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Managing Emotional Problems in Rescue Dogs

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Many dogs are rescued out of abusive or traumatic situations, causing them to exhibit a wide variety of emotional and behavioral problems. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t make great companions for the right adoptive family. Foxy, who had never been adopted out, was cowering in the corner of her pen when I met her.

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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Exhaustion these are all familiar topics to those of us who spend our time helping animals. One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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“Why can’t the kittens be adopted,” I asked in her comments section. We do what we can by giving them food, shelter, and getting them their shots and fixed to prevent more feral litters.” Against my husband’s warnings that talking about this on Facebook was a bad idea, I forged ahead.