Happy Easter from the Talking Dogs

 Happy Easter from Jeffie .... Rudy ...   and Rosie!  Rosie is keeping an eye out for the Easter Bunny!Be sure to come back to Talking Dogs tomorrow.  We'll be kicking off our month long celebration of Jeffie's Birthday!  Yes, I know its April Fools Day... but this is no jo...

Easter Puppies, Chicks and Bunnies: Dog Song Saturday

Saturday?  Time for a dog song at Talking Dogs!  This isn't just any Saturday, though.  Tomorrow is Easter, so today we have an adorable music video featuring puppies, chicks, and bunnies!  It is so cute that we're sure you won't mind that it isn't truly a dog song.Puppy Easter was created by Devin Graham with an original score by Stephen Anderson to celebrate Easter 2012.So grab a puppy to cuddle!  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Puppy Easter.Fetch a pack of dog song music videos at Talking Dogs and be sure to scroll down below today's video to explore some barking good blogs in the Pet Blogger H...

Follow-up Friday: Bunny Ears, the Big Head, Senior Dogs and more

I'm glad to be joining Heart Like a Dog in the Follow-up Friday blog hop again this week.  This is the blog hop that lets you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.  Hosted by FUF mastermind, Jodi, at Heart Like A Dog and co-hosted this week by Lisa at Dogs N Pawz.Before I begin my follow-up, I just want to mention a few things.  Love dogs wearing rabbit ears?  Be sure to come back on Sunday to see Jeffie, Rudy and Rosie in their bunny ears in honor of Easter.Be sure to visit Talking Dogs during the month of April, because we're going to be celebrating Jeffie's 7th birthday ALL MONTH LONG.  There will...

Adoptable Senior Dog Surrendered because He is Old

 Mac is a Labrador Retriever mixed breed dog.  He is 12 years old. Mac is one of two seniors left behind at their home that was foreclosed on.  A realtor discovered them at the property and took them to Dogwood Animal Shelter in Osage Beach, Missouri.  To the left is his Petfinder photo.  As photographer Kim Hansen explains:Mac is a They-had-no-time-dog.Mac is an Until-they-had-to-move-dog.Mac is an Until-he-got-old-dog.It happens.  All too often. Please network and share to help Mac find a loving home to enjoy his golden years.  For more information about Mac, contact Dogwood Animal Shelter...

March Madness: Wordless Wednesday Not

We love March Madness and our boys in blue!  The dog daddy and I are, admittedly, obsessed with the NCAA men's college basketball tournament.  We plan our lives around it.  And, since, we also plan our meals and snacks around it, the dogs enjoy it, too.  Well, not the yelling and cheering.  Jeffie really hates it when we yell at the television.  There was a lot of yelling on Sunday night!Thought you might enjoy some of the out-takes of our March Madness photo session.  The Dog Daddy thought his favorite team needed some better representation. So, he enlisted Rudy's help.  Not to be outdone,...

Busted: Dog Fighting Ring in KS MO and TX

Photo: ASPCAAccording to a press release from the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals:At the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the United States Attorney�s Office, the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), in conjunction with the Harrison County Sheriff�s Department and Henry County Sheriff�s Department, assisted in a multi-state, federal dog fighting raid in Missouri, Kansas and Texas this past weekend. The ASPCA managed the removal and transport of nearly 100 dogs involved in the investigation, and is overseeing forensic evidence collection,...

Dancing in the Snow: Our First Real Video

Drum roll, please.  I finally got it together to take some video of Rosie playing in the snow!  Actually, this is the first video footage I've shot that I've managed to upload from the camera to the computer.  Sigh...If you think the quality could be improved, you're not alone in that opinion.  You should see what I edited out!However, biased as I am, I think Rosie and Rudy look pretty cute in Dancing in the Snow.I swore that this year I'd manage to do some video.  I mean, what's the point of a YouTube channel if you don't post new videos?!   And, let's face it, having a new puppy in the family is a great...

Fall in Love with Jack, an Adoptable Dog in Missouri

What happens when a dog owner dies and the rest of the family isn't interested in the dog?  In Jack's case, he was taken in by Dogwood Animal Shelter.Jack has been at the shelter for a few months now and is hoping to find another loving home.  According to shelter volunteers, Jack is a great dog!  He walks nicely on a leash and always has a friendly greeing for everyone.Only, a couple of years old, Jack still has a lot of energy and is ready for fun!  He invites you to come by and clip a leash to his collar and go for a walk on one of these nice spring days.  Jack's pretty sure you'll fall in love!For more information...

National Puppy Day: Dog Song Saturday

Saturday?  Time for a dog song at Talking Dogs!  Today we're celebrating National Puppy Day with a fun music video of all kinds of sweet puppies and the Harry Nilsson Puppy Song, sung by Astrud Gilberto.March 23, 2013 marks the 8th anniversary of National Puppy Day which was founded by Pet Lifestyle Expert, Colleen Paige.  Colleen is an animal rights advocate and runs the Animal Miracle Network.  National Puppy Day was established to promote adoptions from animal shelters, humane societies and rescue groups, as opposed to buying from pet stores.National Puppy Day is also a day to simply celebrate the joy of puppies. ...

Follow-up Friday: Coyotes, Puppy Love, Art

I'm pleased to be joining Heart Like a Dog in the Follow-up Friday blog hop this week.  This is the blog hop that lets you wrap up your week and leads you right into the weekend.  Hosted by Jodi at Heart Like A Dog, and co-hosted this week by 2 brown dawgs.  Once again, I'm following up on a bit more than just this past week.Coyote Update: Unexpected HelpThough this particular post is from last week, I have more to add to this coyote saga.   First I want to clarify a few things.  We live in the country, in the middle of 45 acres, surrounded by larger farms.  Our "backyard" is about 2 acres and fenced...

Urban Wanderers Art Exhibition Benefits Stray Rescue

The Plight of the Street Dog is the theme of this year's Urban Wanderers Art Exhibition in St. Louis, Missouri.A partnership between Stray Rescue and Saint Louis University Museum of Art, Urban Wanderers highlights homeless companion animals each year in a unique way.Artists paint, photograph, or sculpt a Stray Rescue dog or cat that has been abandoned, abused, or neglected.  Shelter dogs create works of art using their paws, tails, and noses.  Not only unique and unusual, Urban Wanderers attracts well- respected artists exhibiting on regional, national, and international levels.According to Randy Grim, author, radio host and founder...

Wordless Wednesday: Rosie Does Shamrocks

Thought you might like to see some of the other Rosie in shamrocks photos we took for St Patrick's Day.  She was a very good sport about all this!I do wish we'd had something cuter to "dress" her in AND I should have washed the mud off her no...

Tour For Life Mobile Pet Adoption Event

Billed as "The World's Largest Mobile Pet Adoption Event," the North Shore Animal League's 13th annual Tour For Life� launched on March 6.  In partnership with PURINA ONE�, they'll be stopping in 53 cities in 27 states where they'll join their rescue partners to promote adopting pets from animal shelters.Four mobile adoption units will be covering over 17,000 miles during March and April.  Last year's event helped find homes for over 1,500 animals.Fetch Tour for Life route information on their website and adoption updates on their Facebook page.Established in 1944, the New York based North Shore Animal League America is the world's...

Irish Blessings and Great Jingle News!

May those who love us, love us.And those that don't love us,May God turn their hearts.And if He doesn't turn their hearts,May he turn their anklesSo we'll know them by their limping.All of us at Talking Dogs wish you the luck of the Irish!Like Jingle!Remember Jingle, the Redbone Coonhound who was fostered by Kristi and Glenn Austin.  She was available for adoption from City Dogs Rescue.Yes!  That is past tense.Jingle went to her new forever home on Saturday!Thank you for sharing and networking this beautiful senior gi...

Siberian Husky: Dog Song Saturday

Saturday?  Then it must be time for a dog song at Talking Dogs!  Today's we have Siberian Husky by singer songwriter Nancy Simmonds.  We love original songs about dogs and this is a great one!  Beautiful video of Siberian Husky dogs at work and play.Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Nancy Simmonds' Siberian Husky.Fetch more dog song music videos at Talking Dogs to kick off your weekend right and be sure to scroll down and explore some barking good blogs in today's Pet Blogger H...

Adoration: Rudy

Rosie and Rudy  Did you ever adopt a puppy or dog for your dog?  We did.  Well, sort of.  We'd been talking about adding a puppy or young dog to our family to give Jeffie a partner.  Lucy and Tucker were seniors when we adopted Jeffie.Poor Jeffie was always the third wheel and odd man out.  Lucy tolerated him; Tucker wasn't much interested in playing with him.Our pack at that time: Tucker, Rudy, Lucy B, JeffieAt least that was one of the rationalizations we used when Gary fell in love with Rudy.Jeffie and RudyJeffie knew it.  Rudy was his puppy from the get-go.  We were amazed at how Jeffie devoted...