What I've been reading

There has been a lot of quality writing out there on the internets this week -- so here are a couple of my favorite links:

It is really fun to read blog postings and thing "Dang, I wish I'd written that".  It happens a lot, and I don't always pay appropriate tribute. Luisa had one such post last week, entitled "Dogs that white people like."  The post is smart, witty, direct, and hits the nail on the head in virtually every aspect.

Donna over at Bad Rap has a great post about their shot fair over the weekend entitled "Not thugs" -- debunking the myths that everyone who owns a 'pit bull' or can't afford to have their dogs altered or give them all their shots are thugs. I really wish I'd written this one.

In the Shelter of your Heart Blog has a great interview with Roo Yori, who when teamed with his 'pit bull' Wallace make up the world's greatest free-style frisbee team.  It's a great look at Roo and what being a "role model" means for he and Wallace. The folks who write this blog got the chance to meet Roo and Wallace last week at the Bull Workshop in Iowa City last weekend that I was lucky enough to attend.

Meanwhile, there are some new kids on the block who just started a blog this week.  Help Fido (the acronym stands for Humane Education Leads to Progress For Informed Dog Owners. I got the opportunity to meet a couple of the Help Fido members last weekend in Iowa City.  They seem like a geat organization that has really gotten off to a great start. They also have a wealth of knowledge in their groups that I think will be valuable to the discussion (plus, they're great at acronyms).  I'm looking forward to seeing more from them in the future.

Comments

[Brian Cluxton]

Brent - thanks for the plug on Help Fido. I have some great details about last night's Whitehall, OH council meeting (the committee meeting, not full public meeting) which I'll post on our blog later today. The Councilperson, Jackie Thompson, that proposed the failed pit bull ban is still up to her wackiness. I told someone last night that she's digging her own grave all we need to do is stand by and watch.