Normal dog training requires patience that is greater nowhere else but childrearing. Training rescued dogs takes even more.Though sterilizing dogs – spaying (removing female organs) and neutering (removing male organs) – has been common practice for decades, birth rates continue to outpace ownership. Add to that a percentage who are lost or wander away and [...]
Filed under Rescue Organizations, Training by on Jun 24th, 2011. Comment. 
I often hear pet-store dog owners say, “I wouldn’t get a dog from a shelter because they come with too many issues.” And it makes me cringe. My goal today is to correct those folks who have the mistaken impression that dogs from shelters are always damaged goods. In my experience, this couldn’t be further [...]
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There are plenty of good reasons to make an English Springer Spaniel your next family pet. First, English Springer Spaniels are one of the most intelligent breeds of dog, making training a much easier process with these animals. Second, English Springer Spaniels are exceedingly friendly with young and old alike. Springers are also extremely playful [...]
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Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue (MAESSR) is a non-profit volunteer organization devoted to the rescue and placement of stray, abandoned, relinquished or impounded purebred English Springer Spaniels. MAESSR provides foster care and medical treatment to these Springers while screening potential homes interested in adopting. Our primary goals are to protect English Springer Spaniels, promote spay/neuter [...]
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