The Ring Dog Blog

If your dog has already begun chasing your cat, it take a little time to stop the behavior. If you are just introducing your dog and your cat, you can set up your new happy family really easily. Here are steps to your success:

• Dog Management: Keep your dog tethered with a leash to prohibit him from chasing your cat. You can tie the leash around your waist, hook it on th eback side of a door and close the door, or tether your dog to the sofa leg.
• Cat’s Job: Let your cat decide when to approach. Never force a cat to meet a dog.
• Good Behavior: Immediately praise your dog’s calm behavior in the presence of your cat. To better reinforce your dog before he makes a mistake, use treats, a favorite game or even rushing out the door for a walk. Basically, anything your dog really likes can be used as a reward if it quickly follows behaviors you like.
• Naughty Behavior: When your dog tries to move forward or chase your cat, mark the moment in a dissapointed face. Favorite cues include “too bad, oops,” or even “naughty.” Praise your dog if he stops in his tracks. If he continues to even stare at your cat, say “time out!” and take him by the lead to the time out room*.
• Improvement: As you gain trust with your dog and your cat, you can use a longer leash or let your dog drag a leash around the house. You still want to be able to implement a time-out if necessary.

*A time out room can be a bathroom, laundry room or even behind a door with the leash through so you can keep your dog close at hand. A time-out is just long enough to make the point so it can be for just 10-60 seconds. Please do not let your dog back in if he is barking or scratching at the door. Wait until that behavior stops. read more

It has always been our mission to help those less fortunate and needing medical care that inhibits them from being adopted from local shelters. We have recently been inundated with medical cases and need your tax deductible donation to help continue treatment for these dogs. As some of you may know, Pixie had surgery to fix her leg and now she is going through heartworm treatment. Marscapone and Felicia are also being treated for heartworms. Miss Skipper was brought in with a crushed leg and had an amputation done upon arrival. Lola is in training, but had to have her torn ear repaired and she had vaginitis. Tipton was saved from a puppy mill is in need of surgery to correct his cherry eye and a teeth cleaning. Nila ( pronounced Knee-La) is going to need mammary tumor removal and mass cell tumor removal. Our newest pup (named TBD) is going to need orthopedic surgery to fix her fractured elbow! read more

On Sunday, three nuns from Pomona, N.Y., walked into Hi Tor Animal Care Center with one intention: to adopt a dog that no one else wanted.

When the women met Remy, a 9-year-old pit bull who’d been at the shelter since October, they knew she was the animal for them.

“I wanted to bring a dog home that might get euthanized if we didn’t take her,” Sister Veronica Mendez told News 12. “And when I noticed the sign said ‘9 years,’ I said, ‘Virginia, we want this one, because nobody else is going to want her.'” read more

Miss Reign is a young girl that is much loved by her owner. Unfortunately Reign has a torn ACL that requires an expensive surgery that her owner cannot afford. We are hoping to help raise funds for this surgery which is about $1000 so Reign can live a long and happy life that is comfortable and pain free! Please consider donating for this pretty girl via the paypal link and designate the donation for Reign. She will forever thank you for it!