Archive for February, 2007
In Vino Vertias
22 February 2007“In the wine is truth”…..The truth here is that we would like for you to come join us at the Marietta Wine Market in support of raising money a much needed heartworm treatment for one of our dogs, Tiffany.
Here’s her story: The Murray County Animal Shelter pleaded with us to rescue this special girl. […]
Tribute to Amber: Lets Stop Animal Abandonment
18 February 2007This week one of our precious pups died from an acute illness. Amber, was the cutest little schnauzer who was unceremoniously abandoned on our doorstep with her companion cat. Amber was a bit of an elderly grand dame, but previous neglect likely contributed to her fragile health.
Amber’s illness and death has saddened all of […]
Chip-in for Tiffany’s Heartworm Treatment
17 February 2007Tiffany is a sweet girl from who was a favorite at Murray County Animal Control. OPP tracked her while in the county shelter, but knew she was safe because the lady in charge adored her! Tiffany eventually moved into a foster home. However, a couple of weeks after arriving, the foster home needed to give […]
A Dog Is Not A Toy: Spanish Ad Campaign to Promote Lifetime Committment to Animals
8 February 2007Houtlust, another blog, that highlights innovative and impactful nonprofit advertising campaigns has give us the scoop about a new campaign from the Spanish equivalent to our Humane Society. Click here
This campaign uses pictures of smashed toys to show what happens to animals when we value them no more than toys.
For all of us who have […]
5 Alternatives to Using Choke Collars
6 February 2007At Our Pal’s Place we emphasize “Positive” training methods. For the novice, this just means that we use treats, clickers and other non-aggressive methods to train our precious pooches. This method seems to work very well with all of our dogs and we have especially seen some remarkable changes in animals we know […]
Our Pal’s Place is 6 degrees from Kevin Bacon
3 February 2007Many of you may know of the game called 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon. If not, its that crazy party game based on the notion that any celebrity is only six social connections away from Kevin Bacon.
Well, Our Pal’s Place is now 6 Degrees from Kevin Bacon because we are participating in the fundraising partnership […]
