Dogs
Deserve Better wants to make your search for chained dog information and
articles easier. Experts have donated articles, and as we find links to other
relevant articles, we will post them for you.
We
include links to chained dog articles, stories, or columns from other sites. If
you have a chained dog story or article to share, please e-mail Tammy
with the link, and we will see that it is added.
Prayer
Alliance Prayer for Chained Dogs
Michelle Rivera, founder of The Prayer Alliance, offers this prayer for
outdoor dogs as they try to survive the winter cold.
Make
it Your Business
Valerie Entwistle addresses the "It's None of My
Business" Syndrome.
The
Ultimate Goal in Using a Crate
Joan Sinden helps
educate how and when to use a crate to housetrain your dog. This is particularly
useful for those bringing adult dogs into the home that have lived chained
outside.
Rehabilitating
Chained or Confined Dogs
One of the most important articles you will find here was written by
Debby Dobson exclusively for our organization. Our thanks go out to her.
This article addresses the potential for behavioral problems due to lack of
socialization in chained or penned dogs. Debby speaks to this challenge, and
provides insight into some of these issues.
Tips
on How to Go About Changing Laws for Chained Dogs
We all want better laws to prevent the
24/7 chaining of dogs. This incredible article is written by Dianne
Lawrence, who has been working on laws in her area and gives us the benefit
of what she's learned.
How
a Crate Can Save Your Sanity and Save Your Dog's Life
Tammy S. Grimes tells the tale of her
first crate-training experience, what she learned, and how you can put that to
use to bring your dog into the home.
Dog's
Need Time Off the Chain to Learn Good Behavior
Dr. Marty Becker, author of The
Healing Power of Pets, has given us permission to post his recent article
written for the Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service.
Help
Stop the Chaining of Dogs in our Community
Karen Hirsch has over 15 years experience working in rescue.
Her column appears monthly in a Georgia newspaper.
Dogs
are Freezing to Death!
Winter 2003 was a really bad winter, everywhere in the U.S. There is just no
way to estimate how many chained and penned dogs are dying in this weather.
What can we do?
Chains
of Love? Think again
Written by Kris Johnson, an animal control officer in Lincoln, Nebraska.
A
Humane Answer for Dogs that Climb Over Fences
Written by Clova Abrahamson, this article explains a system she has
devised to heighten a fence without starting over and incurring a ton of
expense.
The
Chain with the Forgotten Ball
Audrey Brothers, a volunteer and friend who
just happens to have a column in a local paper as well has written her weekly
column about Dogs Deserve Better. A beautiful poem by Edith Lassen Johnson
is also included.
Initial
Press Release
This ran in both the Bellwood-Antis Community
Trust Newsletter and the Altoona (PA) Mirror.
Dogs
Deserve TLC, Not Chains
An
Editorial by William Eisenhart, Jr. which ran in the Altoona Mirror
December 1, 2002. Powerful!
Why
Did You Buy Me?
We are honored to present this poem by Doris Gallagher of Altoona. In it
she expresses her sadness at the plight of the dogs.
A
Great Chained Dog Site!
www.unchainyourdog.org
A
wonderful site advocating on behalf of chained dogs. Way to go, Emily!
A
Nashville, TN Chained Dog Organization...
www.gnaw-tn.org
Greater
Nashville Animal Welfare site.
Newly formed by Natalie Newman and Cindy Tomlinson to work on the chained dog
issue in Nashville, Tennesee. Beautiful site!
Articles
on How to make your Outdoor Dog an Indoor Dog
"The
Outside Dog"
Articles
on Chained Dogs Elsewhere on the Net
"Today's
Opinion: A Dog's Tale"
"Follow-Up:
Dogs Chained Outside"
"Facts
about Chaining or Tethering Dogs"
"Chaining:
Cruel, Unnecessary, and Too Often Overlooked"
"The
Proper Way to Chain or Tether your Dog"
"The
Chained Dog Syndrome"
"Chained
and Lonely Dogs Need our Help"
"A
World Out of Reach"
"Picture
of Sled Dog Chained"
"Mental
Health is as Important as Physical Health"
Articles
on How to Crate Train a Dog for Housebreaking
"Can
We Help You Keep Your Pet?" Crate Training
Articles
on Neglect/Abuse
Animal
Awareness: Neglect
Animal
Awareness: Local Action Network
