Sunday, March 18th, 2012 marked the 2nd anniversary of my feisty little Toto leaving for the Rainbow Bridge. I choose not to remember the last year of her life – a sad time watching her decline and then that final day seeing the emotional and physical pain in her eyes. Instead, I want to call […]
Guide dogs are assistance dogs trained to lead blind and vision impaired people around obstacles. They are led by their human owners and help them get where they want to go safely. Guide dogs are mentioned in literature as early as the sixteenth century but the first guide dog training schools were established in Germany […]
The ASPCA defines a puppy mill as a large-scale commercial dog breeding operation where profit is given the priority over the well-being of the dogs. Dogs and puppies in this environment most times live in small wire cages stacked on top of each other. The cages are unsanitary as they are not cleaned often and […]