Video 2 – What Makes a Dog Owner Qualified?

Hi Andrew – I have already left a message of thanks above – this comment
is purely left here as I have no other way of contacting your organization.
I have purchased the Silver product but keep getting messages asking me to buy Dog Food Secrets- could you please stop sending me those emails.

It would be great if you could give us an email address where we could send comments.

Thanks again for your great work and continued information.

No matter how much we learn, and how far we have come to understanding our dogs. We should always be reminded there is more to learn. Thanks! Jim

Thank you Andrew.
Mary

Keep up the good work! I have degenerative disc disease and I’m very limited on the work I can do now because of it and my two working dogs, shepherd and sheltie, don’t get the exercise that they need, but we do what we can. People don’t always pick a breed by their traits, sometimes it’s because they have been rescued from that unqualified owner and to be given the love, friendship and caring attention makes all the difference. I’m anxious to see the other two videos.

Nice Video. Hard to hear. The music got louder and louder. BUT my dog is very happy and I am watching “The Dog Whisperer” for ideas on how to train my dog.

I think your videos, like everyone else who have seen them, are wonderful! I’m at my wits end with Buddy, whom I adopted three months ago…I am slightly handicapped and cannot give him the excersise he needs. He is partly Jack Russell and needs to Walk alot! My husband does NOT like Buddy and consequently, will not help with him. So, he is only partially housetrained and still does his “dumping” in our house.
So, I am trying to become as “knowledgeable” as possible but that isn’t enough! You do NOT discuss trying to become responible but unable to do what we should! I have him fetch, (which he LOVES) at least 15 minutes per day but I still think he needs more.
Do you see what Imean about your videos? They are wonderful but could explain more…..don’t you think?

Thankyou Andrew, for all the research you have done for the betterment of our wonderful companions! I have just joined, & am looking forward to all the information forthcoming! Also it is nice to see you on the videos & not just a voice! All the very best to you! Anne Peters

Hi Andrew – have found your videos EXCELLENT. I always thought I was feeding my dogs well until I was told they should NOT have canned (not that they had much of this) or cooked food (which I used to do) and now they actually really enjoy the raw meat and vegetable and fruit I give them!!!!!!! GREAT – I look forward to your next video.

Thank you for a great presentation. It is sad that there are still so many dogs and other companion animals that are not loved and treated with the respect they deserve. If people would only think about the responsibilities that come with owning a pet before getting one, all animals would be cared for properly. Maybe one day the world will improve for all dogs.

Andrew, my two dogs, Casey and Oliver and I thank you for your very carefully made and thought out video. I love your accent and am guessing you are from New Zealand..I was there for three weeks in 04 …I could listen to you for hours! I agree with the comment made that your video should be given or sold along with any new or adopted dog so that the owner can be an informed qualified owner. We rescued Oliver from a relative who was raising him in a crate 24/7 while they worked…we told her how abusive she was being and if she really loved the dog, she should want a life for it..so we ended up with him…he is the most adorable thing in the world…(Cavilier King Charles) Some people are shelfish and ignorant and not qualified to have a pet. You are helping all of us be more outspoken and to stanad up for a better life for our best friends. Thanks..would love to meet you sometime.

Andrew,

I enjoyed video 4 very much. Another job, WELL DONE. It`s very obvious that you have the caring love toward dogs as you do or you wouldn`t spend your time doing these wonderful videos or read every reply you get back. I liked the music you were playing as you presented this fine video. I will look forward to the next one and will not forget to pat all 3 of my babies on the head and tell them, This is from Andrew.
Take care my Friend.

Regards,
Tom

I like pet videos, but I’m afraid I’ll have to wait for a high speed internet connection. Dial-up here is so slow that it took me almost an hour and a half to download a 5 minute video.

Video #4 doing good job since I ve seen #1,2,3 .. That s true that anyone need to learn how care.loving , feed right food for dogs/cats. Dogs/Cats are learning from treat, behave, etc as like children learning when they getting older and more mature and intellegent as depends who training?
I hate anyone give dogs/cats away to shetlers .. its very sad.. I know anyone dont know how or cant afford .. but dont buy a puppy or kitten or dog or cat and also free kitten or puppy.. unless if they know how to take care of them as raised real good and loved.

Tina

a good reminder for us to keep learning and be a good owner. best,
florio

great stuff andrew, i can’t believe some dog owners can be so cruel to their pets. i’m looking forward to video 2, take care,
alexander.

What you talking about has everything to do with any chnage. Looking forward to video three.

EXCELLENT! I am waiting with baited breath for video 3.

Randy

ANDREW , ONCE AGAN YOU HAVE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD! KNOWLEGE IS SO IMPORTANT . I HERE STORIES AT WORK ABOUT HOW PEOPLE TREAT AND TAKE CARE OF THERE DOGS, AND SOME ARE OK BUT SOME ARE JUST NOT TO GOOD. NO I FEEL THAT DOGS ARE OUR CHILDREN, AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH!WHEN I HERE THAT SOMEONES DOG HASE NEVER BEEN IN THE HOUSE ,BECAUSE THEY BELONG OUT SIDE .IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW DO THEY LEARN THESE THINGS,MY TWO MASTIFFS,ALPHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG HAVE BEEN ON AN ORGANIC RAW FOOD DIET FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND THE RESULTS ARE INCREDABLE! NO SKIN,FLEA,TARTAR,SHEDING PROBLEMS. IT”S CUT MY VET BILLS DOWN TO NOTHING. SO EVERYBODY HAS 24HR INDOOR OUTDOOR PRIVILAGES AND THATS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE I BELIVE. ANDREW I JUST WISH EVERY DOG OWNER COULD HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.IT’S DEFENITLY UP TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF US TO TRY TO SPREAD THE WORD THE BEST WE CAN. LOOING FORWARD TO NUMBER 3! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

ANTHONY FORD
PS, THOR,ZEUS AND SKARRLETT LUV YOU FOR IT!

Good video. I agree with you, it always takes one or two people to start something and then for those people to spread the word. Whether or not others follow what we do, is up to them, but at least the word is out there and the facts.

Andrew….you have a way of very simply delivering your message, which not only manages to find its way through all the day to day confusion our brains encounter, but takes root and grows. I find myself thinking about your ideas at odd times of the day, and talking about them with all the other dog owners when we meet up in the park. Thank you, and I look forward to the next video…..meanwhile I’ve given my girls a big hug from you.

Here I am again. Doggie-gru is cute and tatlented. I have all my animals around me when I am home. They are family, for my people family live far away. With my son in Iraq and grandchildren in Mosouri they bring me much appreciated love and comfort.

enjoying the videos, waiting for more, as we’re learning knowledge is best………….

This is so sad but please read
How could you?

A man in Grand Rapids , Michigan took out a $7000 full page ad in the paper to present the following essay to the people of his community:
HOW COULD YOU?
By Jim Willis, 2001
When I was a puppy, I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh.
You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend.
Whenever I was “bad,” you’d shake your finger at me and ask “How could you?”- but then you’d relent and roll me over for a bellyrub.
My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together.
I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.
We went for long walks and runs in the park, car rides, stops for ice cream (I only got the cone because “ice cream is bad for dogs” you said), and I took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day.
Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate.
I waited for you patiently, comforted you through heartbreaks and disappointments, never chided you about bad decisions, and romped with glee at your homecomings, and when you fell in love.
She, now your wife, is not a “dog person” –still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her.
I was happy because you were happy.
Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement.
I was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too.
Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time banished to another room, or to a dog crate.
Oh, how I wanted to love them, but I became a “prisoner of love.
As they began to grow, I became their friend.
They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me kisses on my nose.
I loved everything about them and their touch–because your touch was now so infrequent– and I would’ve defended them with my life if need be.
I would sneak into their beds and listen to their worries and secret dreams, and together we waited for the sound of your car in the driveway.
There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just answered “yes” and changed the subject.
I had gone from being “your dog” to “just a dog,” and you resented every expenditure on my behalf.
Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets.
You’ve made the right decision for your “family,” but there was a time when I was your only family.
I was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the animal shelter. It smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. You filled out the paperwork and said “I know you will find a good home for her.” They shrugged and gave you a pained look. They understand the realities facing a middle-aged dog, even one with “papers”. You had to pry your son’s fingers loose from my collar as he screamed “No, Daddy! Please don’t let them take my dog!” And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life.
You gave me a good-bye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you.
You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too.
After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home. They shook their heads and asked “How could you?” They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules allow.
They feed us, of course, but I lost my appetite days ago.
At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was
you that you had changed your mind-that this was all a bad dream…or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me.
When I realized I could not compete with the frolicking for attention of happy puppies,oblivious to their own fate, I retreated to a far corner and waited.
I heard her footsteps as she came for me at the end of the day, and I padded along the aisle after her to a separate room. A blissfully quiet room.
She placed me on the table and rubbed my ears, and told me not to worry.
My heart pounded in anticipation of what was to come, but there was also a sense of relief. The prisoner of love had run out of days.
As is my nature, I was more concerned about her.
The burden which she
bears weighs heavily on her, and I know that, the same way I knew your every mood.
She gently placed a tourniquet around my foreleg as a tear ran down her cheek. I licked her hand in the same way I used to comfort you so many years ago.
She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein.
As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured, “How could you?” Perhaps because she understood my dogspeak, she said, “I’m so sorry”. She hugged me, and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn’t be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself–a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place.
And with my last bit of energy, I tried to convey to her with a thump of my tail that my “How could you?” was not directed at her.
It was directed at you, My Beloved Master, I was thinking of you.
I will think of you and wait for you forever.

Wonderful stuff Andrew!
My two rottweilers Jess & Costa that were saved from the animal refuge a few years ago now give you a *High Five* back.

Hi Andrew,
Another great show, which helps not just dog, but all pet owners, think about their responsibilities to the animal to which they are custodians.

Now if we could get this word out to the folks not in the “choir” that would be saying something. I hate government regulations but I wish they were more involved in areas such as food labeling, puppy mills, etc. The type of work you’re doing is a start and I thank you for your love and concern of all dogs!!

KOOKIE(FULL NAME:KOOKOOKACHOO) AND ZIPPY(ERIK VON ZIPPER) SAY “THANK YOU, ANDREW!!!! OOOXXXOX!!

It’s nice to know that I am not alone in sharing my love for dogs. I have two great buddies named Crystal and Harley. Crystal is a 9 year old Golden Retriever who came into my life when she was only 7 weeks old. She has developed diabetes, and is now 100% blind as a result. One would hardly know that she is blind at all at times. Incredible how she gets around. She even still wants to play fetch the ball. Harley, my 3 year old Golden Doodle, is at her side 100% of the time. He seems to know when she needs something, or is looking for her ball. He will bring the ball to her and drop it at her feet, and several times we have watched him take her by the collar, and guide her. The love that I share with these two best friends cannot be explained on a key board. If only people could be more like these two… what a nicer, more peaceful would this would be. What an honor it is to be loved, unconditionally , by two gentle dogs. Poor Harley will be lost without Crystal when she leaves us. It will be a learning curve both both of us to be able to do new things for him. Like running in the park with me, without our blind friend to slow us down. Or sleeping alone at night, without his mate to cuddle up to. It tears my heart out just to think of our lives without Crystal. She will never be out of our hearts though. I wish that everyone could experience the love handed out by two gentle dogs, like I have enjoyed. Every day troubles in life just seem to fade away when the three of us are together.
Thank you for caring! Looking forward to #3

Thanks. waiting for #3

Im sorry about your dog and I know how heart renching it can be to loose on the family as I also lost my dog to kidney problems 4 or 5 years ago and I still cry because I did not see it comming and I blame myself totaly. I have many dogs and love them all, several are dogs that people were going to put down and I took them in to find them a home. – and I did they are all still hear. I wish I found your information years ago. thanks so much from all my 4 legged family. karen

Easy to give my little guy at end of video. In fact, loving on him (Boston Terrier) while he sat in my lap and watched with me! Looking forward to Video 3 and ways to easily leap over obstacles. Keep up the good work!