If you are looking for Yorkshire Terrier breeders in Iowa, then you have come to the right place. This page will provide you with a list of local Yorkie breeders in your area. Finding a Yorkie breeder locally can be a headache, particularly when you are looking to get your first dog. The breeders in … Read more
Dogs can be trained to follow certain behaviors for a variety of purposes. Every dog needs training while it is still small. All training is not performed in the same way. You will need more than a few training sessions to solidify the commands and get the results. Sometimes you will need to hire a … Read more
You probably know that dogs are the most desirable and popular pets. When you get a pet, whether it’s a dog or a cat, an unbreakable bond slowly but surely builds between you. But when you get a dog, you have a friend for life. When we train a dog, we usually all choose a … Read more
After half a century as an amateur dog walker, and three months as a professional one, I’m prepared to give a qualified answer to that question. It depends on the dogs. It depends on the dog walker. But three at a time should be plenty. Many a dog walker might scoff at that — and … Read more
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick will receive an award in March for his “commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.” If you just coughed up your breakfast cereal, join the club. Vick was hired by the Eagles after his release from federal prison, where he served a sentence for dogfighting. If anyone deserves a … Read more
“Virginia may be for lovers, but Loudoun County isn’t the place for dog lovers.” That’s the conclusion of an animal welfare legislative analyst in light of a Loudoun County judge’s ruling that the county can ban pit bull adoptions — despite a Virginia law that ensures the right to own a pit bull. “This is … Read more
One hundred and twenty beagles who faced lifetimes being used in medical research experiments have been freed — just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. On Friday, the beagles — owned by a research facility in New Jersey whose parent pharmaceutical company went into bankruptcy — were released to the care of animal rescue … Read more
Once upon a time in Butte, in a huge and barren expanse of waste that’s part of the nation’s largest Superfund site, there lived a dog. Nobody knows how he got there, why he stayed, or how he managed to remain alive in the toxic confines of what’s known as the Berkeley Pit. But live he did, for 17 … Read more
Leo, the former Michael Vick dog who became a therapy dog and an ambassador for his breed, died last week from a severe seizure disorder. Marthina McClay, president of Our Pack, an advocacy group for pit bulls, announced his death Sunday in a Facebook post: “It is with great sadness I must announce the loss of … Read more
As fearless, outspoken, and in-your-face as they portray themselves, you’d think the gang at Rescue Ink would be a little more forthcoming about whatever it is that is going on within the organization, where, by some accounts, nearly half of the members — representing God only knows how many tattoos — have pulled out. Instead, … Read more