Adopt Aphrodite a Doberman Pinscher Dog

Looking for love?  Here she is!  Her name is Aphrodite and she's a young Doberman Pinscher mix dog.  Just look at that face and tell me you don't see love.

Aphrodite is only about 9 months old, so she still has lots of that wonderful puppy energy.  Curious about everything and ready to explore the world with you. 

According to the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, the Doberman Pinscher is breathtakingly perceptive, intuitive, and sensitive. Dobermans are nice-named "Velcro dogs" because they stick to their people.  They also suggest that the Doberman dog breed is not for everyone.  Dobies need a calm, stable, firm leader or they may assume that role for you.  

Dobermans are a dog breed that need plenty of exercise every day and plenty of mental stimulation.  If you're looking for an active companion that's smart as a whip, consider Aphrodite.

Right now this beautiful girl is calling the Human Society of Missouri  St Louis animal shelter home.  If you can give Aphrodite a forever home, call HSMO at 314-951-1562.  Her animal ID number is A538578

Dog Bone, Cat and Equestrian Earrings Stocking Stuffer Gifts

Fetch For Love of a Dog Jewelry for perfect stocking stuffer earring gifts for dog, cat, and horse lovers on your shopping list.  Not only will you enjoy fast free standard shipping, but right now all earrings are on sale!

What dog lover wouldn't want a pair of dog bone earrings like these shown at left.

Deep red jasper chubby hearts freely dangle from tan three dimensional dog bones.  Pawsome!  Don't like red?  Right now we have similar earrings with true blue lapis lazuli gemstone hearts, lovely turquoise, spruce green and pink, too!

When you see the dog bone earrings shown below, you may want to Woof.
Hand sculpted porcelain dog bones proclaim WOOF and dangle freely from fat picture jasper gemstone beads in swirls of brown.  We have other variations on this theme in other colors, too.

The cat themed earrings shown below are just one style of feline jewelry at For Love of a Dog.  These include silver cat charms dangling from jet black crystals.

Lucky horse shoe earrings shown below include chubby turquoise gemstone beads with silver horseshoe dangles.  Perfect for any cowgirl.

These are just a very small sample of our fun, one of a kind, dog, cat and horse themed earrings.  Shop For Love of a Dog for unique jewelry that's sure to please.  Enjoy our fast free standard shipping in sweet gift boxes ready for giving.

Bring an Animal Home for the Holidays: Dog Song Saturday

It's Saturday, so time for a dog song at Talking Dogs.  Get ready to tap your toe!  Before you know it, you'll be seeing along to Bring an Animal Home for the Holidays.  Written and performed by Skip Haynes and the Laurel Canyon Animal Company.

Bring an Animal Home for the Holidays is one of the songs on the same named album from Laurel Canyon Animal Company.  Check out the whole cd.  

You'll find 10 original, animal inspired holiday songs.  From the Monty Python-esque title song to the late night It's That Time of the Year to the gospel tones of May Peace Be With You and the Dr. John-ish Tarantula's Christmas.  You and your dogs will enjoy We Wish You a Squeaky Christmas.  Barking good gift for any dog lover!

Visit the Laurel Canyon Animal Company web site to listen to samples of all the songs.  You're gonna love this addition to your holiday play list.

We know you're gonna love this tune!  And thanks to Skip Haynes, you can download today's song Bring an Animal Home for the Holidays for free!  Here you go!
  

To get your free download click the cdbaby link below.  Bring An Animal Home For The Holidays CDBaby url: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lcac4

Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Smile a lot while you enjoy Bring an Animal Home for the Holidays.  Then, please give some thought about fostering a local animal shelter dog or cat at your home over the holidays!

Fetch more dog song music videos at Talking Dogs and be sure to scroll down below today's featured video to explore some pawesome dog blogs because today is a Pet Blogger Hop.  

Unique Black Dog Jewelry for Holiday Gifts

The rescue jewelry at For Love of a Dog always makes good gifts for animal rescue volunteers, but our black dog jewelry happens to be some of our favorite pieces.  Since today is Black Friday, it seemed right to bark about it a bit.

Shown above is a black dog necklace that features a wonderful artisan lampwork black dog focal.  Three dimensional and handmade by a Colorado artisan.  I created the necklace by hand wire wrapping natural tigerseye gemstone beads and sweet black lampwork dog bone beads with gold jeweler's wire.  One of a kind necklace will not be repeated.

Shown below is a red crystal black dog lover necklace - with a big fat heart, of course.

The black dog bracelet below also has some of these very cool glass dog head beads that I imported from the UK.  This time I combined them with creamy white freshwater pearls and sweet hand carved black onyx gemstone stars.  

Fetch For Love of a Dog for more of our handmade dog rescue jewelry.  You'll find more black dogs featured in necklaces, bracelets and pins.  Remember, most jewelry pieces are one of a kind.  When they're gone, they're gone.

Barking good gifts for anyone involved in animal rescue work.  A great way to gather compliments and start conversations that can save the lives of black dogs in animal shelters.

Enjoy fast free standard shipping and don't miss our Black Friday Sale!
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Black Friday: Black Dogs and Black Dog Syndrome

Black Friday.  

For thousands of black dogs, every Friday is black Friday.

Black Dog Syndrome:  dogs that are large and black, especially Labrador Retrievers, shepherd mixes, pit bulls and Rottweilers are passed over time after time in favor of smaller, lighter colored dogs when it comes to animal shelter and rescue adoptions.

A Petfinder member shelter and rescue groups survey found that most pets are listed for 12.5 months on Petfinder.  Black, senior and special needs pets spend almost four times longer on Petfinder.

According to an article published in Psychology today,  Stanley Coren notes:

"There has been speculation that the reason black dogs are being rejected is part of the fabric of our cultural heritage. In ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Norse mythologies, black dogs are often associated with death and the supernatural. They are emissaries of evil and in the folklore of Britain and Europe these demonic black hounds can be found hovering around the border spaces between this world and the next, such as graveyards and places where violence has occurred. The black dogs of folklore are not too very different from normal dogs, except that they are large and very dark, and if you look at their eyes they will sometimes flash red with a fiery glow. Certainly if the Devil has a dog he is big and black."

Coren conducted a survey which allowed people to express their feelings toward dogs which differ only in color.  He tested a total of 60 individuals, targeting Labrador Retrievers using head-shot photographs.  Subjects were asked how much they liked the look of the dog, how friendly they thought it was, how good it would bge as a family pet, and how likely it would be for the dog to be aggressive.

Black dogs rated lower than the other colored (yellow and chocolate) dogs across the board.

As the Black Dog Rescue Project insists:  A dogs coat color has no affect on a dogs temperament and personality.  When adopting your next best friend, be aware that Black Dog Syndrome is real.  Take a second look around the animal shelter and make sure you have not overlooked the black dogs.

Black Friday: Dog Cat Horse Lovers Jewelry Gifts

Hurry!  For Love of a Dog jewelry and gift items for pet lovers are mostly one of a kind.  When they're gone, they're gone!

Fetch For Love of a Dog for unique handmade jewelry for dog, cat, and horse lovers.  Over 80 dog breeds in our specific dog breed jewelry.  Lots of mutts and mixed breed dogs, too. Don't miss our dog bone jewelry!  Cat lovers and equestrian horse lovers have some surprises waiting for them, too.

We even have a few of our handmade dog breed Christmas ornaments still available!

You can shop sale items now or simply fetch For Love of a Dog and select your favorite pet theme.  There are sales in almost every category!

Enjoy fast free standard shipping.  We ship daily!

Happy Holidays from all of us at For Love of a Dog

Horse Jewelry Gifts for Equestrians and Cowgirls

Our name may be For Love of a Dog, but we have a soft spot in our hearts for our quine friends, too.  that's why you'll find necklaces, bracelets, earrings and pins that celebrate horses and our equestrian friends.

The Black Beauty horse necklace shown at left and below is a one of a kind piece that features a wonderful artisan lampwork horse focal.  Handmade by a Colorado lampwork artist, it is three dimensional and just lovely.  For the necklace I hand wire wrapped glossy black tourmaline gemstone beads with sterling silver jeweler's wire.  This necklace finishes with sterling silver chain.

The lucky horseshoe Appaloosa horse bracelet shown below would make a fabulous gift.  The bracelet is composed of natural riverstone gemstone beads.  Charms include a two dimensional (flat on back) handmade Appaloosa horse charm, hand carved natural carnelian heart and a silver horse shoe.

What equestrian couldn't use some earrings as a special gift? Like the silver horse shoe and crystal earrings below.

Or these western saddle earrings perfect for any cowgirl or rodeo queen:

Shop For Love of a Dog for more unique horse jewelry.  All handmade and made with love.  Enjoy our fast free standard shipping and cute gift boxes ready for gift giving.