The Humane Society of the US shares this simple reminder..please share with friends and family. And this old dog would add keeping your pet close and under foot is sure bet they'll stay safe. BOL That is my method at least.

Happy Holidays!!

This is part of a series on why I'm not posting as frequently.

Listen up..

Not going to BlogPaws = Winning!

The pet conference is in full swing and I'll just say it. I'm not sorry my female chose to stay home with me. Maybe if this was an adoption evaluation you'd suspect I had possessiveness issues.

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.

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We found dogs who are the opposite of me.

Just because I don't like riding in the car, "aka the moving bed", doesn't mean other dogs don't love it.

Enjoy these happy dog faces, but remember, please secure your pooch in the car. We are your precious cargo.