Spring Adoption Weekend

We were able to attend our first Adoptathon at Petsmart . . . it was amazing! None of the dogs had to go back to the shelter! None, none, none. They all found most wonderful homes and two found happy foster homes. To say the least ~ we are all on cloud nine. ;)

You can view some Happy Tail photos here. . . that is if Petfinder decides to be nice.

Even our Eliza found a home Sunday . . . Yay!! *sniff sniff* Yay!! We miss her like crazy. But feel so good about her new family. Not sure if there could be a better home for her! Aside from having her new Forever Parents, she will have two doggie playmates and a cat.

And they all lived Happily Ever After.
Huge thanks to all of the peoples who made this possible!

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This is Eliza.

This is Eliza's signature look.

She's foster puppy number...ten? Her little mangy Shar Pei noggin just couldn't be left behind!

She's about 4-5 months old and appears to be mostly Shep Pei (1/2 German Shepherd, 1/2 Shar Pei). That makes her sweet and smart. Within a day, she'd picked up sit! She loves to play fetch, but thinks her leash is the greatest toy in the world and doesn't understand why she can't sit in peoples' laps.

The demodex on her face is healing up nicely. This weekend she endured a borax/peroxide bath like a little angel.

Soon she'll get to go to adopt-a-thons - I'm sure she'll be a star!

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First Foster Bunny

For months and months . . wait . . no years! ;) I have longed to foster a bunny. I love bunnies. Bunnies are my 'thing'. I have had them since I was six years old.

Bunnies are awesome and wonderful . . . and mis-judged, mis-treated and mis-used.

I have spent the last 6 years working with a very traumatized bunny. My darling, dear Abby~Gail. Who now trusts me completely. There is nothing quite so rewarding as a bunny's trust. Way too many people miss out on this . . .

So one of my goal was to Foster darlings . . . help warm them up to trusting people again. And sharing the bunny love! ;) I have studied and studied and studied . . .

Well, this Mr. kinda ruined my lovely speech up there. ;) Because he is already a friendly, people loving darling. We have a few small issues we gots to iron out. But other than that . . . . all he needs is TLC. And we are having toooo much fun with that.

His owners sadly had to send him to the shelter, due to financial problems. His name is Dusty! But he has no idea.

I wanted to name all of my bunny fosters after herbs . . . like Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme. So he may be Mr. Comfrey. I haven't decided . . or he may be Dusty still. :) What do you think?

First steps into his new suite. He is lovin all the space to dance!

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Testing new cell phone blogging
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Delilah

♪ A thousand miles seems pretty far

But they've got planes and trains and cars ♪

♪ Delilah I can promise you

That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame ♪

We were able to send this darlin Delilah, on her way to a foster home tonight . . .

It makes me happy.

Thought I would share. :)

I adore dogs named after songs! There was another American Bulldog that we named a song title and I very much regret it. The darling didn't make it and now I bawl my eyes out every time I hear that song. Not good. I love this breed. It breaks my heart how many rarely walk out of shelters.

But 'Hey There Delilah' is forever a good song! I'm so happy for this sweetie and that she will have the opportunity to live a happy life!

You may listen to 'Hey There Delilah' over at ActuallyLaura.

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The Beagle Brigade

So, I'm reading this book: 

Being a regular peruser of the pet shelf at the library, I was surprised to see a whole book dedicated to one of our favorite breeds. (It must be new...or else there is a serious beagle aficionado in town!) 

Did you know that the word "beagle" is similar to French and Gaelic words for "useless, of odd appearance, of little value"? Not so! They make enchanting companions and... did you know that beagles are used in airports to detect contraband food goods? Finally - the Beagle stomach put to use! Yep, they're called The Beagle Brigade and have nice little vests and everything. You can read more about it in National Geographic.

There are two great beagle boys down at the shelter this week: Cliff and Cash (like, you know, Johnny). Cash was the newspaper's Featured Dog of the week and, since he's a sweet baby, I'm sure somebody will snatch him right up. Beagle Brigade dogs are judged by

• Self-confidence
  
• Soundness
  
• High food drive
  
• Sociability
  
• Adaptability 
  

I think that Cliff would fit right in. 

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Princess

Princess is our...7th foster pup (3rd if you don't count the puppies or the two that were here for just a few hours). She was turned into the shelter with her mum and two siblings - having markings and color, she was the odd one out and her big brown eyes got to us every time we went. 
So when things got tight and no one came to rescue this Princess, we swooped in. Daddy could handle a little companionship up at the old house, right? Of course! 

Turns out this pup is another real sweetie: she stays quietly in her crate during the day, goes out nicely on the leash for walks. She's a funny mix of shyness and confidence. She hasn't barked yet, but makes tiny purr/grunt/snorts when she kisses you. 

I have a feeling that she'll be going to her forever home soon, (seriously - a dog this good?? Someone has to want her!) but we'd still love to know what's what in her mutt-DNA.

So, Q&A time:  what breed do you think Princess is?

Leave a comment and let us know what you think!

(Clue: her mum/siblings were black with white muzzles and upright ears.)

Photos by ActuallyLaura.

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