small club: big adventures for small dogs

10/26/2021

01/29/2019

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She looks like a cross between Groucho Marx and a dust mop, and she’s a bulwark against despair.

11/17/2018

detox and smoke inhalation recs for your pets and you 😷

California is on fire. The reduction in air quality, especially in the city of San Francisco, is extremely unhealthy reaching record levels of small particulate matter in the air. Animals are at a…

11/16/2018

🙏 hoping these tough critters are reunited with their families- spca in sf is just one of several shelters/hospitals to search for your displaced pets- please share!

We've transferred 38 animals from the Camp Fire area to the SF SPCA. Their injuries range from mild to severe burns, and they’re receiving treatment at our hospital. We haven’t been able to find the owners for most of these pets. Please help us by sharing this album! If you believe one of these animals is yours, call us at 415-554-3030.

10/31/2018

happy howloween!!

07/11/2018

thank you, frida!

05/05/2018

our friend Augie is welcomed by many of his small club friends on the other side... Danny is mixing him an old-fashioned at the Pot O Gold Bar at the end of the rainbow, and they are all raising a glass together. To Augie!!
Love is forever.

04/03/2018

Yes, it is harder (at first). No, it’s not excusing behavior. Remove negative labels from your dog,
it’s worth it! ❤️


“This is because when we label something, we close a door of understanding. We are telling the animal that we don't care what their reason is for their behavior. We stop listening. We give ourselves a false sense of explanation when really we have no understanding of why.

We as humans, do this when we run out of information. Our dog doesn't do the behavior we ask and we call them stubborn. A dog lunges at another dog and we label them aggressive. We call our dog and when they run the other way, we call them willful, or stupid. But a dog is none of these things. A dog is a living, breathing, thinking and feeling creature. Deeply connected to it's own perspectives and experiences. To quote Dr. Susan Friedman "Behavior is not who you are - it is what you do."

When we label something, we close a door of understanding. We are telling the animal that we don't care what their reason is for their behavior. We stop listening. We give ourselves a false sense of explanation when really we have no understanding of why.

02/05/2018

“i’m told you were the best” ☺️🤧😘
for everyone who’s had the honor of saying goodbye to the best dog ever... xo
art by See Bang

10/14/2017

chacho: smoke is bad- stay in!
here's my recommended indoor activity - couching.

10/09/2017

Bay Area pets- please stay in! just p*e in the house, y'all...
especially you seniors and anyone with respiratory/cardiac conditions.

A Smoke Advisory has been issued for the Bay Area due to potential smoke from No. Cal wildfires. See our wildfire safety tips.

06/05/2017

Try not, do.

05/25/2017

gaia: who doesn't like a good massage?

North Star Rescue

05/24/2017

snowy: hump day is my favorite

05/21/2017

send a kiss in the comments 😘
has your dog ever had a vestibular episode?
'ito is having one now.
vestibular syndrome is like having vertigo- it's tough to walk, and eating might make you feel nauseous. it's not life threatening, but it sure sucks. he's getting supportive care and meds for his symptoms. then we wait for it to pass.... how have you helped your senior have some fun while they were down?