Stamps To The Rescue – Pet Adoption Postal Stamps Released

Beginning today, the United States Postal Service is releasing 10 new first class 44 cent stamp depicting adopted dogs and cats.  The stamps are called Animal Rescue – Adopt a Shelter Pet.  They will be showcased in 20 stamp booklets and have 10 different designs.

The US Postal Service is hoping to raise awareness of the need to adopt shelter pets.  The pets were photographed by Sally Andersen-Bruce of New Milford, Connecticut.  Every pet on a stamp was a homeless pet.  At the time of the press release, nine of the pets have found homes.

As a dog trainer, adopting a pet from an animal shelter is a great thing … as long as the dog fits into your family.  Unless you absolutely know, I would strongly recommend you “test drive” an animal shelter pet before you agree to become its parent.  Of course, as with humans, there are no perfect pets.  That is what makes each one of them so special.

You can see the pets at http://www.stampstotherescue.com/thestamps.asp . They are all cute.  And you can read each one’s story by highlighting it.

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Apr 30, 2010 | 0 | Dog News

Can Dogs And Cats Get H1N1?

Can dogs get H1N1?

As it turns out, yes dogs can get a strain of the virus and it may be coming here to the USA.  In fact, it may already be here.  The American Medical Veterinary Association reported last month that a cat in Iowa had contacted the H1N1 virus.

Since that point in time, two more cats have gotten the virus (one of them died) and China has stated that have identified the virus in two dogs.  There is probably many more cases of H1N1 that has not been diagnosed as there has been little testing for the virus.

Do we have to worry about our pets getting us sick?  One medical person says we may pose more risk to our pets than our pets to us.  It has been reported that Dr. Tony Johnson, a clinical assistant professor at the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, has said that the cats that have been diagnosed lived with human family members that had a respiratory illness.

The same appears to be true with the dogs in China.

It is too early to say; but it could be possible that once the disease mutates in pets it could be a health hazard to humans.  Don’t flip out.  Use common sense and the normal good health practices you would use in flu season.

To read more about H1N1, go to the American Medical Veterinary Association website or visit the news article at:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/12/01/petscol120109.DTL .

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Dec 01, 2009 | 0 | Dog Health

Soldier Greeted By Dog Upon Return

Here is a neat video of a dog greeting his soldier “Dad” as he returns from Afghanistan.  Better have a tissue for the tears welling up.

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Nov 23, 2009 | 0 | Dogs Video