Recent content by Serena

Having been involved in rescue for quite a few years now I have written my share of bios for adoptable dogs.. For the most part I tend to take in the "special needs" dogs that is those with little training, socialization, behavioral problems, etc...In other words for the most part the dogs I...

I too am wondering what happened to the GSD puppy you mentioned... In regards to what kind of dog you should get, well Steiff puts out a lovely line of stuffed animals...stuffed animals are ever so cuddly! They won't do much for the "guard dog" factor...(unless you leave them on the floor and...

Letting your cat roam freely outdoors without supervision is a stupid and irresponsible choice. One doesn't need to know someone to realize that its common sense. If you want to defend irresponsibility in the pet world to some I would never apologize for the "great life" your animals...

Don't be so quick to be so cocky about something like that. Friday was lucky he was hurt or killed bottom line. There are ways to allow to your cats to chase, pounce, ect without putting them at risk. And that really is a shame and I am truly sorry for your animals. You have a lot to...

The comment I highlighted really bothered me. Loving your pet has nothing to do with letting them do whatever they want to make them happy..it means making mature and informed decisions about their overall health and well being and hopefully these choices provide some enjoyment and/or...

I would suggest putting your dog on the Nothing In Life Is Free (NILIF) program. If you are not familiar with NILIF simply said whatever the dog wants in life it must first earn by obeying a simple command for you. Everything petting, feeding, going for walks, etc..everything must be earned...

Is it irresponsible for her to get a dog when she mentioned having finacial problems as is? Absolutely. Especially with a child. If she can barely make ends meat as is the last thing she needs is a dog. She needs to work on getting herself in a finacially secure situation to take care...

So lets see we are supposed to sugar coat things to make irresponsible pet owners, breeders, ect...feel better about themselves because they don't like the delivery of the message? I don't think so.

When you choose to put any information out there for anyone to view it is to be expected you will get opinions. The canine community is a close knit one if that ad was not posted here it would only be a matter of time before it would be found.

Saying that its not about the dog on a dog forum makes zero sense. She originally said she needed to place the dog because of its size. In latter posts she mentioned she had financial trouble..she was told that getting a new dog may not be the best choice considering her circumstances...

Your ethics come out quite clearly in this one sentence. Using mixed breeds in a shelter not meeting standard as an excuse to defend irresponsible breeding is assinine. Mixed breeds do NOT have breed standards, Labs on the other do have a breed standard and do purposely breed outside of...

Actually most "hardcore" working dogs are perfectly suited for family life. Working dogs, especially hardcore working dogs make some of the best family members because they are able to distinguish an actual threat from an imagined one. People who are really involved in the "working dog...

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Socializing means you expose the dog to different forms of stimulations (ie. people) not everyone who meets your dog is going to know how to properly handle a dog if you actually socialized him you would of come across these people. He would have been exposed whether you chose to or not...

When you say, "There is no reason for anyone to touch him" that really raises my eyebrow. Socialization is so important in this breed, GSD's NEED to be exposed to a million places, people, and things to be well rounded and so they can at least learn to be tolerant of situations that they...