mutts4resue Archive
PetSmart
“PetSmart is like Home Depot for pets,” my friend Hannah says as she pulls into a parking spot outside the giant store. I have never before set foot inside a PetSmart, and my heart rate quickens as I see people walking in and out of the store with their dogs on leashes. Even better, today
Category: Dog
Size Matters
I don’t have a clear idea of Bubbles’ size – a sense of just how large or small he actually is, how much room he will take up in my lap or on the seat beside me. I’ve visited Bubbles’ web page a dozen times to study his three photos, but while they give me
Category: Dog
Long Distance Mutt
And just what is this Mutts4Resue outfit, anyway? I figure I ought to know a bit more about this organization that put Bubbles on my radar so I go to the homepage and learn it’s a group of volunteers dedicated to saving homeless dogs who’ve been abandoned or surrendered to high-kill shelters. “Our mission is
Category: Dog
Thank You For Shopping
So I’ve committed to adopting a rescue dog I spotted on the Internet – a six-month-old, seven pound Chihuahua/Terrier mix (temporarily) named Bubbles, and I’m looking at the shopping list I’ve made – crate, bowls, lead, bed — things I’m certain we’re going to need. I have another list of questions to ask friends
Category: Dog
The Name Game
It’s been years since I’ve trained a dog and I long ago gave away my dog training books – my “Monks of New Skete” and the Barbara Woodhouse “No Bad Dogs.” The truth is that I didn’t train my previous dogs out of a book – it was an organic, instinctive process that I’m sure
Category: Dog
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