June 7th, 2011cleveland – you so rock
Cheering on Cleveland, Ohio for dismantling your breed specific legislation today. With special thanks to Dog Warden John Baird for working so hard to make this real. News Link
June 7th, 2011My old sheltie girls
Bonnie
Bonnie and Lily are both closing in on 14 years old. I have had them since they were six, rescued from a Texas puppy mill. Both had just weaned a litter, and were thin and frightened. Today…
June 7th, 2011Audie’s story – a book for all ages
We enjoyed a rather historic moment last night, in the comfort of a cozy bookstore in Berkeley. It was a the first public event to discuss ‘Saving Audie.’ The good folks of Books Inc. set up a couple dozen chairs for the kids that would file in, and elementary school teacher Charity Jara (who wrote the book lessons plans) was prepared to navigate their squirmy, happy voices. Read the rest of this entry »
June 5th, 2011getting organized – the Barn Dog Blog is born
So much info, so many ways to post it around.
Blogs, website, e-alerts, facebook and more blogs. Eek! We’re currently working to re-do BR’s website – affectionately known as the mothership – but while we organize ourselves around the many pieces of this work, we’re doing a little housecleaning here and have added fancy new tabs (above) to help reader access info more easily. Cool, huh?
June 2nd, 2011an event and lesson plans for ‘Saving Audie’
This coming Sunday, June 5 at 5pm, parents can bring their children to meet “Audie” and his adopter at Books Inc. in Berkeley info here
June 1st, 2011lessons, an event, and lesson plans for ‘Saving Audie’
This coming Sunday, June 5 at 5pm, parents can bring their children to meet “Audie” and his adopter at Books Inc. in Berkeley info here
May 28th, 2011Why I love Labs
I have been trying to explain a “zipper” to fellow dog writer Susan Conant, who writes great mystery novels featuring her Malamutes. She asked for some advice on Labrador retrievers and what makes…
May 24th, 2011cleveland ohio: the times they are a’changing
Don’t let the unassuming look on this dog’s face fool you. She’s a history maker, even if she’s still trying to sort out the difference between leather shoes and chew toys. ‘Joliette’ was recently selected to be the first ambassador for pit bull type dogs in the adoption wards of the Cleveland Animal Protective League, the largest humane organization in the state of Ohio. She found a quick home last week, which brought an end to the decades-long ban on pit bull adoptions from this influential shelter. Her departure opened a kennel to another square headed dog, and signals a change as welcome as the spring temperatures. The pup doesn’t seem to understand why people from California to New York were dabbing their eyes up when news hit that she’d gone home … Political milestones are such human inventions. Welcome to warm laps, tug toys and a lifetime’s worth of family photos, little darling. And thank you CAPL for getting her there.
May 23rd, 2011Update on the desperate cat
Wally in his perch on top the bookcase
Wally is now at my house, confined to my art room. He has been here since Thursday and has settled in well. Sterling and Whisper, my cats, have been sniffing at…
May 17th, 2011Situation desperate. Cat needs a new home
Wally needs a new home
Youve heard it before. Owner lost job, then her home, has to move, cat cant go, etc. For those of us who have spent years rescuing homeless animals, we get a little jaded…