Learning to Speak Dog

January 9, 2017 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

by Suzanne Engelberg, PhD [Our guest blogger this week is ODH foster mom Suzanne Engelberg. Suzanne is a licensed clinical psychologist who has had nearly 20 years experience providing psychotherapy for children, families and adults.]   Sometimes I’m amazed that my dogs and I live together so happily.  As two different species, we don’t really speak…

Old Dog Haven Dogs Share Their New Year’s Goals

January 2, 2017 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

  Now that we’ve officially started a new year most people have goals they hope to accomplish in 2017. I figured our dogs might have a few goals too so I asked 10 Old Dog Haven Final Refuge dogs about their goals for the year. Here’s what they had to say:   Jack loves to…

Old Dog Haven Highlights 2016

December 26, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

  Since 2016 is almost just a memory I thought you might like to read about some of the highlights of the year for Old Dog Haven. My numbers won’t be completely accurate because I’m writing this on December 22 and we don’t do year-end numbers until December 31, but you’ll be able to see…

Receiving the Gifts of all Seasons from Your Dog

December 19, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

  In last week’s blog suggestions were made about ways to give comfort and joy to the dogs of Old Dog Haven. This week I want to talk about receiving. Receiving graciously is a gift too. Especially if the gift is from your dog. When you receive gifts from your dog that act of receiving…

‘Tis the Season….Comfort and Joy for Old Dogs

December 12, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

We have over 300 senior dogs that are cozy and warm this holiday season because of all the wonderful people involved in Old Dog Haven like you. If you’re looking for a gift that gives to the dogs, we have some great ideas for you: Old Dog Haven Calendar Our 2017 calendar, designed and created…

Your Dog’s Teeth

December 5, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

Taking care of your dog’s teeth—especially if your dog is older—is much more important than most of us would think. When I asked Old Dog Haven’s Executive Director Judith Piper to talk about ODH dogs and dental problems she said: “Many, many of the dogs ODH takes in have badly neglected mouths. Dental procedures often…

Adopt a Senior Dog!

November 28, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

  November is “Adopt a Senior Pet” month and even though the month is almost over I just wanted to remind you that you can adopt a senior dog any month of the year. I could list all kinds of reasons why you should consider adopting a senior, but I thought perhaps you might like…

Give Hope and Love to Old Dogs

November 21, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

  #GIVING TUESDAY is about hope, love, and kindness. And so is Old Dog Haven. Everyone involved with Old Dog Haven works together every day to give love and hope to homeless senior dogs. Throw-away shelter dogs that would have died in shelters are taken in by Old Dog Haven and given a second chance…

300 CALENDARS FOR 300 DOGS!

November 14, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

  Old Dog Haven is a family of senior dogs, foster families, staff, volunteers, community members, and donors. This concept is represented beautifully in our 2017 calendar, designed and created by foster dad, Joe Myers. The calendar is a group effort and shows the love our foster families and volunteers have for their senior dogs.…

Take My Paw. I’ll Help You.

November 7, 2016 Life Lessons from Old Dogs

Those of us who welcome homeless senior dogs into our homes and hearts understand that we’re making a huge difference in their lives as we help them welcome an opportunity to be happy, healthy dogs. But what about the difference they can make in our lives? Being human is difficult at best and we often…

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