The Thinking Dog

The Truth is Hard

dmiller — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:35:58 +0000

HSUS: Lawyers in Cages

Keep your eyes open and know who you are dealing with

Club Canine on Deborah Duncan

dmiller — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:06:17 +0000

Check out our recent appearance. Dean Miller on Great Day Houston with Deborah Duncan.

http://www.khou.com/great-day/gdh_03-27-12_seg1-144380895.html

HSUS STRIKES WITH, PUPS ACT

dmiller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:45:42 +0000

This is an interesting read and controversial insight into the Humane Society of the United States(Not a Govt. Entity).

http://www.thedogplace.org/LEGISLATION/PUPS-HSUS-Many-Grains-Salt_Losey.asp

Miami-Dade’s pit bull ban might finally be killed for good

dmiller — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:01 +0000

A A A Comments (5) By Tim Elfrink Thursday, Jan 26 2012

When the Miami Marlins splashed $58 million last month to land ace Mark Buehrle, diehard Fish fans weren’t the only ones celebrating. Pit bull advocates in the Florida’s only county that bans the breed also did cartwheels, because Buehrle — who owns a pit bull named Slater and lamented publicly that he has to live in Broward to keep him — immediately became the 305′s best-known pit bull backer.

Now, with bills in both the Florida House and Senate for the first time taking aim at Dade’s 20-year-old prohibition, activists say Magic City pit bull owners might finally be able to come out of the shadows.

Dante Alighieri via Wikimedia Commons

“It’s going to happen,” says Dahlia Canes, director of the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation. “We’ve never been this close before.”

Miami’s 1989 law against pit bulls is a case study in reactionary legislation gone wrong. Passed months after an 8-year-old girl was brutally mauled by a pit bull, the law was perhaps the first in the nation to outlaw a specific breed of dog.

The problem is that the law is almost impossible to enforce. There’s no real way to test what is or isn’t a pit bull, so Miami-Dade Animal Services ends up injecting barbiturates into the hearts of hundreds of dogs every year merely on the suspicion they’re pit bulls. In the past year, 371 pit bulls have been taken in by Animal Services and 216 have been euthanized.

It’s such an arbitrary rule that everyone from the Humane Society to the American Veterinary Medical Association have come out against it.

Two bills in Tallahassee — proposed by freshman Miami-area Rep. Carlos Trujillo and Tampa-area Sen. Jim Norman — would end the ban for good. The year after Miami passed its law, the state passed a rule prohibiting breed-specific bans but grandfathering in Miami’s law. The bills would void the grandfather clause.

Still, support remains for the ban, including from Miami-Dade Commissioner Javier Soto, who helped pass the ban in ’89 and who Canes says is lobbying for it to remain. Canes will be camped out in Tallahassee until the bills get traction.

“You’re going to see a flood of residents moving back to Miami once we overturn this ban,” she says. “Mark Buehrle isn’t the only one staying away to protect his pit bulls.”

Kim Krohn

A WIN WIN 2012 Resolution

dmiller — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:52:52 +0000

2012 is here and you can make the most valuable resolution for you and your dog, TRAINING. Pet owners can use this opportunity to make resolutions that involve their new and adorable companions, connecting with them for that healthy and balanced relationship that makes being around each other enjoyable.

Yet each year pet owners surrender tens of thousands of our companions to shelters and or euthanize them with the number one reason being behavior issues. Let’s be proactive and don’t let you and your new puppy or rescue dog become a statistic. Make 2012 the year you keep that resolution and let Club Canine and The Thinking Dog System help you. Isn’t your dogs life worth it?

Keep the resolution, Keep the dog. WIN WIN!

Call Today 281-380-8175

Happy Holidays to all

dmiller — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:47:34 +0000

Wishing everyone a wonderful and safe holiday season and a Happy New Year for 2012

Happy Holidays from Club Canine and The Thinking Dog

Pit Bulls Out Score 121Other Breeds in Temperament Test

dmiller — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:52:49 +0000

Pit Bulls: Scoring better than 121 other breeds in temperament are gentle dogs
Source:examiner.com

Pit Bulls have once again scored BETTER than many dog breeds. Temperament evaluations by the American Temperament Test Society have given pit bull terriers a ve

Lone Star Boxer Rescue Thanks!

dmiller — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:00:27 +0000

Dear LSBR Friends,

Just wanted to send out a BIG THANK YOU to those of you that not only supported the LSBR Holiday Pet Portrait fundraiser at Club Canine this past Saturday but wanted to give special thanks to the following:

Matt and Herb with Save The Day Photography

Dean Milller with Club Canine

LSBR Volunteers: Janiece, Denise, Roxanne, Devan, Betty Jo and her two grandsons, Anne, and Dallas

Portrait Customers

I hope I didn’t miss anyone. The event was a success with a full day of appointments and lots of happy customers. LSBR made about $300.

Thanks again to ALL! (If responding to this email, please do not“respond all.” )

Ann Callan

Lone Star Boxer Rescue

*celebrating our 11th year in rescue

Join LSBR on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/lonestarboxerrescue
“Thou shalt not be a victim; Thou shalt not be a perpetrator; Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.”

Club Canine Open House and Fundraiser for Lone Star Boxer Rescue

dmiller — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:27:45 +0000

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12th from 9:00 to 3:00

Bring your two and four-legged family members & friends forHoliday portraits, with proceeds benefitting Lone Star BoxerRescue. Reserve your 20 minute photo session now as theywill fill up quickly!Email ann@bwps.com to reserve your spot today.Location – CLUB CANINE – 4703 Rose Street(2 blocks south of Washington, east of Shepherd)Please join Lone Star Boxer Rescue, SAVE THE DAYPhotography and Houston Dog Trainer, Dean Miller ofClub Canine, for a Holiday Portrait Fundraiser ANDClub Canine Open House Event!FOOD, DRINKS, DOGGIE TREATS and MORE!

There will be food provided by Spaghetti Western Italian Restaurant, The Counter Gourmet Hamburgers and local Houston beer company Karbach Brewery. Also, Gulf Coast Billiards will be providing some pool table entertainment and Poop Le Scoop will be donating their time and efforts to keep our yard fresh and clean.

Don’t miss this great fundraiser and event.

CANINE BEHAVIOR, REHABILITATION & HEALTH SEMINAR

dmiller — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:16:59 +0000

DESIGNED FOR RESCUE, FOSTER, SHELTER & ANIMAL CONTROL PERSONNEL

Presented By:

International Association of Canine Professionals

South Central Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma & Texas

When: Sunday, November 13, 2011 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where: Club Canine, 4703 Rose Street, Houston, Texas 77007

What: The Seminar will focus on the behavior, signals, language and understanding of canines, as well as results oriented discussions of training and working with canines. The purpose is to help Rescues, Fosters, Shelters and Animal Control personnel (staff or volunteer) to be better facilitators of care and rehabilitation of canines. This provides calmer, well behaved and better balanced dogs to the public and helps with adoption of canines, rather than the purchasing of more puppies from non-reputable locations (proper breeders excluded of course). Rescue groups, shelters, animal control and their volunteers are the front line of recovering dogs from untenable situations, and kennel craziness. This seminar will help people working and/or volunteering in these areas to be more aware of actual conditions and behaviors, what they mean from the canine’s standpoint, how to better correct behaviors without conflict, and how to recognize and match up both fosters, and final adoption families with a particular personality and type of dog.

Cost: Only $35 to help cover our cost involved

The event is a seminar presentation of:

Nelson Hodges, IACP Professional Member Todd McVicker, IACP Professional Member

Canine Rehabilitation & Behavior Expert Rehabilitation, Behavior & Training Expert

Owner: Canine Content Owner: Redeeming Dogs

Arlington, Texas Fort Worth, Texas

sites.google.com/site/k9content www/RedeemingDogs.com

Crista Meyer, IACP Professional Member Dean Miller, IACP Professional Member

Behavior, Training & Health Expert Rehabilitation, Behavior & Training Expert

Co-Owner: Urban Tails Owner: Club Canine

Houston, Texas Houston, Texas

www.urbantails.cc www.thethinkingdog.com

Jason Vasconi, IACP Professional Member

Canine Rehabilitation, Behavior, Training & Socialization Expert

Have Leash Will Travel

Dickinson, Texas

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Have-Leash-Will-Travel/141692899179812

832.455.9033

Due to size of the location, space is limited to only 50 attendees, so please RSVP via the attached registration form at your earliest convenience.

The IACP Regional Group plans to continue with a series of these seminars in DFW, Austin, Houston and San Antonio. We did our first one in DFW July 2011 and it was well attended and received.

Sponsors:

Nelson Hodges, IACP Professional Member

Canine Content

http://sites.google.com/site/k9content

(817) 307-3800

Todd McVicker, IACP Professional Member

Redeeming Dogs

www.redeemingdogs.com