Now, this is a dog book that makes you feel good about people. Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family - And a Whole Town - About Hope and Happy Endings by Janet Elder.
A breast cancer diagnosis changes a mom's mind about letting her son finally get a puppy. Mom (Janet Elder) hopes the puppy will give her son, Michael, something happy to focus on during her cancer treatment. However, the little toy poodle, Huck, gave Elder a lot to focus on, too. When Huck is left with the author's sister in New Jersey while Elder's family vacations in Florida, Huck runs away. As they try to find their puppy, the Elder family encounters countless strangers who volunteer to help.
A great Christmas gift idea for a dog lover on your holiday shopping list, this book is yet more proof that dog lovers really are the best kind of people.
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
French Bulldog Bracelet Crystal Dog Breed Jewelry Gifts
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| French Bulldog Dog Bracelet For Love of a Dog Jewelry and Gifts |
I've hand wire wrapped this little dog treasure with white amber crystal beads with silver jewelers wire. Extender charms include a chubby Picture Jasper gemstone heart and a little three dimensional silver dog bone.
Great neutral colors with a gorgeous French Bulldog dog sculpture makes for beautiful dog lover jewelry and a fabulous gift. This bracelet would be great someone involved in bully dog rescue work, too.
Shameless self promotion by For Love of a Dog - Art Jewelry for Dog Lovers since 1991.
Prop B Just a Start to Ending Puppy Mill Cruelty in Missouri
My mom's been in the hospital the last few weeks, so I've spent a lot of time on the road traveling to and from our farm and town. To say this county was against MO Prop B (the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention law) would be an understatement.
No matter the route I took, the road right of ways and neighboring yards were full of red and white Vote No on Prop B signs. I used to like the color red. Now, not so much. And it comes as no surprise that my own county soundly defeated Prop B. Only 26.6% of voters voted yes.
Nearly every conversation we had with folks here about this issue felt like the twilight zone. How could we be against dairy farmers? Horse breeders? Beef cattle breeders? No matter how many times we told folks that Prop B was about D.O.G.S. - commercial breeders of D.O.G.S. - the misinformation continued.
Then there were those who told us that this was just the beginning. First the dog breeders would be legislated out of business and that livestock farmers would be next. The concerns about more government regulations in our personal and business lives - I get that. I'm not keen on the government poking their nose in my business either. I'm wary of government sneaking a toe hold and then going further, too.
However. The way dogs are kept and puppies raised in puppy mills in Missouri (and elsewhere) is cruel and inhumane. It's uncivilized. It's an outrage and a crime against nature. If there are dairy farmers, livestock farmers, and horse breeders who are operating their farm businesses in ways similar to puppy mills... then maybe they ought to be included in similar legislation!
Here's the deal. No one who is treating their animals in a humane way need be afraid of government regulations like those that will now be imposed by MO Prop B.
Unfortunately, as I read the headline that Prop B had passed, I was overwhelmed with a new anxiety about its enforcement.
Like most states today, Missouri is cash strapped. State services have been cut and more are on the chopping block. Missouri's state workers have not yet been furloughed, but they haven't seen a raise in years and hiring is frozen. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has not been doing as many inspections as they could if they had the staff they need. Full enforcement of Prop B is going to take money that the State of Missouri doesn't have. However, at least they now have some better tools to work with as they do their inspections.
It's a start.
No matter the route I took, the road right of ways and neighboring yards were full of red and white Vote No on Prop B signs. I used to like the color red. Now, not so much. And it comes as no surprise that my own county soundly defeated Prop B. Only 26.6% of voters voted yes.
Nearly every conversation we had with folks here about this issue felt like the twilight zone. How could we be against dairy farmers? Horse breeders? Beef cattle breeders? No matter how many times we told folks that Prop B was about D.O.G.S. - commercial breeders of D.O.G.S. - the misinformation continued.
Then there were those who told us that this was just the beginning. First the dog breeders would be legislated out of business and that livestock farmers would be next. The concerns about more government regulations in our personal and business lives - I get that. I'm not keen on the government poking their nose in my business either. I'm wary of government sneaking a toe hold and then going further, too.
However. The way dogs are kept and puppies raised in puppy mills in Missouri (and elsewhere) is cruel and inhumane. It's uncivilized. It's an outrage and a crime against nature. If there are dairy farmers, livestock farmers, and horse breeders who are operating their farm businesses in ways similar to puppy mills... then maybe they ought to be included in similar legislation!
Here's the deal. No one who is treating their animals in a humane way need be afraid of government regulations like those that will now be imposed by MO Prop B.
Unfortunately, as I read the headline that Prop B had passed, I was overwhelmed with a new anxiety about its enforcement.
Like most states today, Missouri is cash strapped. State services have been cut and more are on the chopping block. Missouri's state workers have not yet been furloughed, but they haven't seen a raise in years and hiring is frozen. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has not been doing as many inspections as they could if they had the staff they need. Full enforcement of Prop B is going to take money that the State of Missouri doesn't have. However, at least they now have some better tools to work with as they do their inspections.
It's a start.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Min Pin Bracelet Miniature Pinscher Dog Breed Jewelry
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| Miniature Pinscher Min Pin Bracelet For Love of a Dog Jewelry and Gifts |
I've hand wire wrapped this little dog treasure with Mahogany Obsidian and Black Onyx gemstone beads with silver jewelers wire. Extender charms include a chubby Black Onyx gemstone heart and a little three dimensional silver dog bone.
Great neutral colors with a gorgeous Miniature Pinscher dog sculpture makes for beautiful dog lover jewelry and a fabulous gift. This bracelet would be great someone involved in Min Pin dog rescue work, too.
Shameless self promotion by For Love of a Dog - Art Jewelry for Dog Lovers since 1991. Gift box and free standard shipping with every purchase.
Victory! MO Prop B Puppy Mill Legislation Passes!
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| Jeffie is celebrating the passage of MO Prop B |
Albeit by a skinny margin. 51.5% of Missouri voters said yes to Prop B. 48.5% said no. There were about 60,000 more yes votes than no votes our of approximately 1.9 million votes cast.
Prop B gained majorities in only 11 Missouri counties and the City of St Louis. Of those eleven there were two in the Bootheel area and the other nine were in the St Louis, Kansas City and St Joseph areas. Thank you, city folks!
Here in For Love of a Dog's own county the measure was defeated soundly. Yes votes totaled just over 3,000; no votes at almost 9.000. We wish we could say we were surprised.
Unfortunately, passage of Prop B does not mean that dog lovers in Missouri can rest easy. Now comes the hard part: enforcement.
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