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rescue |ˈreskyoō| verb ( -cues , -cued, -cuing ) [ trans. ] save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation : I’ve written in the past about my work in the world of rescue. That is, of unwanted animals needing a new home. I consider it a non denominational tithing portion of the work I [...]
Welcome to the new look for A Better Pet LLC. While it would be nice to think that all the elements necessary to live well with your pet are natural, in truth, for most people they are not. Living in harmony with animals requires a sound knowledge base, patience, honesty, a sense of humor, the [...]
This summer I’ve seen a slew of active, ADD (attention deficit disorder) or ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) dogs. Accompanying them are and often over stressed and anxious dog parents at loose ends. In need of ideas for quelling the seemingly endless needs of their dogs. These aren’t always puppies or even teenage dogs. Dogs [...]
A little more than a year into my relationship with ‘rescue dog’ Tommy the Wizard, the shih tzu I reluctantly took in and then fell in love with and fully adopted, I find myself once again fostering a dog who arrived with issues, uncertainly and no formal training. Roxy is a nearly 5 year old [...]
Take a beautiful fall day, 7 social dogs, more than twice that in people, a birthday cake for dogs (thank you Gary!), a birthday cake for their peeps, stir in the magic of the mix, and an ample supply of poop pick up bags and voila, the perfect recipe to honor the birthday girl. Checklist [...]
Found June’s monthly column from Flint River Ranch President Jay Margedant worth passing forward. Gives you reason to re-think pest control. While I admittedly recently dosed the dogs with what is a monthly regiment of Frontline Plus, I really want to eliminate as many chemicals from my life as I can. So I’m going to [...]
Rescue and rehab of dogs is often part of a dog trainer’s life. I have had numerous rescue dogs I have fostered — Ruby, one of my first, a red merle australian shepherd pup — stayed 2 years and left to become a service dog to a little girl with spina bifada in 2003. Rarely [...]
This week of graduations has put me in a reflective mood. Sometimes when I look at my newly minted high school (and college bound) graduate, I have memory bursts of her wearing her food and wanting to be near me. But kids grow up, and if you’ve done your job right, develop their own independent [...]
Welcome to the new and improved look of A Better Pet LLC. Our hope is that you find the information useful, navigation trouble free and shopping an easy and positive experience. We will of course be fine tuning and always appreciate any feedback on little glitches here and there (like you would tell us if [...]
Bubbles journey as an autism assistance dog in training continues as she and I both embrace the challenges of adolescence in a pup. From our own private corner in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. we continue to socialize and establish reliable behaviors wherever we go balanced with appropriate play and rest. I rely on Bean to model appropriate [...]
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