Category Archives: Cats and Dogs

December 26

Seasons of Max

At some point the people who read my blog will ask me to stop posting about my dog Max. However that may not happen since a lot of readers are dog owners (and specifically dads and moms of pitbulls. Today is Max’s adoptionversary. 6 years ago my life was made incredibly better. I was visiting […]

November 18

For The Love Of Dog!

Originally posted on The Survival Guides:
Once you get the home, now what? You buy a dog of’course. Cat people go away, because this blog is about dogs! So after I moved in, exactly a month later, I was like ”Okay, I want to get a dog now!”. Figured it was the right move, because…

November 17

A pitty posting 

Originally posted on malonzo58:
Hey all! so im laying in bed and its a family cuddle with my babes….? ?….my fiance, and my two babies. Were watching pitbulls and parolees and it just always gets me angry to think of someone mistreating this breed. My dogs are like my kids , they’re my babies and…

October 07

Life, Interrupted: Max and Cancer

As long as illness has been around, people have struggled with how to communicate sickness. A few weeks ago I noticed a mass on my dog Max. Unfortunately, the mass was cancer. So I am asking for your positive wishes and prayers for the little guy. He is undergoing extensive surgery on Wednesday to remove […]

September 04

Promises to my dog

Originally posted on DoggyMom.com:
Promises I make to my dog I promise to have realistic expectations of the role my dog will play in my life. I will remember that she is a dog, not a furry little human; she cannot satisfy all my emotional needs. I promise to protect my dog from dangers, such…

September 02

A DOG’S YEAR IN THE DESERT- UNLEASHED

Originally posted on REMOTE LEIGH:
“Science has so far been unable to tell us how self-aware dogs are, much less whether they have anything like our conscious thoughts. This is not surprising, since neither scientists nor philosophers can agree about what the consciousness of humans consists of, let alone that of animals.” John Bradshaw When…

August 16

Clear the Shelters

This weekend shelters nationwide take part in a push to find families for homeless pets. Join me at the SF SPCA to adopt a buddy and clear the shelters. In many cases, adoption fees are waved. So far, over 17,000 pets have found homes. If you want to see some of the faces that have found […]

August 10

A Dog’s Best Friend – A CAT

Originally posted on fluffyfurry:
Now it could be said that Fonzie loves everybody.  He runs at warp speed to greet every human, even if he just saw you 5 minutes ago.  He loves Jake, just like a little brother adores a much older sibling and he loves Snowbelle, Cookie and Dillinger even though they do…

July 15

The Shelter Project

The Shelter Pet Project is the result of a collaboration between, The Humane Society of the United States and Maddie’s Fund, and the leading producer of public service advertising (PSA) campaigns, The Ad Council. The goal is to make shelters the first place potential adopters turn when looking to get a new pet, ensuring that […]

July 07

Gentle Paws and Happy Tails Pit Bulls Matter 

Originally posted on Babies, Pitbulls & Deadlifts :
Sadly Pitbulls are the most misunderstood and misjudged Breed. Someone getting bit by a Pitbull is covered by News almost instantly, their Bulky Chest and Cropped Ears just seem to feed the Vicious and Intimidating Stereotypes and Shelters are over filled with Pitbulls waiting to be Euthanized, cause…