Here is proof that canine mentors do exist. Be prepared to trot down memory lane with me, as we watch Daisy get a little help from her friend and take her first set of stairs like a big dog. BOL

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This is a clip from a documentary called BURN. It is also a reminder of why we share stories of fundraisers for pet oxygen masks, as well as when they are donated to fire departments across the country.

We tip our paw to these brave firefighters.

Go here to see the video clip and read more.

Pamela & Honey on the beach

In her paid work as a housing counselor for a nonprofit organization, Pamela sees that helping animals and helping people go together. Many first home buyers approach her for help because they are struggling to find apartments that allow animals. Others have trouble getting homeowner's insurance that doesn't discriminate against their dog's breed. And shelters in the areas hardest hit by foreclosures are struggling with an influx of pets from families who have lost their homes. Issues at the center of people's lives have tremendous impact on the animals who live with them.

This realization that compassion toward animals can't exist without compassion for people influences the content of Pamela's blog, Something Wagging This Way Comes. Yes, it's full of silly jokes and stories. But more serious posts describe ways for people to travel with reactive dogs, provide arguments for why puppy mills are bad capitalism, and even posit that someone seeking a dominance-based trainer might be looking for a way to understand their dog, even if the approach they take is misguided.

Pamela is the contributing Pet Travel writer for A Traveler's Library where she reviews books about pet-related travel. When she's not traveling with her dog, Honey, Pamela and her husband foster puppies for the Tompkins County SPCA.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

I'd love to live in a world where life is more important than commerce. In that world, puppy mills and factory farms wouldn't exist because making money wouldn't take precedence over the health and welfare of living creatures. People would live balanced lives that gave them time to treat each other and animals with kindness. We'd remember that relationships are more important than acquiring stuff.

As an adult dog, my sense of smell is discerning. Yes, I know this is a box, but I'm verifying what was IN the box. As you can see, I am also tall enough to enjoy food at the counter, but there was a day [...]

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I'm voting for Uggie to win a Pawscar! He was great in The Artist.