Check out this super cool video from LA Animal Services:
If only everyone saw us the way our pups do, right? Happy Monday to you, my super cool readers!
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Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week
It’s Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week. This week (through September 25), Petfinder and others are raising awareness about the many deserving pets who may be overlooked by potential adopters.
There are many factors that can contribute to that “less adoptable”
label – including age, special needs, or breed (such as pit bulls).
Some of the factors are less obvious – for example, did you know that black dogs are less likely to be adopted? I know! I don’t get it either.
BlogPaws has challenged bloggers to post about a less adoptable pet this week – and a group of sponsors have offered to donate money for each post. Those donations will be given to Blind Cat Rescue and the Grey Muzzle Foundation. Pretty cool, huh?
So, how do you participate? Go to Petfinder’s list of less adoptable pets. Choose one (you have the option to search for pets near you – see the instructions in the sidebar on that page). Then write a post and add your post to this list. (For bonus points, share it on Facebook and Twitter too! For Twitter, use the hashtags #BetheChange and #ALAPW.)
So… now that the intro is out of the way, I’d like to introduce you to Skye the Dachshund. This little guy is approximately 2 to 4 years old. He was found dragging himself down a road in North Carolina and ended up in a shelter. A shelter worker tried to find a rescue to take him – now he’s with Dachshund Rescue of North America in Virginia. DRNA isn’t sure what caused the injury to Skye’s back legs. He was not a candidate for surgery by the time DRNA got involved. However, he was quite the speed demon after he got a customized cart, and now he’s walking and running! Maybe this speed racer will roll (or run) right into your home and heart? For more info on Skye, please visit his Petfinder listing. You can see more videos and photos of Skye here.
Now it’s your turn… spread the word for a less adoptable pet. Your post may help someone find the dog they didn’t even realize they were searching for. After all, less adoptable pets rule!
OK Dog
I liked OK Go after that awesome treadmill video. After watching the video below, I love them:
(via Best Week Ever)
Most of these doggie superstars are rescues, and the message at the end of the video encourages viewers to support the ASPCA. You can even donate to animal rescue through OK Go’s website.
Apparently OK Go is on Leno tonight… I don’t usually watch, but I may make an exception this one time…
Write a post, help a dog
Today, I have homework for you. Yes, you.
Whether you’re a blogger (pet or otherwise) or just a blog reader, you have a chance to earn some good karma points by sending a little puppy love out into the world. Tell me more, you say? Why, certainly…
If you have a blog – any blog – it’s simple. (If you don’t, it’s just as simple. See below.) For each blog that publishes a post about the Pedigree Adoption Drive by Sunday, September 19, Pedigree will donate a 20 pound bag of its new Healthy Longevity Food for Dogs to shelter dogs. (Most shelter dogs are over three years old – the perfect constituency for this new formula.)
To participate, just make sure to follow the rules below:
- One post per blog.
- To make sure that post counts: (a) Announce your post on Twitter, using the hashtag #dogsrule; (b) Use #dogsrule in your post; (c) use “#dogsrule” as a tag/label for your post; (d) Link to the Pedigree Adoption Drive fan page on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/Pedigree?ref=ts)
- Link your post (using the post URL, not your blog’s URL) to the blog hop hosted by the 10 lucky bloggers that Pedigree sponsored to attend the recent BlogPaws West conference. (The blog hop will run from Thursday through Sunday – you can even link up through this blog. Just add your post to the list after the jump.)
Easy peasy, right?
If you don’t have a blog, you can still participate. For every person that becomes a fan of the Pedigree Adoption Drive on Facebook by December 31, Pedigree will donate a bowl of food to shelter dogs. What are you waiting for? (And if you do have a blog, do both!)
Write a post, help a dog. It’s that simple.
As a rescue pup herself, Bella fully endorses the content of this post. Bella rules.
(Click “read more” to see the blogs that are already participating and to add your own post to the list. I really am making this too easy on you.)
Are you ready for some football?
If I had to guess, I’d say that Bella is not a football fan (jersey photos notwithstanding). Although she loves rope bones and plush toys, balls have never been her thing. Seeing Bella playing with a tennis ball is kind of like finding a four-leaf clover. It’s an extremely rare occurrence.
Anyway, football season is here! It’s my first year participating in the confusing world of fantasy football – I may not know what I’m doing, but I do think my team name is pretty awesome. (Go Rush Puppies!) Accordingly, today’s No Frown Friday takes us to the gridiron…
- Your punny pet names for the week are inspired by some Hall of Famers: Terry Bradspaw, Vince Pombardi (for your Pomeranian football fan), and Howly Long.
- Check out this cool football gear for your dog over at Phetched.
- Speaking of dogs playing sports, even the Canine in Chief enjoys a game of football every now and then.
- Got some time to kill before the games start this weekend? You can watch full episodes of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show – including this episode about Snoopy’s football career.
In my quest to find the perfect video for today’s post, I came across the very talented dog below. He’s not playing football in the American sense of the word… but he’s cute so we can overlook that, right?
He makes me smile.
In other dog news, next week you can help dogs simply by writing a post on your blog. For every blogger that posts about the Pedigree Adoption Drive between now and September 19, Pedigree will donate a bag of dog food to shelter dogs. Cosmo Havanese over at To Dog With Love has all the details. Go check it out! We’ll be doing a dedicated post on the subject next week – hope you will too.
More of a blog reader than a blog writer? That’s okay – for every new person that likes the Pedigree Adoption Drive on Facebook, Pedigree will donate a bowl of food to shelter dogs. It doesn’t get any easier than that!
Happy weekend!
Why every child needs a pet
Summed up in one sweet video courtesy of Life with Dogs…
(via Life with Dogs)
Doesn’t this just make you want to go hug your pup? I want this little girl to read me stories about happy puppies every night before I go to bed.
Inglewood, 90310
As you know, yesterday was 9-02-10. What you may not know is that many people, including myself, found this particular date very exciting. Obviously, the calendar wanted us all to reminisce about Beverly Hills, 90210. Right?
It’s obviously no longer 90210 day… however, I don’t have fond memories of a show called Inglewood, 90310. Thus, even though it’s a day late, the theme of today’s No Frown Friday is 90210. (Though let’s be honest… that show could have used more puppies.)
- Today’s punny pet names: Brindle and Brandog Walsh (littermates, of course), David Sil-Bird, Donna Barkin, Kelly Tay-Roar, Steve Salamanders, Houndrea Zuckerman and Dylan Sit-Stay. (Though it’s non-punny, I also think Mrs. Teasley would be a good pet name.)
- Looking back at the fashion of 90210 is a surreal experience. To think I thought that these outfits were so stylish… eek. Speaking of fashion, have you ever visited Fashionista Puppies? If not… do so immediately.
- I enjoyed this comparison of Mad Men and 90210 characters.
- Finally, check out a compilation of the other 90210 celebrations that happened on the Interwebs.
You may have seen the standard credits over the years, but did you ever see the pilot sequence? Brandon’s mullet is amazing.
Da na na na, da na na na, tsh tsh… now I’ll be humming the theme song for days.
To bring it back to puppies (as I must)… if you live in or near the Bev Niner and want to adopt a dog like Donna and Brenda did that one time, my Google-fu also revealed that there’s a program in Los Angeles called Pets 90210. It’s sponsored by the Beverly Hills Pet Care Foundation, and features pets for adoption from L.A. Animal Services. You know David would have totally volunteered to host…
The Hope for Paws rescue group is also based in L.A. – you may have seen some of the videos from this group. I urge you to check them out – they do great things!
Happy weekend!
Don’t judge a dog by its cover – Part II
Last week, I shared an article I’d read in Parade magazine regarding the progress of the dogs rescued from Michael Vick’s dogfighting ring. At that time, I told you a little about the two main rescue groups that took in the dogs (Best Friends Animal Society and BAD RAP).
Now I have an update to share with you… Best Friends Animal Society just released a video providing additional updates on the “Vicktory Dogs,” as the dogs are known at BFAS. Check it out below:
(via Best Friends Animal Society)
It warms my heart to see them doing well. (If you didn’t see my post last week, please check it out for more info.) Until next time…
Don’t judge a dog by its cover
“He wasn’t a bad dog – he simply didn’t know any better;
he’d never lived in a house.”
from “Can You Teach a Bad Dog New Tricks” by Jim Gorant
A friend suggested I check out an article in this past weekend’s issue of Parade magazine. So I rifled through my newspaper (I’m still old school on Sundays) and pulled out the insert. Staring at me from the cover? An adorable dog. A pit bull, to be exact. After reading this article, I knew I had to share it with you.
The title of the article is “Can You Teach a Bad Dog New Tricks?” The “bad dogs” in question are Michael Vick’s pit bulls. (I think it goes without saying how very, very terrible he is… but we’re focusing on the dogs here, so I’ll save that angry rant for another time.)
We’ve all heard about what happened to Michael Vick after his dogfighting ways were discovered. But what about the dogs? Find out more after the jump…
A dose of Bella for your Wednesday
Bella likes being the center of attention. Every now and then, she reminds me that she’s the face of this operation, and that I should feature her more often. In an effort to appease my doggie boss and increase this week’s Bella quotient, I’ve illustrated this post with a few photos from the Bella archives.
Before I go, I have an update about International Homeless Animals Day this Saturday. Go check out this post at Bocci’s Beefs to find out how you can participate.
Finally, I want to say a quick thank you to Miley at Curious Cavorting Cavoodle. This sweet blogger bestowed another award on us! In lieu of writing a new post, I’ll just direct you to my other recent posts recognizing some great blogs and encourage you to visit the blogs listed in the blogroll at right. However, I did want to let Miley know how much I appreciate it – thanks again!
Happy Wednesday!
