9 Days after Tornado, Dexter the Dog Rescued from Rubble

November 30, 2013 Leave a comment

If Cats Took Selfies…

November 30, 2013 Leave a comment

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20 Things to do When the Boss is Wrong

November 30, 2013 Leave a comment

You have an obligation to yourself, your boss, and your organization to speak up when you disagree. One of the best ways to earn respect is advocating for your ideas with integrity, courtesy, and intelligence.

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Strong organizations have courageous leaders.

Weakness gives in too soon.

Arrogance hangs on too long.

Foolishness speaks before thinking.

When the boss thinks you’re wrong but you think you’re right:

Make the boss feel understood. Do you fully understand her position? Ask questions.
Determine if it’s worth the fight.
Don’t give in if you’re convinced. Organizations need leaders with strong beliefs.
Advocate with courage and courtesy.
Engage them in private.
Explain your intentions and desired results. Describe the win.
Explore how you can give the boss what they need while hanging on to what you need.
Get the facts.
Test assumptions.
Search for options.
Embrace the big picture.
Include others in the conversation but don’t…

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San Bernardino City Animal Shelter – Update 3

November 26, 2013 Leave a comment

San Bernardino City Animal Control/Shelter

by Diane Robertson Updated 11/26/2013

In this update, I ran across some interesting information comparative positions and salaries in San Bernardino. I will let you derive what you will from the information presented. Check it out. This is from indeed.com.

Press Coverage

Following is news media coverage about the San Bernardino City Animal Shelter #SBC

SBSun.com | October 11, 2013 | Fundraiser for SB City Shelter

Examiner.com | October 3, 2013 | Article Titled: More Allegations of Abuse at the San Bernardino City Animal Shelter

The Sun.com | 09/17/2013 | Article Titled: San Bernardino City Animal Shelter Target of Complaints

Examiner.com | September 6, 2013 | Article Titled: San Bernardino City Shelter retaliate against potential whistleblower http://www.examiner.com/article/san-bernardino-city-shelter-retaliates-against-potential-whistleblower

bsudiane.wordpress.com | August 23, 2013 | Blog Post Stop the Killing https://bsudiane.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/stop-the-killing/

bsudiane.wordpress.com | August 21, 2013 | Blog Post Animal Advocates Plan Lawsuit Against San Bernardino City Animal Shelter for Abuse and Corruption https://bsudiane.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/animal-advocates-plan-lawsuit-against-san-bernardino-city-animal-shelter-for-abuse-and-corruption/

Examiner.com | August 18, 2013 | Article Titled: New horrific allegations surrounding the San Bernardino City animal shelter

http://www.examiner.com/article/new-horrific-allegations-surrounding-the-san-bernardino-city-animal-shelter

Examiner.com | August 18, 2013 | Article Titled: Demand injured Yorkie is seen by vet at the San Bernardino City animal shelter

http://www.examiner.com/article/demand-injured-yorkie-is-seen-by-vet-at-the-san-bernardino-city-animal-shelter

The Sun News | July 28, 2013 | Article Titled: San Bernardino City Animal Shelter quarantine sparks criticism |http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20130729/san-bernardino-city-animal-shelter-quarantine-sparks-criticism

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Help Shane and Janet Smith pay the bills!

October 21, 2013 Leave a comment

Help for Luther and friends (Paws for Hope and Faith) | Pet Expenses – YouCaring.com.

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#WhyArentHashtagsWorkingOnFacebook

October 15, 2013 Leave a comment

I REALLY like the idea of using Hashtags on Facebook. It would be great to search on #adoptablerescuedogs and find every single dog in every shelter and every rescue organization in one place. How about a hashtag for your favorite team….see what EVERYBODY is saying about your favorite sports team. It’s great.

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The ability to hashtag content was made available by Facebook in June of this year. The thought process was to conform to what most people would say is the most powerful tool on twitter (when used right). This would help Facebook distance itself even further as the biggest social platform in the world. Something, however, just isn’t going the way Facebook intended with the integrated hashtag system. Recent studies have concluded that hashtags in Facebook posts not only make your content less likely to go viral, but it will also decrease the engagement on your content.

Why hasn’t Facebook cracked the code on hashtags? What makes it such a powerful tool on one social platform and such a useless tool on another? I believe a lot of the problem could be due to the idea that people have already engraved in their mind about hashtags and where they…

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Riverside County orders sterilization of pit bulls

October 15, 2013 1 Comment

Since the order exempts breeders and service dogs, I like the idea of requiring sterilization of all family pets, not just Pit Bulls. Since Pit/Pit mixes and Chihuahua’s are the most abundant dogs in shelters, I think the STATE should prohibit importation of these and other dog breeds from out-of-state-breeders and substantially limit the licenses for in-state breeders. Let’s not only target bad owners of Pit Bulls, but bad owners and breeders of all all dogs.

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San Bernardino City Animal Shelter – Update 2

October 15, 2013 Leave a comment

San Bernardino City Animal Control/Shelter

by Diane Robertson Updated 10/15/2013

San Bernardino City Animal Services has been in the news and lighting-up Facebook with charges of abuse and corruption. Plenty of accusations and people trying to figure out how to improve operations at the shelter. In this update, I finally found what appears to be some real news reporting on the situation, with sources cited from City Council and Sheriff’s department as well as others.