What Kind of Dogs Can You Find at a Dog Rescue Shelter?
Almost every kind!
Dogs in shelters come in all shapes and sizes – and all ages. Some people dump litters of puppies and they’re found and brought to shelters. Some people bring their puppies to the shelters themselves because they don’t know what else to do with them.
Many are mixed breed dogs, but some are purebred, and may even come with registration papers. Our shelter had one little guy who had Read more
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The taming of the bull
Salt Lake County is launching a new program to train pit bulls and reduce the high number of the breed that are being euthanized in shelters.
Among dogs involved in the effort is Halle, one of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s rescued pit bulls. The canine appeared at a Friday news conference at the Salt Lake County Animal Shelter, where the Bully Breed program was announced.
The program’s Canine Good Citizen classes show owners how to train and socialize their pets. The course is based on Read more
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Latest shelter dogs news – Boise shelter dog will be feat
Hey everyone, I decided it would be a great idea to post up the latest news from Google so here it is…
Boise shelter dog will be featured on Oprah show today
Because of this odd looking leg, this nice dog sat in our shelter and no interested adopters would even take him out for a walk for fear that it might hurt … Read More…
Update on Two Stray Pitbulls Found in Nampa
Officers had the Read more
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What You Should Know When You Get a Shelter Dog
It’s appealing to see yourself “saving” an adult dog from a shelter but
dealing with a dog with a troubled or insecure past can be very challenging.
The good news is that you’ll be getting a full size dog so you know what to
expect in that regard. He’s likely to have at least some rudimentary
training, perhaps from shelter personnel.
The worst thing that can happen is that the dog and the owner are Read more
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Adopt Shelter Dogs and Teach Dog Calming Behaviors
According to the ASPCA every year nearly 8-12 million animals are end up at animal shelters a cross the United States. And of these animals nearly 60% of dogs and 70% of cats never get taken home and are euthanized.
Hundreds of thousands of dogs are surrendered to shelters simply because they were never properly trained by their owners and as a result handed off to shelters because of uncontrollable Read more
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Latest shelter dogs news – JPG Magazine: Stories: Photo E
I’ve had some time to do some reading lately and I’ve managed to come across a few really interesting posts that I thought I’d let everyone know about. Check em out and let me know your thoughts on some of the topics they talked about within -
JPG Magazine: Stories: Photo Essay: Shelter Dogs
I have only been doing it for a few months but already I have taken pictures of so many dogs who would make wonderful Read more
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Latest shelter dogs news – Florida Boy Collects Food for
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Florida Boy Collects Food for Cats and Dogs in Need
Zach, who could never imagine giving up his German shepherd-Labrador mix, Brandi, said he was compelled to Read more
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