This Sunday, July 21st is “No Pet Store Puppies Day,” the third year of the ASPCA’s campaign to fight puppy mills. In honor of this day, they have just launched a new video called “Meet Molly” which features young Molly with her dog Joey explaining how puppy mills are bad and why to avoid pet stores that sell puppies.
Thanks to friend-of-the-blog Frank Fleischer for sending in this cute video. He says it was shot “shortly after a mock battle in which they nearly killed each other.”
Note to Frank: Koko is beautiful! I remember it wasn’t too long ago we were mourning the loss of your last Husky. Glad to see you found a wonderful new friend. And thanks for sharing the video!
I posted earlier this week about Dutchess, the blind therapy dog who has achieved so much in spite of her disability. One of the things she does is participate in the sport of K-9 Nose Work, which I hadn’t heard of before, so I did a little bit of research. Continue reading K-9 Nose Work→
Most animal welfare professionals advocate spaying and neutering ALL dogs as soon as you bring them into your home. The reasons they cite include curbing overpopulation, lowering shelter occupancy, and improving the health of the animal by lowering cancer risk.