Friday, July 24, 2009

Fostering a Dog

What do you know about fostering dogs program? And what do foster home need to do? A foster home needs to house dog/s for a temporary basis for dog rescue and shelter. The foster home will have to take care of the basic house training, health care for the placed dog.

What are the expenses involved? It all depends on the program you are in. Some program will cover the veterinary cost only. Food, grooming, toys and all other the foster home will have to take care.

Most program will not allow you to choose the dog you would like to foster. How long you have to foster the dog will depend on when the dog will be adopted. Sometimes it will take as long as a year or two. Sometimes you will get to foster for two to three weeks only.

What it takes to be a foster carer? First you must be a dog lover. Experience in looking after a dog is also a must. Inexperience in dog handling will have difficulties in dog behaviour. You will certainly need to have patient and be totally committed than only fostering a dog will be very enjoyable and rewarding.




Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Million Paw March

RSPCA Million Paws walk is an annual event and all breed of dog lovers was there to show their support for this annual national fund-raising day. This event aims to raise money to help care for 144,000 animals that find shelter with the RSPCA every year.


Sunday, March 1, 2009

Guided Dogs

There is this guided dogs that guides a person with vision impairment. With the assistant of a guided dog the people with vision impairment is able to move about safetly and confidently. They serve as the eyes for their owner getting them through traffic, holes, sidewalks, stairs and avoiding danger and obstacles that could cause injuries.

These dogs are trained from pupies. Some are donated whereas some are from sheltered homes.

As a guided dog owner puts it "it make going places so much fun! Everywhere you go is an adventure." To most vision impaired person, they always dream of travelling independently.

To another guided dog owner "Guide Dogs are even more than dear pets. Guide Dogs are our ultimate partners. When you and your beloved dog rely on each other for nearly everything, your love is multiplied to epic proportions. Your life is different. Better. Freer. Getting around safely is only the beginning."

Hearing dogs and Service Dogs click here

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Man seen in the Cold Icy Lake

What is this man doing on New Year's Day? Going for a swim on the cold icy pond? Or trying to catch a duck for New Year's Day dinner?

Well this man is Marc Greenhalgh and he is wadding in the icy cold lake to saves his pal Jarvis a cocker spaniel (his pet dog) who has fell into the freezing water trying to chase after the ducks.

He certainly is a devoted dog owner. Wadding in the icy lake when you do not know how deep is the lake is extremely dangerously. Not to mentioned the cold weather on a New Year's Day.

At last, the rescued dog and the devoted dog owner is fine. The rescued dog gets more sympathy than the dog owner.