A Small Dog

If you believe you would like to adopt a dog rather than purchase one from a breeder, then you should give strong consideration to adopting from a dog rescue group. A dog rescue group selectively pulls dogs from shelters and offers them for adoption, usually at public events held a few times a month. The primary advantage of adopting a dog from a rescue group versus from an animal shelter is knowledge. The members of a dog rescue group will have intimate knowledge of all the dogs in their care. Here is why: (more…)

I am a huge fan of author Jon Katz. If you have not read any of his books, I highly recommend that you do. In each of his works about dogs, Katz looks at dog behavior from a very unconventional viewpoint. His focus is not on why dogs do what they do, nor is it on how people influence or train their dogs. He tells the story of how dogs influence human behavior, and how that influence can be profoundly life-changing for some people. Most of his work springs from personal dramas. He speaks of himself humbly, as a flawed, middle-aged man trying to become a better person by taking positive cues from his dogs. (more…)