Moms Talk: Kids and Dogs

In this week’s Moms Talk we discuss kids and dogs. What’s the right age for a child to have a pup? How much pet care responsibility should the child take on? We’ll talk about all this and more.

My daughter wanted a dog for years, but she had a big obstacle in her way. Me. I am highly allergic to dogs and cats, so I never had a deep, intense friendship with an animal as I was growing up. I just didn’t like them. They’re smelly and have moist noses and shed and make me very, very sick. I told people I didn’t like dogs until my husband told me I should really stop saying that, as it made me seem unlikeable. When she was 7 or 8, we bought my daughter a fish. I have to admit I felt pretty terrible when she had to fill out a “My Pet and Me” worksheet at school that asked what her favorite thing to do with her pet was. She answered, “Look at it.” So we bought her a guinea pig. She was pacified for a while. Then something happened. My …

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Fair Draws Attention To The Need For Pet Adoptions, Rescue

Wills Park Fills With Dogs, Cats, Horses and Humans, Too, for annual fair.

Hundreds if not thousands of humans stopped by Wills Park Equestrian Center's covered arena on Sunday, June 12 for the annual Animal Rescue Fair, which works to educate people about the need for pet adoption-and to encourage them to take a new pet home. The goal was to adopt out 200 or more pets during the five-hour fair, said Penne Crews, coordinator of the fair. She personally saw 15 to 20 animals adopted out despite being busy keeping things running smoothly. Angel was one of those dogs who found a new home. Rebecca and Janie Levergood and their mother were taking the puppy home to join other pets, including frogs. The girls said Angel was adopted just five minutes before the Walk of Fame, set up to honor those families who have rescued…

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Barbara Barth

10:24 pm on Monday, June 13, 2011

Great post! I love Hightower Farms. Lindy helps me at the shop sometimes. I have five rescue dogs and I see a few faces here that are winking at me. Rescue dogs make the best pets. My pack gets along well with each other and are so much fun! Thanks for writing about pet rescue.   more ›

Pet Spotlight

Nutz 4 Mutz Takes in Homeless Dogs of All Breeds, Sizes

Izzy and Caruso are among the shelter's numerous adoptable dogs.

It takes a special kind of person to take in stray animals, clean them up, pay for their vet bills, then see them go to a good home. Lilburn resident Laura Summers is that kind of a person. Summers has single-handedly started (in her home) a non-profit organization, Nutz 4 Mutz Rescue and Adoptions, Inc., that takes in stray dogs. She goes to the pet store in an attempt to find them good homes, and does whatever it takes to see that the animals have a chance to live out the rest of their lives being loved. She does not discriminate between breeds, as she takes in all types, sizes and ages. In our new Pet Spotlight feature, Lilburn Patch will take a regular look at stories, issues and tips that involve pet ownership. We also will highlight …

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