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OK, we’re a dog rescue group. Why would we post about Squirrel Appreciation Day? If your canines are anything like some of ours, you know how much squirrels are appreciated! By them! One of our Real Good Dog Rescue adoptees (Jessie Wiggles) absolutely ADORES looking out the windows to the back yard and darting out [...]
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If you keep up with the newest holiday listings and reasons to send holiday cards, you’ll see that pretty much anyone can make up a holiday these days! If you look at The Ultimate Holiday Site (Hallmark, of course) you’ll see that yesterday alone (Jan. 1) even if we celebrated New Year’s Day we likely [...]
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According to USA.gov, 13 New Year’s resolutions are popular year after year. What’s amazing is that many of these resolutions would be supported *if* there were more dogs in people’s lives! Let’s see how, by reading the wisdom of some “experts”! Get Fit – get a dog. “Ever wonder where you’d end up if you [...]
This article was excerpted from REAL SIMPLE.com… The top 10 pet-owner mistakes To train a pet, all family members have to follow the same rules. (RealSimple.com) — Avoid common errors, and keep your four-legged pal healthy and well-behaved. Mistake 1: Buying (adopting) a pet spontaneously Why this is a mistake: That doggie in the window [...]
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That’s right…tomorrow, May 19th, is our fearless leader and amazing Director Lisa’s birthday! From all of us volunteers to you, Lisa, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! We could surprise you by showing up at your work to serenade you, but none of us figured we had enough bail money to cover getting out of jail for [...]
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We just got this ‘news bulletin’ from another area rescuer….KEEP YOUR PETS SAFE. With all the flooding we’re having now, a predator is on the loose. Coyotes are coming out of the wooded river bottoms and they will come right up to your house, attack and take your animals. Even fences aren’t a barrier to [...]
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Even if you are not in an area under water right now, anything that is seeks higher ground: fleas/ticks/snakes. Make sure you have fresh flea/tick control on your pet and be aware snakes are moving and seeking higher ground. This may put them in contact with your dog. If you see swelling, limping, extreme lethargy [...]
were reunited thanks to Della St. Arnold, a REAL GOOD DOG adoptive mom, and RGDR Volunteer/foster mom, Julie Clark. The storms that moved through Memphis on Thursday night blew the Berry’s gate open in the Chickasaw Gardens area. Della was shopping at her favorite bead store at Poplar and Humes, when she ran into someone [...]
There is a book title about never reading email in the morning. Monday morning is where this story starts for me. The subject was “dumped at schnuck’s: lab mix” Allison Carroll had seen an older black dog loose at Schnucks and described her age, size and a distinct walk. She felt the dog did not [...]
This dog was found on Saturday, Nov. 6 wandering loose at the Memphis Dog Park. Some kind citizens put him in the fenced dog park where he played with the other dogs all day until it became clear that no one was going to claim him. He is an adult black lab/chow (?) mix, not [...]
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