This is our (almost) weekly segment where we review the content posted on our Twitter over the course of the week. It’s a long post! So make sure you grab a coffee and prepare yourself for some serious reading.
But before we start, just a quick picture of a rainbow that was visible at tracking training on Tuesday.
Rainbow at Blackwood (South Australia) on Tuesday.
Tweet of the Week
Fascinating and weird! A National Geographic story on “Resurrecting the extinct frog with a stomach for a womb“. I don’t know what else to say!
Rescue and Sheltering
An almost-tweet-of-the-week post, called “Foster Caring for Dummies” from Maggie’s Farm.
Get involved and take a foster care survey: “Someone like you? Our foster care survey“.
The SavingPets posts I tweeted this week: “There is no death row at the RSPCA“, “Celebrating 100 years of the Lost Dogs Home“, “The worst advert for an Australian rescue dogs & adoption. Ever.“, “Empty cages, empty incinerators“, and “RSPCA NSW just like No Kill (except with killing)“.
From Team Unruly: “So you found a stray…”
Beautiful pictures of Munster and Bungee – Fetching Puppies (from the Ruthless Things blog).
Old and New Ways to Find Lost Animals.
The lie at the heart of the killing.
What influences a dog’s lenght of stay at a no-kill animal shelter?
Dog Training & Behaviour
One person’s experience with the dog whisperer.
From Companion Animal Psychology: Positive Reinforcement and Dog Training II and Do dogs find their owners presence supportive when a threatening stranger comes near?.
From Patricia McConnell: Why do male dogs scent mark so much?
Steve Courtney’s Philosophy on Dog Training, a brief overview.
Dominance Dog Training – Is it worth discussing anymore?
Why I don’t need to be a pack leader.
BSL and Dog Bites
iKilling Dogs – the new BSL app.
Dog evaluations – a quick side step.
From SavingPets, two victims of BSL: Baby and Diva.
Dog Bite Conference, Italy, June 15th and 16th.
Legislation and Dogs
Save the Future of the Working Dog.
Dog Breeds & Breeding
Incorrect certified PRA result issued.
From Terrierman: The Shiro Mim – Japan’s early answer to radar and The Scarlett Point Terrier.
Dog Health
Community-based veterinary public health.
From A Mastiff Blog: Exercising Your Mastiff Puppy and Spay or Neutering Your Mastiff or Other Giant Breed Dog.
Free or Inexpensive Spay and Neuter listed by US State.
Other Dog Stuff
The heat(map) is on… The colours of canine welfare.
If I Should Die Before I Wake.
Jade Fountain seminars on 3rd of June in Belmont.
Animal Stuff
Keynote presentation abstract: Antoine F Goetschel.
How much do you really love animals?
Children with autism show increased positive social behaviors when animals are present.
Tears flow freely as US lab chimps see sky for the first time.
