We used to LOVE fireworks. The 4th of July used to be a favorite holiday at our house, but after seeing the severe emotional damage the noise from fireworks caused our Nissa, we now dread them. This really translates into the old “The more we know of people the more we like dogs!” It’s not [...]
Read More dog fear of loud noise, dogs afraid of loud noise, dogs and fireworks, dogs fearful of thunderstorms, dogs may be fearful of fireworks and thunderstorms, the repercussions of fireworks on dogsBatman’s Robin is still fighting for the underdog! I was reading my latest issue of Dog Fancy magazine the other day where I found an article about a very unique dog rescue. Seventeen years ago (as of this writing) Burt Ward and his wife Tracy founded the Gentle Giants Rescue and Adoption non-profit dog rescue [...]
Read More big breed dog adoptions, big breed dog rescue, burt ward, gentle giants dog rescue and adoption, rescue and adoption for giant dog breeds, tracy wardQuite some time ago I purchased one of those toy laser lights to use for playing with the dogs … and am I ever sorry I did. At first it was great fun, Nissa jumped right in and had a blast! Because we know Riley’s so darn dominant with her, we made him wait and [...]
Read More dog injuries from laser lights, dog leg and hip injuries from laser light play, hazards of dogs and laser lights, laser light obsession in dogs, why you shouldn't play with laser lights with your dogWhen we had our three Yorkies there was one female and two males. Our female, Kady, drove me nuts with her barking. Put her out in the yard and she’d bark at anything and everything. It didn’t even have to be moving. Heck, she’d start barking before her feet hit the back porch and there [...]
Read More barking dogs, barking is normal dog behavior, do female dogs bark more than male dogs, dogs communicate by barkingI just read one of the most beautiful articles about dogs that I’ve ever seen. We who love dogs do not understand how some people can treat them so badly. It angers us to no end. If we could we would take every single abused and neglected dog away from the horrific lives they live [...]
Read More a dog is not a thing, a dog is not property, animal crueltyI just don’t understand this at all. Its always been my understanding that when a Police Department retired a K9 the Police Officer (K9 Handler) kept the dog like you’d keep any pet dog. Twice now in the past couple of months I learned that this is not always the case. Here are a couple [...]
Read More K9 cruelty, K9 handler abuses his partner, retired Police K9'sI posted a request on Twitter today asking Tweeters of the “German Shepherd Lovers” flavor for their ideas on what they’d like to see for our next blog post here at Riley’s Place. The winner today is @tymclarenfan who’s idea was to ask people to tell us what the craziest thing their German Shepherd has [...]
Read More fun with your German Shepherd, what's the craziest thing your German Shepherd has doneA couple of days ago I was quietly working at my computer when Riley went into (sigh) Guard Dog Mode. This is a job he bestowed upon himself when he was about a year old and is a job that no matter what I do, he refuses to relinquish this self-appointed position. In his mind [...]
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