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Entries Tagged as 'The "Wrong" Dog Breeds'

Top Denver Dog Magazine Wants Repeal of City’s Breed Ban

October 25th, 2008 · No Comments

 

I have asked the publisher of the American Dog Magazine, Jamie Downey, to send a copy of the Jan 2009 issue to city officials in Denver, CO. The upcoming winter issue will be on newsstands nationwide Jan 1st thru Apr 1st, 2009.
The winter issue will include an article [...]

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Tags: My Shout Box · The "Wrong" Dog Breeds

Please Rid Our City of Pit Bulls So I Can Feel Safe Again

October 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Eric Christensen

Dr. Paula Terifaj gets a loving kiss from one of her bully patients.

Dear City Officials,
Please rid our city of pit bulls so I can feel safe again.  And oh, by the way…
Could you also keep drunk drivers off the streets, stop people from running red lights, and ticket all drivers [...]

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Tags: My Shout Box · The "Wrong" Dog Breeds

Mercury Insurance Signs Death Warrant on Family Dog

October 15th, 2008 · 20 Comments

Eric Christensen

Tanner
2003 — 2007

Breed discriminatory laws are sweeping our country and Denver, CO is only one hot spot. Other cities in the states of Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas (to name a few) have adopted similar legislation. Insurance companies have jumped on this breed bandwagon — placing restrictions on homeowners [...]

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Hello Denver, CO… Here I come!

September 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Forrest behind bars in Denver, CO.

Writers need time to write. Sometimes we steal time—paying bills late, not returning phone calls, and turning down dinner invites — because an inner voice is louder. At times, the voice is so loud nothing else seems as important as it once was. Again, I have to [...]

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Why My Cancer Project Got Canned This Week

August 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments

No, I have not stopped my cancer research … it is still moving along nicely. Sorry, but part 4 won’t be out this week as promised — look for it next week. Last week I was called back for some urgent dog duty by several frantic emails. Duty calls. I had to put the [...]

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The Pit Bull Who Could Only Forgive

June 16th, 2008 · 21 Comments

It is 1985 and I am in my third year of veterinary school at UC Davis. I find my values and ethics being challenged to the limit. I want to be a good vet. I want to heal animals. And damn it, I want to save their precious lives! We are being taught how to [...]

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Humans infected by BSL virus prove deadly to dogs

November 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) has infected the minds of legislators and insurance companies all across our country.  This deadly dog virus targets lazy lawmakers and greedy insurance companies. Protect your dog against policy makers showing these fatal symptoms:

Copycat behavior following cities already infected with BSL
Irrational fear of dogs who look like other dogs
Frightening ignorance in the area of dog [...]

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