So L’il Bit is here! With this foster I have decided to try a method known as the 2 Week Shut Down. Or, as it is aptly called by some, The First Two Weeks – Give’em a break. I was intrigued by this method for the simple reason that it just makes sense. Having three [...]

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She was found last Saturday afternoon. Tied up to a pole behind a bar off of Broadway Avenue hours after giving birth. And while it was a milder day than we have been having here in Minnesota the wind had bite. When I met her she had been in her run for only twenty minutes [...]

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We have been busy in the public affairs sector of ARLP. Over the course of this last legislative ‘down time’ (hah! ya right) a group of peeps worked hard to form a program that would address the growing problem of dangerous dogs in Minnesota without resorting to BSL. Shout outs to ARLP’s very own Beth [...]

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Go inside a puppy mill. The Truth About Puppy Mills The 86th Minnesota Legislature is in session. A bill for an act to regulate the breeding of animals in Minnesota has been introduced S.F. 7 To view the Minnesota Puppy and Kitten Mill Bill (S.F. 7) Please e-mail stopthesuffering@yahoo.com and ask to be added to [...]

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It’s been awhile since I’ve had a puppy in the house. So every now and then I just like to sit back and observe little Emme. She is filled with so much curiosity and innocence that she amazes me. Seeing Emme observe and figure out the world makes me wish that Nina could have had [...]

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