Welcome to our near-weekly segment: The Week in Tweets! This is where I summarise my weekly tweets (from my Twitter account) and choose my favourite as the Tweet of the Week.

 

A Cheating Tweet of the Week

Currently, the South Australian government is calling for submissions on companion animal welfare.  I think it’s such an important issue, I am going to break my normal ‘tweet of the week’ mould and instead just ask my readers to consider writing a submission.  There are a couple of great templates available from Deathrow Pets and from The Paw Project. For more details on the actual submission process, visit the government website.

Dog Breeding

The Unfortunate Case of the Wild Australian Shepherd 

Is the dog fancy at tipping point? 

 

No Kill, Sheltering, and Rescue

The Paw Project 

Saving Pets: The Seven Deadly Sins of ‘Overpopulation’

SAFER: FAQs and Just One Piece of the Puzzle.

One million dead pit bulls

Afghan Dog Adoptions

How to select a shelter dog

 

Animal Charity Scrutiny

HSUS Donors are Flushing Their Money Away

Revealed: RSPCA destroys HALF of the animals that it rescues – yet thousands are completely healthy

The RSPCA: Massive Dollars for Minimal Impact

 

Dog Science

Companion Animal Psychology: Canine Neuroscience and Now where’s my treat?.

Do you believe in dog?: What kinds of dogs are troubled by fireworks, and what to do about it and A moment for humping.

 

Dog Health

Occupy San Francisco’s Canine Parvo Outbreak

Feeding your dog raw eggs – good or bad? (glad to read that Dogs Naturally Magazine agrees with what I’ve been saying all along!)

For the Good of the Herd

 

Police Brutality

Lawsuit says police didn’t need to shoot, kill Rosie

Family’s horror as police office shoots dead their beloved pet dog before trying to clean up the evidence – but it’s all caught on video

 

BSL & Dog Bites

Dogs on Trial

Doggone Crazy!

Baby & Pet

Outrage as Qantas says no to American Stafforshire Terriers.

The science surrounding children and dogs: Part 1 (the Good)

 

Other Dog Stuff

Behavior Bytes: The newsletter from Dr Sophia Yin for the Animal Care Professional

National Train Your Dog Month

 

Dog News

A very Victorian hoax! Greyfriars Bobby who kept vigil over his master’s grave for 14 years was ‘a publicity stunt’

Dog and goat on the Iam, seek new owner

Overjoyed man welcomes back misisng dog he believed he just buried

Lifting profile of advocates

 

Other Animal Stuff

Galapagos Giant Tortoise Bounces Back from Extinction

Clemson student’s turtle project takes dark twist

Radiolab – Animal Minds  (there is a section of wolves and dogs though)

Guinea Pig Camp

 

Instagram

Myrtle reclining.

Douglas sleeping in his new home.

Douglas, receiving an education from Hamish.