist/feed/ 1 When Apologies Won’t Do http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/apologies/ http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/apologies/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:42:53 +0000 Janine Allen http://rescuemedog.org/?p=430 When Apologies Won’t Do

Many of you who visit this website already understand the commitment it takes to be a dog parent. Some of you are seeking more information before adding a new member to your family. As a dog…

]]> http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/apologies/feed/ 0 Ben Stein on Adopting Dogs http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/ben-stein-adopting-dogs/ http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/ben-stein-adopting-dogs/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:33:52 +0000 Janine Allen http://rescuemedog.org/?p=428 If you missed Ben Stein talking about adopting dogs on CBS, you can watch the two minute clip here.

He named one of his past adopted dogs Puppy Wuppy. How cute is that?! What a great guy!

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]]> http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/website-heavy-chewers/feed/ 10 Biscuits for Shelter Dogs http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/biscuits-shelter-dogs/ http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/biscuits-shelter-dogs/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:55:06 +0000 Janine Allen http://rescuemedog.org/?p=408

We all have had to make budget cuts in recent times. Here’s a way for dog owners to help shelter dogs without having to reach further into their pockets.

Barkin Doggie Biscuits  will donate…

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Dear Santa (from the dog)
By Janine Allen CPDT


Dear Santa,

I know times are hard so I am not asking for anything this Christmas. Instead I am…

]]> http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/dear-santa/feed/ 3 Sabi the pound dog http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/sabi-pound-dog/ http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/sabi-pound-dog/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:09:14 +0000 Janine Allen http://rescuemedog.org/?p=393 In the news today, Sabi, an Australian Army bomb detection dog, has been found alive after being declared missing in action for 14 months. Her handler and eight others were wounded in Afghanistan when ambushed by the Taliban. Sabi escaped…

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Recycling Dogs

Last night I attended a high school fundraiser for dinner and performance by the school’s music group. The food was served on plastic, china-like dinnerware and the silverware glistened metallic but, too, was disposable.…

]]> http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/recycling-dog/feed/ 1 Black Dog Syndrome http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/black-dog-syndrome/ http://rescuemedog.org/dog-blog/black-dog-syndrome/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:15:22 +0000 Janine Allen http://rescuemedog.org/?p=366 Black Dog Syndrome

Though it sounds like a dreaded disease, it is simply a reference to shelter dogs of an apparently doomed color that make them difficult to adopt.

Conjectures abound on why they linger in…

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