Wordless Wednesday: Puppy Pictures

Lucy in August 1998

Tucker in January 1998.  We'll celebrate his 14th birthday in November.

Jeffie's first photo in April 2006.  He's just come home from the shelter.

Rudy's first photo Nov 2010

A little walk down memory lane at For Love of a Dog.

Strutt With Your Mutt in Kansas City Sept 24

21st Annual Strutt With Your Mutt

September 24, 2011

Brookside Neighborhood, 63rd & Brookside, Kansas City, MO

Fetch your friends and form your own dog pack to raise funds for Wayside Waifs, the largest no kill animal shelter in Kansas City.  You'll enjoy food, entertainment, games, prizes, contest and barking good vendors.  Fun for the whole family!  Register today for the Strutt or for the official 5K Race.

Check out the fun at the 2010 Strutt as 1000 people and their dogs helped the homeless pets at Wayside Waifs.

Pedigree Foundation: Write a Post, Help a Dog #dogsrule

More than 4 million dogs become homeless each year.  At PEDIGREE Brand, they believe every dog deserves a loving home.  That's why they're committed to the cause of adoption.  For each blog post mentioning the PEDIGREE Foundation throughout the BlogPaws conference, they'll donate 20 pounds of their new dry PEDIGREE recipe food for dogs to a shelter.  You can learn more about the PEDIGREE Foundation at www.PedigreeFoundation.org.

Write a Post, Help a Dog runs until midnight ET on Saturday, September 3.  Your animal shelter can apply for grants at that same web address, plus you can shop Dogs Rule Gear and use the promo code BlogPaws10 to receive a 10% discount now through September 30.  All proceeds go toward the PEDIGREE Foundation to help shelter dogs find loving homes. 

Dog Song Saturday: Pit Bull Rescue Woman by John Shipe

It's Saturday and by now you know what that means:  time for a dog song!  Today's song is Pit Bull Rescue Woman with John Shipe.  Very cool song which is accompanied by really wonderful photographs that were sent to Shipe by real life Pit Bull rescue women from around the world.

The lyrics and music for Pit Bull Rescue Woman were composed by Shipe and John Grimshaw.  Shipe offers one caveat regarding the lyrics.  He notes that he expects an outcry regarding the line:  "She's good with a tranquilizer dart."  He gave consideration to replacing it, but confesses that since he is first and foremost a songwriter, he couldn't resist a clever payoff rhyme.  Plus, the line is intended to refer to using a tranquilizer dart on the bad boyfriend, rather than a naughty canine.

My favorite line of the song?  "Saving the world one dog at a time, yes that's her art.  She's a Pit Bull Rescue woman, she aint' for the faint of heart."

So, you know the drill.  Grab a dog.  A pittie if you've got one, though any dog will do.  Sit.  Stay.  Enjoy Pit Bull Rescue Woman and celebrate Pit Bull rescue with all of us here at For Love of a Dog.  Note:  the lyrics are available on our Dog Songs page.  You might want to have a listen to Pit Bull Blues, another barking good song about Pit Bull dogs by John Shipe.

And then... visit some of the great dog blogs that are listed below the video because today is a Pet Blogger Hop!

Missouri Puppy Mills: Dog Kennels Closing

According to the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation, more than 500 commercial dog breeding kennels have closed up shop since January 2009.  Surely it's not a coincidence that is when animal welfare groups first launched a statewide ballot campaign (MO Prop B) to clean up the dog breeding industry in Missouri.  It is expected that such a decrease in the number of licensed facilities will mean increased inspections for the breeders who have stayed in business.