Category Archives: The Love of Animals

Rocko Knows How To Stand Up To Bullies

Bullying success depends so very much on the self esteem and attitude of the person… or animal who is being bullied. I can think of no better example than a little dog named “Rocko” who is my neighbor. He is not a large or commanding type of dog. He is beautifully groomed, small, white and…

How Strong Is Your Kid?

It seems like the message is getting through to some of the parents of bullies. They are beginning to get the fact that bullying is not good or cool and that bullying hurts everyone involved. Sometimes the bully suffers even more in the end than the kids who are bullied. If you think you might…

Which Is Cuter? The Real or Stuffed Rugby Jones?

  So which Rugby Jones is cuter? Personally, we love the real Rugby Jones. There are a lot of people including the Reeve Foundation who just might  think that the stuffed Rugby Jones is cuter. What do you think? Please email us at rugby@rugbyjones.com and tell us what you think!

Dogs Teach To Value Differences

If you don’t believe that differences should be accepted and valued, think about this story. A Jack Russell named Annabelle just gave birth to two puppies. A friend of Annabelle’s family rescued two little abandoned four week old kittens. She was trying to feed them with a medicine dropper but the kittens weren’t eating. As…

Will What You Don’t Know Hurt Your Kids?

So many parents are under the misapprehension that their children are obeying their every word all of the time. Kids are unbelievably resourceful and the sooner parents understand that fact, the better off both the children and the parents will be. These are a few of the comments that parents have made to me recently….

Need A Warm Fuzzy?

Someone sent me these pictures. They melted my heart and I’m sure your heart will melt too! “A real friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out!” ~ Walter Winchell      

Our Heroes in Japan

Until today, I had been unaware that corgis have become such an important part of the lives of many Japanese people. When someone shared these pictures today and I saw the grief and devastation that these people were experiencing with their little corgi angels right there with them, my eyes filled with tears. To the…