Debbie (pic) – When a pittie gets spooked There is nothing that will bring you back to earth swifter than a lose pool of dog poo. Yep, that’s right. I said it. Arriving home after work an evening last week I knew something wasn’t right the moment I pushed the door to the mudroom open. [...]
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Nino/ a.k.a. Aspen & ARLP Volunteer Sara Today Daphne and I went to our first ARLP adoption day event together! Many thanks to Plymouth Pets’mart. I had forgotten how much I enjoy adoption days. Not only is it a pittie lover’s delight to see all the program dogs, I get to see my fellow ARLP-ers [...]
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Madeline Post by Brit, ARLP volunteer Time: 3:46pm, Ground speed: 576 mph, Altitude: 30,000 ft, location: Somewhere over northern Canada, Time to Hong Kong: 10 hours 21 minutes. Traveling is something we all have to do eventually. Whether it requires going to 30,000 ft and crossing the ice cap on the way to Asia for a [...]
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So one of the things the crew and I have been working with Daphne on are her manners, especially where food is concerned. This has been going well. I still sit on the kitchen floor refereeing when everyone is eating though. The Chihuahua just can’t eat as fast as the bullies. So by the time [...]
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Laying in bed tonight I am crammed into the upper right hand corner of a queen sized bed with my laptop barely positioned in a type-able manner. The bed is littered with dogs, literally. Daphne’s chin is resting on my left hand. She is drifting into slumber as I type. She is beginning to [...]
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There is nothing like a fresh coat of snow to restore your faith in the world. Everything appears clean and pristine, beautiful even. When the Minnesota landscape appears gray and desolate when the winter is winding down it can be difficult to imagine winter ever ending. Try, try, try as you might to envision a world that [...]
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~ Daphne ~ Daphne is roughly 2 years old and came to ARLP as the result of a seizure. Her owners were arrested as the result of an executed search warrant. Four pit bulls were seized. Ultimately 3 were euthanized. A very pregnant Daphne was spared and subsequently gave birth to six beautiful puppies on new [...]
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Welcome to the A Rotta Love Plus blog! A Rotta Love Plus is a small non-profit animal rescue dedicated to the physical and social well being of the Pit Bull and Rottweiler breeds. This blog is a place of celebration and enlightenment about the dogs we love. Here we will write about the goings on [...]
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