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Senior Dogs Make Great Nap Buddies: Shelter Pets Day

Senior pets rule! It may be the last day of November and the end of the Adopt-A-Senior-Pet campaign but we're going to celebrate its success with style. Grouchy Puppy style! What is that? It means we're going to remind you why senior pets can be the BEST choice for adoption. 

Let's start with Petfinder's 10 Reasons Senior Pets Rule.

Puppies drool. And I prove it!

Organizations like the Peninsula Humane Society offer free classes on caring for older pets

There are many wonderful blogs and organizations focused on senior pets such as:

Daley's Dog Years

St. Louis Senior Dog Project

Muttville

There are both guide books and joyful celebrations of senior dogs:

“Good Old Dog: Expert Advice for Keeping Your Aging Dog Happy, Healthy and Comfortable” by Nicolas Dodman

"Old Dogs: Are the Best Dogs" by Gene Weingarten (author) and Michael S. Williamson (Photographer)

Disclosure: We haven't read these books, only read about them and liked what we saw.  We hope that they motivate you and inspire you to see the possibility in what a senior pet brings to your family and home.

Happy Shelter Pets Day!

Cyber Monday Grouchy Puppy Style

My best Cyber Monday tip? Take a nap. The many visitors over the holiday wears a puppy out. The foot traffic and food smells and strangers make your canine head spin. I have hours of missed sleep to catch up on. Notice my secret to falling asleep quickly? The smell of my own foot. BOL

Seriously, dogs need 18 hours a day of rest or we get grouchy, especially senior dogs. We'll hang out with you while you shop online and today, promise not to bump your keyboard much. Hopefully my female will remember to check my Amazon wish list though before she logs off. I added a few new items.

(Not So) Wild Dog

Doesn't he look like a wild dog? Arooooo rooo! He's a beach buddy of mine who loves to runnnnnnn. I can only blame my age for his ability to wear me out so fast. Think I'll stick to my love of little dogs. They are more my speed.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dog food? More like dog wants good food, and by good food, I mean turkey! Happy Thanksgiving!!  Try not to gobble gobble.  That is actually not good for you.  Trust me.

Walk Softly Carry Big Stick: Wordless Wednesday

Influence Positively Questionnaire - Jessica Bush

Jessica has a passion for taking photos of dogs and is behind the blog Dogingham which is about connecting community and nature simply by being a dog owner. What joy did your dog bring to you today?

What is your idea of perfect happiness? If perfect happiness exists, it’s simply living in the moment without reaction to outside factors.

Rumi said, “Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.” If that field is a real place, my idea of perfect happiness is set on a lovely ranch at mealtime—with good food and conversations with friends in a comfy environment. Perhaps all our pets would be together nearby and waiting to sneak a tasty morsel for themselves.

Man's Best Friend and Lil' Kitchen Helper

This is no Hell's Kitchen and my favorite chef here is no Gordon Ramsey, which I mean in a good way. She is sweet and patient with me and I bet he'd have a potty mouth.

Thanksgiving is this week and I want to help with the cooking even if I need a boost. Though I'm not good with knives, maybe they'll let me be the official meat thermometer? You bet I can tell when the turkey is done!

Remember this funny dog video? How did she get to eat at the table?

Dog Meets Bird

November 21 is False Confession Day.

 

I was a week early when I confessed that I caught a bird.

Doodles and Dogs

Rescue dogs come in all shapes and sizes. They can be puppies or senior pets. When I made this doodle on our Doodle Buddy free iPhone App, it inspired me to highlight Doodle Dogs today.  Big woofy thanks to Petfinder, for sharing Doodle Dog Rescue too.

Bet you didn't know that I was so talented did you? BOL

Funny Dog Friend

Funny dog picture alert. I'm afraid that is what this is. This dog has rabbit ears and I admit to having a little chuckle when we saw him at the beach. Should he be eating a carrot down his rabbit hole? BOL

Seriously, he was pretty cool and mellow but clearly having a grand time racing with the other dogs at Fort FUNston.  And for full fair disclosure, I love and eat grated carrot myself.