Wigglebutts. It could be that most adorable sway our pups make when they walk or the jiggle of any well proportioned tush. What you may not know, is that Wigglebutts also means caring, sharing and making a difference. I’m talking about my friend, Carol Bryant of FidoseofReality, and the fundraising arm of her awesome site, Wigglebutt Warriors. Carol and the Wigglebutts have exciting news to share and it’s such a great cause, I thought I’d share it with you, too! Carol & Dexter On September 20, 2014, at Olde Towne Pet Resort in Sterling, Virginia, Wigglebutt Warriors is… [Continue Reading]

Affiliate Links Thank you to those of you who have stuck with me for part two. I appreciate it! 🙂 This is such a compelling and important mission to me, I want to spread it to everyone I can. If you feel the same way, please share. Shelter animals will thank you. In part one, we exposed a lie; one that has been told to us for years by the large animal protection groups and which has become the status quo of animal shelter life. Shelters kill because they have to…there are too many animals… [Continue Reading]

Affiliate Links Shelter killing is the leading cause of death for healthy dogs and cats in the United States.  Three to four million of them. Did you know that? I didn’t. Here’s another one I hadn’t considered. What if everything the major animal advocacy groups have been telling us for years  about why animals are killed in American shelters is wrong? What if pet overpopulation, the main reason those organizations give for the killing, doesn’t really exist? I was invited to a screening of Nathan Winograd’s new film, Redemption: The No Kill Revolution in America,… [Continue Reading]

Grooming industry leader,   GreaterGood.org created this very cool program to help transform the image of shelter and rescue pets from the sad, dirty animals we see in pictures or on TV to the beautiful creatures they really are. Wahl enlisted the support of shelters nationwide for this initiative, donating more than 1,000 bottles of pet shampoo and grooming products, and the results have been powerful. See for yourself at their online before and after photo gallery. This Dirty Dog Makeover Gallery is an extension of the One Picture Saves a Life campaign, a collaboration among pet industry leaders to change public perceptions about rescued animals and… [Continue Reading]

Jasper in his Smucci Too! bed chomping on Sophie’s fave toy, Baby It’s DOGust! If it wasn’t about dog, I’d be depressed. Why? Because summer’s passing way too fast for me. But it is, and what’s more, it’s the universal birthday for shelter dogs nationwide. North Shore Animal League, the world’s largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, declared August 1 as a birthday for all the shelter animals whose birthdays are unknown. My husband and I are the proud parents of a new shelter pup, as many of you already know. Jasper has enriched our lives enormously… [Continue Reading]

Affiliate Links   My little man… It’s been seven weeks since we adopted Jasper, and about four since I’ve written about it. He’s settling into our household and we have a pretty good idea of the dog we’ve gotten now. For the most part, Jasper is a terrific boy. He’s loving, smart, playful and a big cuddler and kisser. I love that, because Sophie isn’t. So, all those times I was dying to reach out and scoop her up and cuddle her, I often resisted, because I know it makes her… [Continue Reading]

Affiliate Links Eight million companion animals enter the shelter system each year. Some are reclaimed by their owners and some are euthanized. For those waiting for that special someone to stop by their cage and say, yes!, you’re the pet for me, every little leg up helps. Sometimes, it could be as simple as doing a dirty dog makeover, so each animal’s inner beauty can shine through. That’s why I love the Dirty Dogs Program and Before & After Gallery that grooming industry leader, Wahl, in conjunction with GreaterGood.org have launched, and I encourage you… [Continue Reading]

Affiliate Links Bernadette Peters & James Franco co-hosted the event   It was warm and muggy, but the many dogs and cats looking to find forever homes at the 16th annual Broadway Barks event this weekend didn’t seem to mind. They were receiving plenty of lovin’ from the stars of Broadway’s hottest shows, who came by to raise awareness around pet adoption. Founded by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters to help  animals after a successful 90’s Broadway CARES event, Broadway Barks had twenty-eight New York-area shelters participating this year, showing off… [Continue Reading]