Entries from the ‘Adoption’ Category
Posted by Pia
As promised, more details and never-before-seen photos from our exclusive interview with Minnow, Gold Medal winner in this year’s Summer Fur Games…
Minnow’s win is a testament to millions of loyal animals who end up homeless and hoping to be adopted in U.S. shelters every year.
We feel so very fortunate to have Minnow on our Daily …
Tags: adopt-a-pet.com, animal rescue, animal welfare, bunny adoption, human-animal bond, Minnow, pet adoption, Pia Salk, pit bulls, rescue, social justice and animals
Posted on August 30th, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Our very own Minnow took gold this week in the curiously under publicized, Summer Fur Games. While refusing to do interviews with other media outlets, it’s no surprise that Minnow made an exception for her Daily Wag family!
Minnow’s dedication to her cause and her rather Zen assessment of teammate McKayla, with whom so …
Tags: adopt-a-pet.com, Adoption, animal rescue, animal welfare, animal welfare expert, dog named McKayla not impressed, Dr. Pia Salk, McKayla not impressed, Minnow, pets and Olympics, Pia Salk, social justice and animals
Posted on August 22nd, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
This past July was reportedly the hottest month of ANY in history since 1895 in the Continental U.S.! While this summer’s record breaking temps might have many a Daily Wagger peacefully sipping a mint Julep… we must not forget how critical it is to protect our fellow creatures amidst this life-threatening heat. I think it’s …
Tags: animal rescue, animal welfare, heat and pet safety, pets and heatstroke, social justice and animals
Posted on August 8th, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Whew, it’s been a whirlwind summer so far. Upon landing in the U.S. from Sweden, I got the sad news that the father of my friend David had passed away in Los Angeles at age 93. Needless to say, I headed to L.A. to show my respects for the passing of this very …
Tags: adopt-a-pet.com, bereavement and animals, Dr. Pia Salk, human-animal bond expert, moral development, Pia Salk, psychology and animals
Posted on August 2nd, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Hey there Daily Waggers-
As you know, I’ve been in Sweden visiting family and meeting lots of amazing critters along the way… I’ve been having so much fun snapping shots to share with all of you! Sweden has some very animal friendly street signs -and otherwise whimsical images- that I thought you DWaggers would appreciate…
I …
Tags: animal welfare, art and animals, shelter photography
Posted on July 26th, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Ok, so I’ve taken lots and lots of photos while visiting Sweden! Needless to say the majority of them are of Scandinavian pooches we’ve seen in our travels… While we didn’t formally meet the canine’s in today’s gallery, I decided to hazard a guess as to their respective names…
Let me know your thoughts on …
Posted on July 18th, 2012 in Adoption | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Ha! That’s how you say Woof Woof in Sweden! Thank goodness I now know how to properly greet the mini 4-legged vikings i’ve been meeting here!
Mjau Mjau is how you say Meow Meow…although I suspect the translation of that for my canine readers might be ‘Yawn Yawn,’ or ‘Borrrrring…”
Anyhooo…. Many of you …
Tags: animal welfare expert, human-animal bond, Pia Salk
Posted on July 12th, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Ever witness a human casually scamper across their driveway, sans sandals, on a hot summer day? Suddenly that care free stride becomes quite the dramatic interpretive dance- complete with colorful narrative and some spirited thrashing about.
Now consider the effect of that sweltering heat on 4 feet rather than 2 and with little idea …
Tags: animal welfare, animal welfare expert, human-animal bond expert, Pia Salk
Posted on July 4th, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
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All I have to say is, don’t get me started about fireworks….
Imagine suddenly hearing them and having no idea what they are… now add flashes of light that seem much like lightening and the occasional oohs, ahhhs and screams of humans as they go off. Scary!
Additionally, even though fireworks are illegal in many places, there …
Tags: animal rescue, animal welfare, pet loss
Posted on June 28th, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Pia
Welcome to this week’s class: The midterm exam is really more of an exercise than it is a test. Today’s photo gallery offers a variety of ambiguous facial expressions and situations. Students are to provide captions for as many of the photos as possible.
There are no right or wrong answers. …
Tags: animal welfare comedian, animal welfare comedy, Dr. Pia Salk, Minnow, psychology and animals
Posted on June 20th, 2012 in Adoption, Favorite Things | direct link to this entry |