Archive for 'Doggie News' Category
Sunday, Sept. 14th is National Pet Memorial Day
12 September 2008Did you know that we have a day set aside for remembering our beloved pets that have gone to the Rainbow Bridge? I sure didn’t.
Click here to read more and for creative ways to remember your pet.
Thinking back on all the pups we’ve had come through OPP, I remember losing Sniffles, Amber, Jackson, Betty and […]
Lucy and Brinks Updates
25 August 2008Brinks’ Arrival Story
“From Shelter to Shelter”
Beginning in the summer of 2004, several of my family members and I began backpacking short sections of the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina. My uncle Brant (now in his early eighties) and my father Lane had talked about doing this for at least 20 years, but only until Brant’s […]
June 20th… Take Your Dog to Work Day
20 June 2008Thanks to KP’s Dog Blog and Beth’s Blog for reminding us that today is Take your Dog to Work Day.
An article in the USA Today newspaper reviews the benefits of having animals in the workplace. They include:
It helps in recruiting employees
It helps to retain employees
Makes it easier to stay late
Creates connections
Makes everyone happier
Being fortunate […]
Puerto Rican Stray Dogs Make Their Way to the US to Find New Homes
29 September 2007The Save A Sato Foundation “sato” is Puerto Rican for mutt recruits volunteers to bring dogs back to the US on commercial flights. Each year they are able to transport between 1,500 and 2,000 dogs a year from Puerto Rico to American shelters (Mostly in the Northeast US), where they are often […]
Let’s Do Lunch: Dogs Interview Potential Owners Over Lunch
20 September 2007Here is a cool story about a Boston-based animal rescue organization that are taking dogs that need a home out to “have lunch” with potential new owners.
CLICK HERE for the story.
Ruff Ruff: A Shout Out to Utah Collie Rescue
22 March 2007Utah Collie Rescue recently dropped us a comment here. Thanks!
This made me curious and I decided to drop by. Eventhough they are across the country, they are just seconds away via the web.
Like us, they advocate for positive training techniques and they work hard to find loving homes for their pups. Drop by […]
How a Cartoon Can Change the Life of an Abandoned Dog
10 March 2007Love it or hate it, the cartoon show, The Simpson’s, has done great deal to help abandoned dogs. The help comes in the form of a foundation and rescue established by one of the co-creators, Sam Simon.
Recently, 60 Minutes produced a highlight of his work turning shelter animals into service dogs. Click here […]
