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!

Join Me on Facebook!

Please be sure to stop by Facebook and join the FTLTD page there. All the news from FTLTD plus much more. You can scroll through and see the latest stories and info that's been posted just by looking below.

Categories

Copyright

All articles on this site, unless otherwise attributed, are copyrighted to and property of Deanna Raeke. You are welcome to use my articles (excerpts) but please be so kind as to link to my site as per terms under the Creative Commons License. Thank you!

Creative Commons License
For the Love of the Dog by Deanna Raeke is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at My Contact Page.

Some Cities Taking Aim to Reduce Unwanted Pet Numbers

This is a rather novel approach that some cities are taking to reduce the number of unwanted pets and the ever growing number of pets in shelters. In theory, large commercial breeding businesses are somewhat regulated, not a much as they should be, of course, but that’s a whole ‘nother story, as the saying [...]

Ways the U.S. Would Be Different If the Next President Were a Dog

By now most of us probably need a break from all the political fighting and back-biting so for your pleasure here’s a rather timely bit of canine humor…

Ways the U.S. Would Be Different If the Next President Were a Dog

10. Doggy door on oval office
9. At press conferences, instead of “Mr. President,” [...]

What Happens When Service Training Dog Organizations Go Wrong? VIDEO

To me, and to the many people that they help, there is no doubt that trained service and companion dogs are heroes and lifesavers and so are the organizations that train and place these dogs. But what happens when something goes wrong with one of these organizations? That’s the question right now the [...]