I am heartily sick of the weather–some days it’s like early spring, and then we’re suddenly back in the ice age again. Tyler, on the other hand, is having no problems coping. I guess I would have no problem too–if I could be cozy in bed and snooze the day away!
What? I'm trying to nap!
Hey! I was having a nice nap and you woke me with that noisy camera!
Stop making such a racket with that camera and lemme sleep!
Fine! I'll go find another spot to snooze away from the puparazzi! *Yawn!*
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March 11, 1996 ~ January 15, 2010
My heart dog. Gone, never forgotten.
The press release went out this morning!
In only 95 days, this year’s Iams Home 4 the Holidays campaign put 1,267,541 orphaned pets into furever homes! Yes!
ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE!!
I’m dancing on my laptop!! (opps! probably ought to dance on the floor instead!)
More statistics (for those who like ‘em):
- 651,224 dogs adopted
- 595,000 cats adopted
- 21,317 other pets–like rabbits, reptiles, horses, birds adopted
- Since 1999, a total of 7,034,989 animals have been adopted through the program
- 5 million bowls of food donated through Bags 4 Bowls
I want to send out a very BIG very HUGE
THANK YOU!!
to all the bloggers, tweeters, Facebookers, and other online people who helped make this happen–you know who you are! There is a special place in Heaven reserved for folk who help furbabies find furever homes and you have all earned your seat there!
Tyler says: "Thank you for helping orphaned pets find furever homes!"
Let me get this right out front: When we’re in the car, Tyler wears a doggie seat belt. And when the car is in motion, Tyler is not permitted to stick his head out the window. (I’ve ridden on enough motorcycles to know the “joy” of bugs splatting my eyes and mouth the way they splat the windshield. I’ve also been eye-witness to a dog jumping out of the window of a moving car–something I wish I could forget!)
However.
A link to this video was sent to me by the filmmaker: Keith Hopkin. I still say “don’t try this at home.” But I also have to say that I think this is a very beautiful video and I think these dogs are having a really good time. I don’t advocate the practice. But I do advocate enjoying these wonderful, happy fuzzy faces.
Dogs in Cars from keith on Vimeo.
Credits:
Music: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, “Anne With An E” and “Heaven’s Gonna Happen Now”
Video: Keith Hopkin, @keithhopkin, Vimeo, Facebook
In September, 2011, the employees of P&G Pet Care (where I work) took a day away from the office to do a shelter makeover for the Humane Society of Greater Dayton.
Taking over the family restroom
I was going through some old photos tonight and came across photos I took of Tyler during our first full day together. We had a very early start that day, flying from Phoenix to Dayton with a layover in Atlanta.
Anything good in that bag?
I was lucky that Tyler was so small–he was able to fly in a pet carrier underneath the seat in front of me. I was able to walk him before we got on the plane in Phoenix. When we got to Atlanta, we had a little over an hour until we would board our next plane. And because we were in the gate area, I was not permitted to take Tyler out of his carrier.
Chowing down on some kibble! (He's so skinny!)
Here’s the tip: We found a “family restroom” and locked ourselves in for about 45 minutes! If you don’t know, a “family restroom” is a single potty, unisex bathroom containing a diaper changing table where a mom or dad traveling with children can more easily “take care of business” than in the regular stalls in the larger restrooms.
In Atlanta, there was a family restroom in between each men’s/women’s room.
Playtime!
Behind the locked door of the family restroom, I was able to let Tyler out of his bag so he could stretch his legs, eat some lunch, and pee on the pee pads I brought with us. We had a lovely time playing with his toy and having a few cuddles. When we were done, the pee pad went into the trash, and Tyler went back in his bag.
The family restroom was an absolute lifesaver!
I was doing some clean-up on my YouTube account today, and came across a video I did of Tyler in June of 2010. This is his very first Bichon Blitz in his new home. He looks so skinny! But that’s because this is just weeks after his rescue by the mighty warriors of Small Paws Rescue–he was only a very few weeks away from recuperating from starvation and parvo virus. Watch my sweet boy run!
