Each week, we summarise the tweets from my Twitter account, so anyone who’s not on Twitter can still have access to all these great resources. It’s a huge list, so make sure you get yourself a coffee and a seat for an hour so you can really enjoy all this content.
But before we get started, happy birthday to my Mac who turned 11 today!
Photo of Mac from a month ago.
The Tweet of the Week
When I re-home dogs, I find it really hard to not just ‘information dump’ on new owners. I have so much to tell them, it’s hard to choose the most important bits – but it’s important that I do, otherwise there is the chance of the new owner becoming ‘overwhelmed’ and just ignoring everything. Patricia McConnell (who writes the blog “The Other End of the Leash“, as well as a number of dog training books) has written a post on “The 3 Most Important Things to Say to Adopters About Their New Dog“. It really made me reconsider what I need to do when homing dogs, and also gave me some reassurance in what I’m currently doing. A good read with good advice, and I had no hesitation making it my tweet of the week.
Sheltering and Rescue
Letter: Adoption options not used enough, and then SavingPets commented on a similar issue in: “The shortage of ‘good enough’ rescue dogs in Melbourne“.
I shared a bunch of SavingPets stuff this week (like almost every other week!): “NYE ‘busy shelter’ media cross- you’re doing it right!” (I really loved this video!), “Fun with cat haters“, “Killing pets in the face of alternatives – Greater Shepparton edition“, and “Failing Victoria’s Pets“.
An interesting study analysis by the Companion Animal Psychology blog, “Homeless Pets: A UK Study“.
Are spay/netuer programs always the answer?
Two No Kill Conferences coming up this year: Western States No Kill Conference March 20 2013 – Albuquerque, NM and No Kill Conference July 13-14 2013.
Discussion: Alternatives to death for dogs labeled aggressive (make sure you read the comments – they’re very worthwhile).
Two articles on a family’s pet shot at tip by council ranger leading to an appeal for Ninja’s family.
Fewer animals handed into RSPCA.
Pets Available for Adoption
Scottie the Terrier X in Napa, CA
Carol the Terrier X in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Bella the Kelpie X in South Australia
Various dogs available through Fetching Dogs, photographed by Ruthless Photos
Dog Science
New Research on Dogs and Music
Be involved!: Renting with pets in Sydney Australia: a study for people renting with pets
Dog Bites / Dog Safety
How can I control OTHER children around my dog?
Dog attack fatality in New Mexico
Dog Health
Free Ebook: Puppy Vaccination Guide
Webinar – Medications to Treat Fear Based Behavior Challenges
From the Worms and Germs Blog: Disinfectants and questionable advertising and Oprah’s Parvo Pups.
Puppy Training
What to do if your puppy bites you OUTSIDE of a training session
15 ways to not ruin your puppy
Purebred Dogs
From Border Wars: Border Collie War: Akc vs ABCA and Westminster Rewards Cruelty.
Bobtails in the Welsh Corgi Pembroke
Other Animal Stuff
Monday Pets: The Russian Fox Study
Just-So Stories about Hermaphrodite Fish
Dingoes more like wolves than dogs, researcher says
Animals that went extinct in 2012
Daisy and new border terrier housemate
Thanks for sharing a link to our puppy socialization post. I found your blog through it and will follow it now. It looks like you have some great content!
Thanks for stopping by! If you’re into puppies, you might also be interested on our recent post with a list of puppy resources; http://leemakennels.com/blog/links-of-interest/resources-for-new-puppy-owners/
Glad you might be following our blog from here on. I’ve been following yours for a while, just quietly. 🙂
Happy Birthday to Mac!
Thank-you! He’s doing very well, especially considering his age.
Very cute picture of Mac!
Thank-you! He looks quite wise, I think.
Happy Birthday, Mac. Continued health and doggie happiness.
Thanks Lori. He is very fit and happy for his age.