Entries from the ‘Adoption’ Category
Posted by Pia
While the recent east coast snow storm derailed my plan to go west for New Year’s, it instead led me to explore a super cool dog-friendly town called Hudson, N.Y.!
So the next time any of you find yourselves along the beautiful Hudson river, be sure and check out this groovy little town. …
Posted on January 5th, 2011 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Our furry friends may be just what the doctor ordered!
So how’d we do folks? With last year’s resolutions I mean… I took a peek back at the Daily Wag post I did a year ago. The advice is as pertinent as ever (if I do say so myself) so I thought I’d share it …
Posted on December 29th, 2010 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
I must say, you DW readers are great about sharing fab photos of your furry family members with us! I was perusing the many DW galleries of photo submissions and had an idea… I thought it’d be fun to put your snapshots to music. So here goes… enjoy!
Have a happy, safe and …
Tags: Adoption
Posted on December 22nd, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Happy holidays to all of my fellow animal lovers! We all know that it’s easy to can get caught up in the season’s decorating fun and festivities- but, many holiday items can be hazardous to our furry family members. Be sure to check out the adoptable sweethearts in today’s gallery- perhaps you can help …
Tags: adopt-a-pet.com, animal welfare expert, Dr. Pia Salk, Pia Salk
Posted on December 15th, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
A fellow animal lover recently provided me with one of the most valuable resources for gift giving that I have ever received! She gave me a link to a list of charities that do not support or utilize animals in their research.
When we are each out and about looking for meaningful gifts or just choosing …
Tags: adopt-a-pet.com, animal rescue, animal testing, animal welfare expert, Dr. Pia Salk, humane charities, humane gifts, Pia Salk, rescue, social justice and animals
Posted on December 9th, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
I always love it when for-profit companies find creative ways to support the animals in need! Avaak, a video technology company that makes a super cool wireless camera to check on furry loved ones from afar, is encouraging the public to adopt their next companion animal from a shelter! Check out the critters …
Posted on December 2nd, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
We animal lovers here at The Daily Wag are honored to be part of Petside’s annual pet blog event. This year the topic is one that is near and dear to our hearts….It’s a celebration of pets as members of the family!
As a psychologist, I actually get asked questions about what I think of …
Tags: adopt-a-pet.com, Adoption, animal welfare expert, children and animals, Dr. Pia Salk, human-animal bond, human-animal bond expert, kids and animals, moral development, parenting and pet adoption, Pia Salk, psychology and animals, social justice and animals
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Riley, a senior maltese/poodle mix, was not always living ‘the life of Riley.’ When a little stray ball of matted grey fur was brought into a southern California shelter, kennel workers began to call him Snowball. Snowball was in bad shape- he had been severely neglected and for some reason he had been …
Tags: animal rescue, animal welfare, animal welfare expert, Dr. Pia Salk, human-animal bond expert, Pia Salk, social justice and animals
Posted on November 17th, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Remember the adorable Ms. Pepper? She is the rescued pooch that I fostered and brought from Los Angeles to her new mama in New York around this time last year. We never gave up on Pepper and as you can see from this video, she seems to have incorporated that ethic into her own life!
Pepper …
Posted on November 11th, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
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This week, an awesome new adoption-promoting campaign launched in the city of Chicago, and its stars are two of the coolest shelter-pet advocates you’ll ever meet: legendary White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle and his wife Jamie, whose tireless work on behalf of shelter animals has saved countless lives.
If you’re a baseball fan, you know Mark …
Tags: Adoption, animal assisted therapy, animal rescue, animal welfare, Dr. Pia Salk, Pia Salk
Posted on November 4th, 2010 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |