OH SNAP!

Just had to share! This is exactly how I feel!

You Train What You Don't Want

Too often, I see dogs who have been sent to shelters, given up, abandoned, or even killed because their owners just assume they will turn out exactly how they want them. Unfortunately, that isn't the case and from the first day you get the dog to the last day you have the dog training is #1 in their daily lives. Cesar Milan's famous phrase "Exercise, Discipline, Affection" is something every owner needs to take into account. I haven't met one trainer who doesn't say that Exercise is a must for proper training.

Dogs generally need to work, or have a job, where their mind and body are both being active. For example, lets say that you spent all day sitting at the computer staring at it. That's it just staring. Wouldn't you start going out of your mind? You can see everything that is going on with it but you can't touch it. That is the way it is with dogs. They know that it is with in their power to walk and make it to a new destination but with owners keeping them cooped up all day and all night they start losing their mind. Even convicts in jails and prisons get "yard" time.

Ok, so you say, "Well, I let my dog play outside half the day." Great! Unfortunately, that doesn't stimulate his  mind. That is play, NOT work. A dog needs to use his mind, senses, muscles, and heart to enter the state of mind that makes them manageable. Cesar is also famous for saying this, "Animal first, Breed Second, Name Last!" You must always remember this! The animal's instincts must be met, then the specific breeds needs, and lastly then you have his name. I suppose it should be said something like this. Exercise the Animal, Discipline the Breed, Affection with the Name. If you don't have the time to implement these practices into your daily routine, perhaps, you need to reconsider your desire for an animal. Not saying don't have a pet, just saying, maybe consider a different type of pet. Dogs are like 2 years old they play, they sleep, and they go to the bathroom. Left to their own devices they will destroy everything in their path. Give the proper training and they will be metaphorically saying "Yes Ma'am/Sir"

That is just my two cents worth. I hope you enjoyed the read!

Kill Shelters!

Every morning my routine is more or less the same. Wake up, take the dogs out potty, run the dogs and cat (if she chooses to get on the treadmill, feed the dogs, feed the cat, clean the litter box, and then log onto my computer. Every morning, I am gullible enough to believe that I won't see anything that will make me sad and it will be fun to cruise Facebook. And every morning, I am sadly mistaken. Every morning, I see post like these. I start crying. I understand the need to make more room, but what I don't understand is why people go to breeders for a PURE BLOOD when there are amazing PURE BLOODS in the shelters. I do not believe I can portray how upset and angered I am by this in writing.

This is #273- Lab the Dog - Labrador Retriever

#273- Lab is scheduled to be put down at Columbus GA Animal Control TODAY! Contactbefore it's too late!

 

Gender: Male     Personality / Description 4910 Milgen Rd Columbus, GA 31907 706-653-4512 *Adult Animals- $75 inlcudes spay/neuter surgery, rabies shot, and microchip *Puppies/Kittens- $65 includes spay/neuter surgery and microchip Any animal who is already spayed/neutered is only $25 to adopt. - Liscensed Rescues can pull for free!!! If interested call and leave a message. You must put your name on their card. Very high-kill shelter! 83% Kill rate last year and we are working hard to change that! -Anyone interested in sponsoring the animal for a better chance at adoption or needing help with transporting options, please message me (Caitlyn Townsendwww.facebook.com/CaitlynStoddard?ref=tn_tnmn">-http://www.facebook.com/CaitlynStoddard?ref=tn_tnmn ) via Facebook directly. If you can't adopt or sponsor, please help us by trying to contact other rescues to take these animals in. Kill dates are estimates, they are killed as space is needed for new intakes. Please be patient for updates. Thanks! Where to Adopt Columbus GA Animal Control , Columbus, GA 31907

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My stomach clenches, my jaw tightens, my throat constricts to the point of pain, my eyes mist with the unshed tears for this animal I don't even know. My day, well, my day seems just a little bit off from then on out. These animals that are dying are the animals that have been marred by people's ignorance, they aren't animals who have been taught that aggression is the only way to handle an issue. These animals are lovely, mostly well mannered, some times a bit older but by all means great animals.

Let's try and help these guys. Remember, next time you are looking for a dog. Go to the shelters. Go to the rescues. Or even if you aren't looking for a pup but just have the urge to help out. Get a pup from these kill shelters and then find him/her it's forever home!

Lets Educate the Pet Owners!

"Any breed can cause trouble. The difference between an aggressive Chihuahua and an aggressive pit bull is that the bigger breeds can cause proportionately bigger damage." (Cesar, 2012)

I am putting it out there folks! This ban on dog breeds has reached new heights! I firmly believe that it isn't the dogs that are the problem but the humans who own the dogs. “A major dog behavior problem stems from dogs becoming aggressive out of frustration and dominance. The frustration comes from a lack of exercise, and the dominance comes from a lack of calm-assertive leadership.” (Millan, 2011)  Lets educate pet owners, lets license them as well as breeders. That way all this "aggressive" breeds below will no longer be on this list. 

 75 dogs are now on the ban list and among them are:

1.AIREDALE TERRIER 
2.AKBASH 
3.AKITA 
4.ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG 
5,ALASKAN MALAMUTE 
6.ALSATIAN SHEPHERD 
7.AMERICAN BULLDOG
8.AMERICAN HUSKY 
9.AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER 
10.AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER 
11.AMERICAN WOLFDOG 
12.ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD 
13.ARIKARA DOG 
14.AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG 
15.AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD 
16.BELGIAN MALINOIS 
17.BELGIAN SHEEPDOG 
18.BELGIAN TURVUREN 
19.BLUE HEELER 
20.BOERBUL 
21.BORZOI 
22.BOSTON TERRIER 
23.BOUVIER DES FLANDRES 
24.BOXER 
25.BULLDOG 
26.BULL TERRIER
27.BULL MASTIFF 
28.CANE CORSO 
29.CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG 
30.CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD 
31.CHINESE SHAR PEI 
32.CHOW-CHOW 
33.COLORADO DOG 
34.DOBERMAN PINSCHER 
35.DOGO DE ARGENTINO 
36.DOGUE DE BORDEAUX 
37.ENGLISH MASTIFFS 
38.ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL 
39.ESKIMO DOG 
40.ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG 
41.FILA BRASILIERO 
42.FOX TERRIER 
43.FRENCH BULLDOG 
44.GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG 
45.GOLDEN RETRIEVER 
46.GREENLAND HUSKY 
47.GREAT DANE 
48.GREAT PYRENEES 
49.ITALIAN MASTIFF 
50.KANGAL DOG 
51.KEESHOND 
52.KOMONDOR 
53.KOTEZEBUE HUSKY 
54.KUVAZ 
55.LABRADOR RETRIEVER 
56.LEONBERGER 
57.MASTIFF 
58.NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF 
59.NEWFOUNDLAND 
60.OTTERHOUND 
61.PRESA DE CANARIO 
62.PRESA DE MALLORQUIN 
63.PUG 
64.ROTTWEILER 
65.SAARLOOS WOLFHOND 
66.SAINT BERNARD 
67.SAMOYED 
68.SCOTTISH DEERHOUND 
69.SIBERIAN HUSKY 
70.SPANISH MASTIFF 
71.STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER 
72.TIMBER SHEPHERD 
73.TOSA INU 
74.TUNDRA SHEPHERD 
75.WOLF SPITZ