Puppy Blues: 17 Tips for Dealing with the Puppy Blues
Welcoming a new puppy into your home is exciting, but it’s also stressful, leaving some pet parents overwhelmed or downright depressed. Called “the puppy ...
How to Become a Dog Foster: Providing a Temporary Home for Canines in Need!
Fostering a dog is an excellent way to help out a needy four-footer, and it means you’ll get to spend some time with a ...
Best Pet Adoption Websites: Find Your Forever Friend!
Are you ready to adopt your forever friend? Luckily, there are tons of places to adopt a dog besides your local rescue or shelter, ...
Rehoming a Dog: When Is It Time?
When you bring your dog home, you plan to keep him forever. But life situations can change dramatically and without warning. Sometimes – sadly ...
16 Ways to Get Your Foster Dog Adopted!
First off – thank you so much for being a foster! Fosters are definitely the unsung heroes of the shelter world, and you do ...
How to Introduce a Puppy to a Older Resident Dog
Bringing home a new puppy is an exciting (and sometimes stressful) time for everyone – including your resident dog. While you and your family ...
How to Introduce a New Dog to an Aggressive Dog
It’s oh-so-easy to start wanting a second (or third) dog once you’ve already got the first. Adding a second canine companion to your home ...
7 Things You Need to Know Before Adopting a Puppy Mill Rescue Dog
The Humane Society of the United States estimates that over 2 million puppies are sold per year from puppy mills. This staggering statistic doesn’t ...
How to Identify a Good Animal Shelter (To Adopt or Surrender)
Adopting a dog from an unethical shelter or rescue can quickly turn into a nightmare for your family. I’ve heard stories of rescues that ...
No Kill Shelters vs Kill: Is No Kill All It’s Cracked Up to Be?
You’ve probably seen the ads where a local shelter proudly proclaims to be “The only no-kill shelter in your city,”. Hurrah, right? You don’t ...