Let's Go for a Walk by Randi Breese | Dog Song Saturday

Celebrate summer with Dog Song Saturday at Talking Dogs.  Today we have another barking good Randi Breese dog song, Let's Go for a Walk. 

Lodi, Ohio Dog groomer Randi Breese composes songs just for fun.  

In fact, one of our favorites is There's Dog Hair in Everything I Do.  

In the Let's Go for a Walk video you'll see two of her own dogs, Border Collies, Riley and Parker. 
 

Get off the couch, put on your shoes.

Grab my leash and poop bag, too.

Put down the phone, no time to talk.

Let's go for a walk.

 

Grab a dog to snuggle.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Let's Go for a Walk with Randi Breese.
 
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.  

Bichon Frise by Nancy Simmonds | Dog Song Saturday

Start your weekend with Dog Song Saturday at Talking Dogs!  Today we're featuring another original dog song by Nancy Simmonds.  The Bichon Frise is a tribute to this beautiful dog breed.

We've featured singer songwriter Nancy Simmonds on Dog Song Saturday before.  She's one of our favorite composers of songs about dogs.

In fact, Nancy has recently completed over 110 purebred dog songs designed to celebrate and honor our canine companions.  This series is called Musical Tails and is available for download from iTunes. 

Grab a dog.  Sit. Stay. Relax and enjoy The Pointer Song by Nancy Simmonds.

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.  

Have a barking good weekend!  

Michael Franks and Flora the Dachshund | Follow-up Friday

I'm happy to be joining Heart Like a Dog in the follow-up Friday blog hop this week.  This is the blog hop that lets you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.  Hosted by FUF creator, Jodi at Heart Like a Dog and co-hosted this week by Linda at 2 Brown Dawgs.

This Friday's follow-up at Talking Dogs is a bit different.  Rather than reviewing my week (which has been soggy, dark with power outages, plus the dogs still won't watch DogTV... lol), I want to follow up on a blog post I did a long time ago.

Quite awhile back, I featured a Michael Franks song and music video on Dog Song Saturday here at Talking Dogs.  In fact, I'd just lost my heart dog, Lucy, and I dedicated it to her.

As happens often when I feature an original dog song, I've been following Michael Franks ever since.  Not only is he forever linked in my mind to my beloved Lucy, I like his music and I like his advocacy.

According to his biography, Franks has been making lyrical music for 33 years.  17 albums have been snapped up by international fans.  His songs have been covered by the likes of Shirley Bassey, The Carpenters, Natalie Cole, Patti Labelle, Peggy Lee, Lyle Lovett, Ringo Starr, and a host of others.

But, what about the Dachshund, Flora?  I know that's what you're thinking.

Image ©Michael Franks who calls it: "Rodgers and Wienerstein"

Franks and his wife adopted Flora when she was two years old.  She was a puppy mill dog.  Rescued by a no-kill shelter, Hearts United for Animals, Flora "had numbers crudely tattooed on her belly in green ink, a primitive and painful form of identification often used by mill owners to keep track of their inmates."

Flora became a "faithful collaborator" as Franks composed new music.  She lay under his piano, usually with her head on one of his feet.  Flora passed away in 2010 when she was 14. You can view a slide show dedicated to Flora, accompanied by another of Franks' songs, How I Remember You.

If you explore Michael Franks' website (and I encourage you to do that), you'll find that his family's other dachshunds, Nellie and Gina, also were rescued by Hearts United for Animals.  You'll also find that he and his wife actively support their local shelter and speak out against puppy mills.

Time Together is the title track from his Time Together CD and a tribute to his dog, Flora.  He dedicates this song to all of us who have lost a much loved companion.  All the royalties from this song are donated to Hearts United for Animals in Flora's memory.  Available on iTunes, eMusic, AmazonMP3 and Google Play.

Once again, here's Time Together by Michael Franks. 

Dog Song Saturday: We Are the Wiener Dogs

It's Saturday!  Time for a dog song at Talking Dogs!  We hope you're fans of Curious George, because today's dog music video is We Are the Wiener Dogs with film footage from Curious George.

Love a wiener dog?  Can't resist a cute cartoon?  This is the song for you!  Hmmm, or maybe this one?

Grab a dog - a Dachshund if you're lucky!  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy We Are the Wiener Dogs.  Fetch more dog song music videos at Talking Dogs.  You'll be surprised at our collection!  

Be sure to scroll down below today's featured video song to explore some barking good blogs in today's Pet Blogger Hop.  Then, have a pawesome weekend!