Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: 2022 conferences, Maddie’s Pet Forum and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Weigh-in on the latest Maddie’s Pet Forum postsHave you been to Maddie’s® Pet Forum lately? The online hub for animal welfare professionals is the place to go to ask questions, give advice, share a success story and network with others in the field. You’ll likely find someone who has been where you have been, and who can impart their learnings onto you.… Learn More Mark your calendars for these 4 conferencesIn-person conferences are...
#TrendingInTraining: Giving Choices = Better Behavior
Dine in or carry out? Go to the gym or out for a run? We make lots of daily decisions without much thought. But what about our dogs? We decide what they eat, where they sleep, whether they have a yard and when they get walks. We decide when they play (and usually who with) and even where and when they do their business. All these restrictions can make for unhappy dogs. But by giving our dogs more choices we improve how they feel, and better behavior often follows. Dogs are faced with the daily challenges of living in a human-centered world,...
Sauropods, the Largest Dinosaurs, Walked With Diagonal Gait Like Hippopotamus
“Everybody always assumed that sauropods walked like modern elephants, but they didn’t, and we think that’s because the sauropods were just so much broader,” said Jens Lallensack, member of the Peter Falkingham Lab at Liverpool John Moores University. Photo: YouTube/Animals Planet The Mystery of How the Dinosaurs Walked on Earth For many years, even with the discovery of dinosaur tracks, paleontologists have been mystified with how the many kinds of dinosaurs walked. They have learned that fossil tracks could not...
Rescue Puppy Tries To Eat Magazine Photos Of Tasty-Looking Food
Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and been captivated by mouthwatering-looking photos of food? When I was younger, my grandma would buy cooking magazines and all of the pictures of cake were enough to make me head to the kitchen and start baking! Of course, my creations never turned out like those in the magazine and it would’ve been nice to just eat the cake or other dishes right off the page. It seems I’m not the only one who feels this way, as a dog was recently caught on video trying to eat photos of...
Dog Presumed Dead After Being Buried In Avalanche Found Alive And Well
Exploring the backcountry can be exciting and fun, but it can also be quite dangerous. It’s important to always be prepared and have proper equipment and training before tackling high-risk areas, like avalanche zones. One couple learned just how important it is to be prepared when they were exploring Monarch Crest in Salida, Colorado with their dog. As they were ascending the mountain, an avalanche broke out above them, threatening all of their lives. Thankfully, one of the subjects had an airbag pack they were able to deploy. With the...
Paralyzed Dog Abandoned At Shelter Learns To Run Again
Some people adopt dogs for work, but even working dogs deserve loving homes with people who care for them. Sometimes, though, animals are seen as little more than commodities and when they can’t perform anymore, they’re deemed worthless. That was what happened to Avellana. She was owned by a hunter to work as his assistant but he didn’t care for her well. When she got sick and lost her ability to walk, he left her to suffer for some time before getting rid of her. While it was a rough start to life, things ended up turning...
Rescuers Give Street Dog A Second Chance At Life With Emergency Surgery
Life is hard for street dogs and when they’re injured, they often suffer in silence. In some parts of India, dogs are seen as a pest and if they’re hit by a car or attacked by another animal, people don’t think twice about going on their way. Thankfully, some people have compassion for street dogs and help those in need. When some Good Samaritans saw one of their neighborhood street dogs was terribly injured, they knew they couldn’t leave her to die. They made the right choice by calling Animal Aid Unlimited and...
Dozens Of Dogs And Puppies Rescued From Neglectful Home In New Mexico
When authorities with San Miguel County, New Mexico received a call regarding neglected animals, they didn’t hesitate to call the Humane Society of the United States for assistance. Together, they approached the residential property in question with a search and seizure warrant and what they found was heartbreaking. On the property, located in the desert of New Mexico, around 50 animals were found living in awful, neglectful conditions. Photo: YouTube/The Humane Society of the United States According to a HSU press release, dozens of...
10 pantry items that are poisonous to pets
Do you know what items in your kitchen are poisonous to dogs and cats? Pet toxicology experts identify top 10 toxins commonly found in a pantry. When you think of your pantry, images of household staples, cooking supplies, snacks and other food items come to mind. In reality, what you may find is a pantry full of potential pet poisons. In honor of National Poison Prevention Week, March 20-26, the toxicology experts at Pet Poison Helpline reviewed their case data and developed a list of the top 10 potential pet poisons commonly found in your...
Firefighters and Good Samaritans Rescue 2,000 Pound Horse That Fell Into A Well
“It’s not something we do every day. Usually, we get people out of places, not horses,” said North Whidbey Fire and Rescue Chief John Clark. It was an unforgettable day for the Lang family who resides in Whidbey Island Station, Washington. What could have been a wonderful morning turned out to be a day of mixed surprise, anxiety, and excitement. Photo: YouTube/King 5 The Langs have five horses and as part of their family’s routine, Karl Lang’s daughter came out to feed them. She quickly noticed that one of the...
A Lovable Rescue Dog Saves Her Owner’s Life By Warning Him About Flesh-Eating Disease
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” We have been hearing many stories about how other people’s dogs have helped in saving their lives. But when it comes to our pets, we do not expect such kind of heroism. Maybe it is because we are more protective of our pets like parents are to their children, and we do not expect children to do big, heroic things. Story of the Quiet, Unexpected Hero in Sophie Andrew Lee rescued Sophie, an English springer spaniel, from an animal shelter more than...
Introducing Your New Dog to the Family Cat
So you’ve decided to add a dog into your feline-friendly household. Maybe you’ve done the research on which breeds are most apt to get along with cats, you’ve checked out local shelters, and you’ve found the perfect dog that should fit right in with your furry and human family members. How can you make sure that you get everyone started on the right foot? There are a few important steps in the process. Picking the Right Dog While there are certain breeds that are generally good with cats, individual dogs can vary....
Family Brings Stray Cat in to Escape Cold Weather, and They Slowly Win Her Trust
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! A couple of weeks before Christmas, we noticed a little kitty darting under our house. This kitty was extremely skittish and would not let us come near but would gobble up the food and water we left out. When the forecast called for very cold weather, we contacted a shelter and a wonderful woman from there brought us a trap. After bringing our little “Cassie” to the vet to be...
Pets and Technology: How Entrepreneurs and Innovators Can Help Save Lives
“There is a huge disconnect between how much people care about their pets, and 98% of people believe that their pets are as important as human family members, but our laws are still treating them like property that have absolutely no inherent value,” Dr. Ellen Jefferson, president and CEO of Austin Pets Alive! and American Pets Alive!, said, during a recent SXSW panel on pet tech and the changing pet-owner relationship. This is one of the critical, solvable problems leading to an estimated 1 million pets dying in shelters every...
Diet and diabetes in dogs – is there a connection?
Poor nutrition contributes to premature aging and degenerative conditions that can lead to the development of diabetes in dogs. Here’s why, and how an ancestral diet can help prevent and manage this common disease. Our dogs are our “fur babies”. And much like human children, they can develop “sugar diabetes”, clinically known as Type I diabetes mellitus. This article looks at diabetes in dogs, and how diet plays a role in its development and management. What causes canine diabetes? Diabetes results from a...
4 reasons why your pet shouldn’t sleep in your bed
Photo courtesy of The Ultimate Pet Bed. Sleeping next to your dog or cat is wonderful, but it also comes with a few concerns! Here’s how you can keep him close but not too close. If you’ve ever cuddled a dog, you know just how soothing it is. And having a cat sleep in the center of your back is pretty great, too. But here’s the thing – as nice as it feels, sleeping with your pet can pose a few problems. Luckily, there’s a way to have your cake and eat it too. That is, there’s a way you can share sleeping...
So Devoted
Get ready to be impressed by passionate pet entrepreneurs Beau Singer and Branden Waltz. Their mission to create pet products that help dog shelters is something we at Dogster can fully get behind. The duo have been friends since high school and have always felt the entrepreneurial mindset. Thus, Devoted Dog Bowl was born in Charleston, South Carolina, where they both attend college studying business. “We sell customizable products based around mainly dogs and cats as well,” Branden explains. “We donate 10% of all sales and...
Embark Discovers Recessive Gene That Causes Early Onset of Deafness in African Lion Hounds
“When we founded Embark in 2015, we did so to get to the root of genetic health disorders in dogs,” said Ryan Boyko. co-founder and chief executive officer of Embark. “This first health discovery is a significant accomplishment by our science team, and is the first step toward the world Embark is creating – one where genetics enhances dogs’ lives instead of detracting from them.” Photo: YouTube/Animal Watch The focus of the extensive research was Early Onset Adult Deafness (EOAD) in Rhodesian Ridgebacks,...
Vet Student Places Sick Feral Kitten Into Foster Home to Help Her Heal
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! Meet Mitten, or as we like to call her, Mo. PHOTO: DANIELLE FROM PHOENIX, AZ She has made it a long way from a small kitten who was brought into a Midwestern University TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) as a feral community cat. She had a pretty bad upper respiratory infection and eye infections that caused her eyes to be swollen shut. She was too sick to undergo surgery (spay) and then be...
Veterans Join Fight To Rescue Animals From War In Ukraine
When a British army veteran saw heartbreaking photos of animals trapped in Ukraine, he knew he had to do something to help. Now that former soldier, Tom, is leading combat veterans into Ukraine to rescue terrified animals trapped on the embattled country’s front lines. “We are driving a thousand miles a day some days to get these animals,” the army veteran told Fox 2 Detroit. Photo: YouTube/Fox 2 Detroit Nor is Tom’s combat rescue team, Breaking the Chains, simply a British affair. These veteran rescuers will soon be...
