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Riverside County, CA is having some trouble with dog bite prevention. In October 2013, Riverside County Animal Services ushered breed specific legislation in to unincorporated parts of the county in the form of a mandatory spay/neuter law that targets families who own dogs described as ‘pit bulls.’  They’d hoped to promote public safety through this ordinance and, by focusing law enforcement resources on sterilization, decrease the number of dog bite incidents. That move came on the heels of a well publicized attack involving two mixed breed dogs described as �Australian shepherd pit bull mixes.�  “It’s time to say enough is enough,” County Supervisor John Tavaglione said. “I’m tired of seeing innocent people hurt.�  LINK Debates leading up to the ordinance stirred the usual pit bull breed myths and stereotypes in online discussion and news stories, but did not bring additional funding for animal control officials, bite prevention education or spay/neuter resources for u

Are the holidays always so filled with nostalgia, or was this year special?  Just yesterday, on the last day of 2014, we said a sad good-bye to Barn Dog alumna  Sassy  – a regal elderbull who first came to us from a dusty hoarding case in SoCA. She lived a very happy two years with her adopters, and died of mass cell cancer under the tears of her biggest fans, the Blechman Rivera family.  Photos  Bettina Crawford Photography Life ends, Life begins.  And on the first day of this New Year, our team tended to a small litter of  puppies  who’ve just* started to scuffle around. They currently look like wrinkled old men, trying out their new legs. The pups and their most wonderful mom  Waffles  came to us two weeks ago from Yolo County Animal Services and promise a lifetime of fond memories to their future adopters. Life demands that we keep moving forward.  In the middle of the sad news and those busy tasks, we made preparations to reunite a dog named AJ with his