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February 4, 2022

The Dog at the Gate – International Best Seller!

We are beyond excited to announce that The Dog at the Gate book is now an international best seller on Amazon in the following categories! #1 in Children’s Adoption Books #1 in Children’s Intermediate Readers Books #1 in Children’s Blended Families Books #1 in Children’s Children’s Coming of Age Fantasy Books

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Published on February 04, 2022 12:45

Hurricane Dog – #1 Best Seller

We are thrilled to announce that our  Hurricane Dog book is #1 in the following categories: #1 Children’s Dog Books #1 in Children’s Abuse Books #1in Children’s Chapter Books #1 in Children’s Prejudice and Racism Books #1 in Children’s Animal Stories #1 in Children’s Difficult Discussions Books #1 in Children’s Intermediate Readers Books

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Published on February 04, 2022 12:20

January 16, 2022

Protecting the Vulnerable

I awoke again today to my next-door neighbor’s two Shetland Sheepdogs barking. They are like wind-up toys—the minute they shoot out of their back door, they dodge around the yard yapping. They do not quiet until they are back inside. The old man often lets the dogs out early or late, and has been cited…

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Published on January 16, 2022 16:35

November 21, 2021

The Link Between Animal Abuse and Violence Against People

By Phil Akow, National Coordinator https://nationallinkcoalition.org/   Over the past 35 years, researchers and professionals in a variety of human services and animal welfare disciplines have established significant correlations between animal abuse, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and other forms of violence. Mistreating animals is no longer seen as an isolated incident…

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Published on November 21, 2021 16:15

November 12, 2021

Is a Life-long Commitment On Your Gift List? Gifts of Pets From/To Others

“Hello, I was given a dog for Christmas and cannot get a leash on her. She is ruining my apartment because I can’t get her outside. Can you help me?” This email came through my website (www.sunnyweber.com) two weeks after the holidays. I immediately responded and asked for the woman’s phone number. I knew the…

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Published on November 12, 2021 17:25

August 30, 2021

Sand Wash Basin Wild Horses: Displaced Priorities by the BLM?

By Amy Hefestay | CAP Board Member Photo A: Two young stallions in the Sand Wash Basin herd, July 2021 I have been fascinated with horses for most of my life and I know I am not alone. If you ask people to describe something about Colorado or the “wild west,” many will mention Wild…

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Published on August 30, 2021 09:49

August 22, 2021

The Captive Wildlife Crisis: Part Two

Part Two By Pat Craig, Guest Blogger  Founder and Executive Director of The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keensburg, Colorado   Note from Sunny: I present this guest blog to assist in the education of the public regarding this lesser-known animal welfare crisis. The wider the educational efforts of all animal welfare enthusiasts spread, the more public…

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Published on August 22, 2021 17:37

The Captive Wildlife Crisis: Part One

Part One By Pat Craig, Guest Blogger Founder and Executive Director of The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keensburg, Colorado   Note from Sunny: I present this guest blog to assist in the education of the public regarding this lesser-known animal welfare crisis. The wider the educational efforts of all animal welfare enthusiasts spread, the more public…

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Published on August 22, 2021 17:25

August 4, 2021

Not All Working Dogs Have Job Titles

Jessie was scheduled for euthanasia as a “behavior problem”–a separation anxiety nutcase, a house destroyer, a crazy bag of bones abandoned. He came to me for behavioral rehab. His intelligence, sensitivity, and 100% reliability with all other animals and humans of all ages was almost missed–until he graciously showed me what he needed. I understood…

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Published on August 04, 2021 14:01

July 21, 2021

Some Dogs

Some dogs don’t move you to poetry. Some dogs quietly, slowly, meld themselves into literature’s prose; not flowery, not romantic, not shiny. Jessie was a dog who grew slowly into a soul mate. He arrived frantic, anxious—a house destroyer, a wreck of rejection, an abandoned teenager who had lost everything he knew in a dog’s…

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Published on July 21, 2021 12:22