Beth Zimmerman, who writes the blog for Pets For Patriots, explains about Military Working Dogs (MWDs) and adopting them. The legal practice until recently was either to abandon these dogs or euthanize them. They were thought to have no use beyond the military. Public awareness of how these dogs were treated after service to their […]
Robin R. Ganzert, President and CEO of the American Humane Association (AHA) reports that the U.S. Congress has passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. This bill guarantees that all of America’s heroic military working dogs will be returned to the U.S. when retired. The bill also states that their human handlers and their families […]
Without Regret – a Handbook for Owners of Canine Amputees by Susan Neal This book is written for owners of dogs that have had to have a limb amputated due to illness, birth defects, accidents. It is written with compassion, always bearing in mind the feelings of owners and their dogs. As a former owner […]
