Jamie Ianello: Lead the Leash

05/05/2026

We are in need of 42 inch or similar large sized crates! If you have any lying around the house, please consider donating them! Drop off or message us for coordination. Thank you!

03/13/2026

This is absolutely horrible. As a rescuer who adopts out many, many dogs, it is so important to be extremely cautious when adopting dogs out to homes with children. And I am. No matter how badly we want to give a dog a chance, we cannot put the safety of a child in question. Living in reality with the dog’s behavior is paramount along with transparency. So sad for the family and poor child. The horror, I cannot imagine.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15635461/Violent-monster-pit-bull-fostered-seven-year-old.html?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQhgG1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeNlS4oa3ZUm1mhGxtBH6NOarkdgwYWZi10ogdd40H7h__NSEgVmR66GNAw5Y_aem_CwehXugJLOB2KGDj7rdmxA

Leelan Lokie, 7, was fatally attacked by the animal inside his Gunnison, Colorado, in February.

01/14/2026

11/24/2025

This dog has previously bitten this child. There were signs leading up to this, no doubt. Why weren’t they recognized? Why wasn’t there something done to protect this child and this dog? What happened between that bite and now that made the parents think it was okay to keep the child and dog in the same household, let alone share space?

I have so many things to say about this but I’ll boil it down. Parents, caregivers, rescuers etc. must be smart when it comes to recognizing dogs are not safe around children or have proven to be triggered by something a child may do. You must be strong and make decisions based on safety of your child and dog, not based on your emotions. You cannot make excuses for the dogs behavior but rather you need to recognize the reality of what the dog is showing you. You need to reach out to a dog behavior professional to discuss what is actually going on.

You cannot take chances with poor, sweet innocent children. Our dogs deserve advocates who are based in reality. Our children deserve to be safe around our dogs. This is senseless and so terribly sad.

GIRL KILLED BY FAMILY DOG: This is 2-year-old Locklyn… Oklahoma City Police say she was mauled to death by her family’s pitbull. Investigators say it wasn’t the first time the same dog attacked Locklyn. She had to have plastic surgery November 6 on her ear in the first attack and then was fatally attacked November 18.
DHS was notified of the first attack, but Oklahoma City Police and Animal Welfare were not.

Locklyn’s parents are charged with first-degree murder. Here’s what they told police➡️tinyurl.com/mthmnzmd

10/16/2025

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08/07/2025

08/07/2025

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