ASPCA's "Meet Your Match Dating Game And Gift Pack Giveaway!

Oh, are we going to have fun this evening! The ASPCA is hosting a live stream event called "Meet Your Match" Dating Show to help spread the good word about the tons of gorgeous pets available for adoption-just in time for Valentine's Day! The event will be live from 6:00-7:00 pm EST and viewers will be able to meet some of the most eligible shelter pets available for adoption and even vote for the "Most Eligible" adoptable on the ASPCA's Facebook page. There will also be a "relationship expert" (really an ASPCA behaviorist) answering viewer questions about their pets.

And don't miss the Twitter party happening at the same time as the live stream event-use hashtag #PuppyLove to join in the fun - the party will feature trivia questions about legendary animal-human couples and lots of prizes- and help beautiful orphaned animals find their forever home.

See the end of this post on how to enter to win a very special ASPCA gift basket!

 So are you ready to meet your match?

Live streaming by Ustream

And now on to our giveaway! The ASPCA has generously donated a gift pack brimming with useful pet products both you and your best friend will love, like a plush heart bone toy, a paw print picture frame, ASPCA tote and other products, and Walkers Shortbread cookies!

Here are the requirements to enter: No anonymous comments, please!

This giveaway runs from today,Tuesday February 12, 2013 through Saturday February 23, 2013 at 8:00 EST, so you and your friends will have plenty of time to enter.

1. "Like" our Facebook page: See top of right sidebar or click here: www.facebook.com/pages/Boccis-Beefs/190090017696328?ref=stream

2. Give this giveaway a shout-out on your Twitter or Facebook page by using the buttons below this post-easy!

  3. Comment on this post and indicate in your ONE comment that you'd like to enter this giveaway.

Note: if you choose to enter, please promptly check back to see if you won. If you're the lucky one, please send us your home address ASAP.

                                      Good Luck!

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Animal Behaviorists: Do They Know More About Dogs Than Lay People?

We happened to be listening to NPR yesterday and heard part of Fresh Air's interview with John Bradshaw, "an anthrozoologist and noted scholar of animal-human interactions", who's just published a book called Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet. You can listen to the full 33 minute interview and/or read six pages of of interview summary and an excerpt from the book here: www.npr.org/2011/05/26/136497064/the-new-science-of-understanding-dog-behavior. As we know, NPR is thorough-no 250 word blurbs do they!

After listening to Mr. Bradshaw and reading the excerpt from his book, we think he certainly makes some excellent points, particularly when he asserts that dog owners have a responsibility to ensure both the physical and psychological health of their canine companions and why. From our limited reading, we also
agree with his statements that point out the perils of "over breeding" purebred dogs to achieve breed standards, without regard to the physical health of the dog.

But we remain undecided about the answer to our initial question, or even whether there is a single answer.
Do those reputable scientists who study animals employing true scientific methods understand more about their behavior than those who spend years gathering knowledge from intuitive observation and directly working with them?
We'd love to hear what you think!

Meanwhile, I'll study up on the issue...

Photo of me by John Clark

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