Want to Help Veterans Get Service Dogs? This Way is Easy! Guest Post

The title says it all!

(image from Pawsandstripes.org)

Dog Bless You, for every 1000 likes on their Facebook page, will donate a service dog to a veteran, through July 4.

Another organization, Paws and Stripes, makes this a double header by getting the service dogs to be trained from shelters. There's more than one way to save a life!

K9sforwarriors.org also helps veterans by providing them with service dogs! It's great to know that there are so many organizations helping out so many people.

Many thanks to Jen at The Elka Almanac for allowing us to re-post this.

Blogville Pitty Post Day is Coming Tomorrow Guest Post by Corbin

Pitty Post Day is on Monday, June 4, 2012! It also happens to be my 3rd birthday, so it would mean SO much to me if all of my Blogville friends participated! Doggies, Kitties, aw heck, even squirrels can join in!

I'm giving away TWO of my birthday presents: One will go to a lucky winner out of everyone who helped spread the word, and the other will go to a lucky winner of EVERYONE who participates in Pitty Post Day! I'M SO EXCITED!

Here is all of the information you will need:

Floppy Tongue Joy ~ Featured Blogger

Today we have the privilege of introducing you to Reuben, the unforgettable doggie from Floppy Tongue Joy.

Hello cat and dog bloggers, I is Reuben! Though I no is a bragging kind of dog, I will tell that I is the biggest, bravest, handsomest, fearsomest, and most dignified wiener dog you has ever seen. Oh, also I is very humble, as you will see.

My story has many similars to the stories of other rescued animals; truly I is happy to has my home after spending some bad times on the streets. Here is an interesting thing about me: my age is a great mystery! When I came to my family, many of my tooths was gone, and many more had to be pulled out. I no is the best rememberer of birthdays and things like that, so when peoples ask how old I is, I say I is a "senior dog." Which of course means that I has all of the dignities and knowledges that comes with age, and still has all of my handsomes too!

I has some very special and favorite things, and here they is: eating, napping, cleaning the floor with my beautiful tongue, belly rubs, rolling in the sun, chasing squirrels, digging in the recycling bin, peeing on everything that is mine, being fierce to everyone who no is Mama, and simultaneously chewing and humping my dog bed.

My dogblog is called "Floppy Tongue Joy" because I has a majestically floppy tongue that always is hanging out and giving people joy at my handsomeness. Also I is very proud of Snaggletooth, which is one of the few tooths I has left. Snaggletooth makes me look like a shark! Many peoples, dogs, cats and squirrels is afraid of me. But you no has to worry; I no bites you unless I think you might try to steal my Mama, or my food.

I has an excited to introduce myself here, and I look forward to making some new friends and hearing all about your adventures! If you is on Face Books, you should click the liking button on my page, for I is hilarious and adorable. Humble, too!

Here are 3 of Reuben's favorite posts:

I Has Been Very Busy

A Mountain Adventure in Which I is Very Brave Towards Horses, Chickens and Children

My Big & Brave Snow Day

Reuben is a real character so stop by Floppy Tongue Joy and tell him PBU sent ya!
 

How to Finda a Lost Puppy: 12 Smart Tips

Exceptional Canine: Active Dog

By the Editors of Exceptional Canine for Exceptional Canine

There are few worse feelings than realizing your puppy has escaped. But your actions both before and after your puppy goes missing can help ensure a happy ending.
Before You Lose Your Puppy: ID Your Dog
Your puppy’s first line of protection is identification. Here are four popular methods:

• Collar Tag The most common and visible form of identification, a tag simply attaches to your dog’s collar to display the dog’s name and your phone number. The downsides: Your pet must wear a collar at all times, and it’s always possible that the collar or the tag could detach. It’s smart to include your area code with your phone number in case your dog is lost when you’re traveling or wanders far from home. Consider using a cell phone number to ensure you’re accessible 24/7.
• Tattoo More permanent than a tag, a tattooed pet I.D. number links your dog to a national organization, such as the AKC’s Companion Animal Recovery program.
• Microchip A microchip the size of a grain of rice can be implanted under your dog’s skin. (No anesthesia or surgery is required.) It contains an alphanumeric code that can be read by animal shelters that are equipped with a hand scanner. The shelter then notifies the chip manufacturer that the pet has been found, and the manufacturer contacts the owner.
• GPS Dog Collar GPS-enabled devices are everywhere these days, and that includes GPS-enabled dog collars. Originally designed to help hunters track their dogs in the field, GPS collars can also help you find your pet.

Because a tattoo or microchip could go undetected, it’s smart to supplement it with a collar and tag.
It’s also a good idea to have several photos of your dog on file, along with details about your puppy’s weight, color and identifying marks. Carry this information when you travel with your dog.
If You Lose Your Puppy, Don’t Panic
Be persistent as you go through this checklist:

• Scour your property. Include places where your dog might try to hide.
• Search the neighborhood. Talk to your neighbors, and leave a note with your name and phone number at houses where no one is home. Call your pet’s name frequently.
• Help your pet find its way home. Place its bedding or some of your dirty clothes outside your house as a homing scent.
• Call local veterinarians, shelters and humane societies. Also check with the local transportation departments, in case your pet was injured on the road.
• Post fliers in the area. Include your puppy’s photo, a detailed description and your phone number (but not your name or address).
• Advertise. Place a “Lost dog” ad in your local newspaper’s classifieds or in the online classifieds.
• Use social media. On Facebook, post photos of your dog along with details about its appearance, characteristics and temperament, and ask friends to spread the word.
• Consider a recovery service. You’ll find these services online. A recovery service can deliver an automated phone alert to as many as 10,000 homes in your area, asking that the recipients notify the service if they’ve seen your dog.

No one wants to face the misfortune of losing a puppy, but making smart moves can make all the difference.

Photo: @iStockphoto.com/pflorendo

Can You Help Melissa Get Her Autism Service Dog?

Melissa is raising funds to obtain a service dog from Autism Service Dogs of America (ASDA), a nonprofit organization in Lake Oswego, Oregon. You can find out more about autism service dogs and Autism Service Dogs of America on their website at www.autismservicedogsofamerica.com.

Hey. I'm Melissa, I'm 20 and have Asperger's & high-functioning Autism, and I've recently been approved for an Autism Service Dog through an organization in Oregon. However, before I can get the dog, I need to raise at least $6,500. Which isn't that much, in the long run, but it's just me and my single mother who's trying to do this by ourselves. We're kind of out of places to turn to, honestly.

We're trying to plan a yard sale in a couple weeks, then a raffle/Spaghetti fundraiser dinner in July to try to raise some money- but even that can only bring in a couple hundred dollars at the most.

Even if you can't donate money right now, I'm also in need of DOG SUPPLIES and DOG FOOD when I get my dog. We've been able to get a couple donations, but it's mostly going towards our fundraiser raffle.
If you think you can help Melissa in any way please click over to her Firstgiving Fundraiser page.  You can also follow her on Twitter @yeralosersmile.

K9 Kamp Week 2 - Play With Your Balls

This weeks challenge for K9 Kamp, the Play With Your Balls challenge, was an easy one for Oskar & I.  Oskar's favorite toy is Blue, and he prefers playing chase instead playing fetch. 

This week I just let him lead me around the yard a little more than usual.  We do this at least once a day.  It's a great way to get me off of my rear-end, with the added bonus of making a little schnauzer very happy.

Extra points for running & yelling at the photographer simultaneously.

Trying to get Oskar to actually give up the ball...

Oskar waiting for the kickoff.

And off we go again!

Add your entry in the linky below & check out our hosts at Kol's Notes and Peggy's Pet Place.

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The Adventures of Gronk & Izzie - New Blogger Alert

Hello! We are Gronk and Izzie two adopted kitties in Nashville.

I'm Izzie and I was adopted when I was just young kitty. I was found pregnant and abandoned in a car. Luckily, some nice people found me and brought me to a shelter. Unfortunately, due to my trauma I did not like other kitties and had to stay in a cage! No one wanted me until my Mom and Dad came by and saved me. I quickly learned to use the toilet like a good kitty and I'm even learning some tricks with the clicker. I got over my dislike of other kitties once my parents got me a little friend. Although I do like show Gronk who is boss from time to time.

Hi I'm Gronk! I was adopted when I was just a lil' bit. I was part of a bunch of feral kittens found just after we were born. We got scooped up quick and adopted right away. I'm just about as friendly as can be. I love to snuggle and purr and then snuggle some more. I'm not quite as quick as my sister and so I'm still learning to use the potty. I do love playing, especially with the laser. I think clicker training is just the best because of the treats at the end.

We started our blog to share our adventures in toilet training, bird watching, leash walking, clicker training and other kitty foolishness with the world. We also love other kitty blogs and we are very thankful to Pet Blogs United for featuring us! We'd love to share our adventures with you!

Swing by The Adventures of Gronk & Izzie today & welcome them to Blogville!
If you would like to have your pet blog featured on Pet Blogs United, drop us a line at PBU at comcast dot net.