Dog Rescuers Unite
I recently found out about a website called Dogsnose.org, it’s a kind of database for dog rescuers everywhere.
The site was set-up to help bring rescuers together on one forum. A place to have a worldwide network of contacts, dog lovers who are willing to help out when the need arises.
The Dogsnose web site is a facility, operated by dog loving volunteers, where people everywhere can register their willingness to help dogs in need and discuss issues relating to canine rescue. It is not an animal rehoming site, there are many such rescues already on the Internet - see Dog Rescues pages. What makes Dogsnose unique and vital within the dog rescue fraternity, is its database of helpers who WILL help dog rescues and thus, in turn, dogs in need. It is a people-to-people site with the welfare of canines to the fore. Add the forum, a medium for dialogue, and this makes Dogsnose central to helping dogs worldwide. We hope that all will acknowledge this so that Dogsnose can have real impact. Individuals simply have to give their first name, country & town of residence, email address and tick “I can help” boxes to signup as helpers - it is that easy!This site is based in the UK, they are really working hard to get a network going in the United States. If you would like to sign up it only takes a minute. Let’s show our friends across the pond the dog lovers of America are willing to step up to the plate and lend a helping paw.
Beauregard’s Bounty
Thanks to a beautiful German Shepherd named Beauregard a lot of needy animals are going to be taken care of.
It’s really accredited to his generous owner Kenneth Munzert who left a sizable estate, the proceeds of the sale of his home on Federal Hill, to the SPCA of Richmond, Virginia.
The house had been owned by Kenneth Munzert, a retired engineer who died last year at age 88 and had no close surviving family members. He left his principal asset, his 405 Warren Ave. home overlooking the harbor, to the Richmond, Va., animal charity that had pledged to protect his German shepherd, a former stray named Beauregard. While the dog died before his master, Munzert directed that the bulk of his estate be left to the SPCA of Richmond, whose officials had earlier pledged to protect the dog should its owner die first.Yesterday the house was auctioned off and sold for a winning bid of $808,500. Prior to the sale of his Federal Hill house Munzert left about $750,000 to other animal protection groups in the US and elsewhere.
* Pic from Baltimore Sun/Handout Photo
A New Food Bowl For Dogs
About a month ago, I had the chance to try out a new and different type dog food bowl, the DogPause bowl. I agreed to try the bowl with my two Chessie girls who inhale every meal like they hadn’t eaten in weeks and probably wouldn’t see food again for at least a month. This has always been a concern to me since deep-chested, large breed dogs are more subject to bloat than other breeds. I have done many things to avoid the dreaded appearance of bloat such as feed dry food that is in small bits, provide ample water with meals and avoid using raised feeders, but there is always a concern.
Adding a new Member to your Pack
If or when we contemplate adding a member to our family pack, I’m sure we all think about size, age, sex, type and if our budgets can cope with the addition. I know, though, that there are several other more subtle things most of us don’t think about that can affect the happiness of of our pack, both old members and new.
