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.

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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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The Dog Ate My…. Passport?

I’m sure we’ve all heard the cliche’, “The dog ate my homework” and there’ve been many stories about dogs eating many other things from money to golf balls, from clothes to Super Bowl tickets, but a pooch munching a passport, I think this is a first.  This is also especially funny for me because it’s [...]

No Justice for Shepp, Cruelly Starved Dog! VIDEO

Looks like Corpus Christi, TX and the sentencing Judge, Judge Martinez, don’t give a damn about dogs or animals and don’t take animal abuse very seriously.  Wastes of human life, 44-year-old Daniel Luna and 45-year-old Norma Luna, who abandoned this once beautiful German Shepherd, Shepp, to suffer a cruel and painful fate, were charged [...]

Boxer Takes “World’s Ugliest Dog” Title

This year’s Sacramento SPCA Doggy Dash World’s Ugliest Dog was not a Chinese Crested, the breed that so often seems to take the title, but a boxer. Meet Pabst, a 4-year-old. 60-lb rescued boxer. Found wandering the streets at 6-months old, with a burn and missing part of a toe, skittish and fearful, [...]

Sometmes… Euthanasia is a Blessing

No more lonely cold nights or hearing that I’m bad
No more growling belly from the meals I never had.
No more scorching sunshine with a water bowl that’s dry.
No more complaining neighbors about the noise when I cry.
No more hearing “shut up”, “get down” or “get out of here”!
No more feeling disliked, only peace [...]

Got a Beggin’ Dog? Here’s Some Help – VIDEO

When they’re puppies, it’s cute to see them beg and you can’t resist giving them little treats but begging can turn into a problem and there’s lots of table scraps you shouldn’t feed your canine companion.  The more you give in to their begging, the more you reinforce the behavior.  But what about if you [...]

Adandoned Pets’ Last Wish – VIDEO

Poem by LeeAnne Hudson describing what every pet feels when their owners drop them off, abandons them or gives them away.

Learn the Real Reason Email was Invented – VIDEO

I bet this is something you’ve always wondered and now here’s the answer…. have a good laugh courtesy our canine companions and a few felines too!

The Real Reason Email was Invented

Firefighter Kills 2 Dogs So He Can Go on Vacation with Girlfriend

Update 7/10/09 – Dismissal Recommended for Dog Killing Fireman!

The POS pictured on the right is David Santuomo, 43, a Columbus, OH, firefighter who last December wanted to go on a cruise with his girlfriend but did want to pay for boarding for his two adopted dogs, Sloopy and Skeeter.  So to save himself [...]

Dallas Animal Services Comes Under Fire – VIDEO

Unbelievable!! After seizing 28 dogs from a South Dallas home, animal services returns the dogs to the owner even though pictures of the animals show the dogs to be emaciated and covered with sores.

Is this the way an animal shelter is supposed to operate? Look at the pictures of these dogs and if you can [...]

Signing Their Death Warrant

Every day hundreds and thousands of dogs are surrendered at animal shelters all over the country.  You can tell someone when they sign that surrender form that their dog may not have much of a chance but I don’t think it really sinks that that surrender paper is often, sometimes more than 90% of the [...]