I've been meaning to write about this ever since I presented at the ASPCA's Spay Neuter Summit in New York way back in September. Th...

For your Bookmarks: Fostering Basics for Rescues and Shelters (works for new adopters, too!) : Fostering: The Basics Dog/Dog Intros - Take I...

("e" as in: euthanasia) Ask. Many public shelters avoid sharing the list of dogs that are next up for euthanasia for fear that...

(this vury schpecial boy is available for adoption )

A little video from the first day of Pit Ed Class. It's amazing how much improvement a handler can make with just a few adjustments in h...

Like a flock of birds, we're following the migration pattern (ie, the fire fighter schedule) of busy Pit Ed instructor Donyale, and are ...

Many thanks to William Brangham and the crew from the PBS Show 'Need to Know' for being real people and telling a real story about ...

We're happy to announce a special feature on PBS that will introduce some of our favorite dogs to the television audience. The show is c...

We're very pleased to report that our Pit Ed Camps will be back in full swing in 2011, thanks to a generous grant from PetSmart Charitie...

Ginger knows a good victory when she sees one. She survived you-know-who and is living a gentle life in Monterey now with her person, Stacy ...

There is a timely review of Gorant's book 'The Lost Dogs' in SFGate today. Like just about every red-blooded, dog loving membe...

Bittersweet news from Kerry O'Connor - who said yes to a creaky little old lady dog plucked out of Oakland Animal Services as part of ou...

wishing everyone a warm and wonderful 2011 with many happy endings for the dogs!

“Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.” - Benjamin Lee Whorf Various catch phrases of every kind have ...

Barn puppy Pepper, now re-named Elektra, is spending her very first holiday with her pack ... a group of huskies that make up the Hertel...

This isn't a happy blog post to write, but two recent incidents in our home towns demand attention. Troubled dogs are in headlines after...

We're all loving Anderson Cooper today for putting Michael Vick on his 'RidicuList' and coming up with the perfect solution to...

From the book "The Lost Dogs" written by Jim Gorant, the senior editor of Sports Illustrated..... As that dog lay on the ground, ...

From our 2005 Happy Ending story of the most wonderful Madeline: Lady Madeline was found running stray on an Oakland street. She could'v...

A recent email: Hi there, I had the sad task of surrendering my Pitt bull mix Prada Jane to the Pinole Animal Shelter. I recently lost my h...