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K-9 Coach, Atlanta, Georgia

Khaz and Vicki are both very proud that their employer has offered to help promote the dogs that are rescued by The Dog Liberator!  Here’s what was posted on Facebook yesterday! So many of you know our wonderful staff members Khaz and Vicki. Khaz is the funky, friendly redhead at the front desk and Vicki [...]

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Paul Pipitone, Trainer & Behaviorist

TDL Sponsors Free Dog Training with Paul Pipitone

I’m very happy to announce that  The Dog Liberator is sponsoring a free one-hour dog training session with Paul Pipitone, Dog’s Best Friend of Central Florida at Aloma Jancy Animal Hospital.  The next training session will be announced. We are hoping these free sessions generate interest, because my intention is to provide them on the [...]

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Mark Lukas and Soccer Collies

Have A Ball With Soccer Collies Nov. 12th & Nov. 19th

Message from Mark:  We have a rescue event this Saturday, 11/12/11 with the Humane Society of Marion County, here in Ocala.   I’d love to have some rescue dogs from your network in attendance. Here’s a link to the event details: http://www.thehsmc.org/images/webpdfs/HDCC2011Poster.pdf   RSVP on Facebook by clicking here. On 11/19/11 we will be in [...]

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Treating Canine Incontinence

Holding it! Earlier this year, the following thread with suggestions for treating canine incontinence was posted on Facebook.

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Does a soft Woof count as a Bark?

About Barking

Holly has been doing some research today, and as usual, she shares with all of us what she’s found.  I can’t wait to read this, but I really think that Ozzie and I should sit down and read it together! Here’s a great link from Cesar, “What your Dog is telling you!” and “5 Tips [...]

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Bernese Collie Puppies Go To University of Doglando

Today was a special day for our seven Bernese Collie puppies ~ they headed off to camp at the University of Doglando!  Teena contacted me and asked if we’d like to participate in this unique children’s summer program and I was delighted to be able to say yes.  Children 11 to 15 years of age [...]

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Rhys the Companion

Rhys – If Only Dogs Could Write Memos

If I could have a questionnaire for my dogs, it would probably read something like this: Are you an active dog that would like an active owner, or are you a couch potato? Do you like cats or do you think cats taste just like chicken? Would you like to have a playmate or would [...]

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Cesar

How to Prepare for the 4th of July

Holly is brilliant! She posted this on Facebook today. Check out this link Cesar’s 4th of July Tips Please read comments below as well for even more ideas!  Personally, I know that my Lady Di will be terrified, but my China who is deaf, won’t care one bit!

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Teddy Bear Puppes

Starting Out Your Dog Right

So, you’re considering adopting a dog from The Dog Liberator.  If it is one of the puppies that I foster, we’re going to spend some time talking, and I’m going to share with you a lot of tidbits that I have learned over the years.  And then you’re going to get home with you puppy [...]

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Sassafras

More Great Ideas for Calming Dogs

Just received this email from Fritzi about Sassafras, her Deaf OES: I don’t remember when I last felt such gratitude and love for an object, much less a dog training tool.  But…  after several months of car travel with a compulsive barker, I now enjoy almost completely silent rides.  Sassy would be in the seat [...]

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Training Event by Dog’s Best Friend of Central Florida

This Training event is from 11:00AM – 2:00 PM. Aloma Jancy Animal Hospital 3370 Pet Country Court Oviedo, FL 32765 (407) 671-1183 Hello again everyone. Last month’s free seminar went so well that I’ve decided to do it again. The date for the seminar is April 30th and the venue for this one will be [...]

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Great Websites for Training Deaf Dogs

Special thanks to Fritzi for sending us this great information! http://www.onlinedogcoach.com/index/articles/recent/hand-signals-for-deaf-dogs I do like this method and by chance, it’s the closest to the one I use. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuFEQA7bxOo This video has quite a few signs for dogs. The woman is using ASL only and not the common obedience commands. This is a huge amount of [...]

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Dog Training for Dog Liberators by Paul Pipitone

Free Dog Training Clinic Hi, This is Paul with Dog’s Best Friend of Central Florida. I have been working with several rescues over the past few years, including The Dog Liberator. Gisele, Holly and I would like to invite anyone with doggie issues, large or small, to attend a free 2 hour information and training [...]

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Flip, the Over-Achiever-Adopted!

Flip is a young Border Collie. He’s on his way from Athens, AL and he has not been vetted or neutered yet. Information about his health will be coming soon. Flip is truly an over-achiever. I hear he loves the ball and disc, and judging from his looks, he reminds me of Flirt, Jetta, Chelsea, [...]

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The Mystery of #0215 – Gilligan

Gilligan is just a young boy. I saw a photo of him sent by Hope Master at Floyd/Rome, GA Animal Control. He was laying down. Hope said he was scared, but they’re all scared. So, Megan goes to pick him up off of transport last night, passes him off to Melissa, the CSR at Val-u-Vet. [...]

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Who’s The Leader Of Your Pack?

The Bryant family is very special to The Dog Liberator. They adopted one of our very first rescues, Augustus, now Charlie. A few months later they adopted the beautiful Sundrop, now Lola. And at our first Annual Reunion in October, they adopted our precious Durango, now Molly. Dog-savvy people, we love them! Imagine how our [...]

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Joey has his bags packed!

The new and improved Joey! See the January update below!   Joey is about a year old, and was rescued from Miami Dade Animal Services. He was just vetted and neutered, and certainly not himself right now, however, he is also very thin and will need time to get healthy again. I’m anxious to meet [...]

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The Thundershirt and The New and Improved Velveteen, the Deaf/Blind Aussie

This is Joan’s diary, which details her progress with Velveteen. Amazingly, the folks at Thundershirt have sent us several sizes, and I just ordered a small for a new 20 pound female deaf/blind Aussie coming to us this weekend. It proves that whatever issues the dog has, there’s a solution out there, and sometimes it’s [...]

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Getting Started in Disc Dogging

After spending an afternoon watching Jason and Andrea Rigler demonstrate disc dogging, I think I can do it! OK, maybe not at the same level they do (backward flips????) but certainly I can get a dog to catch a frisbee. Not only did this talented and enthusiastic couple show us what their dogs could do, [...]

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An Afternoon with the Riglers!

The purpose of the visit was to educate all of us on how to identify a potential disc dog. Jason provided us with a lot of information, and together, he and Andrea showed us how to get a puppy interested in the disc when they are very young. So while Holly will be putting together [...]

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Alpha Dog, Pack Leader, and YOU!

I get phone calls, sometimes 5 a week, from owners who want to surrender their dog. Usually, it’s because the dog is showing serious signs of aggression, sometimes toward children or other dogs. As I interview the owner, I am then informed that the owner not only allows the dog on their furniture, but actually [...]

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Whoah Nellie!

If you thought that Shy Shannon, Trixie Belle, Chelsea and Nutella gave me a challenge, wait until you meet Nellie. Before I die into Nellie’s story, remember Cassie, Carter’s Mom? This little girl looks so much like Cassie it’s scary! Nellie came from Mobile Alabama, our transport coordinator Christina and Suzanne were kind enough to [...]

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Bringing your new dog home

Bringing Your New Dog or Puppy Home

Click here to read “Starting out Right” .  This page contains everything there is know about bringing one of our rescued puppies or dogs to your new home!

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New Cesar Millan Training Video for The Dog Liberator Adopters

That’s right. If you’ve adopted from me, throw me an email at thedogliberator@gmail.com and I will give you a code for you to get a free training DVD. Here are the details: We, here at the Millan Foundation, want to update you on our Shelter Stars program, our shelter affiliate program. In just a few [...]

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Highlighs of Our Rescue

Stuff that Cracks Me Up

Our Rainbow Bridge