Oct. 1, is National Black Dog Day. Normally, I get annoyed at all these “National Days of Everything,” but this one is different. Most people don’t now that there is a stigma when it comes to black dogs. For example, they are often harder to get adopted, and chosen second to lighter colored dogs. According… Continue reading National Black Dog Day: I Love My Black Dog
I get a lot of press releases. This one, however, stood out. I mean, how cool is this?! “On June 12, BAF [Bark Avenue Foundation] in partnership with Shelter Me, and the Downey Animal Care Center, will host Sleepover at the Shelter, a unique 24 hour event to raise awareness of shelter pets and funds for… Continue reading Sleepover at the Shelter Rescue Awareness Event
In celebration of Adopt-a-Cat-Month, Imperial Cat is running a special deal for pet lovers who want to help a shelter cat, but are also being a little wallet conscious. They are offering customers the ability to purchase a 20-unit case of their their Scratch ‘n Bits — an affordable line of scratchers designed exclusively for… Continue reading Affordable Way to Help a Rescue Cat During Adopt-a-Cat-Month
This week’s Pet bloggers Blog Hop is a little different — it has a theme and it’s called Pay It Forward. After a session at BlogPaws about building community, the hops’ hosts asked everyone this week to talk about pet related causes they are passionate about. The challenge has actually been very tough for me,… Continue reading Disaster Relief, Handicapped Animals, Non-Traditional Adoptables & Wildlife
To celebrate the launch of Pedigree’s new food formula, the company is launching a new “Every Dog Deserves” social media campaign where your tweets and Facebook activity will directly help feed dogs. Chelsea Kane and Pedigree kick off the “Every Dog Deserves” campaign. Throughout the month of June, share on their Facebook wall, or on… Continue reading Pedigree Kicks Off #EveryDogDeserves Food Drive; Nominate a Shelter to Win $$$$
Yeah, yeah, I know a cat for Wordless Wednesday and now a cat adoption event? What’s going on with this dog blog? Well, we say at the top (and sometimes cat) so we’re making good on that statement. 😉 But, seriously, when we were told about this event, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity write… Continue reading Best Friend’s ACATEMY Awards in New Jersey
Non-profit, tax-exempt animal shelters and rescue organizations, this is for you — the Pedigree Foundation is offering two types of grants to help dogs find loving homes. Launched on the Pedigree Foundation website yesterday, all shelters and dog rescues in the U.S. with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status can apply for one-time operation and innovation grants. Operation… Continue reading New Pedigree Commercial and Pedigree Foundation News
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than to send some love to the Nashville Humane Association! The brightly colored building with its red, blue and yellow color scheme and paw printed ceiling looks more like a kid’s daycare than a traditional shelter. The wall-size murals announcing the pet of the… Continue reading Nashville Humane Association – Valentine’s Day Love
Today we are participating in Blog the Change for Animals, a day that happens four times a year and is meant to bring together pet bloggers to write about an animal related cause near and dear to them to help bring awareness to the great organization and people working to make the world a better… Continue reading Blog the Change for Animals: Rolling Dog Ranch
Our pals Jenifer Whiston and her doggie Jenks, of Brown Dog Designs and the blog Simply Life were kind enough to share this great story about rescue so we could take a five minute break. After reading her post, I’m already in love with Jackson and want to fly to Vail and take him home.… Continue reading Vail Doggie to the Rescue….
