Mill life amounts to cruel and unusual treatment for any dog. As a breed, though, Italian greyhounds like Lil Olive have it particularly tough. Consider, for instance, the basics of their physical makeup. At less than 15 pounds, and with little body fat and very short hair, Italian greyhounds are commonly included on lists of…
Lil Olive: Truly A Different Breed
BlogPaws 2016 Conference
Yvonne DiVita would like to offer a word of advice about the 2016 BlogPaws Conference: Don’t let any cat in a stroller fool you. “People hear we’re having this conference, and that there’s pets,” says DiVita. “That doesn’t mean we’re not serious about the work in the sessions and the keynotes and the effort that…
A Voice for Lil Olive Trailer Nominated for BlogPaws Award
If you’ve been moved by the trailer for A Voice for Lil Olive, rest assured you’re not alone. Though it’s “only” a three-minute teaser for the full-length documentary planned for later this year, Pete Schuermann’s trailer about the triumphant spirit of one puppy-mill survivor has been nominated for a Nose-to-Nose Award. Those awards are given…