My Annual Public Service Announcement

Here comes my annual lecture, uh, public service announcement about getting/giving puppies/dogs for Christmas. Most of these things are common sense, but bear repeating especially given the release of Marley and Me this holiday – after which even though Marley is ill-behaved people will be rushing out for new lab puppies I’m sure.  And while [...]

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Say No to Puppy Mills

I think I kind of made the point earlier but wanted to punctuate it. Puppy mills are all about supply and demand. You buy a puppy store puppy and you are keeping puppy mills in business. Plain and simple. Whether you buy 1 dog or 5, so long as that dog comes from a puppy store you are part [...]

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Reserving Judgement (Or Not)

If you read this site ever you know I’m more than committed to the dog rescue thing – I could probably be categorized as militant about it. It’s my cause – I’ve decided I need to speak and care for those who can’t speak and care for themselves.  So today when someone I know was excited to tell me [...]

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New Flickr Photos and Indiana Puppy Mill Protests

Before I moved out and bought my own house, I lived in the House of Wires and Cables. Everywhere you looked there were USB cables, wires, cords, cables, cables and more cables. Underneath things, on top of things, laying around all over the place. There were no less than 3 Rubbermaid bins full of tangled messes [...]

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