I live about 45 miles from Keyenta on the Rez.. the dogs are a real problem.. I have personally broken up 3 dog fights over the last 3 days… I live in a really small community and I am often scared to walk because of all the loose dogs..The dogs that people “have as pets” are so badly treated. They often have no food, water or shelter… I often see female dogs raped over and over while it is tied up and can’t get away. Puppies are tied in with baling wire.. I once asked a lady why she didn’t have her dog neutered.. her answer was because the dog would not bark and protect her home any more.. I just laughed… education is what is needed here on the rez for pet owners....education is the key.

I am so very glad to see this documentary. I found it on CraigsList. I have now rescued two “rez dogs”. My recent rescue is terrified of diesel trucks.Now I think I know why.

I am so very, very grateful for the BlackHat rescue organization for fostering my puppy. I forgot what kind of life she could have had. She has clearly had one litter or maybe more. I wonder what happened to her pups. I wonder if she thinks about that in her wounded heart.

Please, please, please, spay and neuter your animals! I think this is the number one way to work on the problem of rez dogs taking over. I did not realize that it was Navajo Nation law to have all puppies spayed and neutered before adoption. I wonder how many Navajos know that.

I know there are cultural differences in how we all see our animals. I hope we can all learn to pool our resources and our hearts and work together.

I am so grateful for my rez dogs. I often wonder what their lives were like before they came to me, and I feel sadness. And I also feel grateful that they are survivors, because they have blessed me many times over.

I don’t really like the way the animal control guys handled the animals. I understand that they were trying to get the job done quickly, but they were a little rough loading some of those dogs into the truck and it bothered me how they put multiple dogs into one cage, enabling them to attack each other.