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Tag Archives: animal rescue
Friday’s Forbidden Love: A black cat and a peach pit bull
Normally I roll my eyes and become unapologetically judgmental when I hear people say that they got their pet “for their kids.” Seriously, it’s your dog, not your 5-year old’s. Get your kid an iPad and save the dog for … Continue reading
Obsession with breed: As troublesome as discrimination against it
In light of the current political context surrounding both the teaching profession and pit bull welfare right now, I thought this could use a repost. This piece was originally posted in March of 2012. Most of my professional experience has … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Best Friends Animal Society, Teaching and learning
Tagged animal rescue, animal welfare, Best Friends Animal Society, breed discrimination, BSL, dog behavior, dog breeds, dog rescue, dog training, dogs, education, humane education, pit bull, pit bull rescue, professional community, rescue volunteer, teacher training, teaching
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A Peach in Motion: Dealing with issues surrounding photo and video releases in therapy dog work
This morning, Peaches and I went for our last of four Friday morning visits with the humane society’s weekly summer kids camp, Camp PAWS. After four weeks in a row of fabulous visits with several incredible groups of kids–all of … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Teaching and learning, Therapy Dogs or dogs in need of therapy, Uncategorized, Videos
Tagged animal rescue, animal therapy, dog behavior, dog training, dogs, humane education, humane society, Humane Society of Huron Valley, peaches the pit bull, pet therapy, photo authorization, pit bulls, rescue dogs, therapy dog training, therapy dogs
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