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Helping the 4-legged victims of the earthquake/tsunamis in Japan
Posted by ERV on March 19, 2011 Im not really a ‘charity’ kind of person. I feel I do my part to help society with my time and knowledge, and I quite frankly dont trust most organizations with cash. Even the ones run by us can have problems. There is a way to ‘get me’, though. The charity wanting funds must meet…
ERV approved spam
Posted by ERV on February 9, 2011 I get a ton of spam in the comments of ERV. Happily, we have a really good spam filter (too good sometimes, as most of us, even me, have gotten comments sent straight to spam for no discernible reason), but still, a bit of Turkish spam or STD dating site spam or steroid spam gets…
“It made you ashamed to be human”
Posted by ERV on January 24, 2011 Friday, I was walking down the hallway when a professor friend waved me down– PF– Hey! Are you still involved with that pitbull rescue? Me– LOL! That wasnt a ‘rescue’… I just sorta find pitbulls and find them homes… LOL! PF– I know a family that wants to adopt. Me– O.o (I figured she found…
Pit Bulls as therapy dogs
Posted by ERV on December 3, 2010 The Plan for Arnie, since Day 1, was for him to be a therapy dog. I love volunteering for hospitals/hospice/retirement homes, I live right next to a VA/childrens/regular hospitals, and Arnie is an incredibly happy, social dog. Its a natural fit. But when Arnie was a puppy, it became clear that he wasnt just social.…
Pits on PARADE
Posted by ERV on September 11, 2010 PARADE magazine has published a series of articles on pit bulls recently: Michael Vick’s Pit Bulls: Where Are They Now? Can You Teach a Bad Dog New Tricks? Top 5 Myths about Pit Bulls Hehehehe. Amazing how many pit owners have the same “HE/SHE DESTROYED AN ENTIRE SOFA!!!” story. PRO-TIP– Pits that get walkies every…
Star-crossed puppies
Posted by ERV on August 10, 2010 The worst part of visiting my parents is driving home. Yes, I will miss Moms cooking/baking. Yes, I will miss having real food (weird how the totally not organic food we get from local farmers is still good). Yes, Focus on the Family and AFA make a long drive longer (today they passive-aggressively ignored the…
Chicks can do stupid sexist things too
Posted by ERV on August 2, 2010 Yes, we are very socially aware at ScienceBlogs. But I just did something very, very stupid, and I feel terrible about it, so Im going to confess on the internet so hopefully other people dont make this same mistake. Remember Giant Schnauzer? About a week ago, Giant Schnauzer and his owner moved into my apartment…
Dog Whisperer: Most Aggressive Breeds
Posted by ERV on June 16, 2010 Our partners at NatGeo currently have a special episode of ‘The Dog Whisperer’ up on Hulu*– The Most Aggressive Breeds. 45 minutes and 59 seconds of me bawwwing. There are no bad dogs. Just bad owners. Reminded me of the UFC pitbull vs rottie/germie fight I had in my apartment this time last year (weenie…
Arnies long-lost cousin
Posted by ERV on April 8, 2010 Since Arnie was a street dog when I found him, his parentage has always been in question. It doesnt help that he is a ‘pit bull’, which could mean any number of things– line up 50 ‘pit bulls’ and you will get short-and-stout to long-and-lean and everything in between. Black, white, red, big spots, small…
Ben Stein literally cant get *anything* right.
Posted by ERV on October 27, 2009 I dont know if I can think of anyone who gets everything wrong, so consistently. Okay, sure he gets the Creationism thing wrong. Whatevs. He also makes unwise financial decisions. Who doesnt, these days? No, get this, dude cant even pick a charity without fucking up! A charity to help stop puppy mills! HE FUCKS…