Adopt a Dog: Say Yes to The Ears

This beautiful girl has a set of ears hard to resist!  Canada is a female mixed breed dog about 1 1/2 years old.  She's about 40 pounds - a great size!  Right now she's at Stray Rescue of St Louis foster home where they snapped this photo of Canada playing with her Kong.

We agree with Stray Rescue, Canada has a face that just makes you smile.  She's eager to please, loves everyone, and is very free with kisses.  A good car rider and an avid hiker, Canada is ready for a new leash on life in a forever home.

Find out more about Canada, this adorable Pit Bull Terrier mix dog, at Stray Rescue    314-771-6121

Live near St Louis?  Plan to find your perfect new companion at the Stray Rescue Summer of Love Adoptathon on Saturday, June 30!

The 2012 Summer of Love Adoptathon includes:

• Adoption fee reduced to $50 (includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, and microchip)
• Chip-a-thon - Microchip your pet for only $5
• Adopt for a chance to win a rescue ride along with Stray Rescue founder, Randy Grim
• Randy Grimm book signing from 1-2 pm with Quentin the Miracle Dog
• Raffles with great prizes, including a custom built Triumph motorcycle
• 10% off all Stray Rescue merchandise
• Beer tasting with local micro brews
• Food, drinks, music, and vendors
• Pet cooling stations

All well-behaved pet are welcome!

Dog Song Saturday: Heartbeat

Okay, I have to admit that today's Talking Dogs dog song is not really about dogs.  However, I'm pretty sure you'll understand why it's today's featured music video.  Heartbeat was written and is performed here by Ben Goddard and The Heartbeats.  This official music video of Heartbeat depicts two beautiful rescued mastiff dogs in a dog-gone charming video story. 

Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and get ready to smile while you listen to Heartbeat.  Then fetch more dog song videos at Talking Dogs and have a barking good weekend!  Oh, and don't forget to check out some great dog  blogs in the Pet Blogger Hop!

Adopt a Rottweiler Dog!

Just look at this beautiful girl!  Tanya is a black and brown Rottweiler mix.  She's about a year old and is already spayed.  Right now she's call the Humane Society of Missouri St Louis City animal shelter home, but what she really needs is a loving family of her own.

Tanya walks nicely on a leash and loves people.  Still full of that wonderful puppy energy, this dog would make someone a wonderful companion.

If you've got room in your heart and home, please contact the Humane Society of Missouri at 314-951-1562 and ask them about Tanya, animal ID@ A529039

Dog Song Saturday: Love Me Love My Dog

It's Saturday, so time for another dog song video from Talking Dogs.  Today we have a wonderful song suggested by a Talking Dogs Reader:  Love Me Love My Dog by Peter Shelley.  A UK recording artist, Shelley had a hit on his hands in 1975 when he released this loving ode to his dog - the dog that he can't leave "because he promised."


Check out the lyrics:

Freedom is a dusty road heading to a highway
Californian skyways will lead us where we wanna stay

Suddenly a summer breeze breaks a misty mornin'
There's a new day dawning we'd better be on our way.

So love me love my dog
We've lived the road too long to break up
Love me live my life and travel through this land
I can't leave a friend I promised that before we started
So love me love my dog
If you can't understand then we'll heap up land.

When I leave this town today Lord you know I'll miss you
Baby I won't kiss you. you'll only make me wanna stay

Though it's hard to say goodbye can't you see it's over
Guess I'm just a loner heading on his way.

I tell you now
Love me love my dog . . . . .
So love me love my dog
If you can't understand
Then I guess we'll have to move on out up land.

C'mon boy!

Love Me Love My Dog accompanies a dog video of a beautiful Border Collie dog.

You know the drill!  Grab a dog - the one you promised not to leave. Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Love Me Love My Dog.  You can fetch more dog song videos at Talking Dogs.  And be sure to fetch some barking good dog blogs because today is the Pet Bloggers Hop!

Babysitting Bambi

 Late one afternoon we noticed a doe sniffing and lingering close to the creek that borders our backyard.  Very odd behavior.  She was watchful and it seemed as though she was looking for something.  Off she bounded after about 10-15 minutes.

Next day she was back.  She took a good look in every direction then sank down in the high grass.

 I think she felt me watching.  Didn't seem to bother her.

 That's when we became pretty sure she'd given birth, left her baby hidden there and was coming back to check her fawn and feed it.  Usually fawns are left for about a week until they are strong enough to walk with and keep up with their mothers.

Day after day she returned.  Sometimes we saw her in the morning;  sometimes in the late afternoon or early evening.

Was she one of the deer herd that comes to our place to graze and play?  We suspect so.  We know she certainly felt pretty safe.  If she was one of that herd, she knew our horses would do not more than lift their heads to watch and that our dogs would not bother her either due to the yard fence.

As you can imagine, we were itching to see the fawn.  Finally, after 6 days, she returned to move her baby.

 See the fawn?

Here it is!

They didn't go far.  Just up the hill to a swag of even higher grass.  It took the doe just a minute or two to settle in the fawn, then off mama went.  Since then we've seen the doe return twice.  That spot is harder to see.  By now she's probably taken the fawn and moved on.

There's something magical about a wild animal trusting us so much.  Even after she knew we'd spotted her, she didn't run away immediately or move her fawn. Fawns and their mothers generally stay together for about a year, so we're hoping to see this pair again. 

Ah, the joys of country life!

Wordless Wednesday: Let's Have Some Fun!

Earlier this spring, Rudy worked on his frisbe skills.  

Lately he's back to his old fave: Jolly Ball.

 

Sunshine Monday!

We're thrilled to share this news:  Dogs N Pawz has generously passed the Sunshine Award on to Talking Dogs blog.  We certainly appreciate this award!

Here are the rules:

• Answer the questions that come with it
• Pass it along to 10 people and let them know they have received it

Here are the questions and our answers:

Favorite number:  7

Favorite Non-alcoholic drink:  water

Facebook or Twitter:  Not keen on either one, but I do both.

My Passion:  dogs, especially mutts and rescue dogs

Favorite Pattern:  Karma

Favorite Day of the Week:  every day/ any day

Favorite Flower:  daylily 

It is so hard to pick just 10 from the many fantastic blogs I follow!  However, I'm sharing the Sunshine Award to the following bloggers who never fail to bring sunshine to me: 

Basset Momma

Daley's Dog Years

I Still Want More Puppies

Kobi Pup

Nanny McFur

Oh, Corbin

One Pibble's Wish

Rumpy Dog

Saved by Dogs

The Elka Almanac

 Again, thanks so much to Dogs N Pawz!