Dogs & Politics

The Value of a Political Candidates' Family Dog (or cat, bird, horse, animal)

Politicians have probably done it since the dawn of campaigns - kissing babies and petting animals where a crowd of onlookers ooohs and awws.

Mar 1 • Shelley Frost

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January 2026

We are Calmed by A Rescued Dog Walking for Peace

During the many years I worked for animal shelters, my heart would break each day as I saw the dogs behind the chain-link gates of their kennels…

Jan 2 • Shelley Frost

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November 2025

Wolves and Elephants in the Sierra Nevada Wilderness

The scientists and wildlife officials have all had their say regarding the killing of five endangered gray wolves in a Sierra valley early in the fall…

Nov 14, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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October 2025

Dogs - an Emblem of Peace in a Divided Country

After 915 days in a shelter, Papa was adopted.

Oct 2, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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September 2025

Killing Animals for Space is Not a Solution for Lack of Housing

Maui Humane Society faces the unthinkable task of euthanizing dogs as more pour in from families who cannot find landlords willing to rent to them

Sep 15, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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August 2025

Kristi Noem embarrassed by how her South Park cartoon character looks

Not by how she acts

Aug 9, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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July 2025

Trump Sues to Torpedo The Molecule of Relief Given to Animals Used for Food

A few short weeks after a gigantic egg recall due to a Salmonella outbreak across ten states, the Trump administration announced lawsuits to nullify…

Jul 11, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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June 2025

Dogs & Politics Movie Review!

The Last Rodeo should receive 'Rotten' on Rotten Tomatoes

Jun 28, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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Animals Deserve a Shining Sanctuary from the California Democrats

The idea that I could be a delegate at the upcoming California Democratic Convention seemed far-fetched and unlikely.

Jun 2, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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May 2025

Never Underestimate Dogs and Toddlers

Recently, I commented to a few friends that most dogs are like two-year-old children—in a good way—the best way.

May 24, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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April 2025

A world without Trump cures a walk-starved dog

Our local animal shelter needs dog walkers.

Apr 24, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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March 2025

Trump Uses Bomb Sniffing Dogs to Score Points then Swats Them with a Newspaper

Dogs are attention-getters.

Mar 17, 2025 • Shelley Frost

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