No More Homeless Pets® Best Friends’ 2010 Conference in Vegas, Baby

Different Tracks, Same Goal…No More Homeless Pets!

Dear Members and Friends,

The mission of No More Homeless Pets® is driven by people of many different passions and talents, all working toward the same goal … a time when every companion animal has a loving, forever home. This fall, seasoned animal-welfare professionals, new volunteers and those just wanting to find out what THEY can do to make a difference will gather together to share ideas, swap success stories and be inspired, challenged and refreshed at Best Friends Animal Society’s No More Homeless Pets Conference.

Along with an agenda filled with inspirational speakers and important information for EVERYONE, Best Friends is pleased to announce four distinct tracks that vary in range of specializations and interest, all leading to the same goal – No More Homeless Pets.
Whether you are new to animal welfare, a seasoned professional, a volunteer or a paid staff member, there is a track for you. Looking to fundraise and raise awareness to save animals’ lives? There is a track for you. Is animal care and rehabilitation your focus? There’s a track for you, too. Attend all the workshops in one track, or pick and choose from among the topics to create a track that is right for you.
Conference topics will cover what you need to know to save and improve the lives of animals. To see the most updated agenda for the conference, click here.
Speakers include experts from leading animal-welfare organizations around the country.
Don’t miss Best Friends’ 2010 No More Homeless Pets Conference!

URGENT - need 2 pups pulled from shelter in MA - going to euthanize for ringworm

Please don't let these pups die because of something SO TREATABLE!!
Cross-post & share, specially with those in or near Springfield, Mass??
THANKS!!

We sent 2 puppies to a shelter in Springfield,MA on July 7th. They are now 12 weeks old and we guessed them as min pin mixes.
They have ringworm and the shelter is going to euthanize them. Can anybody pull them? This needs done ASAP.
Chris - TCHSdoginfo@aol.com
Taylor County Humane Society
PO Box 4045
Grafton, WV 26354

BDO and other grassroots dog advocates unite to pass Logan's Law: Official Press Release

Massachusetts leads the way:
First state to ban cruel devocalization of dogs and cats.
• Landmark humane law takes effect July 21 at 12:01 a.m.
• Sponsor: unfunded, grassroots Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets.
• Inspired new federal bill that could drive $1 million grant to MA.
Their vocal cords were cut to stifle their voices. Logan's Law will end this cruelty in Massachusetts.
(l-r) Logan was adopted by Gayle Fitzpatrick of Plymouth. Stella was adopted by Dottie Veneto of Quincy.
Demi was adopted by Cindy Martin of Taunton. Lady was adopted by Fran and Gene Nadeau of Pittsfield.
Fritz was purchased from a breeder by Kate Sanders-Pedersen of Wayland—unaware he had been subjected to devocalization surgery. All photos available as jpegs for reprint.
Who devocalizes? What do the dogs sound like?
Search Faces of Devocalization on www.youtube.com
What are the risks? Hear what veterinarians and shelters say.
Search Unkindest Cut Devocalization on www.youtube.com
PRESS CONTACT: Beth Birnbaum, 617-332-1483 (home/office); 617-697-3374 (cell)
From 16-year-old suburbanite Jordan Star (of Boston Dogs Organization) to 71-year-old Jordan Gallagher of Dorchester, a grassroots network of pet owners and others from every corner of the state passed an historic humane law this session without funding or even a formal organization. Logan’s Law will serve as
a model for other states and was the impetus for a new federal bill to prevent cruelty to animals.
What Logan’s Law does:
It prohibits devocalization of dogs and cats—cutting vocal cords to suppress or remove the voice. It allows vocal cord surgery to treat disease, injury or birth defects. Sponsored by:
Massachusetts residents. In 2008, the Coalition filed and passed the first state law banning an Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets, an unfunded, all-volunteer network of
inhumane new business model that rents pets by the hour or day, like cars or DVDs.
• Filed January 2009, 59 legislative cosponsors
Logan’s Law, legislative history:
• Carried in the House by Rep. Bill Bowles, 617-722-2400 or 508-397-9941
• Carried in the Senate by Sen. Bruce Tarr, 617-722-1600 (originally by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown)
• Passed by the House, 155-1, March 3, 2010
• Passed by the Senate without opposition on a voice vote, April 1
• Signed into law April 22
Inspired new federal legislation:
HR 5422 would make states with laws banning devocalization of dogs and cats eligible for grants of up to $1 million for humane education and care of homeless animals. Sponsor: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, D-MD, 2d District, 202-225-3061.
WHO IS LOGAN ANYWAY?
A proud show dog, devocalized and dumped: Logan’s breeder had her dogs devocalized to
run her business in a quiet residential neighborhood; she gave him up when he stopped winning ribbons. His rescuer, Gayle Fitzpatrick, founder, Friends of the Plymouth Pound, says her adopted pet rasped, retched and gagged relentlessly as a result of devocalization till the day he died.
“
Logan did nothing to deserve this," says Fitzpatrick. "His vocal cords were cut for one
reason only: his breeder’s greed.
"
WHY WOULD BREEDERS DEVOCALIZE?
Some breeders devocalize to keep many dogs without complaints from authorities; others like to profit from but not hear their own animals,
explains Leslie Burg, a former Newton alderman and a core member of Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets. Who else would do this to a helpless animal?
keep dogs quiet in the ring and in transit between shows. Sled dog hobbyists, because dogs typically bark more in groups—and Huskies are a barky breed. Some dog fighters, animal hoarders and biotech labs that test on dogs and cats also devocalize. According to Burg: Show dog exhibitors, to
“Of the hundreds of devocalized dogs—and a few cats—we’ve discovered in Massachusetts
in a year of campaigning for Logan’s Law, only a handful were devocalized by pet owners.
Sadly, not all realized the pain and suffering their pets would experience,” Burg says. “As
with declawing, some vets don’t explain risks and potential complications of devocalization.”
KEEPING CRUELTY UNDER THE RADAR
Few who order or perform devocalization voluntarily disclose it, because it is widely considered inhumane, says Burg, adding that it is easy to hide. “Unlike docked tails or cropped ears, cut
vocal cords aren’t visible, so people assume these animals have laryngitis. Who’d imagine someone had an animal's vocal cords cut to deal with barking or meowing? It’s hard to fathom."
SHELTERS, VETERINARIANS TESTIFY:
SERIOUS RISKS, NO BENEFIT FOR ANIMALS—NOT EVEN A SECURE HOME
More than 50 pieces of testimony submitted to the legislature by shelter executives, prominent veterinarians and animal behavior experts concurred: Cutting an animal’s vocal cords by any means for any purpose except to treat disease, injury or birth defects, as allowed by Logan’s Law, is an act of cruelty. Veterinarians testified
: No matter how the vocal cords are cut or how experienced the vet, animals face serious, even life-threatening risks. They can be compromised for life or die by choking, aspiration pneumonia, heat stroke or surgical complications. (See Expert Perspectives) Shelter execs testified
: Devocalized animals are abandoned like any other. Surgically altering animals to manage behavior—whether devocalization or declawing—does not keep them out of shelters. (See Shelter Perspectives)
"A dog’s or cat’s best chance is with an owner who chooses, houses, trains and cares
for pets responsibly and humanely—and for whom the animal is a companion, not a profit center," according to Friends of the Plymouth Pound's Gayle Fitzpatrick, a rescue volunteer for 30 years.
“Some breeds are more vocal than others, and most vocalize more in groups. Responsible people don’t run breeding operations or put naturally barky breeds where noise is not tolerated.
Fitzpatrick adds: “Frequent vocalization is a often distress call; the animal is bored, lonely, anxious or in physical discomfort. Vocal cord surgery doesn’t change the distress. It just makes it easy for the owner to ignore until it escalates. What do you think happens to the devocalized pet then—or when he’s no longer profitable for his breeder?
”
Logan's Law was sponsored by
Coalition to Protect and Rescue Pets,
an unfunded, all-volunteer network of Massachusetts
pet owners and other concerned individuals.
It was endorsed by
Animal Law Coalition
Boston Dogs Organization
Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association and
more than 200 Massachusetts veterinarians
New England Federation of Humane Societies
and
Animal Umbrella, Revere Baypath Humane Society, Hopkinton Berkshire Humane Society, Pittsfield Billerica Cat Care Coalition, Billerica Boston Dog Rescue, Boston Buddy Dog Humane Society, Sudbury Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society, Springfield Dog Orphans, Douglas Forever Paws Animal Shelter, Fall River Friends of the Plymouth Pound, Plymouth Ipswich Humane Group, Ipswich Kitty Connection, Medford Marblehead Animal Shelter, Marblehead MassPAWS, Winthrop
Melrose Humane Society, Melrose MetroWest Humane Society, Ashland MSPCA-Angell, Boston New England Animal Rescue, Middleboro New England Society for Abandoned Animals, Osterville Norfolk County Humane Society, Canton Northeast Animal Shelter, Salem Poodle Rescue of New England, Somerville Save A Dog, Sudbury South Shore Humane Society, Braintree Standish Humane Society, Duxbury Sterling Animal Shelter, Sterling Tiny Tigers Feline Rescue, Groton Underdog ResQ, Boston Worcester Animal Rescue League, Worcester
Consulting Experts
● Laura Allen, Esq., Executive Director, Animal Law Coalition, 607-269-0018
● Dr. Joel M. Woolfson, DVM, DACVS, Board-Certified Veterinary Surgeon, 617-549-5991 ● Dr. Nicholas Dodman, DVA, DACVB, DACVA, Board-Certified Veterinary Behaviorist and
Anesthesiologist, 508-887-4640, 508-887-4665 ● Dr. Barbara Hodges, DVM, MBA, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association ● Pat Miller, CDBC, CPDT; Past President, Association of Pet Dog Trainers

Opposition:
Two powerful lobbies that profit from devocalization opposed Logan’s Law: Mass. Veterinary Medical Association, with members who perform this surgery to suppress an animal’s voice, and dog breeders (AKC and Mass. Federation of Dog Clubs), who order it to facilitate their businesses.
It is a credit to Beacon Hill that lawmakers overwhelmingly passed Logan’s Law based
on the facts of devocalization—and the majority voice of ordinary citizens, who consider medically unnecessary vocal cord surgery on a dog or cat no less than an act of cruelty.

We need a Foster Home for a few weeks in Metro Boston / North Shore for an adorable rescue

FOSTER HOME NEEDED ASAP:

Maxx is a 12-year-old pure-bred Shih Tzu in need of a foster home until about the end of August. He has had a difficult life and has someone who has pledged to take him permanently, as soon as he moves to a new location that will allow dogs (approx. late August).

He was adopted in 2008 by a Woburn retirement community as its "house" dog and was doing very well there, very popular with the residents and visitors. In February of this year, however, the community decided that it had no staff member(s) who were willing to serve as Maxx's dedicated caregiver to ensure he had his daily walks, consistent feeding time, etc.



Maxx is probably the most gentle dog anyone could meet. He is good with people, other animals, etc. and is completely non-aggressive (definitely not an Alpha dog). When he was originally adopted in 2008, the shelter staff said that his original owners neglected him significantly, to the point where Maxx was very reclusive and completely ungroomed. His coat was so matted and tangled that the staff said he was unable to see out of his eyes because of the clumped hair obstructing them. The owners said that, because their kids were now grown, they didn't want to take care of the dog anymore, so they felt the shelter was a better place for him.

One of the first things the retirement community did for Maxx was to have a complete veterinary check-up for him, as well as extensive dental work to remove several fully rotted teeth that were causing him constant pain, and to clean the remaining teeth. He received a very short haircut, which he was ecstatic about, and began eating Science Diet L/D to (I will pay for food) help him keep his liver enzyme count controlled. He remains on this diet today. He has received regular veterinary visits (at Arlington Animal Clinic with Dr. Morrison) and is current on all shots (he had three-year boosters on rabies and tetanus in 2009). He is about eight pounds overweight (weighing 28lbs) but is increasing his daily exercise and likes to sit in shady grass for an hour or two on end. Notwithstanding all this, he loves to be rubbed and petted and can lie down to receive that attention for hours. He is essentially a non-barking dog.

n live out the rest of his days. I'm wanting to provide that for him, but I need some help in the interim while I'm waiting to move to a house where I can take him with me. Since I live in Gloucester, if anyone is available in the North Shore / Metro Boston / Metro West area, I am very willing to visit him regularly and help out with his care, pay for all his food/treats/etc as well as walking, play time. I'm looking for a place for him very soon (this week, if possible,) and will likely be a 6 week stay until I move out of my non-dog friendly community.

My email address is robert.nigro@us.army.mil

Thanks to all for any consideration in helping find Maxx a temporary home - Woof - Rob

CONTACT INFO FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESTROYING ADOPTABLE DOGS in NY

WHERE TO CONTACT THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES


For Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Adminstration, Deputy Mayors, and Department heads, go to
the NYC.gov website. To see elected officials who represent you, go to League of Women Voters

City Hall
Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 788-3000, Mayor's Action Line (212) 788-9600
mbloomberg@cityhall.nyc.gov

Linda Gibbs
Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Tel: 212 788-3000
Fax 212 788 2460


Michael Cardozo, Esq.
NYC Corporation Counsel - the Mayor's chief lawyer
NYC Department of Law
59 Maiden Lane, 28th floor, New York, NY 10038
Tel: (212) 232-5274




Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Thomas Farley, M.D.
(succeeded Dr. Thomas Frieden in September 2009)
Commissioner, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
125 Worth Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 788-5261, Fax: (212) 964-0472
TFarley@health.nyc.gov


Alan Goldberg
Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Services
125 Worth Street, New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212-788-4645


Edgar R. Butts, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Assistant Commissioner, Veterinary and Pest Control Services
ebutts@health.nyc.gov


Norma S. Torres
Director, Veterinary Public Health Services
ntorres3@health.nyc.gov


Inspector Zicherman
DOH, Veterinary Public Health Services
Tel:- 212-676-2115


City Council

Christine Quinn
Speaker New York City Council
City Hall, New York, NY 10007
http://council.nyc.gov/d3/html/members/home.shtml


There are two committees who should be contacted: Health and Contracts



Darlene Mealy
Chair, New York City Council Contracts Committee
1757 Union Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11213250 Broadway, Room 1846, NY, NY 10007
darlene.mealy@council.nyc.gov



In 1997, Kathryn Freed headed the Contracts Committee and fought the DOH to investigate the
AC&C's operations under its contract with the DOH. The report was scathing, as you can
surmise from its title: "Dying for Homes." Now is the perfect time for the Contracts Committee
to commence a new investigation of the AC&C's operations. The DOH is in the process of
dictating a new 5-year contract with the AC&C. It is a contract predicated on an insufficient
budget. Also, the DOH is now searching for yet another Executive Director for the AC&C. (This
new person will be the 6th Executive Director appointed during the Bloomberg administration,
and that's not counting two "interim" EDs, the position currently headed by Risa Weinstock.)



Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
Chair, Health Committee
arroyo@council.nyc.ny.us


Councilperson Arroyo represents a Bronx district. Remember, the Bronx still doesn't have a full
service animal shelter. In 2002, Christine Quinn (then head of the Health Committee) granted
Mayor Bloomberg an extension until 2006 to create full service shelters in the Bronx and
Queens. Quinn never convened an oversight committee to investigate why the DOH missed
that deadline. Arroyo, who scores a high rating on the New York League of Humane Voters'
"Humane Scorecard," is a key person to contact.


Bill De Blasio,Public Advocate
He is a friend of animals.
1 Centre Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10007
General inquiries: (212) 669-7200
Ombudsman services: (212) 669-7250
Fax: (212) 669-4701
deblasio@council.nyc.ny.us

FROM MR. DE BLASIO'S WEBSITE:

The job of the Public Advocate is, most fundamentally, that of a watchdog, ensuring that all New
Yorkers receive the City services they deserve and have a voice in shaping the policies of their
government. As an ex-officio member of all Council committees with the power to introduce
legislation, the Public Advocate is an important participant in the legislative process. Through
the office's powers of appointment, the Public Advocate also influences City planning, the
budget process, and the management of retirement funds.



AC&C management

Julie Bank Executive Director,
Animal Care and Control, Inc.
11 Park Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 442-2059, Fax: (212) 442-2066
JBank@nycacc.org

Richard Gentles
AC&C Director of Operations
Animal Care and Control, Inc.
11 Park Place, 8th floor, New York, NY 10007
Tel: (212) 442-2057, Fax: (212) 442-2066
RGentles@nycacc.org


The AC&C Board of Directors

The "ex-officio" board members from the City are:

THOMAS FARLEY, M.D
Commissioner
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Chairman of the AC&C Board of Directors
125 Worth Street, 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 295-5347 Fax: (212) 295-5426
e-mail: tfarley@health.nyc.gov
Bloomberg appointed Farley to succeed former Commissioner Frieden (who accepted the
position as head of the Center for Disease Control). Just as his predecessor, Farley is the
Chairman of the ACC Board of Directors. As one of his first acts, he approved the DOH’s
appeal from a court decision ordering it to create full service shelters in the Bronx and Queens.

Adrian Benepe
Commissioner
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
The Arsenal, Central Park, 830 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10021
Tel: 800 201-Park; Dial 311 for all Parks & Recreation Information
Benepe occasionally attended board meetings, but for the past several years, has sent a
designee. Plus - helps facilitate access to parks for adoption events. Minus - affable personality
but demonstrates little or no interest in improving the plight of shelter animals. To e-mail
Commissioner Benepe, go to http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/maildpr.html [You’re limited to
150 words or less, so you may have to divide your message into 2 or 3 messages to him. Or
you can send him a letter.]

Lt. THOMAS J. SWANSON
Representative for NYPD Community Affairs.
We have no information about Swanson, nor does the AC&C provide any.
E-Mail: thomas.swanson@nypd.org

The "independent" board members:

JAY KUHLMAN, DVM
Gramercy Animal Hospital
37 East 19th Street
New York, NY 10003
Tel. 212-477-4080; fax (212) 254-7497
sjkuhlman@aol.com
A veterinarian. Genuinely cares about the plight of shelter animals but has never publicly
protested the DOH’s stewardship of the ACC or the actions and inaction of his fellow board
members.

John M.B. O'Connor
212-363-0868
joc@jocnewyork.com
Former partner at JP Morgan Partners and now CEO of J.H. Whitney Investment Management
in Manhattan. Has is closely allied himself with the Health Commissioner. Was ACC's treasurer
for four years. A blood sport hunter and ACC's most hostile board member to animal welfare
issues. His concern is not to embarrass “his friend,” Mayor Bloomberg.

BRUCE DONIGER
Appointed in Oct 2004. President and CEO of The J.E. & Z.B Butler Foundation, a nonprofit that
benefits at-risk youth and individuals with special needs. AC&C's Treasurer.
E-Mail: bbdoniger@yahoo.com

PATRICK NOLAN
Appointed in March 2007 to fill a nine-month vacancy and now apparently a permanent member
of the Board. A VP of marketing at Penguin Group publishing in Manhattan. He remains an
unknown entity. His office e-mail: Patrick.Nolan@us.penguingroup.com


AC&C Executive Offices, 11 Park Place, Suite 805, NY, NY 10007

Pitbull Mix Needs Rescue in MA

Horatio is a 1 1/2 year old pitbull x that weighs about 50lbs. He is at
North Shore Animal Hospital in Lynn and has been there for almost 2 months.
He has become a staff favorite and they are looking for a rescue group or
shelter with an adoption program to take him in. Horatio is good with other
dogs of all sizes and fine with small children he has met. Horatio needs a
cat free home. He is pretty good on a leash for likely having no formal
training, very food motivated and wants to please. Horatio is active and
playful but not high energy and settles easily. Horatio has had a
behavioral evaluation and was fine with all handling and no resource
guarding or food aggression was present.

He is neutered, HW tested, and UTD on vaccines.

If anyone can help this dog out please contact Michelle Welch directly at
NSAH in Lynn.

NYC - Diana Needs a Miracle!

new york..metro area COURTESY POST NY CACC POOR DIANA NEEDS A MIRACLE!! SHE HAS HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF GETTING KENNEL COUGH (A COLD!!! ) AT THE CITY SHELTER..NOW IT'S COSTING HER HER LIFE!! WHICH IS SO UNFAIR..SHE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 48 LBS.SHE IS GREAT WITH OTHER DOGS.AND SHE IS GREAT WITH EVERYBODY.SHE IS ONE OF THOSE SWEET SOULS WITH THOSE EYES THAT LOOK AT YOU AS IF YOU ARE THE CENTER OF HER UNIVERSE.SHE DESERVES TO LIVE.PLEASE CONTACT SAVETHISDOG@GMAIL.COM PLEASE DONT HESITATE THE CACC ALREADY KILLED OVER 20 DOGS JUST LIKE HER THIS PAST WEEK..WE CANNOT LET HER BE ANOTHER STATISTIC.PLEASE HELP HER!!

Urgent Rescue Needed - Brooklyn ACC - Franklyn A864853

Franklyn A864853 – 11 months old- 34 pounds- stray- URI since 7/8

A Volunteer Wrote: Feeling sure that the other objects of my affection can't read this, I'm going to come out and say it: I think Franklin may be the cutest dog I have ever met. For sure, in the top 100 (I've met a lot of dogs). Here is Franklin: As a friend and I stood outside chatting, my friend suddenly looked down and burst into laughter. The 10 month old funny boy, tired of the hold up, had thrown himself down on the ground belly up and taken the opportunity to sunbathe, tongue hanging out, tummy catching the breeze on a hot summer afternoon. This 34 pound pup came in as a stray but he appears housetrained--he squats once and calls it a day--and he is a joy on the leash. With his big floppy ears, his goofy grin, and his absolute delight in all around him, people actually stop and turn around on the street to watch him dance on by. This dog is heaven on earth, and someone out there is going to be so very lucky to get a taste of that while still on terra firma, thanks to having Franklin in your life.

Look 1 :Eyes averted with soft body ,low tail wagging and ears back
Sensitivity 1 :Leans in to the assessor with soft body ,low tail wagging and ears back
Tag 1 :Assumes play position and joins the game
Squeeze 1 :Gently pulls paw away
Squeeze 2 1 :Gently pulls paw away
Food 2 :Dog follows the dish with soft body and wagging tail,lifts head after a bit of pressure from hand to cheek
Toy 1 :Settles close to chew,keeps a firm grip while soft in body
Rawhide 1 :No interest
Dog to dog 2:Approaches the helper dog by rushing in with soft body ,head high and ears forward

Brooklyn Shelter
2336 Linden Blvd
8am - 8pm seven days: (718) 272-7206
For more information about this animal, call:
Animal Care and Control of New York City - Brooklyn at (212) 788-4000
or 718 272-7201, press 0 when the message starts
Please help this boy – HE is the true meaning of RESCUE!!

One of Oldest and Best Partners...Dog Town

A number of our members have gotten Dogs from Best Friends Animal Sanctuary - to rescue a dog, volunteer for several weeks in Utah, and most of the time BOTH. Thank you to all of you!! Boston Dogs Organization donates excess funds to them when able to including saving Meryl, a Pitbull from Michael Vick's fitting ring. She is now fully recovered.



The founder of Best Friends is a friend of BDO and has called to check in on us! Its great. You can see Dog Town on Nat Geo on Friday evenings that chronically life at dog town trough the eyes of staff and dogs...

Dog Ear Infections adnd Home Remedies...

Dogs that have furry, floppy ears are prone to ear infections as well as Retrievers and dogs in general, especially in summer when heat encourages yeasty growth. For dogs with long ear fur, it does not hurt at all if you gently turn the ear inside out and tie or rubber-band the ears loosely back behind the head. Be sure the rubber-band does not pull the ears and is wrapped only around the furry tips, never pinching the skin of the flap. Opening up the ears to fresh air for an hour or so a day greatly assists in preventing ear infections in the summertime. 

You can also use a paper towel or toilet paper and insert gently in and around the ear canal - with limited pressure. Brown wax is normal - another color is a cause for concern. If you have any concerns please contact us or your vet.
-Helen Fazio contributed to this Post.


Woof!

Happy 4th to all Americans and their Dogs

Remember its very hot out and bring water for your dog and be careful of them walking on pavement, concrete, sand that can burn their paws; dogs have a higher pain thresh hold (especially larger breeds and are likely not to 'tell' they are hurt or in pain before damage is done!)

Here is a picture one of and the first official US flag named the Continental Colors or the Grand Union. Dogs love showing off the Patriotism (not just the football team!) with red, white, and blue collars, leashes, hanker-chiefs, etc. Remember is you are headed anywhere crowded we recommend NOT having retractable leashes. The can hurt both dogs and humans. Have a safe an happy Independence Day!! Thank you to our military past and present and all those that have and continue to make this country great; including our canine military, police, search & rescue, working, service, and therapy dogs. If you want to volunteer with Boston Dogs Organization, contact us!

Woof!