Cathy: Well, it’s something that comes up in certain kinds of cases that I work. I work a lot of aggression cases, and so it’s always something that is sitting in the back of my mind, but also, I found, in the back of clients’ minds, where they start to wonder, “What are my options?” And with any dog behavior issue, you really have five options.
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I found Rosie on Petfinder at 3 am in the morning. It was one of the many, many moments since 2020 when I’ve watched the world continue to spiral while feeling pretty helpless myself.
I looked at Dobermans, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, and Belgian Malinois. I found a few to apply for, and only got a call back for one: a 2.5-year-old Belgian Malinois named Rosie.
Client Spotlight: Moose Moose, then named Rocky, joined Meaghan Karney and Chris Levie on January 27, 2020, as a foster pup. “A few weeks later, we lost our 11-month-old ‘foster failure’ to a rare bacterial infection and Moose got us through some of the hardest days we’ve ever experienced,” Meaghan shared. “It was then that
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“Knowledge is Key”: Starting a Dog Training Business and Discussing Pitbull Misconceptions with Masina Kakese Podcast Transcript [Intro] Masina Kakese: So I got like second pick out of the litter, and I made sure that she was gonna fix them [Laughs] after that whole situation. She’s like, ‘Yeah, I’m not doing this again. That’s for
The first time I laid eyes on Taco was at the 2019 end of the year puppy pool party to benefit the Maumelle Friends of the Animals. She was climbing up this wall being tailed by a volunteer, since she was fairly young. Then she fell a few feet onto another section of the wall,
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Dana Falsetta kept showing up. She liked her day job, working in project management for P’unk Ave in 2011. “They’re an amazing, thoughtful design company,” Dana shared. She enjoyed the work, and it utilized her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree with a shift in subject. But she didn’t want to make art anymore and she
Note: This is a collaboration with Philly Unleashed. Elizabeth learned how to train with Philly Unleashed before moving, but continues to work with Philly Unleashed on projects like this. In March of 2020, when the pandemic began in the United States, information changed rapidly from day to day as the country shut down. By May,
Okay, Let’s Talk about Dachshunds Why Discrimination Based on Looks Doesn’t Work By Elizabeth Silverstein I’ve been thinking about the August 8, 2020 “EDITORIAL: It’s the pits, all right” for awhile now. The newspaper asks that letters to the editor be 300 words. My initial response was nearly 2,000. I pared it down the best
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Embarrassed: Bruises on Bruises It’s common to be embarrassed by certain behaviors Classes start again on September 12! Click here for more information. Also, in case you missed it, my 12 Steps to Successful Rescue article is here, and my Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge article is here. The podcast is available below. I can think
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A True Sanctuary: Rescue in Arkansas A repurposed three-part series They’re soft, cuddly–and endangered. Roadside zoos and other attractions that boast the ability to pet a tiger or lion cub are pretty popular across the United States. An exotic cub can cost as little as $750 or up into the thousands, which can be a
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