Rescue Event

November 11, 2012 By Jodi

I spent a few hours yesterday at the Labs 4 Rescue Adoption event held at the Mellow Mutt, LLC.

While I’m not officially involved with Labs 4 Rescue, I have a friend who does the dog intakes so I go to lend moral support, help out where I can and basically spend time with some awesome dogs.

I also get to meet and talk to those who are really involved in rescue and sometimes make some great connections. Like the woman I met yesterday who does dock diving!

This event was run a bit different then the last Labs 4 Rescue event I attended. For one thing Sara didn’t have the agility equipment out. The last time it was out I think the kids played on it more than the dogs. 🙁

The other thing that was different was that most of the dogs were off leash so they had the opportunity to run around and really interact with people.

We did our best to get name tags on the dogs so anyone that was interested knew who to ask about, this didn’t always work but we did our best.

All told there were probably at least twenty dogs there and I took a ton of pictures, sadly I don’t remember some of their names, but I’m putting their pictures up anyway! An event like this is a great place to learn about the dogs and their personalities.

For the most part they all got along really well. There were one or two that got a little over-excited, and some that should really go to a home with an experienced dog person.

Hubby showed up too, and we were joking with a couple of people how the only color dog we were missing was black.

Then Hubby said and yellow because technically Sampson is a golden, and then my friend Marcie said, I think they even have gray ones.

I love my dogs but I think I’m quite content with the two that I have, HOWEVER there were two black dogs that I really fell in love with and if I were going to take one home it would have been Maddie or Rocky.

I really want my black lab to be a male because I intend on re-naming him Sirius Black Stone, but you’ll notice in the pictures that Maddie really took a shine to me. I could tell the second I met her, she would be another challenging dog as she was all lab. 🙂

(You can enlarge the photo by clicking on it.)

: Look at that smile, that’s a happy dog.

: Lots of lovies going around.

: Chaz was all tuckered out. He was adopted! Yay Chaz!!

: I can’t remember this guy’s name.

: Marcie gave her share of lovies. She was a rock star at this event!

: This is Summer. Sweet girl.

: This is Maddie, I could see her giving me a run for my money.

: Is one of them my furever family?

: What do you mean I can’t go home with him?

: Is this not the sweetest photo?

: This young man just sat down and waited to be loved on.

: This is Gus, he’s only been with his foster mom for a couple of weeks. He loves playing with water bottles.

: Can’t remember this guy’s name, but he was adorable. I think he was adopted.

: This lady took the floor approach as well.

: This guy didn’t want to leave his foster family.

: What’s with that black dog syndrome? I’m loveable.

I don’t think I’m a glutton for punishment but I do like a good challenge. 🙂

Normally at these types of events the dogs do not go home with someone the same day. There were a couple of folks there who already had their adoption paperwork completed and were just waiting on the home visits. There were two home visits that took place yesterday based on dog interest, so the beautiful yellow, (whose name I can’t remember) and Chaz (the little exhausted black lab) should be in their forever homes by the end of the day.

I love a happy ending, don’t you? Do you know anyone on the east coast looking for a great dog? I’d be happy to work something out…..after December 1st of course!

Book word count 14,264

Co-Hosted Follow-Up Friday (11-9-12)

November 9, 2012 By Jodi

Welcome to Co-Hosted Follow-Up Friday, the blog hop that let’s you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.

Follow-Up Friday Blog Hop

Joining me as co-hosts this week is the crew, Teddy, Ash and Scout (and their mom Lisa) from Dogs N Pawz, you’ll find all kinds of tips and links on this blog and if you’re looking for some humor watch out when the dogs take over. Welcome Dogs N Pawz and thank you for joining me this week!

A Brut Moment Challenge Starring Delilah – Author’s Note

Yes it was a very proud moment and probably the first time in five years of having Delilah as my companion (how do you like that word, Pamela? I like it!) where I actually felt bonded to her, which isn’t to say we are always in sync like that. 🙂

Ode To Fall – Author’s Note

Misty Shores wrote “You have done such a great job with Delilah but I still miss all the mischief stories I read about her when I first started following your blog.” Never fear Misty, Delilah is still Delilah, I have a little Monday Mischief to share this week. 🙂

The Dogs of Blogville Calendar Contest – Update

As of last night I currently have eight photos entered in the calendar contest (I have yet to pick mine.) They are all so adorable, I just don’t know how anyone will be able to choose!

Don’t forget the submittal portion ends next Tuesday at midnight, so get those photos in to stone.jodi@ymail.com and don’t forget to include Calendar Photo Contest in the subject line.

WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday – Author’s Note

In the comment section Sue said, “I am beginning to edit what I see/read because I just can’t take any more cruelty stories. I don’t know if the world has become a more cruel place (I think it has) or if more is reported these days, but there’s too much violently bad news for me.”

I have to say, I really agree with her, which is one of the reasons WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday needs to take a sabbatical. The very first WTF post was sort of inspired, but since then I’ve seen some really horrible stories and it’s not easy sometimes to poke fun at the heinous stuff that goes on.

I want this blog to be about inspiration and hope and the incredible, loving bond between human and animal companions.

That doesn’t mean there won’t be an occasional WTF out of me, it just probably isn’t going to be a weekly event.

This ‘N That Thursday – Author’s Note,

We were lucky, we only got about three inches of snow where I live. It wasn’t horrific, we didn’t lose power.

I feel bad for those areas in CT, NY and NJ who are still trying to pull their lives back together from Hurricane Sandy. We did no power for a week last year after the late October storm, it wasn’t so long ago and I can certainly remember the displaced feelings I had.

Our hearts are with all affected by the hurricane.

Since I gave you one of my favorite pictures of Sampson yesterday, it’s only right that you should see Delilah today.

Sweet baby girl.

My book word count is 12,123

This is the Co-Hosted Follow-Up Friday blog hop, if you’re interested in co-hosting please let me know in the comments.

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This ‘N That Thursday (11-8-12)

November 8, 2012 By Jodi

Today we join our friends at the 2 Brown Dawgs blog for This ‘N That Thursday.

“This ‘N That Thursday is for those times when you want to post about unrelated topics or each topic isn’t quite long enough to make up a whole post. It can be anything you want, so feel free to grab the button and join us!”

Courtesy of 2 Brown Dawgs Blog

Walking In A Winter Wonderland

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, but the dogs really have to go, we’re in the snow, in the snow, in the snow.

Yes, last week we had Hurricane Sandy, this week, well initially they called it a Nor’easter, but it seems to me like it’s just a snow storm. It started just before noon yesterday and by the time I got home, it was just starting to stick to the roads.

The dogs don’t care though, they’ve been stuck inside all day and are itching to get out. It was still snowing, but we bundled up and out the door we went.

I don’t normally bring my camera for night walks because it’s too dark and my little point and shoot doesn’t work that great in the dark, but once we got outside last night I thought, it’s not so dark, maybe I could take a few pictures.

Turns out falling snow and uncooperative dogs don’t really mix. Throw in the coordination needed to activate the camera with a dog on a fifteen foot least attached to your arm and well, let’s just say…epic fail.

Out of the 20 or so pictures I took, these are the best.

I even tried to get them to pose when we got back to the house but that didn’t work out either. 🙂

Why is it my Hubby keeps telling me my cell phone camera is a better camera than my point and shoot? I think it takes craptastic pictures. It can’t be operator error, can it?

And for the record, we got about 3 inches of snow, which is nothing. AND it’s going to be 60 degrees this weekend. Bye-bye snow!

NaNoWriMo

The story is developing, just not in the way I expected. Imagine my embarrassment when I realized my mystery/detective story is also going to be a love story.

Phhhht.

It is also not easy (at least for me) to get 1,667 words in each day. Some days I struggle worse than others.

Here’s the problem I’m having and I would love if those of you who write or are taking this challenge have any thoughts.

It seems like I need to write in sequence, at least that’s how it’s working for me. The question is, how do you keep track of things. Do you ever write out out sequence?

Don’t forget to get your pictures in for the Dogs of Blogville Calendar.

Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!