The sick little girl given a new leash of life by her dog: How Mr Gibbs keeps Alida, 3, alive by strapping oxygen tank to his back

• Alida can run and play with dog as he follows her while carrying oxygen
  
  
• She can survive briefly if tubes come loose from tank on golden doodle
• Family moved 2,000 miles so she could be with specially-trained animal

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Us older folks might remember and think about it this way, what did dogs eat before dogfood became the way to feed? Scraps and leftovers of the family meal. Think about years ago and the life span of dogs. Dogs lived longer. I remember  dogs living to 18-20+. Now, you hear about so much cancer, liver, kidney and digestive issues that we never heard about years ago mainly because the commercial dog food companies began to put profit over quality and safety.

The first dog food was…

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Hill's Pet Nutrition brought a National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus challenge against Halo Pet Foods.  Halo agreed to "permanently discontinue" claims made on its website that Science Diet took offense to.  Here are the details... 



The Halo Pet Food claims Hill's Pet Nutrition took issue to…

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Independent Pet Store Owner Jo Bighouse - Midas Touch Health Food in Berryville, VA - recently took a strong stance.  She cleared her store of any pet food or treat that has ingredients sourced from China.  Many other independents have done the same.

Jo shared the decision to remove all pet food/treat products made in China has been evolving since 2007.  "I had alerted my customers to…

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Oodles of Doodles Rescue Collective has brought some beautiful Oodle Dogs up to the Northeast from our Friends in VA, Paws of SWVA. These former death row dogs are just the sweetest and most beautiful dogs. Some have been waiting for a few months to come and they are all now here and looking for their Forever Homes.

 

 

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We are trying to find a doodle to rescue. We have done extensive research, and because my son has extensive allergies this would be the best dog for us. We are a loving family of 5. We have 3 kids, twin 8 year old boys and a girl who will be 4 in February. I am a stay at home mom and my husband is a teacher. The dog would be very well loved. I have sent in an application for Finn who is located in Florida, where we are. If anyone know of a doodle needing a good home, please let me know. We…

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Precious is a gorgeous 10 year old Doodle/Sheepdog/Mix dumped at a kill shelter in Virginia. Oodles of Doodles wanted to bring her to NJ to find her Forever Home when it was discovered she was Heartworm positive, and then had breast cancer, probably from years of breeding. Precious has spent her entire life, never knowing the love of her own family or happy…

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Since resigning from The "rescue," I have signed up with several other local rescues to foster. For me, that was always the best part of starting your own rescue, anyway. So, besides crossposting dogs looking for Forever Homes and Rescue here on this site and on Facebook, I thought, why not work with other rescues to continue fostering and doing what I do best. Continue

Lynne brought Finnegan over today as she thought it would be better for her to be here with him when he first saw his new home. It was great seeing him again, and Lynne too of course. I really admire the work she and Jackie are doing especially when you see how happy and special their rescued doodles are....Finnegan looked great! He gained a bit of weight these past couple of weeks and seems so happy.

I felt bad for him and Lynne after she left.… Continue

Well, it's finally happened......after years and years of loving and having animals I FINALLY know what it feels like to have a lapdog. Being a "big dog" lover I have always had large babies and never really experienced a true to form "lapdog" before. Over the years, all of my dogs have been a huge part of my life and heart, and have always been close by me wherever I may have been, but never in my lap......I now have a lapdog, although he's pushing 60 lbs.



I'm not sure if it's the… Continue

I adopted your pet today...

The one you left at the pound,

The one you had for nine years

and no longer wanted around.



I adopted your pet today...

Do you know that he’s lost weight?

Do you know that he’s scared and confused

and has lost all faith?



I adopted your pet today...

He had fleas and a cold,

but don’t you worry none -

You’ve unburdened your load.



I adopted your pet today...

Were you having a baby or… Continue

If you start your research into Commercial Dog Food Companies, you begin to get sick. That a company would put some of the crap into the food we feed our family members is disgusting. Go on...do your own research. Do a search engine search like "What is in dogfood" and read some of the stuff that comes up. Pick up a copy of "Pet Food Politics" or "Food Pets Die For" and read the awful truth.



Homecooking is the logical alternative. Sure there are some good companies out there, making… Continue

I am old enough to understand that most things in this world revolve around money. But I will never understand how making money at the expense of the suffering of others, especially the dogs and puppies in puppy mills, can be justified.



I knew Ginger came from a puppy mill in PA because Jodi told me. But until the Oprah Special and I started looking into it, I never really understood what a puppy mill really was.



The truth is that they are horrible, evil, nasty places that… Continue

Many times, myself and others have wondered how someone could give up a dog for rehome or worse abandon him in the wild or at a shelter. I know I could never do that. I would feed them before I ate. They would be happy to live in a cardboard box if they were with me.



When I was 19 to young 20's, I had a beautiful Samoyed named Chrystal. There were many times I was broke. I remember one Thanksgiving when I was alone in Daytona Beach, Florida. I lived in an $8.00 a night motel, no job… Continue