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Thursday, May 31, 2012

East Tennessee Bloodhound Dog Rescue Event

East Tennessee Bloodhound Rescue is located deep in the backwoods of Powell, Tennessee. Founded five years ago to rescue Bloodhounds, they now rescue senior dogs of any breed, especially those who have been severely abused. These dogs are able to live the rest of their lives at the sanctuary.

Dogs available for adoption from East Tennessee Bloodhound Rescue can be found on Petfinder. When they're ready for their new homes, all will be up to date on all shots and spayed or neutered.

Always in need of funds, especially for vet bills, this rescue also needs volunteers to help at adoption events, fostering and socializing the dogs.

Right now East Tennessee Bloodhound Rescue is conducting an online auction on Facebook. Bid to win a wide variety of prizes, including a Bloodhound dog breed necklace donated by For Love of a Dog Jewelry and Gifts. The auction runs through June 30th and you can instructions for bidding on the East Tennessee Bloodhound Rescue Facebook page.

Here's a photo of the Bloodhound necklace donated by For Love of a Dog:

Handmade porcelain Bloodhound dog head sculpture pendant on a silver snake chain necklace.

Support Bloodhound and senior dog adoption - check out the Eastern Tennessee Bloodhound Rescue auction event now at https://www.facebook.com/East-Tennessee-Bloodhound-Rescue

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: Speak English, Dog!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Animal Lover Fun at PetsLady.com

Thanks to Pinterest and BlogPaws, I recently discovered PetsLady.com and I'm glad I did. Among other things, I'm pretty sure I need a set of puppy dog corn on the cob holders, but more about that in a moment!

PetsLady.com is a fun and informative website for animal lovers. A team of folks focus on providing the latest news and interesting articles about pets, including unbiased reviews and recommendations on everything you need for your pets. They also feature cool, unique gift ideas for animal lovers.

The main sections of the PetsLady.com web site are:

PetsLady.com is an easy to navigate site that is simply chock full of information. Begin exploring and you'll find it hard to stop. On a recent visit I learned about Barn Owls inhabiting the Smithsonian, enjoyed seeing the rare site of a pair of white deer, cheered about the legislative ban of private possession of exotic animals in Pennsylvania, and smiled a lot at beautiful animal photographs, as well as good pet advocacy news.

I also added quite a few things to my personal shopping list.

Here's where those puppy dog corn on the cob holders come in. You see, I couldn't help myself from click, click, clicking to read more in this treasure trove of fun and funny gift ideas for pet lovers and barking good dog (and cat) products. I'm thinking I might need to follow up on the toaster that adds paw prints, too.

PetsLady.com obviously scours the web for the best. They then tell you all about it and where you can go to purchase it. Dog and cat beds, wormers, toys, and so much more. I took one look at the Go-Go Dog Pal and now am trying to convince the Dog Daddy that we need one for Rudy. [It's remote-controlled chipmunk on wheels for a dog to chase at up to 35 miles per hour.]

Fetch PetsLady.com right now, bookmark it, then take some time to explore and enjoy. You'll also find a pretty fabulous feature article about my For Love of a Dog Jewelry which came as a complete surprise to me!

What's not to love? PetsLady.com - news, information, tips and just dog-gone fun!.

Monday, May 28, 2012

Gifts of the Heart: Pooch Tags

Jeffie, Rudy and the Dog Daddy recently gave me some late Mother's Day gifts and I know you want to see them! They were late because they were custom made by Saltville, VA artist, Serina Jones.

They were worth the wait.

A custom large dog tag of Jeffie, complete with a name tag.

Sweet little portrait earrings of Lucy and Tucker.

Serina's custom pet tag portrait of Rudy is a masterpiece!

However, it's this one that made me cry.

Custom portrait tag pendant of Lucy, my own Queen of Hearts.

Serina is an animal lover and has 3 Dachshunds, including one cart dog, plus a rescued Pittie. She developed a "tag fetish," began collecting unique dog tags for her boys and when really good ones were hard to find... she began making her own.

Each dog tag is handcrafted from metal ( aluminum, copper, brass, nickel, bronze and white metal) and assembled with rivets, studs and metal accents. Hand cut using no laser or high tech dies, each is unique and one of a kind.

In her Etsy shop, Pooch Tags, Serina offers a wide variety of ready made dog breed tags, as well as some amazingly creative shapes and sayings.

Custom orders are welcome and the process is easy. In our case, several head shot photographs were submitted to Serina via email and just look what she created!

Give your dog a new, stylish look with a specially designed dog tag from Pooch Tags. I think Jeffie and Rudy are going to look pretty handsome in theirs. I follow Pooch Tags on Facebook now just to see the new tags available and the customer submitted photos of happy Pooch Tags wearing dogs.

I love handmade. I love dogs - especially my own. I love gifts of the heart. And I am one very much loved and happy dog mama!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Support Retired Military Working Dogs

Photo: en.wikipedia.org

Though we usually feature an adoptable shelter dog or two on Sundays, today we feature a dog adoption issue for a whole group of dogs. Retired military working dogs.

In celebration of Memorial Day, we want to call your attention to a bill now before Congress. The Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act would ensure that our nation's military working dogs (MWDs) are respected and cared for in their retirement.

This bill reclassifies military working dogs as "canine members of the armed forces" instead of "equipment," and ensures that responsibility for the health and well-being of the dogs continues after their retirement from service.

The bill has three major provisions:

standardizes practices for adopting retired MWDs
directs the Department of Defense to designate a nonprofit entity to establish a system of veterinary care for retired MWDs
establishes a formal means of recognition for courageous and meritorious dogs

In addition, it's important to note that no additional federal funds would be used to provide the dogs' veterinary care.

This legislation recently passed the US House as part of a larger military policy bill. Please contact your Senator and ask them to cosponsor S.2134, the Canine Members of the Armed Forces Act. You can do this very easily at the ASPCA Advocacy Center (www.aspca.org/militarydogs).

Military working dogs help keep us safe and perform important work around the world. We share this tribute to military working dogs and their handlers and wish you all a peaceful Memorial Day.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Dog Song Saturday: Snuggle Puppy

It's Dog Song Saturday at Talking Dogs! Time to take a break and enjoy a bit of music featuring our favorite subject: dogs. Today's selection is Snuggle Puppy by Eric Stolz - available on Amazon and iTunes. It's a sweet, simple song that's accompanied by an adorable puppy music video.

Be prepared to smile, sigh, and fend off that puppy fever! You know, that overwhelming urge to add a puppy to your dog pack... NOW! If you give in to that urge, may we suggest a visit to your local animal shelter or to Petfinder?

Grab a dog. Snuggle. Sit back, relax and enjoy Snuggle Puppy. Fetch more Talking Dogs songs and have a barking good weekend! Be sure to scroll down below today's dog video to explore some great pet blogs because today is a Pet Blogger Hop.

Friday, May 25, 2012

Giveaway: Wise Up Pet Care Workbooks

Win a Wise Up Workbook! Last week we reviewed the Wise Up Workbook, Organizing the Care of My Dog by Morgan T. Orr and Penelope Orr Spry. You can read our full review here.

Now we've teamed up with Wise Up to offer you a chance to win your choice of Wise Up Workbooks.

Thanks to Rafflecopter, you have several ways to enter, so be sure to come back and enter each day to increase your odds of winning.

Three (3) winners will be selected on Friday, June 8 and each may choose one (1) workbook from the following:

Sisters Penny and Morgan were faced with an overwhelming information void when their father died suddenly and, at the same time, their mother battled dementia. Their experience led them to develop these easy-to-use workbooks to collect, organize and document vital information about your pets.

These workbooks make it easy to insure you and your pet are ready for anything. Organize vital pet information that is essential for the care of your cat, dog, bird, fish, reptile or any other pet. Each workbook is designed to help you gather and maintain the information and records you need for both foreseen and unexpected life events. No matter what happens, you'll be ready with your pet's medical history, medical records, care instructions and more.

Wise Up! Workbooks are perfect for: