Saving Dogs from Puppy Mills

Once a quarter, the folks at Be The Change for Animals encourage bloggers to stand behind a cause. Today the focus is on puppy mills, and especially banning pet stores like Petland from selling puppies, since a large percentage of them come from puppy mills.

Mary Haight from Dancing Dog Blog has started a petition to urge Petland USA to stop selling pets. Petland Canada already has. Together with the folks behind Be The Change for Animals,  bloggers are rallying to spread the word so that Petland will fire the puppy mills and quit selling pets.

There are plenty of great pets waiting for loving homes at rescue organizations and from responsible breeders. So today we're focusing on a sweet pup who was rescued from a puppy mill by the folks at Havanese Rescue.

Hallie in Minnesota

Hallie is about 6 years old and is a sturdy 14 pound Hav-mix. She was rescued from a puppy mill in March of 2011 and has lived with her foster mom since April.  Mostly red in color with silver tips on her ears, she is a very pretty girl who grows prettier as her hair grows longer.

Hallie has a mellow and submissive personality with no need to be an alpha dog.  She gets along well with other dogs. She is shy and a bit skittish and will need some one-on-one attention and training to get her completely over her fear of humans and normal household activities, such as visitors and cleaning. Although she runs away when approached, she is very curious.  And when she is picked up, even seems to enjoy being petted and held. She likes to be within close proximity of her human where she can keep her eyes on what is going on in the house. 

She is such a sweetie and she deserves a great home.

A donation will be requested to adopt this dog. A completed application is required if you are interested in adoption. 

How Havanese Rescue Helps save Havanese and Havanese mixes

Havanese Rescue Inc. (HRI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed for the charitable purposes of rescuing purebred Havanese and Havanese mixes which are homeless or soon-to-be-homeless, including those found in animal shelters or other facilities.

The rescue dogs are fostered and receive the necessary medical attention and care before they are carefully placed in their forever homes.

HRI also focuses on educating the public regarding puppy mills and responsible dog ownership including spay/neutering, training and humane care of Havanese and other pets.

Check out some more blog posts from Blog the Change Day.

Blog the Change: Mostly Mutts and Disc Dog Roxy

We recently had the privilege of meeting Roxy, an amazing disc dog who performed at a fundraiser for Mostly Mutts animal rescue at The River Club in Roswell, Ga.


What's even more amazing is that Roxy is a rescue dog who was returned FIVE times before Jac Greenlee discovered her at Mostly Mutts! Jac knew Roxy needed a purpose -- a reason to jump and play with her human teammates. Here, Roxy competes and WINS a USDDN (United States Disc Dogs Nationals) championship title! 

And here's a little clip of the action we enjoyed at the Mostly Mutts fundraising event. 

Just goes to show, every dog can have his day if he finds the right owner! Jac and Roxy, you ROCK!


AND, you can see Jac and Roxy in action this weekend at the USDDN Disc Dog Nationals and World Finals in Cartersville, Ga.!


You can find your own rockin' dog any weekend at a Mostly Mutts Adoption event. This Saturday, October 16, we'll be at a special Mostly Mutts adoption event from 1 - 4 p.m. at Canine Academy and Playschool, 10th Street and Monroe Drive, at the corner of Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Locations and times for other Mostly Mutts adoption events in the Atlanta area are here.

We're bringing this story to you today in honor of Blog the Change Day, a day designated to spread the word about  the great things our pals are doing to help the anipals who need it most. 


Thank you Kim Clune of This One Wild Life and Amy and Rod Burkert of GoPetFriendly.com for bringing us Be the Change for Animals and a way to collectively show the power just one change can make!


Want to know what other others are doing to Blog the Change? Check out the special link list below to see the impact we are making one act at a time.