Article by Dr Robert Holmes When talking separation distress, different circumstances call for different treatments; what is applicable and acceptable for one household, may not be suitable for others. The type and intensity of the separation distress, available space, household routine and the carer’s attitude are all factors that affect the decision on how to […]
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Although our first project is dog rehoming, did you know that it also supports cats? There’s been some pretty amazing research on dog rehoming published recently (with other studies underway). Some of these studies, by Australian researchers, assess the success of research-based dog rehoming programs, which concentrate on destressing techniques in shelters, owner/dog bonding and training and post-training and
Bonsai – another great ad – cats need rehoming too Read More »
In this 30-second TV ad for the The Shelter Pet Project humour is used to help tackle some of the myths about pets from rehoming centres. The Shelter Pet Project is a US joint venture between the Humane Society of the United States, Maddie’s Fund and the Ad Council. It’s goal is to give shelter pets
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Here’s another opportunity to take a few moments and slow down. In our Slow Motion Sundays posts, we take a weekly look at the animal kingdom in slow motion. In this Sunday’s video from the BBC’s Animal Camera you’ll see incredible, super slo-mo footage of the fastest tongue in the world and meet the tiny
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At the Adore Animals Foundation, we do a lot of research into the benefits of animals on humans, especially on children – so much research in fact, we wrote a book about it – but here’s a new one for the books, literally. Dogs are helping kids to read. But dogs can’t read, I hear
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Article by Dr Robert Holmes Lonely dogs may cause a litany of annoyance, anger, frustration, despair, helplessness, bewilderment and guilt. And that is just in their carers. The destruction of the remote control, or the pooping and peeing around the family room are often interpreted as the dog being spiteful and seeking revenge for being
The common term used by a person with a dog to describe themselves used to be ‘dog owner’. Then it became ‘dog carer’ and ‘dog guardian’ and there’re a few new terms now floating around. Some of these new terms are actually better as, after all, ‘owner’ is not always representative of the relationship we
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Especially at this busy time of year, we know it’s important to take a few moments and slow down. So we thought we’d help out with our new Slow Motion Sundays. Every Sunday, we’ll take a look at the animal kingdom in slow motion. If you think you know how a dog drinks, this video
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I was trawling through my files when I came across this ‘found’ ad, posted on a telephone pole in Sydney Road, Melbourne. A caring bunch, who’ve made history with the first-ever wanted poster for a possum cat impersonator.
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Following the horrific Black Saturday bushfires in February this year, this summer is shaping up to be another bad bushfire season. This time, though, lessons have been learnt and authorities are applying these lessons to save lives. November 2009 has been an unusual month in Victoria – Melbourne’s hottest November on record and the wettest
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