This week, the New York Times took a look at just what a well-trained dog can be worth to the right person. From NYT The price tag on Julia, the GSD protection dog is close to a quarter MILLION dollars. Is she worth it? As one of her trainers says, (value) is in the eye…
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puppies, puppies, puppies
This week I got to be part of a fantastic adoption day event put on by Saving Great Animals. They had rescued Cherry, a pit mix that they were told was spayed. However, as time went on the poor girl seemed to be getting sick. A trip to the vet indicated, not illness, but pregnancy. A…
Highly train-a-bull
I swiped this directly from the Seattle Times. There is help available to pitbull owners and those who love them. The breed is so much more than so much of the monsters the media often makes them out to be. This is a fantastic way to help your bully become an ambassador for the breed. If you…
Good dog gone bad
Cooper is a goofily handsome, 3-year-old Irish Wolfhound mix who does a good sit and generally walks well on a leash. He also attacked his owner’s teenage son, biting him hard enough to require 16 stitches to the boy’s face. So, what happened? Like so many situations like this, the details are sketchy at best. The…
the American Canine 