March 29, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
You wouldn’t guess it to look at him, but Ajax has the doggy equivalent to panic attacks. He’s terrified of open spaces, new people and other dogs. But I’m cool with him needing a bit of extra care. The vet thinks Ajax would benefit from medication and I’ll do whatever it takes to make him [...]
Continue readingMarch 29, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
When it comes to getting people’s support, we have to remember that our audience is nothing like us. They’ve not had the same experiences, they don’t have the same information and they don’t feel the same way about animals as we do. In fact how we feel is probably a perfect indicator of exactly how [...]
Continue readingMarch 27, 2008Comments are closed.attitude
There are only two types of people in the world; people who will hear your message and those who won’t. Those who will not hear your message include: people who abuse pets, profit motivated breeders and people who have no interest in, or affinity for, pets at all. Those people who will hear your message [...]
Continue readingMarch 26, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
Australian’s love their pets. We have one of the largest rates of ownership in the world with nearly 4 million dogs and 2.5 million cats living as pets in our country. But why have pets at all? Well, it’s all a product of the biggest economic boom since World War II colliding with some important [...]
Continue readingMarch 26, 2008Comments are closed.dogs, shelter procedure
On a recent visit to my local rescue, 12 dogs were looking for a new home 9 of those were black or mostly black. The consensus amongst the staff was definitely ‘it’s harder to find homes for the black dogs’. In rescue circles this phenomenon is so common it actually has a name; Black Dog Syndrome. [...]
Continue readingMarch 24, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, mandatory desexing
In America they’re debating on whether or not laws should be made to crack down on wearing baggy pants (no pun intended). I’m not joking – in twelve states, ordinances have been passed requiring people to pull up their pants or face fines or jail time. It’s an issue of respect. It’s an issue of [...]
Continue readingMarch 21, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
You’re the most bona fide rescue group in your area. You know that because you don’t make a cent on any pet you adopt out and all your volunteers work for the love of the animals in your care. That’s how you measure genuine, isn’t it? By how many people you can get who are [...]
Continue readingMarch 20, 2008Comments are closed.attitude, shelter procedure
If you aren’t already you must start watching Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (on tonight). The show in a nutshell; Gordon Ramsay takes restaurants that are struggling, assesses what they are doing wrong (and often where personalities are getting in the way of success) then gives them a plan to turn their failing business into a (hopefully!) [...]
Continue readingMarch 18, 2008Comments are closed.attitude
Seth Godin wrote a fantastic post on the forces of mediocrity which in part says;  There’s a myth that all you need to do is outline your vision and prove it’s right—then, quite suddenly, people will line up and support you. In fact, the opposite is true.  We’ve all experienced it. Once a [...]
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