Monday, February 23, 2009

Back to the blog

Hello Folks,
I am currently working on a blog post titled. How dog training works: A guide to the neural reconditioning dogs. Keep an eye open for it.Link
A lot has happened since my last blog post that I made in November. We had a rough winter this year. I was marooned at the house for a week after receiving 28 inches of snow ( a lot for the Pacific Northwest). Then if that wasn't enough we then recieved a record amount of rainfall. This caused my road to be closed down and a number of my neighbors being flooded out of their home. We were fortunate in the fact that we did not get flooded. Check out some of the news stories and some pictures on the flooding this last year here.

Another event that happened this year was the bust of a couple of puppy mills in Mount Vernon and Gold Bar Washington where over 600 dogs were rescued. Puppy mills are places where puppies are produced as quickly as possible with substandard breeding conditions. These puppy mills are causing the development of chronic health problems, temperament issues, and hereditary defects in puppies that come from the mills.

I believe that there has to be something done to hold the people that run these puppy mills accountable. I beg your support for any legislation that might come about requiring a breeder to be licensed and regulated.

Whenever a puppy mill is busted the whole community suffers. No one really suffers as much as rescue organizations who are stuck with cleaning and caring for these abused and terrified dogs. One organization that has been particularly hit hard is Old Dog Haven. This non-profit has dedicated time to help those older dogs that are the least likely to be adopted. Old Dog Haven has been wiped out from these recent puppy mill busts and are in desperate need of help. They could use volunteers, dog food, dog toys, and money. Please donate here. I thank you for your helping these dogs during these troubled times and remember that any donation is tax deductible.

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