Dear Dr. Diane, I am a volunteer on the dog adoption floor of a large shelter. It is this organization’s philosophy/protocol to use the Gentle Leader for the pressure points believed to offer for all kinds of behavior issues (some I happen to believe caused by the Gentle Leader) on large numbers of dogs of …
Inspired by the book (and TV movie) A Dog Named Christmas, many shelters offer a special foster program for the Christmas holidays. Foster parents generally pick up a dog or cat a day or two before Christmas and return the pet to the shelter the day after Christmas. (Of course, there’s the hope that you …
Dear Dr. Diane, We have a 6-year-old American Staffordshire and are interested in adopting a 7-month-old (same breed) from our local shelter? We have done one meet and greet and it went ok. My dog did one, just one low growl during play and from then on he played and occasionally ignored the pup. The …
Dear Dr. Diane, I would like to adopt two puppies from the same litter if available at the shelter but my husband doesn’t think that’s a good idea. What do you think? I think that it is a wonderful, humane and compassionate act to adopt two puppies from the same litter. My husband and I …
Today is Be the Change for Animals Day, a quarterly event to encourage bloggers to write about the always-present need to speak up on behalf of animals. Held the 15th of January, April, July, and October, this event draws writers from across the blogosphere covering all aspects of this topic. (You’ll see a link list …