Top 100 Male Dog Names of 2014

1. Max
2. Buddy
3. Charlie
4. Jack
5. Cooper
6. Rocky
7. Toby
8. Tucker
9. Jake
10. Bear
11. Duke
12. Teddy
13. Oliver
14. Riley
15. Bailey
16. Bentley
17. Milo
18. Buster
19. Cody
20. Dexter
21. Winston
22. Murphy
23. Leo
24. Lucky
25. Oscar
26. Louie
27. Zeus
28. Henry
29. Sam
30. Harley
31. Baxter
32. Gus
33. Sammy
34. Jackson
35. Bruno
36. Diesel
37. Jax
38. Gizmo
39. Bandit
40. Rusty
41. Marley
42. Jasper
43. Brody
44. Roscoe
45. Hank
46. Otis
47. Bo
48. Joey
49. Beau
50. Ollie
51. Tank
52. Shadow
53. Peanut
54. Hunter
55. Scout
56. Blue
57. Rocco
58. Simba
59. Tyson
60. Ziggy
61. Boomer
62. Romeo
63. Apollo
64. Ace
65. Luke
66. Rex
67. Finn
68. Chance
69. Rudy
70. Loki
71. Moose
72. George
73. Samson
74. Coco
75. Benny
76. Thor
77. Rufus
78. Prince
79. Chester
80. Brutus
81. Scooter
82. Chico
83. Spike
84. Gunner
85. Sparky
86. Mickey
87. Kobe
88. Chase
89. Oreo
90. Frankie
91. Mac
92. Benji
93. Bubba
94. Champ
95. Brady
96. Elvis
97. Copper
98. Cash
99. Archie
100. Walter

Birthday Buddha!

Thanksgiving Treat

The season of giving is upon us! I have been collecting new and gently used items for cats and dogs in the local rescue. A group of us did this last year for the holidays and it was a great success so I hope that we can all find it in our hearts to step up and donate again! I have such spoiled dogs and they are very fortunate but I want to make sure all fur babies feel the love!!!

Here are a few items that the shelter can use:

1) Blankets
2) Pet beds
3) Dog and cat food
4) Treats
5) Leashes
6) Dog collars
7) Kongs
8) Various toys
9) Grooming items
10) Dog/cat bowls
11) FOOD

These are just some ideas. Please consider donating. Contact me for drop off information.

Protect Your Pet

I know that people are very capable of doing horrible things and sadly if you turn on the news you can hear about it all day long. This makes me particularly sad because not only are your stealing someone's property but you are also stealing their best friend. For most pet owners, their fur babies are not property at all. They are members of the family. People are now stealing family pets and selling them for profit. This makes the rest of us more paranoid because when we drop off our pets at doggy daycare, grooming, pet sitting, etc. we could come back and our pet is gone. It's not like you need to show an ID when you pick up your pet. Is this what the next trend will be? We've seen how things have changed with children and being picked up at school by their real guardian. For good reason of course! Who knows how the laws are going to change it is impossible to say as animal law is still somewhat taboo. Pets are property under the law but advocates are always working for a better future for our fur babies. 


Article found on ASPCA website:

http://www.aspca.org/blog/warning-pet-flipping-rise?ms=so_fac_blog-post-pet-flipping-20130722&initialms=so_fac_blog-post-pet-flipping-20130722&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=facebook&utm_source=blog-post-pet-flipping-20130722

Moving In A New Direction

I haven't posted in a while. I do it for myself and to keep the memories of my pups alive forever. I've decided to now include more animal related laws and news on here. I want to move to human rights and animal law in the near future because it's truly my passion. If anyone happens to read this who knows about these fields then I would appreciate any comments or suggestions for me to move forth in this new endeavor.

The article below is about a new law that helps animal shelters.

HARRISBURG - Animal shelters have greater legal recourse to seek reimbursement for the costs of caring for abused animals under a new state law.
When the law takes effect in September, shelters and local prosecutors will be able to petition a Court of Common Pleas for an order requiring defendants to pay reasonable costs associated with their animal being seized in a cruelty case.
Reasonable costs are defined as up to $15 a day for each animal and necessary medical care as determined by a veterinarian.
The law provides for a hearing within three weeks on a petition. If the animal owner doesn't pay what the court orders, the animal would be legally forfeited to the shelter and made available for adoption.
Until now, shelters have had to wait to seek reimbursement in these cases until an owner is convicted of charges. Meanwhile, the shelters faced the burden of paying costs up front while cases continue for months. And, the shelters do not always getting full restitution in the end.
The Pennsylvania SPCA said it petitioned various courts for $744,000 in restitution for costs of care last year, but received only $31,000.
This law will be a big help because sometimes it can take years before a cruelty case is resolved in court, Cindy Starke, shelter manager of SPCA of Luzerne County said on Friday. On one occasion, the shelter cared for nearly 100 animals brought there for safekeeping as a result of a hoarding case, she added.
The society is caring for about a dozen cats and dogs pending court action in cruelty cases, he said.
"Each year, hundreds of animals are seized by law enforcement and placed in shelters as a result of animal abuse cases," said Rep. Brian Ellis, R-Lyndora, the law's sponsor. "The shelters that take in these abused animals are typically private, nonprofit organizations that rely heavily on donations to operate."
If an owner is found innocent, the law provides that the animals and sums spent for care in the interval would be returned to him or her.
The law will shift the financial burden to those responsible for an animal's suffering, support enforcement of animal cruelty laws and make it easier to find new homes for abused animals, Jerry Buckley, CEO of the Pennsylvania SPCA, said.

 http://citizensvoice.com/news/new-law-helps-animal-shelters-1.1520395

Sunbathing

It's 90 degrees, the fur is flying and the dogs are HOT! I keep telling them to come inside but NOPE they want to sunbathe. I wonder if it is something innate that makes them want to be in the sun. Perhaps they know that they need their vitamin D. Either way, I have to buy another vacuum because the fur that I pick up every single day has destroyed the machine. It's unbelievable because I brush these guys all the time, bathe them and give them omega supplements. Yet, every time I don a black suit for work it is covered in fur within the first two minutes. Double coated dogs. FUN! :-)

Snowing in Spring