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In 2007 a pitbull mix waited at a high-kill gassing shelter in the state of Georgia. She was fortunate enough to be rescued and transported to Fargo, N.D., but spent two years living in boarding facilities because no one would foster or adopt her.
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I don’t worry about my mutt Ace whenever a dog I’m fostering gets adopted. If anything, he lets out a huge sigh of relief because most of the time the foster dog has been stressful for us both!
Ace usually crashes for a day or two once a fo...
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Pet food companies in the United States cannot use horse meat, according to the Equine Protection Network, which is a group dedicated to making a difference for abused, neglected and slaughter-bound horses. The main reason for this is because U.S. co...
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Browse through the articles on PetCareEducation.com, and you will find concise information about how to take care of a dog. Not only that, but you will find valuable information about care for cats, hamsters, birds and fish.
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Dogs pick up on more words than we give them credit for. They are very capable of learning 100 to 200 words and some learn more.
In the book “The Loved Dog” Tamar Geller encourages dog owners to teach their dogs as many words as possible by...
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Thank you, Ace …
I’m glad I was patient enough to wait two months to find you, the “perfect” dog for me. I’m not sure I could do that today, now that I’m involved (obsessed) with rescue dogs. I have about five picke...
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Should you hire a local pet sitter?
Schedules are busy, making it hard to meet the tight pick-up and drop-off hours of boarding kennels. Some dogs can’t handle the stress and noise of a busy kennel, and some aren’t welcome because of aggr...
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I have been good at not playing fetch with Ace for the last 30 days, but I have not done much else to break him of his obsession with tennis balls (and other objects). However, taking away the source of the problem is not going to make the problem go a...
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I love American Staffordshire terriers, also known as the American pit bull terrier or “pitbull.” With so many pitbulls sitting in shelters across the country (more than 9,000 on Petfinder alone), I thought I’d share how great these d...
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If you have to ask whether or not your dog is getting enough exercise, the answer is no, he is not.
Most of us realize and admit our dogs don’t get enough exercise, not even close. We accept that and live with the consequences. That is, we live...
