Canine Issues
AGENCIES ASK NAIA TO HELP FASHION ANIMAL CONTROL POLICIES
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/8/2012Over the course of the last decade, members of NAIA’s board and staff have served on national, state and local task force bodies, on blue ribbon panels, and on animal welfare and fish and wildlife committees aimed at improving…
A VISIT TO THE 2002 INTERNATIONAL SHEEPDOG TRIALS IN SEAFORD COUNTY DOWN NORTHERN IRELAND
By Robert H. McKowen | Published: 01/8/2012In mid-September, Northern Ireland is green, cool, and damp. The round hills climbing up to the Mourne Mountains and the Slieve Croob peak are alive with blackface sheep grazing on the lush green grass.
FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS BACKPACKING WITH A SERVICE DOG
By Jane Cox | Published: 01/8/2012“Is he something special, or just a mutt?” the man asked as I passed him on the trail with Trigger, my 65-poundAustralian Shepherd mix. Wearing his pack, Trigger walked beside me with his tail wagging, ready, as always, to meet…
SENIORS SHINE IN AGILITY
By Ozzie Foreman | Published: 01/8/2012enior citizens make up a large percentage of great achievers in obedience and agility. In Cincinnati, Ohio, Jim Hutchins, his wife Ruth, and their Boxers, are truly inspiring.
HIKING BAN REVERSED; DOGS CAN RETURN TO PARIA CANYON-VERMILLION CLIFFS WILDERNESS
By Dan Sands | Published: 01/8/2012On March 1, 2005, the US Bureau of Land Management reversed a ban imposed on hiking dogs within the boundaries of the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness permit areas that it had imposed on January 1, 2003. The restrictions…
Thriving animal shelter businesses assure more rabies in American pets
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/8/2012In late 2004 the first case of canine rabies in Los Angeles County in 30 years was confirmed. The dog had recently come from Mexico. During it’s short time in Los Angeles, it exposed family members and family pets, and interacted…
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES ISSUES EMERGENCY ORDER TO STRENGTHEN ANIMAL IMPOR
By Patti Strand | Published: 01/8/2012New Regulations Necessary to Protect Human and Animal Health The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR) announced an emergency order today to strengthen the regulations pertaining to animals brought into the Commonwealth…
A Veterinarian Discusses the Procedure known as Debarking or Bark Softening
By Sharon Vanderlip, DVM | Published: 01/8/2012Recently a reporter from a major newspaper interviewed me about bark softening. During the interview, I told him about the innumerable cases of dogs I saw abandoned at the animal shelter because of barking problems.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE YOUR PET’S “GUARDIAN”?
By Bonnie Chandler | Published: 01/7/2012Some states and towns are enacting legislation to change the term for animal “owner” or pet “owner” to “guardian.” Sponsors, which are usually animal rights groups, say this is a harmless change…
A Tribute to a Remarkable Man – Captain Arthur J. Haggerty December 3, 1931 - July 3, 2006
By Diane Makkinney | Published: 01/7/2012Our dogs and dog owners everywhere lost a tremendous advocate on July 3, 2006, when Captain Arthur J. Haggerty - also known as “The Captain” or just “Cap” to his friends - passed away from cancer at the age…
The Next Endangered Species
By Patti Strand | Published: 11/19/2011Purebred dogs don’t qualify for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) because they are domestic animals, but if they could be listed, it might be time to recognize that many long‐standing AKC recognized breeds would…
The Global Stray Dog Population Crisis
By Patti Strand | Published: 11/17/2011Exploding populations, increasing attacks on citizens, and spiraling rabies epidemics have transformed this issue from a third world problem to a global public health priority.
Purebred Dogs: The Next Endangered Species?
By Patti Strand | Published: 05/26/2011As promised in last week’s announcements, we’ve been working like mad to make this year’s National Conference on purebred dogs one for the ages… and if I don’t say so myself, we’ve already managed…
CDC TIGHTENS RABIES VACCINATION RULES FOR IMPORTED DOGS
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/7/2007The US Centers for Disease Control tightened rabies vaccination regulations to prevent unvaccinated puppies from entering the country. The new rule requires that importers confine all puppies that are too young to vaccinate until…
Major Advances in Regulating Animal Relocation and Importation into US Shelters
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/8/2005The practice known as humane relocation started innocently enough. Animal shelters in areas where shelter populations have plummeted as the national shelter census steadily declines started to take animals from shelters that had…
MY VIEW: DOGS IN IDITAROD ARE TREATED WELL
By Anne Morgan | Published: 01/6/2005Editor’s note: The 2004 Iditarod - the 32nd running of Alaska’s Anchorage to Nome “last great race on earth” - will start on March 6, but plans for the race have been underway for at least a year. As usual,…
DOG LOVERS LOSE A GOOD FRIEND
By Al W. Stinson | Published: 12/21/2004I am sorry to report that Dr. George Padgett passed away unexpectedly this week. This is a tremendous lost to the purebred dog fancy and to me personally. His cherubic personality and tremendous knowledge of genetics…
USDA AMENDS REGS TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES
By Patti Strand | Published: 09/1/2004The US Department of Agriculture closed several loopholes in animal welfare regulations by applying the “three breeding females regulation” to entire households in amendments that took effect on August 13, 2004.
SOME VETERINARIANS AND ACTIVISTS WANT TO LIMIT DOG TRAINING COLLARS AND TECHNIQUES
By Patti Strand | Published: 05/7/2004Twenty-three veterinarians met in Florida in May 2004 and proclaimed to the world that dog training techniques and equipment used by thousands of trainers for decades are both cruel and outmoded. Instead they recommended that pet…
Burnout: The Monster in the Rescue Closet
By Vicki DeGruy | Published: 02/13/2003“I’m so tired and discouraged all the time. I feel like I’m on duty 24/7 and never get a day off. The harder I work, the harder they want me to work. Nothing ever gets better, it seems like it only gets worse.…
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