Tag: PetFinder
Posted on November 3, 2013
And the Winner is…….
In a recent blog post honoring Adopt a Shelter Dog Month I invited readers to share stories of their own shelter dog adoptions. In exchange, their names would be entered into a drawing for a signed copy of… Read More
Updated on October 28, 2013
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Tell Your Story
I love hearing stories about successful adoptions of animals from shelters and rescue organizations. A life is saved and the human-animal bond is nurtured. Now that’s what I call a happy ending! In honor of October’s “Adopt… Read More
Posted on September 16, 2012
Adopting a “Less Adoptable” Pet
This week happens to be Petfinder’s Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week. For those of you unfamiliar with this terrific organization, Petfinder is an online resource that showcases homeless animals from almost 14,000 shelters and rescue organizations across the United States. There’s… Read More
Category: Canine family members, Speaking for Spot, Adoptions, rescue organizations, Your Dog's Best Health, Dr. Nancy Kay Tags: Dr. Nancy Kay, Nancy Kay DVM, Speaking for Spot, PetFinder, Less Adoptable Gallery, less adoptable pets, Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week, senior pets, pets with special needs, Your Pet’s Best Health
Posted on October 30, 2011
More on Colorblind Adoptions
Wow! What a terrific response I received following my recent blog post about colorblind adoptions. I discussed the fact that black colored dogs and cats tend to languish in shelter and rescue situations because they are less likely to… Read More
Posted on October 16, 2011
The Time of Year to Think About Colorblind Adoptions
I see pumpkins everywhere in my neighborhood reminding me that Halloween is right around the corner. This might be a good time to repost the following blog that I wrote a couple years back. Enjoy! Whenever I meet… Read More
Updated on March 14, 2011
Adopt the Internet
Please, will you join the “Help Petfinder Adopt the Internet Day” effort on March 15th? Email your dog loving friends and relatives. Feel free to share this blog post with them. Heck, write a blog post of your… Read More
Updated on March 11, 2011
March 15, 2011: Adopt the Internet Day
When I first met Quinn, he was a two to three month old pup with a soft orange and white coat and an even softer disposition. That was two years ago and I often find myself reflecting… Read More
Updated on May 9, 2010
Speaking for Spot Gives Back
Wonderfully fun names such as “A New Leash on Life,” “Wags to Riches,” and “Fairy Dogmother Rescue,” are to be found at PetFinder.com. This is definitely the place to go in cyberspace when thinking about adopting a new… Read More
Category: Speaking for Spot, Adoptions, Service Dogs, rescue organizations, Speaking for Spot Gives Back Program, Animal-centered Nonprofits Tags: rescue organizations, puppy mills, Speaking for Spot Gives Back Program, PetFinder, PetFinder.com, Humane Societies, Animal Shelters, SPCA, animal-centered nonprofit organizations, animal-centered service organizations
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