Michael Vick

By Donna(noreply@blogger.com) During this camp we gave a presentation on pit bull type dogs (which is another first for us), providing general education about the breed including some general dog safety tips. We also talked about positive things pit bulls are involved in (search and rescue, law dogs etc) and we highlig...

By Linda(noreply@blogger.com) My husband Bill and I adopted Audie, a Michael Vick dog a couple of months ago. Audie has the energy of a tornado, but can you blame him? He lived much of his life chained to a tree, subjected to terrors beyond my belief, and then was rescued and given a chance for a new life by the government, but n...

By Donna(noreply@blogger.com) This is my favorite line from Susan McCarthy's beautiful article in the current issue of BARk Magazine, a story about the Vick dogs. Susan reminded me how important it is to tell - and retell - important stories. Storytelling shapes who we are as a culture, and more specifically, as a culture...

By Donna(noreply@blogger.com) The Google alerts have been bringing too many stories of pit bulls tortured in various ways around the country: In Seattle, a dog was tied to a cement block and tossed in a river to drown - and in Alberta, Canada another was doused in gasoline and nearly burned to death. What cruel bastards we h...