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Should You Let Your Dog Sleep in Bed with You?Category: Dog Life
I recently received an email question from one of the psychology graduate students in my university. It read, in part: more |
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Life With 600 Rescue AnimalsCategory: Inspire
Laurie Zaleski was in kindergarten when her mother, Annie McNulty, fled an abusive marriage, her three children in tow. The family settled into a one-bedroom shack they rented in the woods, where electricity and water were a luxury. Between the homeless pets her mom brought home from her job at the local animal control and the ones abandoned at the edge of the farm, more than 35 animals lived on the property. Annie dubbed their place the “Funny Farm.” more |
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I’m a SurvivorCategory: Inspire
Loulou
These Space Age high-fashion disco dogs look as though they’ve only ever known silver-plated serving bowls, but their backstory reveals unimaginable sorrows. They are all survivors of the dog-meat trade. Yes, even the little ones. more |
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Finding Wellness Naturally with Homeopathy for PetsCategory: Health
Homeopathy has been around for ages.
Since at least the 18th century, humans have used homeopathic remedies, designed to heal ailments and maintain good health by triggering our bodies’ own internal systems. Homeopathy practitioners use this ancient form of natural medicine to benefit our pets, too. more |
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How An Autistic Child Learned to Say 'I Love You'Category: Inspire
What happens to the dogs who are trained but don't quite make it as fully-fledged guide dogs?
The answer is that they are given a "career change" and could become a sniffer dog, an assistance dog for physically disabled people or be re-homed as a pet. But a newer service from Guide Dogs repurposes specially chosen ones as "buddy dogs" to help blind and partially sighted children who would benefit from having a well trained dog. more |
