When Second Chance Humane Society purchased Angel Ridge Ranch six months ago as our new center of operations we had a vision of it being much more than a shelter but an animal resource center where a variety of community services and programs that forwarded the mission of the organization could take place.  We are still just as excited about this vision and appreciate the continued interest and excitement we’ve been receiving from our surrounding communities about this.  Below is our progress and how you can participate.

Part of the mission statement for Second Chance Humane Society involves ‘Promoting Responsible Pet Parenting’.  The organization recognizes that this is a short phrase with big implications, as responsible pet parenting involves a broad array of actions and decisions, most of which your pet can not make for him/herself.  Let me preface with how Second Chance views its role here before elaborating on what it means. 

For today’s Pet Column I am going to discuss the behavioral issue of food guarding in dogs.  I want it to be clear that this is not a behavioral issue that I employ – but Second Chance Humane Society feels it an important topic to address as it is one of the more common types of aggression that dogs (not me) display.

When adopting a dog many people place significant emphasis on the breed.  People are drawn to certain breeds for a great variety of reasons - either from past positive experiences, lifestyle, or because certain breeds have a resemblance to popular movie stars.  But many people don’t understand breed differences so I have concocted a simple riddle to assist in describing “typical” breed temperament.  The riddle is:

How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?

Hi my name is T-Bone and I am promoting myself not only as your new home companion but as your new work companion as well.  Not able to bring a furry companion to work?  Share this info with your boss and maybe that will change.  Don’t have a dog to take to work?  Well I have a solution for that too (tail wagging furiously…)!