My Mission

Deanna Raeke
Deanna Raeke
Dog Lover & Proud Pet Parent


Passionate when it comes to my canine companions as well as dogs everywhere, it's my mission to raise awareness of any issues that affect them, from their health, food and nutrition and training to their welfare. Canine advocacy is something that everyone who cares about dogs needs to be aware of and we all need to share that and raise our voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Andrea RosenbuckAndrea Rosebrock
Andrea has come onboard FTLTD to help out by contributing some stories and following-up with her "Justice Round-Up" series.

For the Love of the Dog is my small effort to do that. Please, won't you help me!

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Man Tossed Ex-Girlfriend’s Dog Off Balcony

Donald Dornseif, 44, of St Paul, MN, didn’t like his ex-girlfriend’s dog because her new boyfriend gave it to her as a gift. So he went to her apartment in the 1300 block of Mississippi Street, and got his revenge.

Dornseif’s ex-girlfriend, Sara Goff, 25, left the apartment for a few minute to go [...]

Yet Another Online Puppy Miller Posing as a Rescue

How long do these people think they are actually going to be able to get away with this kind of stuff?? Do they think no one keeps track or notices and remembers? Well, some people do and some people work very hard to bring them to attention and get them shut down!

Just got this [...]

Sick Thieves Steal 10 Year Old Cancer Victim’s Dog

Oh, this is bad, this is about as low as people can go. To steal a puppy is bad enough but to knowingly steal a puppy from a young child who is fighting cancer, I’d like to send the scum who did this to hell myself!

A month before Ryan’s 6th birthday, he was diagnosed with [...]

PA’s Puppy Bill, HB 2525, Being Amended to Death!

I was going to write a scathing commentary on what is happening to this bill, HB 2525, that is desperately needed in PA to at least ease the plight of dogs stuck in the houses of horrors, puppy mills, but as usual, NPPMW, North Penn Puppy Mill Watch, did a fantastic job!!

Read on a see [...]

Third Suspect in ‘Rescue Scam’ Arrested!

UPDATE 8/31/09 – 120 Animal Cruelty and Abandonment Charges Plea Bargained to 2 Misdemeanor Animal Abuse Charges

See Update – 10/4/08 – Cagata & Accomplices Facing Over 100 New Charges in ‘Rescue Scam’

Yesterday I told you about the twisted rescue scam that ‘My Best Friends, Inc.’ rescue had been perpetrating; [...]

Incredible Update on Starved Dog!! And Another Slap on the Wrist

In April I did a story on a dog that was so starved that his bones were literally protruding from his skin. Just looking at the pictures brought me to tears. Well, now his picture may still bring tears to your eyes but they will be tears of joy!

Meet Shamus today. Only [...]

Quick Note – Oprah Update on Puppy Mills, 9/25

Just a quick note to let you know that tomorrow, 9/25, Oprah will be airing and update to her puppy mill segment. first there’s a segment on the tiniest dogs, should be cute but then they get to the tough stuff and it should be as enlightening, if not more so, than the first show. [...]

Dog Saves Family From Burning Home, Goes Missing in the Aftermath

A dog that saved its family from a burning home runs off. Watch the video for more on the family’s desperate search for their dog Sebastian, a dog they rescued who rescued them. Their home caught on fire and if not for Sebastian alerting them, they would not be alive today.

Pssst… be sure to [...]

Newborn Puppies Saved from Cruel Watery Death by Homeless Man – VIDEO

For Donovan “Donnie’ Justice, shame is not something he feels being homeless because he believes God gives everyone a purpose. Living under a bridge on the Tuscarawas River in Barberton, Ohio, Donnie may have helped to fulfill some of the purpose on Monday.

A passing motorist tossed a bag into the river and it [...]

Puppy Tortured, Burned

Some sick bastard out there duct taped a 4 month old puppy’s mouth, poured accelerant on it and lit it on fire in Lima, Ohio and now police are searching for the trash who did this “senseless and cruel” act.

A family found this little puppy as a stray and fell in love with it, [...]