Silly or not this day comes with actionable suggestions to help dogs in the U.S.A. You do not need to have a dog to help dogs!
- Understand & educate others that all dogs are not alike.
- Write letters, emails and call your state and U.S. Representatives, asking them to ban puppy mills.
- Offer to walk a neighbor’s or loved one’s dog that does get two walks a day because a dog’s sense of smell & need for roaming, often go neglected. For a heatlthy dog, go for long snuffling walks.
- Adopt a dog from an animal shelter or rescue. If you cannot have a dog, volunteer or donate to your local animal shelter.
Thanks for reading Dog Leader Mysteries.
Deborah Taylor/French
As always, your genuine care for dogs comes across in your blog. These are all great tips. My friend just rescued a dog who had hot oil poured on his back. The dog has healed, and the most amazing thing is his capacity to still live with humans. He’s the most loving, well adjusted dog, even after the horrific thing that happened to him.
That is an incredible example of how a dog forgives. Akin to Ben, one of our rescue horses. Ben was forcibly removed by Roseburg Sheriff from a family who had been beating Ben, starving him and firing air-gun pellets into his chest!!!
Yes, it took Ben quite a few weeks to allow me to come near him, not surprisingly. Now I can hug him, wrap my arms around his neck and he loves nuzzling my shoulders. What lessons of forgiveness our animals offer us.
Thanks Deborah.
Paul, You are another one out there who is kind to animals. Give your dogs a big hug from me today – you know since it Dog Day.
Kristina, thank you. Jeannie and I tend to regard every day here as Dog Day! For there’s rarely a hour or two that doesn’t pass by without the dogs being hugged!
Hey Paul, your dogs enjoy an abundance of love & care. Remember that some dogs, especially neglected & fearful canines. No one should assume a strange dog likes hugs!
That’s a valid, and important, recommendation.
One of my favorite pages in my blog speaks to this topic “Does your dog speak wolfish or puppish?” Check it out!
Wow, what a story, what a heartbreaking story and, then it turns into a heartwarming story. I’m so glad the dog is healed, can live with people, trust & love again.
DA WN my keeshond that got underfoot in the kitchen while I was cooking she would pull back and stare at me rather shocked.
I’d hurt her and she couldn’t believe that I would. And then I would say I was sorry and get down. I would have her sniff me then I’d pet her.
Dawn was a dog who, forgave and forgot!
Thanks for reading and commenting on my blog I’m glad you think these points are helpful.
I have to look up what a keeshond is. I’ve never heard of the breed.
I just checked it out. I once rescued a Dutch barge dog (which I guess is the same as a Keeshond) from drowning. I was out for a 6am kayak and found him swimming in circles in the ocean. I found his owners’ boat and they were very happy to have him back after his little mishap. What a lovely dog.
Yes, keeshonds are also known as “Smiling Dutchmen.”
For centuries the breed was the favorite dog in all of Holland, but Count Kees led a rebellion against the ruler at that time, he was put to death along with thousands of beloved family keeshonds, for fear that entire families would be killed due to their dog breed’s links to Count Kees.
Well that’s just a sad story. I’m glad the breed survived.
The breed survived due to a female. British breeder who found two healthy examples and began breeding them in England, sorry I have forgotten her name.
Farley here – female dogs are awesome. Wag wag.
Yes, they are, Farley.