Its A Wild Life a Dog Adoption Rescue Song by Caroline Cordier - Dog Song Saturday

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and we've got a great song about it for today's Dog Song Saturday.

It's a Wild Life was written by Caroline Cordier for her documentary and recorded by singer Lonna Marie.  The video contains photos of rescue dogs from  Arctic Breed Rescue and Big Dog Rescue in Australia.

We usually tell you to sit and stay, but today we want you to spread the good word about shelter dogs.  Don't shop - Adopt!

Fetch some more genuine dog song music videos at Talking Dogs.  You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the past few years. 

Choose Me from the Songs to Save Animals Campaign | Dog Song Saturday #BtC4A

Every Saturday is time for a new dog song at Talking Dogs.  Today we've got a special Dog Song Saturday in honor of Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.

Choose Me is one of our own very favorite dogs songs and when it comes up on our playlist we pause to listen.  It definitely is one of the best songs ever written about pet adoption.

This song is one of 9 great pet inspired songs in the Songs to Save Animals Campaign. Nine talented musicians contributed songs to the came and have offered the use of their songs to make a difference in saving animals.  

If you're with a nonprofit that works for animal welfare, you have their permission to use these songs to inspire support for your organization by joining the campaign! Or simply visit their web site to purchase some great dogs songs for your own personal playlist.

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, so Choose Me seemed like the perfect dog song to feature today.  Have a listen and see if you don't agree.  Then fetch more dog song music videos here at Talking Dogs.  Every Saturday we feature original music written about dogs and the music videos are barking good!

Celebrate #NationalDogDay - Adopt a Shelter Dog

Today is National Dog Day.  This holiday is dedicated to celebrating dogs and the essential role they play in our lives.

 

Founded in 2004 by pet lifestyle expert and author Colleen Paige, National Dog Day was created to honor dogs and give them a special day to show appreciation for our long connection to each other, for their endearing patience, unquestioning loyalty, for their work, their capacity for love and their ability to impact our lives every day in the most miraculous ways.

National Dog Day is also a day to bring attention to the many dogs that are in shelters and rescues waiting for a forever home.  One of the best ways to celebrate this special day is by adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue.

My own shelter dogs, Jeffie and Rosie, encourage you to adopt your next best friend from an animal shelter or rescue.  In fact, your local shelter may be celebrating National Dog Day with reduced adoption fees.  Can't adopt right now?  Please consider donating to your local shelter.  Even $5 can mean a lot!

Rudy may not be a shelter dog, but he's got some good ideas to celebrate National Dog Day:

• Donate blankets, pet food and toys to your local shelter or rescue.
• Visit your local animal shelter and take a shelter dog for a walk.
• Write your Congressman and ask that he/she support the ban of Puppy Mills and gas chambers in your state.
• Order a dog shaped flower arrangement from 1-800-Flowers.com and enjoy a 10% discount by using the code GOODLIVING when you place your order.
• Help an ill or elderly friend or neighbor by walking their dog.
• Buy your dog a fun new dog toy.
• Have a little party for your dog with treats, toys and extra cuddles.
  

 

Happy National Dog Day 

from all of us at 

Talking Dogs and For Love of a Dog Jewelry!

Celebrate Mixed Breed Dogs on National Mutt Day July 31

Now, this is my kind of holiday! Today is National Mutt Day!  Since mutts are my favorite dog breed - sorry, Rudy - I like to think I celebrate mutts every day. 

My current mutts join a long list of mutts and mongrels in my life.  I found both Jeffie and Rosie on Petfinder and adopted them from the same animal shelter six years apart.  

Jeffie represents two awesome dog breeds: Golden Retriever and Border Collie.   As the Wisdom DNA Panel showed us, Rosie is a mutt extraordinaire and has an unlimited number of dog breeds in her genetic make up.

The bottom line: shelter dogs are fantastic and mutt is really spelled L O V E.

Colleen Paige, a celebrity pet and animal welfare expert, created National Mutt Day in 2005. The day is celebrated twice a year, in December and July, to call attention to mixed breed dogs in animal shelters.  Paige aims to raise awareness about the plight of those shelter dogs who wait for homes or are euthanized.

National Mutt Day encourages you to visit your local animal shelter and adopt a new best friend.  Not ready to adopt? There are many other ways you can help:

• Volunteer and walk a dog at your local shelter.
• Donate pet food, supplies and treats to your local shelter.
• Hold an event to raise funds for your local shelter.
• Offer to walk the mutt of an elderly neighbor.
• Write your Congressman and ask that they support the ban of puppy mills in your state.
• Take your own mutt to visit a local home for the elderly.
• Spread the word about how awesome mutts are!

Adopt a Bonded Pair of Senior Black Labrador Retrievers @WaysideWaifs in #KCMO

UPDATE - Roxie and Ranger were adopted (together) on Saturday, February 14.  Now, that's a happy Valentine's Day!

This dynamic duo is Roxie and Ranger. Both are black Labrador Retriever mixes who were surrendered to Wayside Waifs animal shelter.  Ranger is 7 1/2 and Roxie is 8 years old, so they're both considered senior dogs.  Roxie and Ranger have been together almost all of their lives and are a bonded pair.

These beautiful dogs are housebroken, used to a doggie door, walk nicely on a leash together and have a whole lot of love just waiting for you.

Here's their story:

Hi there! We are Roxie and Ranger and we really want to be part of a family again. We had that once...a home and a family and a boy to run and play with. But for now, we're here at the shelter, waiting to start over with our new family. That's ok though. We know you'll find us soon and life will be good. We are fun and playful, affectionate and super sweet. We're just a little shy and unsure though too, mostly because this whole experience has been a bit overwhelming to us.

I, Ranger, am a handsome, 7 ½ year old, 54 pound, Black Lab mix. I love to be close to you and I melt into you when you pet me. Nothing feels better to me than a good belly rub. My sister, Roxie, is my best friend and the sweetest dog on earth, at least to me. She is a shy, 8 year old, 79 pound, Black Lab mix who is loving and gentle. We are both already housetrained and know how to use a doggie door when we need to go outside. Roxie is more nervous and anxious about life here at the shelter than I am, so she asked me to write our bio. I'd do anything for her, she knows that. It's just been a really confusing time for us, what with our family moving away and not being able to take us with them, so we are so very grateful that we have each other. I don't think either one of us can imagine making this transition in our lives without the other.

At our previous home, we were well behaved and easy dogs. We had a room that we stayed in with doggie door access to the fenced in backyard, and we proudly kept our room clean and neat. We loved more than anything when we were included in the house with the family though! Nothing feels better than the love of a family. We rode very well in the car and loved going for rides to show off our family. We lived with a teenage boy who liked to run and play outside with us every day. We loved that part of the day and looked forward to it with excited anticipation! We are in the prime of our lives, so we're calm and laidback, yet we have plenty of energy and we love to stay active and exercise, too. We're a great combination of fun and playful, yet easygoing and chilled out. We love to go for walks and one person can typically walk both of us at once, since we do really well on our leashes.

Sometimes things make us nervous and unsure. Our previous family said we were afraid of thunderstorms and fireworks and swinging baseball bats. Well, we don't feel like any of those fears are out of the ordinary, but we might be happiest in a calm and quiet home without a lot of activity and chaos. We'll do best in a home without kids under the age of 5. Older kids and adults are perfect though, and we'd love to romp and play again someday, if you're up for that. We might need a little extra time to adjust in our new home, as we get settled in and used to our new routines with you. Please just be patient and gentle with us and praise us when we are good dogs. We will thrive in a calm and loving environment. We'd like a home without cats, because we like to chase them. And we mostly do fine with other dogs, but if you do have others, please bring them out to meet us before we all go home together. In fact why don't you just bring the whole family to Wayside, so we can be sure we all get along great.

We know we're asking a lot from you to welcome two big dogs into your home. But we think we're worth it! We are well behaved and calm and sweet. We are best friends, so we promise to always get along. We play and entertain each other and keep each other company when you are away, so you never have to feel guilty about leaving us alone. Of course we'd prefer to have you home with us, so we can show you what true unconditional love is all about. And there will be double of that going around, with both of us giving you plenty of doggie love. Life will be happy and fun and full of good times with us around.

We just want to belong to a family again. We loved that part of life...being part of something and belonging to someone and knowing we were loved. We want that again, hopefully with you. Please give us a chance to show you what fantastic companions we can be. We won't let you down. We can't wait to meet you!
Love, Roxie and Ranger

Take a look at their adoption video and then contact Wayside Waifs at 816-986-4426  Adoption fees have been reduced for Roxie and Ranger.



Wayside Waifs is Kansas City’s largest no-kill animal shelter.   They are an independent, 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit humane society and animal welfare organization established in 1944.  Wayside Waifs is committed to finding homes for all adoptable pets. Wayside is the largest pet adoption center in Kansas City, placing over 5,400 animals each year in loving forever homes. Wayside does not euthanize adoptable animals, and there are no time limits for animals in our care. Only animals suffering from significant medical issues or those that pose a danger are humanely euthanized. Wayside Waifs is proud to be a part of Kansas City's no-kill community.  

Talking Dogs blog is participating in the Tuesday's Tails blog hop hosted by Dogs N Pawz and Talking Dogs. This is the blog hop that features shelter pets.  Find a pet at your local animal shelter or rescue and join us!

Tuesday's Tails blog hop participants can post any day of the week and link up with a fresh blog hop linky every Tuesday.  Though targeted at adoptable pets, we also welcome blog posts regarding pet adoption, rescue organizations and adoption events. Fetch the Tuesday's Tails Facebook page and give us a like and if you're participating in the blog hop, post your featured pets! Please help spread the word about these beautiful animals via social media and let's find them forever homes!

Talking Dogs is the official blog of For Love of a Dog Jewelry. 

Celebrate Shelter Pets Day - The Shelter Pet Project

It's here - the Fifth Annual Celebrate Shelter Pets Day!

The Shelter Pet Project - a joint effort between The Ad Council, Maddie's Fund and the Humane Society of the United States - is a public service ad campaign focused on spreading the word that pets in shelters are amazing.

The goal:  to eliminate the stereotype that there's something wrong with shelter pets and to make shelters the first choice for people adding a pet to their family.

Today's the day you can help shelter pets take over Facebook and Twitter, too.  Spread the #ShelterPetLove with your Facebook posts and tweets.

Jeffie - adopted from an animal shelter

Almost all of my dogs and cats were adopted from an animal shelter.  The most recent:  Jeffie and Rosie.  In addition, Talking Dogs is a co-host of the Tuesday Tails pet blogger hop which promotes adoption of shelter pets.

Rosie - adopted from an animal shelter

I can personally testify that "rescued" doesn't not mean there's anything at all "wrong" with a pet. Most animals in shelters have ended up there through no fault of their own: their owners could no longer keep them (moving, change in family situations) or they have somehow gotten separated from their human family.

  

Some were “accidents” born to parents that weren’t neutered or spayed and became part of a situation where there were too many mouths to feed at home.  Shelters accept such animals in need and help to find them new, caring families.

If you’ve ever opened your heart to a shelter pet, your help is now needed to get the word out to other potential adopters.  On December 2, join the Celebrate Shelter Pets project on Facebook and Twitter with your personal story of how you met & fell in love with your adopted pet.
   Be sure to include your pet’s name & history along with your favorite memories & silly stories.  Photos are great, too! Linking to the pages of your favorite animal shelter, Maddie’s Fund & The Shelter Pet Project are also great ways to help more pets find homes and loving families.

For more information on Celebrate Shelter Pets Day fetch the Shelter Pet Project on Facebook. 

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Requiem Song For Shelter Animals by Rich Russom and Paul Killington | Dog Song Saturday

It's Saturday, so time for a dog song music video at Talking Dogs.  To begin the new year, we have something a little bit different today:  a magnificent song by Rich Russom inspiring the world to help shelter animals.

Requiem was recorded as an Anglo/American collaboration between Rich Russom and Paul Killington. The song was composed and performed by Rich in America featuring a guitar solo played by Paul in the UK.

Rich notes:

''Requiem, which means funeral song, is dedicated to all the animals who never made it to their forever homes and who are waiting for us on the other side.

The song says instrumentally what Paul and I find so hard to put into words."

Grab a dog to cuddle.  And some tissues, too.  Sit.  Stay.  Enjoy this fabulous instrumental tribute to shelter dogs everywhere.

Fetch some genuine dog song music videos at Talking Dogs.  You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the past few years.   And... Happy New Year!

Night Before Christmas at the Animal Shelter | Dog Song Saturday

Since it's Saturday, it's time for a dog song video at Talking Dogs.  Since today is the Saturday before Christmas, we've got something special for you.

This video, Twas Night at the Shelter, is a feel good Christmas story written and narrated by Stephan Craig Johnson  The music is from a Royal Marines recording.

Hint:  it involves Santa and some beautiful rescue dogs.   Don't let the fact that it's set in an animal shelter deter you from watching.  You may need tissues, but they'll be happy tears.

So grab a dog to cuddle.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Twas Night at the Shelter.

Fetch some genuine dog song music videos at Talking Dogs.  You'll be surprised at how many we've collected over the past few years!   And... Merry Christmas!