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Banning Gas Chambers FOREVER

by Dogasaur on March 15, 2010

By Jennifer Nicole Cox, Author, Dog Lover and Dogasaur Blogger

Instead of writing articles that spotlight different animal rescues, I decided to write about something that has been bothering me over the past few months.  I have recently learned that only nine states have completely banned euthanizing shelter animals by carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide.  This [...]

C.A.R.E. – Providing Safe Transportation for Needy Animals

by Dogasaur on March 8, 2010

By Jennifer Nicole Cox, Author, Dog Lover and Dogasaur Blogger

The mission of Colorado Animal Rescue Express (C.A.R.E.) is to arrange and provide safe transportation for domestic animals that are going to approved rescues and adoptive homes.  As funds allow, C.A.R.E. will also help with veterinary expenses, food and supplies for animals in shelters and rescues.
Co-founded [...]

Finding the Right Dog 4 – Lifestyle Issues – Travel and Boarding

by Dogasaur on March 5, 2010

By Bunni, Dogasaur Blogger http://poodlejunction.com/blog
http://www.dogasaur.com/users/bunnidotcom-5364/profile.html

Travel and Boarding
How you travel and how much you travel (or how much you would like to travel in the future) is a serious issue in considering what dog to get (and how many dogs to own).  There are many dogs who live in RVs and I have even been contacted [...]

Finding the Right Dog 3 – Lifestyle Issues – Exercise Requirements

by Dogasaur on March 4, 2010

By Bunni, Dogasaur Blogger http://poodlejunction.com/blog
http://www.dogasaur.com/users/bunnidotcom-5364/profile.html

Exercise Requirements
Dogs need exercise. You will find some dogs who are couch potatoes and whose behavior is not as notably different if they have not gotten exercise but these will often be the ones you have to put on a diet and try to exercise or they will get fat. I [...]

Grinding Dog Nails – You Can Master This

by Dogasaur on March 3, 2010

By Bunni, Dogasaur Blogger http://poodlejunction.com/blog
http://www.dogasaur.com/users/bunnidotcom-5364/profile.html

Dog’s nails are almost always too long and dog owners who will do anything are sometimes still hesitant to trim the dog’s nails. I was one of them and I know. I was so afraid of clipping the dogs’ nails too short. It wasn’t until three groomers in a row  ”quicked” [...]

Getting a Dog – Adult or Puppy?

by Dogasaur on March 3, 2010

By Bunni, Dogasaur Blogger http://poodlejunction.com/blog
http://www.dogasaur.com/users/bunnidotcom-5364/profile.html

In your consideration of what kind of dog to get this is a big choice. There are great benefits and advantages on either side of this choice.
There is nothing cuter than a puppy and cuteness does a lot, it also costs a lot in training and energy. Are you prepared to [...]

Disabled Animals Are Special, Too

by Dogasaur on March 1, 2010

By Jennifer Nicole Cox, Author, Dog Lover and Dogasaur Blogger

The Rolling Dog Ranch Animal Sanctuary, located in the Blackfoot River Valley of western Montana and co-founded by Steve Smith and Alayne Marker, rescues and shelters disabled animals.  Every animal that arrives at the sanctuary gets another chance to have a safe and loving home.  The [...]

Putting An End To Dog Racing, One Greyhound At A Time

by Dogasaur on February 22, 2010

By Jennifer Nicole Cox, Author, Dog Lover and Dogasaur Blogger

MI REGAP, founded by Leslie Forys and Lenka Perron in 1994, has rescued and found forever homes for 1,524 greyhounds.  Their first rescued greyhound was Gypsy, a small brindle girl who touched their hearts so much that they took on the tremendous challenge of rescuing these [...]

Who’s Your Emergency Vet?

by Dogasaur on February 17, 2010

By Bunni, Dogasaur Blogger http://poodlejunction.com/blog

Do you know what time your vet’s office closes? Do you know if there is someone on duty all night? Are they open on Saturday? You probably don’t need to know these things today but on the day you do it might be too late to make an alternate plan.
Veterinary practices [...]

Dogasaur-All Dogs Matter, Even Strays

by Dogasaur on February 15, 2010

By Jennifer Nicole Cox, Author, Dog Lover and Dogasaur Blogger

Baja Dogs La Paz, A.C., founded in 2006 by Dhorea Ryon, focuses on rescuing street dogs and abused/abandoned dogs, healing them and finding them forever homes.  Located just outside of La Paz (capital city of Baja California Sur), Baja Dogs La Paz, A.C.’s mission is to [...]