Pick Up After Your Dog by GloZell Green | Dog Song Saturday

It's Saturday, so time for a dog song at Talking Dogs. We've got a timely one for you today.

You're aware of the Scoop That Poop campaign, right?  

Sponsored by our friend, Sugar the Golden Retriever, and Dogster, it aims to educate dog owners to pick up after their dogs.

Pick Up After Your Dog by GloZell Green is an original song urging you to scoop that poop!  GloZell is a comedienne and YouTube personality based in Hollywood.  Though she's best know for her stand-up comedy, her YouTube channel was ranked the 25th most viewed comedy channel on YouTube and has 2.3 million subscribers.  Pick Up After Your Dog is her first single and is available on iTunes.

Grab a dog to cuddle.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Pick Up After Your Dog by GloZell Green.   Then 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.

Adopt a Dog: Fancy Pants, a Pitbull Mix at Stray Rescue St Louis

This adorable girl is Fancy Pants.  She's a female Pitbull terrier mixed breed dog about one year old.  At 35 pounds, she's perfect for a lap!  Here's what the animal shelter staff and volunteers have to say about her:

Everyone tends to smile around Fancy Pants.  Part of it is her adorable name, and part of it is her attitude towards life.  She is always alert, always interested in what is going on around her, and always wagging her tail - even for her picture.

Fancy Pants came into Stray Rescue with two broken legs.  Her front leg has healed, but she is still receiving therapy for her back leg.  None of this has dampened Fancy Pants' zest for fun.  She is a sweet dog with a lots of young dog energy.  A friendly girl, she will play with anyone who wants to spend some time with her.

 At 35 pounds Fancy Pants is small enough to fit into any size home, and she is sure that your home would be the perfect size for her.

 Come and meet Fancy Pants and find out for yourself why everyone adores her.

Fancy Pants is currently at the Stray Rescue St Louis Pine Street Animal Shelter.  Take a look at her adoption video below and then give them a call  314-771-6121


Founded by Randy Grim, Stray Rescue of St Louis sole purpose is to rescue stray animals in need of medical attention, restore them to health, and place them in loving adoptive homes.  Virtually all of the pets they save have been abused and neglected.  Stray Rescue is a no-kill organization that believes rescued animals often make the best pets.  Given a second lease on life and in return for a little affection and attention, these remarkable animals reward their new owners with a love and loyalty unmatched anywhere.

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

Mule Train by Frankie Lane | Dog Song Saturday

It's Saturday, so time for a dog song at Talking Dogs.  I know you're expecting the music video today to be about dogs, but we're still celebrating National Mule Day!

I'd been driving big draft horses for awhile before I ever drove any mules.  So, it delighted me that there really was a clickety clack of mule hooves.  I call them dancing mule feet.

Though you're not going to see any dancing feet it this music video today, you'll see lots of wonderful photos of mules working and taking care of business along with the 1949 Frankie Lane song, Mule Train.

Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Mule Train!

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 be sure to scroll down below today's featured dog song to explore some barking good blogs in today's Pet Blogger Hop.

x

Martha My Dear: Dog Song Saturday

It's Saturday.  Time for a dog song at Talking Dogs!  Love the Beatles?  Old English Sheepdogs?  Then we've got a treat for you.

Did you know Paul McCartney wrote a dog song?  Martha My Dear was written for Paul's beloved Old English Sheepdog, Martha.  You'll find Martha My Dear on the 1968 Beatles White Album and available on iTunes.

The video that accompanies the song here contains some charming vintage photos of Paul and Martha together. 

McCartney got Martha as a puppy in 1965 and she was his first pet.  In the book Many Years From Now by Barry Miles, McCartney is quoted as saying:

"She was a dear pet of mine. I remember John being amazed to see me being so loving to an animal. He said, 'I've never seen you like that before.' I've since thought, you know, he wouldn't have. It's only when you're cuddling around with a dog that you're in that mode, and she was a very cuddly dog."

Some have said that this song is about his relationship with Jane Asher.  However, in 1997, McCartney said it was his dog, Martha, who inspired this song.

"It's a communication of some sort of affection but in a slightly abstract way - 'You silly girl, look what you've done,' all that sort of stuff. These songs grow. Whereas it would appear to anybody else to be a song to a girl called Martha, it's actually a dog, and our relationship was platonic, believe me."

You know the drill.  Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Martha My Dear sung by Paul McCartney and accompanied by the Beatles.

Fetch more dog song music videos at Talking Dogs and be sure to check out some barking good blogs in today's Pet Blogger Hop!