Help Chained Dogs on Valentine's Day and All Year
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Mail in any coupons you may have for free or discounted dog food/treats to the above address. DDB will include a coupon with each valentine they send out.
Report addresses of any dogs you see that remain chained or penned. You can mail the information to the above P.O. box, email to info@dogsdeservebetter.org, call the office at (877) 636-1408 or fill out a form on the DDB website (see link in Resources below).
Go to the DDB website and sponsor valentines for the addresses you've provided or you can sponsor valentines for the addresses provided by others. A donation can range from $3 for one valentine to $100 for 65 valentines.
Help dogs in your neighborhood year round. If you see a chained, penned or caged dog daily, try to speak to the caretakers. In a kind way, explain why this is not good for their dog and how they can improve their dog’s life. If you don’t feel comfortable speaking to the owners directly, there is a flyer or letter that can be printed out from the DDB website that you can leave for them on their door or gate (there is a Spanish version as well). Or if you prefer, send the names and addresses to Dogs Deserve Better. They will contact the owner through the mail and you will remain anonymous.
Become a member of Dogs Deserve Better. Make a donation, volunteer your time or start a branch in your area. You can help with community awareness by hanging posters, placing brochures/doorhangers throughout the community and showing DDB’s chained dog video.
Download or request a free copy of "The Guide to a Dog's Life: Chaining and Your Community" from the Humane Society website. This is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to pass an anti-chaining ordinance in your area (see link in Resources below).
If you have a dog that you keep chained or penned outside, let him live inside with his family…where he belongs. If a lack of training is the problem, there are many animal shelters that provide free or low cost dog training, and you can find plenty of information online. On eHow alone, there are hundreds of articles, as well as videos by eHow Dog Training Expert Eric Letendre.