If you’ve been following along this week, you will remember the post from Thursday that talks about chaining dogs to their doghouses for hours on end. But, I do realize that if you don’t have a fence, you may not have options, so I’m not judging! I thought it might make an interesting poll question though. Please participate below.
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Do You Chain Your Dog Outside?
Thought we might could use a little humor on this most solemn of days.
Thanks to PartiPoodle for this picture. You’ve got to wonder what they did! Continue reading Friday Funny: Bad Dog!
Several news sources today had articles about the inappropriateness of keeping your dog chained outside.
Think about it: if you are using your dog as a guard for your home, how can he protect anything if he can’t get loose from the tree to which you have him tethered? And if your dog is a companion for your family, how much joy does he bring you (and how much joy does he have in his life) if he’s constantly outside?
I just got a copy of the “official” press release for the art show I posted about earlier today. Thought some of you might be interested in the auction.
My local paper, the Canton Repository is reporting today that 2nd April Galerie (a local non-profit gallery featuring local artists in the downtown arts district) is holding a benefit for Friends of the Pound, a volunteer advocacy group that promotes shelter dog adoptions in Stark County, Ohio.
I’m not sure what the connection between the two is, but I thought it was a neat idea. You know I always harp about taking your dog everywhere you go to socialize him, and it seems this event follows that theme – who’da thunk about connecting dogs to an art gallery?
The show, called “The Art of Kindness”, opens this Thursday and runs through September 19th. At tomorrow night’s opening, they will have appetizers, wine, live entertainment, a 12-hour paint-a-thon by a local artist (Vicki Boatright) and adoptable dogs. I’m assuming the wine is for the people, but there’s no word on whether the appetizers will be for the people or the dogs.
I actually know Vicki. She is also a children’s counselor and has treated some of my foster kids. She did a fabulous exhibit called Jesse’s Journey a few years ago, featuring artwork by clients showing the effects of abuse – it was very moving. The poem that ran around the top of the exhibit was written about human bullies, but I think it applies equally to those who would abuse their dogs:
Why do you pick on me and make me feel bad?
You make me so angry, you make me so mad!
On the outside I sigh and pretend it doesn’t hurt,
While on the inside I cry and feel like dirt!
Didn’t the same one who made me make you?
Then why do you try to make me your fool?
Does it make you feel better to put me down?
Or is it part of your act just being a clown?
You don’t realize the damage you do.
How would you feel if it happened to you?
Being put down for the way you look, feel, and act!
Always the brunt of someone’s attack?
If you tried your very best to fit in,
No matter what you did, you just couldn’t win.
Now that I told you how I feel,
Couldn’t we please just make a deal?
If you are passing my way, with nothing good to say,
Please pass me by and have a nice day.
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
Yes, I know it’s a little early for Christmas, but my favorite catalog of all time arrived at my house today, so I had to make this list for you. In addition to having the funniest T-shirts I’ve ever seen (“Just be happy I’m not a twin” and “Of course I’m right, I’m Italian” and “Careful or you’ll end up in my novel”), What On Earth has a whole section of dog-related gifts. So, here’s the cream of the crop.
This is short notice, as the end date of the contest is this Friday! Nasonex (an allergy nasal spray) is running a contest to name the dog which appears in their online game, “Don’t Blow It”. The star of the game is Ronnie Nose, a large nose which apparently uses Nasonex to avoid allergy symptoms. Ronnie now has a dog who needs a name.
Contest Rules:
Name Ronnie Nose’s Dog Contest
Good luck!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
In honor of Labor Day, we salute all working dogs with a wag of the doggies.com tail. Whether you have an official job such as search and rescue or a fun job like agility training, or even if you serve the important function of lap warmer, we salute your hard work and hope that you got the day off today, too!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!
I wrote an article this week on dog shows, and it got me to wondering about the types of things you might do with your dogs. Please vote below (my dogs all fall into the last category).
Continue reading Saturday Survey: Is there a show dog in your family?
The Associated Press is reporting that Academy Award winner Hilary Swank will partner with Iams’ Home 4 the Holidays Pet Adoption Campaign. Their goal is to send 1.5 million shelter pets home in time for the holidays.
Although I never think pets under the Christmas tree are a good idea, I applaud this campaign because they are targeting the dates from October 1st through January 4th, so it’s not specifically targeted at giving pets as Christmas presents.
Swank who lives with a cat, rabbit, several parrots, and a mixed-breed dog named Karu, points out that the older animals often found in shelters have “already gone through a lot of the training that cam be challenging for people.”
Kudos to her for getting involved!
Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!