We don’t need no education!

Love this blog. This post has a wide scope aimed at American values. Are we willing to help each other? This is a hot topic these days. What we see when disaster strikes are far removed from bigotry and racism in America. So I share this post with you. I wonder if you know the …

6 ways dogs help us heal

6 ways dogs heal us Dogs show empathy. Dogs give us affection. Dogs give us their complete attention. Dogs give us physical comforting. They snuggle and lie in our laps. Dogs live in the moment, sharing enthusiasm and joy. Dogs possess sensory abilities  beyond our sensory capacity. They hear into the distance beyond our hearing range. …

Adopt happiness

“No medicine cures what happiness cannot.” - Gabriel Garcí a Márquez What is happiness? Your happiness may not include dogs, but mine does. Each dog I adopted gave me armfuls of doggie joy. When we went to a beach with a new dog, what a glorious time we shared. This photograph above, taken on a …

Electronics stolen from animal shelter

“Whenever anything truly bad made headline news and I would ask my mother about it,  she always said, 'Look to the helpers. You will find helpers when you look.’” Mr. Rogers Burglary Rohnert Park Animal Shelter A Friday night in mid-June, burglars entered through an open window, grabbed a laptop computer, a portable printer, a …

House Rabbits Rock

Ten things to know on pet rabbits "For April, BlogPaws celebrates Small Pet Appreciation Month. So all you bunny, chicks, hamster, rabbit, gerbil, ferret, fish, gecko, bird, and other small pet parents: This one’s for you!" As a family we adopted our first rabbit, after both of our beloved dogs died within six months of …