I've just got off the phone with Marc Abraham and Tony Livesey on Radio 5 Live
talking about dog loss and euthanasia. It was a feature inspired by the storyline in recent episodes of Coronation Street where poor Chesney has been torn between trying to get vet treatment for his terminally ill dog and paying his rent. Last night Schmeichel the Great Dane was finally put to sleep in very emotional scenes, and apparently the nation has been pouring their upset out on Twitter.
Have you ever had to complain about your vet? Would you know who to complain to? Are you aware of what disciplinary procedures exist? Please help the Bella Moss Foundation and take a couple of minutes to answer the four questions below. You can email you answers direct to the Bella Moss Foundation at info@thebellamossfoundation.com or email me at Julie@DogCastRadio.com and I will forward it to Jill.
Latest news fro the Bella Moss Foundation:
BMF at BVNA 2011
The Bella Moss Foundation was founded in 2005 by Jill Moss following the untimely death of her dog, Bella, to MRSA in 2004. It has grown from strength to strength on the vision of one woman and the legacy to one dog now helping animals and their owners worldwide in the prevention, treatment, awareness and education surrounding MRSA and other resistant bacterial infections. www.thebellamossfoundation.com
When dog lovers pull together they can achieve big things - even within a small community as this latest news from my local Dogs Trust shelter shows:
COMMUNITY SPIRIT HELPS RAISE POUNDS FOR HOUNDS
- Dogs Trust Shrewsbury receives £1,200 from local fundraisers
The staff and dogs at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury are over the moon this week as they received an amazing £1,200 donated by a local fundraising group who call themselves “Hair of the Dog” and are based in Coalbrookdale in Shropshire.
This week is the Pedigree Adoption Drive and even if you can't adopt a dog yourself, you can still get involved and help raise money to save dogs' lives. Here's more information from Pedigree:
At Pedigree we believe that every dog deserves a loving home.
Last year over 120,000 dogs were abandoned in the UK. And 7,571 of those dogs had to be put down.
Apparently, "Nestlé Purina has created the first-ever television commercial especially for dogs."
If you're within driving distance of north Shropshire and you fancy a bit of free training take advantage of this opportunity at Aricia Dog Training:
Wanted Dogs and Handlers
Dogs and handlers wanted to take part in the Association of Pet Dog Trainers Assessment Weekend.
Free tuition - The classes are for 1 hour 15 minutes.
On Saturday 22 October
9.15-10.45 a.m.
10.30-a.m. - noon
12.15-1.45 p.m.
1.30-3.00 p.m.
2.45-4.15 p.m.
4.00 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
This press release arrived today and I think it's a great campaign to get behind and support. Puppy farms must be stamped out - for dogs' sake and for dog lovers' sake too. Please read and support this campaign:
C.A.R.I.A.D - The campaign to end puppy farming in Wales
Nick Jones has been a guest on DogCast Radio several times and will be in our October show discussing the subject of dogs on beds.
He is currently studying for his masters degree and would appreciate some help. If you have five minutes to read through some material and give some feedback visit this blogpost from Nick. As Nick points out there are no wrong or right answers, and you may well learn something along the way.
I've been sent this email from a campaign that wants us to refer to ourselves as "guardians" rather than "owners". Now I'm not entirely in agreement with this campaign but I thought I'd post this to see what other people's reactions were. I know that in the US the word guardian, as opposed to owner, has gained popularity, but this is the first big push for such a move in the UK. My attitude is that I don't actually care what people call themselves as long as they meet their dog's needs and give them a good life.