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The time was now.
On November 1st, the Guard Dog story began running in newspapers and on MUTTS.com. And, today, this part of Guard Dog’s journey comes to a happy ending and new beginning.
I've been promising you (and myself) for too many years that someday he would be free, and while a few animal advocates have continued to lobby that Guard Dog still has a job to do, many more agreed it was time. Freeing Guard Dog became the longest MUTTS story ever.
Telling a tale like this in a daily comic strip is a different reading experience. Media today trains us for immediate satisfaction for our dwindling attention spans. Telling a longer story with only three panels every 24 hours for seven weeks adds a lot of tension and, I’ve learned, anxiousness. I appreciated your patience and faith.
It was emotional for me, too, in writing and drawing the story — but when I think of all the horrors poor chained dogs have to endure in real life, I knew his story must be told. Guard Dog is made of pen and ink. There are far too many real dogs living chained with far worse stories to tell.
Gretchen Wyler, actress, animal activist and founder of The Ark Trust, famously said: “We must not refuse to see with our eyes what they must endure with their bodies.”
I've been touched by all the comments on the MUTTS social media posts. I've always hoped readers would care about and relate to the MUTTS characters as they do their own furry loved ones. It is heartening that so many of you have written to say that Guard Dog (now Sparky) and Doozy inspired you to help a chained dog, or that one of your own dogs lived their life at the end of a chain until you gave them a loving, forever home. May this comic strip story open more hearts to help chained dogs.
For those who have wondered about Guard Dog’s new name — I wasn't sure what Doozy would call him. Initially I thought to just keep "Guard Dog" as now he would be Doozy’s guardian. But then I thought of “Sparky." Sparky was the nickname for Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts. There would never have been a MUTTS comic strip nor Guard Dog if not for his inspiration. So Guard Dog’s new name is my tribute to a great man, cartoonist, and friend.
Guard Dog, the chained dog from the MUTTS comic strip, has played important role in raising awareness about the cruelty of tethering. Learn
HOUND DOG'S LIFE ON A CHAIN
HOUND DOG’S LIFE ON A CHAIN
With hunting season starting here, and dogs packed in freezing metal crates in route to be dropped off miles from home with tracking collars to lure hunters right to the prey, I thought to show where these dogs live ‘full time’ throughout the winter season. Notice the body position of the one on left. It’s too cold to sit all the way down for these short haired dogs. The dangling metal chains,…
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Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week
We are in the middle of Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week. If you are like me, it breaks your heart that such a week is even necessary. Sadly, it is.
Photo courtesy of Pixabay
There are many reasons why a dog can end up on a chain outside. Some owners who chain their dogs outside docare about their dogs but cannot afford a fence, so they believe that they are doing the right thing in letting…
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Takes 2 Minutes: Add Your Voice End 24/7 Tethering of Dogs in Pennsylvania
Takes 2 Minutes: Add Your Voice End 24/7 Tethering of Dogs in Pennsylvania
A quick email, a phone call from you can facilitate passage of SB 373 in the PA House and end 24/7 inclement weather tethering for dogs.
article from http://www.humane-pa.org
Senator Richard Alloway + 18 co-sponsors introduced SB 373, which overwhelmingly passed the Senate 45-4! Now it needs to pass the House. Please call, write, e-mail, or use social media to contact your State Representative
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