The Most Important Dog Files Post Of The Year: Dog Files Opinion
2012 was one tough year on everybody, including the dogs. Shelters were down on their adoption numbers and the ranks of dogs dropped off to the shelters rose. This is one of the unforeseen consequences of a terrible economy. People can’t afford their animals. During this embarrassing past election season, while partisans where screaming about […]
Dog Files Opinion: Cesar Millan Gets Grilled In Interview
The Dog Files believes that positive, rewards driven training is the best way to teach your dog and to create a bond of trust between both of you. One that cements the friendship that every dog deserves with their owner/guardian.
Dog Files Mascot, Max Celebrates His 11th Birthday!
10 years ago I went in search of adopting my first dog since I was a child. I had grown up and thought I could handle the responsibilities of owning my own canine. To be honest, I think it was just plain luck that I went to an animal shelter and adopted a dog. Back […]
Dog Files Announces New Digital Production & Consultation Studio, DFDigital!
Expanding on the multi-platform success of Dog Files, Kenn Bell announced today the formation of DFDigital, a digital content creation and consulting service. DFDigital helps create and promote engaging online experiences for clients across North America, offering a wide array of services such as: – top quality video production – website design – podcast creation […]
Why Animal Cruelty Laws Need To Have Bite
Recently, animal cruelty has been all over the news: Emmanuel Alfredo Tadeo, a 28 year old Georgia resident pleaded guilty to four charges, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Animal Cruelty, Animal Cruelty and Battery, after he was arrested for beating his girlfriend with her dead Pomeranian, Murphy who he killed minutes beforehand. After receiving an upsetting phone […]
Partisan Politics? I'm On The Side Of The Dogs: Dog Files Opinion
So this week I had a few folks that were angry because I didn’t publish their comments on the DF website about the Congressman Steve King story. It was the typical left against right/right against left screaming. They both said the story was false. They both said I wrote it, which I didn’t (which makes […]
Pit Proud: The Movie Begins Filming!
I am very happy to let everyone know that filming on the Dog Files’ new documentary, Pit Proud has commenced. What is Pit Proud? Well, it’s a feature length documentary about why Breed Specific Legislation doesn’t work and that pit bulls are just dogs, like any other breed. It’s based on my short Dog Files […]
Dogfighting Starts With The Young: Dog Files Opinion
So I just watched a clip from the Michael Vick interview on Piers Morgan last night where he talked about when he first saw dogfighting as a young child. (You can watch it at the end of this post.) This opinion piece is not about how evil Michael Vick is. I’ve written those before. Everyone […]
Why Who We Aim Our Anger Over Lennox's Murder Matters
We all know the story of the unjust killing of Lennox the Dog in Belfast, Ireland. If you are unfamiliar with Lennox and the Barnes Family’s two year struggle to save him, you can read about it here. There is one thing I’d like to address right now. A lot of Dog Files Friends from […]