Recent content by Melissa S.

it is probably the most horrible thing I can imagine... My Rosie was adopted from our local Humane Society, and they did a thorough backgroud check on our home to be sure they were not putting her back into a bad situation. They do not adopt out pit-bulls to sketchy people or houses. They came...

OK! I just ordered it! I couldn't resist, being a teacher of children with autism. Maybe one of my students could help me with Rosie's behavior :D

My dog growing up...now just my parents' dog Molly is 13. She is a cocker/sheltie mix, which is close to your mix. :) She does have congenital heart disease and could go any day, but has lived a long life.

wow, what a hard thing to do. My biggest fear would be having to choose between my 2 girls. You are lucky that you will still be able to visit Dixie! My thoughts are with you.....

Has anyone looked at this week's 'week in pictures' on the MSN home page? It is one of my favorite things to look at partly b/c I am trying to get into photography....anyways there are a couple cute doggie pictures this week on there. One reminds me of my 2 girls: they would give ANYTHING to...

well I couldn't find it in the paper. I did get a response back from the news station; it said "Thank you for you comments" So at least I know they got it! :)

wow.....that is extreme stuff. NOT for the faint of heart. I did not make it through the video. Very cool song that plays with it. Again like I said in a previous post....those POOR, POOR, animals. Probably the most mistreated of all dogs and animals in general. It is an enraging...

I didn't notice it but I will have to go back and check..... :D

it was a TV news broadcast...nightly news. It was NBC local. I sent an e-mail. I will probably get no response.

Most of my letter discussed the fact that they present articles such as these without telling other sides of stories. I said that in addition to discussing stories like these, they should think about discussing responsible dog ownership and how these kinds of problems should be presented with...

Once again........we had a news story last night of "pit bull attack" tune in at 9! UGHHHHHHHHH I went straight to my lap top and sent a letter to the editor. What a great resource this thread has been in getting the point across. What a sad sad life most of these poor dogs have.

Well they had to be very very careful in the dog selection. The first dog he got didn't work out. He got scared/intimidated when the student acted out. Buddy has to remain calm and by his side no matter what happens. He would never hurt the dog, but he definitely 'needs' him physically. The...

YOu are exactly right Renee. It amazes me how from being dead asleep, Buddy can recognize the difference between noise in the classroom (which can become very noisy) and when he is actually needed by the student. He just seems to wander over to his desk when the student is becoming worked...

"Buddy" is a Golden Retriever. The student at our school sometimes has a hard time coping with change, or things not going the way he thinks they should go, often resulting in 'melt-downs' (crying, tantruming, screaming out, etc) This of course, is very disruptive in a 2nd grade classroom...

I am a special education teacher, with quite a few students with Autism. In fact, we have a service dog at our school for a student with Autism. It is such a cool relationship. He is a brilliant dog. The HARDEST part, is teaching the rest of the school not to touch, call to or even give...