Are you using Twitter? If so, follow me @DoggieAcademy (my recent updates are posted here on the right column). You should also participate in the February 28th Tweet Blast for Animal Rescue Online with me. Since it’s inception in March 2006, Twitter has grown into one of the world’s most popular messaging services. We useRead more
Blog: Lost, Found & Adoptable
Prince Update
This came in from Amy of Sugar Mutts Rescue: I actually have good news… the ASPCA took Prince in. After his surgical consultation with the specialist on Tuesday, it turned out that his care was going to cost almost $3,000 (not the $900-$1,000 we had anticipated). They agreed to do the surgery and give himRead more
Please Help Prince If You Can
My friend and colleague Lauren Camerini forwarded this to me. Amy of Sugar Mutts Rescue is a good friend of hers and she can really use our help to give Prince a chance to be healthy. Greetings from Sugar Mutts Rescue! We recently rescued Prince, an absolutely precious little 3 1/2 month-old Pit Bull puppyRead more
ASPCA Blog
If you have not yet checked out the ASPCA blog, go now. Not only do they have great and helpful posts, but they also feature an adoptable Pet of the Week. This week it’s a sweetie named Brooklyn and they have actual video of her so you can see her in action. What a greatRead more
Crumb
My cousin, Alanna, works at Banfield, The Pet Hospital in Cherry Hill, NJ. She alerted me to the story of poor Crumb, a delightful Pit Bull who will soon need to find his forever home after enduring a terrible ordeal. Last Saturday a family called the hospital and spoke with Alanna. They had found aRead more
Obama Artwork Helps Get Dogs Adopted
Thanks to the Woof Report for pointing me to Mutts Like Me. Adopt-a-Pet has teamed up with Shepard Fairey, the artist behind Obama’s iconic Hope poster. Go to Mutts Like Me and you can download printable pdfs in several different sizes, a coloring page for kids, banner ads and links on Facebook and other socialRead more
Adoption Alert!
Here’s Temple’s flyer from our friends at Monster Mutt: TEMPLE Needs a Home!!! TEMPLE is a 4 year old Beagle. He is male, neutered, fully vaccinated & in excellent health. He is friendly, happy, super sweet & the perfect size for a Brooklyn or NY apartment. He loves people & dogs alike & she deservesRead more
Adoption Alert!
This just came in from the good folks at Monster Mutt. Crystal Needs a Home Crystal was found tied to the front door of the NYC shelter. She was completely emaciated & unable to put on weight. They were going to have to euthanize her. The kind people at the Mayor’s Alliance rescued her andRead more
Victoria Patterson: Unethical “Rescue”
I have dealt and worked with many shelters over the years, both large and small. For the most part I’ve found shelter people to be some of the most caring people out there. Which is why I was stunned by the response I got from Victoria Patterson of NJ Collie Rescue & Referral. I sawRead more