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Mutts of the Midway

8/18/2020

 
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I need you to meet my new people! 

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Supply Drive For Paw Salvation

8/3/2020

 
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Paw Salvation, Inc. began because when founder, Peter, would visit downtown Chicago, he would see a lot of homeless people with pets and observed that most of the pets where not in good shape. One day he said to himself "Why don’t I start a charity that cares for this pets by providing them healthy meals, grooming, and vet checks?" This way whatever the human can make on the streets can be used to care for themselves and Paw Salvation cares for their pets.


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HOW TO BUY A HOME - LUNCH & LEARN

7/25/2020

 
Written by our friends at the Joel Schaub Mortgage Team
It has been said that a house is not a home, without paw prints on the floor. As dog parents, we couldn’t agree more. This pandemic has brought to light a more safe, simple way to live. Our days of rushed walks are over. For most of us, ourselves included, it is the time of day we look forward to most. We are all working at home with our favorite, furry co-workers. However, if you are living in a rental that allows dogs, you know there are always hassles. Landlords do not see our four legged friends like we do. If they allow them at all, Landlords always charge us more money, a noisy neighbor complains about the patter of feet or barking, and at the end of the day it causes us to have more anxiety; which then causes our pets more stress.
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A DONATION WILL BE MADE TO ONE OF OUR RESCUE PARTNERS WITH EVERY REFERRAL! BE SURE TO TELL THEM YOU'RE WITH RDMOC.

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People and Pet Pantry

7/6/2020

 
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40 Days of Dogs.

4/27/2020

 
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PictureClick and go to page 22 of the PAWS Chicago Magazine to read.
It should come as no surprise to anyone that knows me or follows Real Dog Moms of Chicago that I am a ridiculous dog lover. I blame my Mother. I grew up in a dog loving home; growing up with Rocky, Taffy, and Anna, during my childhood. In 2001, my senior year of college, I rescued an Australian Shepherd from a local farm. Emma was my first rescue and I would go so far as to say I was hooked. Shortly after my mom and I drove across 3 states to rescue a Border Collie, Lucy. Some where in there I started fostering for PAWS Chicago. Foster Failed a dozen dogs in, on a broken sweet German Shepherd, I named Greta Von Barken. Got my family to adopt one of my other fosters, a sweet pibble they named Molly. Anyway, you get the point.


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Stop Online Puppy Mills

3/26/2020

 
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Thinking of getting a puppy? That’s awesome, here’s what you should know about puppy mills and what to look out for. ​
Puppy mills still exist, they’ve just gotten sneakier. Online puppy mills create beautiful websites that make them look like loving breeders, and dang aren’t those little faces cute. The reality is quite different. We want to help you make an informed decision when choosing your next best friend. 


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At Least Dogs Can’t Get Coronavirus

3/19/2020

 
​As the uncertainty continues within the current state of our city, many people are experiencing a huge shift to their schedules,their lifestyles and their income. These are chaotic times and it is more important than ever that we strive to be good to each other. We have some resources we would like to share with you. 
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Become A Pet Partners Registered Therapy Animal Team

3/18/2020

 
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You all know me as the co-founder of Real Dog Moms of Chicago, but did you know that my full time job is working as the Program Manager for Pet Partner of Illinois? With the current concern of the spread of COVID - 19 we are all sitting at home with our pets and seeking ways to keep ourselves busy. Eventually “normal” life will resume (it has to, right?) and we will seek wonderful new experiences to put the past behind us. I’d like to share one way I think you could spend your time now while at home following best practices to keep our community safe: become a registered therapy animal team. Since Pet Partners was the first in the industry to require training for the human end of the leash, now is the perfect time to take our online training course.

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How to Help Animals During a Crisis

3/16/2020

 
written by Alysia Slusser
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Unless you’ve been living under rock for the past month you should be more than aware of our current crisis. What you may not know is how this crisis will carry over to our beloved furry friends. 

​While we are all holed up in our cozy homes (hopefully) watching our favorite trash TV there are still animals being brought into shelters around the nation and with many adoption events having to come to a slow trickle, many of these animals are at risk. Animals will keep coming in and once the shelter is full very hard choices have to be made. If it’s a tough time to be human it’s an even tougher time to be an animal.


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A Foster Fail Story: Wingman

2/17/2020

 
Written by ​Lisa Klobuchar
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In the spring of 2015, the canine flu epidemic in Chicago was raging, and young rescue organization called One Tail at a Time was calling for dog-free foster homes willing to take strays from Chicago Animal Care and Control that were at risk of flu exposure. Feeling called to do something for the community during this crisis, I filled out a foster application. Then week after week I then hemmed and hawed, never feeling it was quite the right time to welcome a pup. 

July rolled around and the vans of Chicago Animal Care and Control were patrolling the streets, especially busy during the days around 4th of July fireworks, when so many terrified dogs run for the fences. On July 8, one of them, a balding, rat-tailed, malnourished, brown-toothed 12-pound scruff, was captured near Western and 35th. 

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