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People Helping Pups

Dogs can get post traumatic disorder

by kaleycorgi

Ed Andrieski / AP In this photo taken Thursday, July 29, 2010, Gina, a highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the U.S. military, joins Staff Sgt. Chris Kench on a sofa at the kennel at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq but months [...]

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Pit Bulls…San Francisco has made it work

by kaleycorgi

Pit bulls often have  a bad name, but much has been made to change this.  Since 2005, San Francisco has made it mandatory for all pit bulls to be spay or neutered since the mauling death of Nicholas Faibish, a twelve year old. There now is a 25 percent drop in seized pit bulls and [...]

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I gotta go….doggie bathroom…at the airport

by kaleycorgi

Airports should have bathrooms for us pups…we travel just like humans do!The federal government is making this happen for us pups cuz of the service dogs!  There are a few airports that have  bathroom areas for us…Chicago O’ Hare, Phoenix, Atlanta, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington National, and Washington Dulles. “Many of our members travel,” [...]

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Mistakes made by humans who train us

by kaleycorgi

I had to share this, cuz, that is what humans do, they train us and so often they make mistakes doing so. I know my human mum is forever training me, never  giving up, and she has learned along the way. i am not the easiest pup to train. I think i am too smart [...]

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How to ease the stress of 4th of July and fireworks on your dog

by sansan

4th of July, it happens every  year and it often brings loud firecrackers and fireworks displays.  Often dogs get very stressed and frightened, hurt and lost. Here are some very sound advise and hints to make it a safe holiday for all. 1.  Do not bring your dog to firework displays and celebrations. 2.  Keep [...]

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Dogs and HOT weather…beware, hints to help us stay cool

by kaleycorgi

My mum’s friend, in England wrote this, so it is perfect time to share this post. It can be very very HOT in England, summertime.  It can be very very HOT in summertime, almost anywhere in the  world! Here are helpful hints, ideas, and special, BEWARE when it gets hot for you, it is HOT [...]

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Chihuahua is good mother to abandon kittens

by kaleycorgi

Started out as a sad story for Buttercup a brand new Chihuahua mum  to her new pup, but lost it four hours after giving birth, two weeks ago. However, when new kittens arrived without a mum at the Surry, England, animal hospital,  Buttercup knew just what to do. Both kittens and  Buttercup knew exactly what [...]

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Summer is near…how to protect your hot dog!

by kaleycorgi

Yeah, summer might not be technically here, wait a few more days, but it is HOT in many places already!  Poor papa, who lives in Austin, Texas, tells mum it is high nineties and to be three digit…starting with the number one!..100 degrees or higher. It is hot in California too, especially since it is [...]

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Blindness does not slow this pup down one bit!

by kaleycorgi

Chapin, he gets around just fine, even though he is blind Chapin started out to be a guide dog for the blind when he was only one and  a half years old, but being so frisky, changed his career path.  He was adopted by a family, but at age three and a half, he developed [...]

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Buy a stamp and feed some dogs…all at the same time

by kaleycorgi

It is simple as that, buy the US postal stamp for 44 cents that goes on sale nationwide and doing this will both promote adoption of animals in shelters……….and help raise money to buy them food. The stamps will  feature five different cats and five different dogs, photographed by Sally Anderson-Bruce.  The animals featured were [...]

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