Our youngest son has Down syndrome, and I’ll admit that I spoil him a bit. Like, for instance, I drive him to meet the bus, at the end of our driveway. It started innocently enough, like most things do: One day last school year, there was a heavy downpour happening when the boys had to walk the long driveway, …
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In spite of what certain trainers and pet store employees might promise, prong collars are neither safe, nor humane. That’s why the San Francisco SPCA, of which I am co-president, has joined other evidence-based organizations, such as the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior, in condemning the use of punishment-based training methods, such as prong collars. A prong collar …
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The breeder didn’t know what to do. While the rest of the pups in her Pit Bull’s litter nursed and filled their tiny bellies, the one born with with a severe cleft lip and palate starved, unable to latch on. Recognizing that this puppy, Ruby, needed help, the breeder turned to the internet and found …
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