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Maine Pet Pantries
Nov 01If you find yourself in tough times and struggling to feed your pets there are people out there that can help you! The following is a list of some ...
Furry Friends Keeps Owners & Pets Together
By Susan Spisak - Nov 01With this being November, the month we celebrate Thanksgiving and share a meal with our family and friends, we'd like to highlight the good works ...
Adopt-a-Dog Month®: Give Shelter & Rescue Animals a Second Chance
By Susan Spisak - Oct 01In 1981, the American Humane Society established October as Adopt-a-Dog Month® to encourage people to adopt from a shelter or rescue to not only ...
Where Should Sleeping Dogs Lie?
By Susan Spisak - Sep 01In our house, the dogs sleep in their laundry room crates or on the family room couches (unless it's storming, then Bo's fear brings him to our ...
Checking Back with Water Bark Wellness
By Susan Spisak - Aug 01“Things are going great. I absolutely love what I am doing,” said Kate Griffin, certified canine swim coach and owner of Water Bark Wellness aka ...
Sea Dogs Go to Bat for Rescues
By Susan Spisak - Jul 05The Portland Sea Dogs, the AA minor league baseball team affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, have a heartwarming promotion called “Dog of the Day” to ...
Day Trips with a Canine Co-Pilot
By Susan Spisak - Jun 01Are you happiest when you can hit the road looking for adventures? Make them extra special by packing your pooch into the SUV for a day of fun. ...
FREESTYLE FINDS A HOME IN MAINE
By Judith Stoodley - May 01About twenty years ago, I was working the graveyard shift as the night reference librarian in the Unity College library. Once the minimal tasks ...
Dog Poop Happens!
By Jenn Rich - Apr 23Dog waste is an environmental pollutant placed in the same category by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as herbicides, insecticides, oil, ...
Maine Artists Give Back
By Susan Spisak - Apr 01They're all animal-lovers who give of themselves, sharing their talents for Maine's dogs in need. I had the opportunity to speak to these wonderful...
Adoptions
Tucker
Nov 01Tucker, 3yrs., St. Bernard/Pit mix Tucker is one of our newer additions. He LOVES tennis balls. When out on walks he always has a tennis ball in ...
Agnes
Nov 01Agnes, 5-6 yrs., Beagle Sweet, loving girl who gets along well with other animals and children. She is working on her housetraining skills and is ...
Brownie
Nov 01Brownie, 9 yrs., Beagle Came to us from MA when his owners left him at a farm where he was living outside for a year. Sweet boy who loves people ...
Lucky
Nov 01Lucky, 9yrs., Lab/Shepherd mix He is coming up on his one year anniversary at the shelter. He is perfectly content to be a couch potato or play in ...
Bingo
Nov 01Bingo, 1 yr., Australian Cattle Dog He has a sweet spirit, loves attention and to be with humans just as much as he does other dog buddies. He ...
Rock
Nov 01Rock, 4yrs., mixed breed Fee: $50.00. Rock has been waiting OVER A YEAR for his forever home! No young children or cats. Scared of strangers. He ...
Willie May
Nov 01Willie May, 2yrs., Lab Willie May is an energetic young girl looking for an active family. She is a bit shy at first but with some trust she is a ...
Molly
Nov 01Molly, 9 yrs., Hound mix Came to us from MA when her owners left her at a farm where she was living outside for a year. Sweet girl who loves ...
Nickel and Dime
Nov 01Nickel and Dime They are a bonded pair of young fox terriers who are well-behaved, medium energy, and playful dogs. They would be great adventure ...
Troup
Nov 01Troup, 1.5 yrs., Australian Cattle Dog mix Wonderfully energetic and playful Catahoula mix that loves everyone he meets. Looking for a home that ...
Columns and Opinion
Rescue of the Month: Long Journey to a New Beginning Animal Rescue
By Susan Spisak - Nov 01Monique Kramer, D.V.M. and founder of this month's featured non-profit says she has been “doing rescue forever.” In 2005, she obtained a Maine ...
Ask Bammy, an Advice Column for Dogs by a Dog
Nov 01I am a Carolina Dog, a breed that long ago owned Native American people. We were designed by natural selection to be so intelligent and physically ...
CANINE INFLUENZA
By Gail D. Mason, DVM, ... - Nov 01Canine influenza is a highly contagious (Influenza Type A) viral infection affecting dogs (though infection in cats has been reported). Presently, ...
Furry Words
Nov 01Hello all! Thank you to everyone who submitted their dog questions to the Sara Moore Enlightened Horizons facebook page. I usually put out a ...
Training Your Performance Dog
By Carolyn Fuhrer - Oct 01Some people are disappointed when they call us asking for pet classes, and we explain that's not what we do; we train performance dogs. While a ...
Training Your Performance Dog
By Carolyn Fuhrer - Nov 01Agility, Obedience, Tracking AKC has a new titling program: The AKC Trick Dog. It is designed so dogs and their owners can have fun learning ...
Celebrating the 1st Year of the Shock-Free Coalition
By Don Hanson, ACCBC, ... - Nov 01It was a year ago that I first wrote about the formation of the Shock-Free Coalition, an international initiative that “…believes that pets have ...
What to do in an Emergency
Nov 01Q. I don't live near an animal emergency clinic. What should I do in an emergency? A. Being in a rural state and not all veterinary hospitals ...
Dogs and Doors
By www.dianalogan.com - Nov 01They race through them to go out, whether it's the front door, the car door, the crate door or… well, pretty much any door. When someone comes ...
Barking - How Do I Get My Dog to Stop?
By Don Hanson, ACCBC, ... - Oct 01Barking is very normal behavior for any dog, and to expect a dog to be silent is an unrealistic expectation. It is one of many forms of vocalizatio...
