Jake is a gorgeous 2 year old Staffie/Viszla mix weighing about 50 pounds. This sweet, gentle boy gets along perfectly with other dogs, and has no reaction at all to cats. He loves to play with toys and hang out by your side while you read or watch TV. Jake is professionally obedience trained- he walks excellent on leash, has wonderful house manners and he knows basic commands like sit, stay, down and heel. He is a fabulous dog who deserves a forever home with lots of love and affection! We’d like to place Jake in a home with an experienced dog owner. Although Jake is great with everyone he meets, including kids, he is easily stimulated/excitable so it would be best for Jake to live in a calm, quiet, low traffic home without children.

Oogy was a bait dog but that doesn’t keep his family from loving him. Watch the video to see his amazing story. Heartwarming and redemptive, OOGY is the story of the people who were determined to rescue this dog against all odds, and of the family who took him home, named him “Oogy” (an affectionate derivative of ugly), and made him one of their own.

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This is a beautiful music video shot at a local dog park. It made me cry. I think it’ll make you happy!

Send it to all your dog loving friends!

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Look, people love their cats and Lifetime is having a contest/sweepstakes for cat lovers. All you do is send in a picture of you and your cat…

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You can also check out other people’s cat photos and vote for a winner! I just wasted 15 minutes looking at cat photos. It was pretty fun.

An upstate NY dog breeder has admitted to federal inspectors that he killed more than 90 dogs through carbon monoxide poisoning. He trapped the animals in a box and stuck an exhaust pipe inside and then he used a stethoscope to check for a heartbeat before burying the 78 dogs and 15 puppies. New York State law explicitly prohibits this method of euthanizing dogs. The Sheriff’s office is investigating the criminal aspect of this case, but has not yet decided to file charges. Inspection records from the previous three years on this breeder also show major deficiencies in the care of animals. Most of those deficiencies required immediate corrections in order for the Black Diamond Acres to keep operating.

The USDA says the inspectors’ findings have now launched a larger, full scale investigation into Black Diamond Acres. Depending on the outcome of that investigation, the breeder could be fined. Yoder voluntarily gave up his license following the inspection.  For complete story, click HERE.

Tamira Thayne, founder of Dogs Deserve Better, an anti-chaining organization, has been tied to a doghouse Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m  on the steps of the Pennsylvania capitol since August 2, 2010.  Her goal is passing of the pending legislation that would make round-the-clock chaining of dogs illegal in Pennsylvania. A woman chained to a doghouse on a state capitol’s steps has made her a celebrity. Mail carriers have delivered over 60 letters to Thayne simply addressed to the lady chained to the dog house on the Capitol steps. For complete story, click HERE.

Kimberly Nizato, a former veterinary hospital employee accused of felony animal cruelty, has been ordered to stand trial. A trial arraignment will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 28. Nizato was arrested on April 16, 2010 for allegedly starving her German Shepherd dog nearly to death. “Bosco” was removed from her home and placed into medical. When he arrived at the veterinary hospital he was near death. Yet within weeks of medical care, food and love, he rebounded, gaining weight and strength at an astounding speed. He has amazed medical professionals with his recovery. Since that day in April, Bosco became “Courage” and he gained nearly 50 pounds  and was adopted by one of his rescuers!  For complete story, click HERE

In The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick’s Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption, author Jim Gorant tells the story of the 66 dogs – 55 pit bulls – recovered from the “Bad Newz Kennels” owned by then-Atlanta Falcons quarterback Vick in Surrey County, Va. “The Lost Dogs” shows us that goodness can be found in the places where we may least expect it.  For complete story, click HERE

In 2003 a 6-month old Weimaraner puppy named Jake went missing from his backyard in Michigan.  Brad and Amy Davis offered a $1,000 reward for their missing dog, posted flyers in nearby shops, placed an ad in the local newspaper, but never heard a thing. Seven years later they received a call from Kentucky informing them that a local shelter had impounded a stray dog with a microchip registered to them!  In disbelief, Brad drove 7 hours to Kentucky to retrieve his long lost dog!  Jake was healthy and just as sweet and friendly as he was 7 years ago!

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Matthew Mazzotta of Boston, MA had a brilliant idea to turn dog waste into energy.  In countries like India, communities make fuel out of animal waste. So, Mazzotta thought, why not use a do the same at the dog park? Mazzotta applied for a grant of $4,000 and rounded up a group of scientists, designers and local residents to help with his Park Spark Project.  The poop digester prototype currently sits inside a dog run in Cambridge, Mass., and the methane energy helps light a lamp. Mazzotta’s ultimate goal is to show what can be done with the energy, and he hopes to provide other communities with kits to make their own dog poop digested.

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