What’s the Difference Between F1 vs F1B Goldendoodles?
F1 Goldendoodles are a cross between a purebred Golden Retriever and a purebred Toy, Miniature or Standard Poodle. Dog breeders refer to these dogs as “first generation” (F1) Goldendoodles and they get 50 percent of their genes from each breed. F1B Goldendoodles are a cross between an F1 Goldendoodle and a purebred Poodle or a purebred Golden Retriever. Although all Goldendoodles will be part Golden Retriever and part Poodle, personality traits and appearance will differ based on how much Poodle or Golden Retriever the...
How to Use a Dog Whistle and What to Use a Dog Whistle For
Disclaimer: If you purchase items through links on our site we may earn a commission. Dog whistles are great for all types of training but are especially helpful for a rock-solid recall and various dog sports and activities. Dog whistles are used to make communicating with your dog from long distances easier, since the sound carries and can penetrate thick cover, crowd noises and bad weather. These features are all significantly important not only for recall, but also for sports such as agility, herding and hunting and for gun dogs and...
Turning your dog’s playtime into learning and bonding
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Help more people and pets with these webcasts available on demand!
Learning new ways to help people and pets just got even easier! You can now access all of Human Animal Support Services past webcasts in your Maddie’s® University account. There are currently 32 total. Topics span everything from overcoming adoption barriers to taking advantage of staffing shortages. Not sure where to start? HASS: Human Animal Support Services: An Interactive Introduction is a good place. You can also see below for a list of a few more examples, and start watching (and learning) at your leisure! Source: Chew On...
Dogily – supporting the bond between pets and owners through style
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
After Experimentation, Hundreds of Lab Chimps Have No Future to Look Forward To
The story of the 18 chimps at the Wildlife Waystation in Sylmar, California is just one of the many tragedies brought upon laboratory animals by humans. Photo: YouTube/National Geographic In this case, it’s laboratory chimpanzees which have been bred for medical research with many of them not getting a chance to see the world that exists outside their small cages. Wildlife Waystation: The Plight of 18 Retired and Homeless Chimpanzees Most of the chimpanzees the Wildlife Waystation had taken in before its closure in 2019 came from...
Woman Can’t Figure Out Why People Keep Staring At Her Dog
Dogs can be notorious for picking up random items along the road while out for a walk. I have a friend who has two little Jack Russell mixes, and they are forever picking up random stuff. In particular, they are little terrors when it comes to discarded food on the road. It’s like they have a radar for it, and the couple of times I’ve dog-sat them I’ve had to be very vigilant that they don’t end up eating anything. Photo: TikTok/@lawstudentprincess One of my friend’s dogs, Millie, also has a knack for finding...
Cat Greets Potential Adopter with a Claw Swipe, But She Brings Him Home Anyway
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! If anyone should know better than to poke their finger through the wire mesh of a strange cat’s kennel, it’s me. In seconds, the business end of a black paw ripped an impressive gash across my index finger. I wrapped my bloodied finger in a tissue and stood back. We eyed each other, the cat and I. He’d moved to the back of the cage and was stretched out, ears perked...
Men Rescue Kangaroo Dangling From A Barbed Wire Fence
Australia is a huge country and its wildlife has a reputation around the world. Mainly, outsiders know Australia as a country where the wildlife is pretty deadly. I mean, how many times have we seen TikTok videos of people in Australia finding poisonous snakes or terrifyingly large insects in their homes? But besides having a lot of deadly species of wildlife, Australia is synonymous with kangaroos. Even if you don’t know anything else about Australia, you probably know that the land down under is famous for its kangaroos. Photo:...
Elephants Rush To Help Elderly Herd Member That Slipped And Fell
Elephants are large creatures. They have a very fearsome presence in the wild. Despite their imposing size, these gentle giants are well known to be very sensitive and empathetic creatures. They are capable of showing a range of different, complex emotions such as grief, selflessness, and compassion, among many other feelings. Photo: Instagram/samuielephanthaven But perhaps one of the things that elephants are most known for, is being helpful and protective towards other animals. Elephants have been known to show this type of kindness towards...
Mama Bear And Cub Break Into California Home For Breakfast
A Monrovia, California homeowner got the surprise of a lifetime when she walked to her kitchen only to discover two bears helping themselves to breakfast! According to NBC Los Angeles, Alicia Taylor left the front window open to get some fresh air, but she ended up welcoming more than a breeze into her home. The mama bear and cub seemingly took the open window as an invitation in and ripped the screen off to enter the house. Photo: YouTube/Inside Edition When Taylor noticed the bears at her kitchen table eating donuts, she quickly pulled out...
Brave Yorkie Fights Back During Coyote Attack In Broad Daylight
A tiny Yorkie survived a coyote attack after bravely fighting back against the large animals. The Yorkie, Macy, lives in Toronto with her owners, Dorothy Kwan and two kids, and it was Kwan’s young daughter who was caring for Macy the day of the incident. According to CTV News Toronto, 10-year-old Lily Kwan was walking Macy when a coyote appeared on the sidewalk near them. Photo: YouTube/ABC7 The area, though suburban, is known to have coyotes and had warnings posted throughout, but Lily wasn’t prepared for an encounter with one....
Rescuers Save Dog With Massive Chest Wound Before It’s Too Late
When rescuers with Animal Aid Unlimited first met Kalu, they thought he looked normal enough. The pup was standing around and seemed perfectly fine – until they saw his chest. The poor dog was suffering from a terrible wound that covered a large part of his chest. The open wound had no skin left to cover it and it must’ve been so painful! Photo: YouTube/Animal Aid Unlimited, India Kalu’s family was really worried for him and they wanted him to go to Animal Aid Unlimited’s care center for treatment. They knew that Kalu...
Stray Dog Convinces Shoppers To Play Fetch With Him At The Mall
When Botella the dog appeared at the Arauco Maipú shopping mall in Chile, no one was really sure how he got there or where he came from. One thing was clear, though: He was there on a mission to play fetch. The sweet stray dog had brought his own ball to the mall and cleverly set it on the escalator so it would go up to the top, while he waited at the bottom. Photo: TikTok/@donramonzzera It was his way of getting shoppers to play with him! When the ball reached the top of the escalator, a passerby would send it flying back down so...
More Than 30 English Mastiffs Made To Breed Nonstop Are Rescued From An Insane Hoarding Situation
It’s already been established that rescues and shelters are facing major capacity issues recently with the massive increase of animals that are being surrendered while suffering a decrease in pet adoption rates. PHOTO: Pixabay/mohamed_hassan An animal rescue group in Arizona who specializes in rescuing giant breeds recently rescued more than 30 English Mastiffs from an 80-year-old hoarder’s house. Arizona Mastiff Rescue says that the man was breeding the dogs nonstop. “That’s how he made a living. He had multiple dogs...
Steal These 11 Ideas! They’re Mostly Free. They Will Make a Difference. We Promise.
Would you like to learn how one animal shelter brought in $10k in donations from one TikTok video? How about how a lost and found texting program doubled a shelter’s return to owner rate, and a totally free fence-fixing program that’s keeping pets from getting lost in the first place? For just over a year now, we’ve been sharing organizations’ best, most innovative, and most *replicable* ideas in our Steal This Idea blog series. Well, here’s a roundup of 11 of our favorites so you can Steal These...
Environmental toxins in the home — how to help your cat breathe easier
Submission Guidelines Thank you for your interest in writing for Animal Wellness. As the #1 natural health magazine for pets in North America, we take pride in providing our readers with the information they need to make wise health care choices for their animal companions. Our publication embraces the entire holistic spectrum, from physical health issues to the emotional and spiritual well being of our animals. We welcome unsolicited articles and story outlines as long as they focus on holistic healing, whether physical, emotional or...
Newlyweds Rescue And Adopt Stray Dog Who Crashed Their Wedding
A stray dog that crashed a wedding ended up getting his own “happily ever after” when the bride and groom decided to rescue and adopt him! Douglas Robert and Tamíris Muzini were enjoying a church wedding in Brazil when a stray dog showed up from the streets. The dog, now named Braiá Caramelo de Jesus, made his way to the church’s entrance and quietly watched the ceremony, even taking a nap partway through. Photo: Instagram/@carmelodejesus Everyone noticed the pup, and a photographer even managed to capture some...
Conservationists Release Bison In The UK To Help Combat Climate Change
European bison have been released in the UK as part of a flagship wilding project to combat climate change. The project is a collaborative effort between the Wildwood Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust dubbed “Wilder Blean.” According to a press release from the Wildwood Trust, conservationists hope that by releasing the bison, they will “promote stronger habitats by restoring natural processes that are able to withstand the current environmental crisis and species decline, and in the long run, reverse it.” Photo:...
Emmanuel The Emu Is Going Viral For His Cheeky Antics On TikTok
If you’ve spent any time on TikTok recently, you might be familiar with a cheeky emu named Emmanuel. Emmanuel lives at Knuckle Bump Farms in south Florida, a hobby farm run by Taylor Blake. Blake often shares educational videos on her farm’s TikTok account, but it’s Emmanuel whose the true star. In Blake’s clips, you can often see her attempting to film before Emmanuel shows up and pecks her camera to the floor. Photo: TikTok/@knucklebumpfarms At this point, his antics have become a classic staple to her channel. In...
