Santa must be a pit bull fan, because he’s been sending some of his power elves to help us build a barn for the dogs. The 5K double matching gift challenge that we launched last month was MET within 30 days time by the extraordinary kindness of BR blog readers. That means donors brought in a whole $15K in one month’s time. HUZZAH! I don’t even know what to say anymore … the generosity of people towards dogs they may never meet just stuns me.
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Gifts to the dogs show up in the most interesting packages. We never would’ve guessed that a bike named after our best girl Sally would be making an appearance in time to help run the barn raising plans over the finish line, but here she is….
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What a great night! Thanks to all you beautiful people who trekked out to Berkeley to join us for our big ten benefit party. It was a pleasure to make so many new acquaintances while connecting with old friends. Everybody looked gorgeous! Read the rest of this entry »
It’s the two day countdown to our big anniversary party this Saturday night at the Takara Sake Factory, and the question of the week is: ‘Ohmagawd. What do I weeear?’ I know – it’s tough. We dog people tend to have an impressive array of well worn cargo pants and dog tees for daily adventures in the out of doors, but dressing up for a real night out is like, work.
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A rescued pit/lab named Juno owned by a regular here (NYCKitten) passed on to peace last Friday after 14 years of service. Fourteen years! I only know them via cyberspace, but they played in my thoughts all weekend. I can only imagine how hard it was for both parties to say good-bye. Dogs just love physicality, and it’s certain that Juno enjoyed every minute of hers thanks to her person’s devotion and care.
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“Draw the Dog is drawn by Jim George, one of your typical ex-Disney animators who lives near the beach in Venice and once spent years animating in a cabin in the woods and who has been creating characters for film and TV and who has been a director and book author and who also has a counseling practice and who really likes animals and people, too.” -from Jim’s website.
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Oklahoma Annie did a great job representing today in a news interview alongside Sula Foundation’s Ken Foster. She sure is getting around. Photographed here for a greeting card … The bust dog turned princess is trying out dog beds in a local store. Do you think she felt the pea?
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Some cat owners feed their cats dog food as this is sometimes cheaper. However a cat that eats only dog food and nothing else is facing serious health problems.
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November 26th, 2009Grateful
Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance, faith. – John Ruskin
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