Few things can make my skin crawl quite like ticks.
When we lived in New Jersey, ticks were everywhere. When you watched TV at our house, you also were checking dogs for ticks. Settle down to watch a movie? Grab a baby food jar full of alcohol in which to drown your finds. Ick, ick, ick.
In the early hours of this day, our lovely sweet gentle dog named Cash was eased across the final threshold to a quiet death. A shocking, unexpected event.
ACC&D is dedicated to research and programs that can provide non-surgical sterilization. For anyone interested in preventing unwanted breedings, I think ACC&D's work bears following and supporting.
There is a radio program that I love. I never know what the topics will be, but RadioLab.org is a wide ranging program that has covered everything from the rescue of a humpback whale to sleep disorders.
CARAT is a behavior assessment tool Suzanne Clothier developed back in 2008. Put to work on behalf of one of the world's largest guide schools, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, CARAT and the Clothier puppy & adult tests developed to be scored with CARAT quickly proved their value in a number of ways:
