Welcome to the website of Bring the Dogs in, Nova Scotia - a small group of individuals working to help chained dogs in our province - who are working to help dogs through the passage of legislation. 

This is also the website of Dogs Deserve Better in Canada - an international group of dog advocates working to get dogs off chains everywhere - through mentoring, helping dog owners with training, educating dog owners who want to bring their dogs inside, helping those dog owners who want to rehome their dogs, and educating legislators and the public at large about the dangers of abandoning dogs in back yards and pens.

What you'll find on this website is tons of information about why chaining dogs isn't such a good idea, what to do when you see a dog that you think you might be able to help, how to help dogs in your community, tips for training dogs that have special needs when they've recently been brought inside after a life of being on a chain, and lots of stuff about getting anti-chaining legislation passed in your area!!

And it's all going to be specific to Canada!  Because that's where we are!  Yea!  We'll also have links to the US Dogs Deserve Better - because down there - we're a pretty big deal - but up here in Canada - we're pretty sparsely populated - but that doesn't mean that there aren't a ton of dogs being chained - it just means that we've got a lot of work to do.

Please take a second to sign the petition that we`ve started - we're going to be submitting it to the provincial legislators here in Nova Scotia - we need to change the laws here to effect any lasting change for chained dogs - and we need to tell our elected officials through our voices!  If you don't feel comfortable signing an on-line petition - email dogkisser@gmail.com - and I'll arrange for you to sign a paper copy of our petition!!

Other provinces have also started petitions like ours - you can find a petition like ours on the Newfoundland SPCA's website as well!  You can check their's out at http://www.spcastjohns.org/  - good ideas are easy to find!

This website was begun in February, 2010 - so it's just in it's beginning stage - check back often - because it'll expand quickly as time goes on!