A Dog's Purpose: from a six year old (an oldie but a goodie)

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The Ollie Monster's name :)

Random thought - I just realised today why I called Ollie the Ollie-Monster. He's so food motivated than when he eats, he chomps away at his food the way that Cookie Monster chomps at cookies :)

Documentary: One Nation Under Dog

Blurb: We're a nation of dog lovers, but unfortunately there are not enough of us to go around.This heartfelt documentary explores the conflicted and passionate relationships we have with dogs, inspiring us to rethink how we treat them.

Website: http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/one_nation_under_dog-film39388.html#.UA7os-1Fx5g

Trailer:

"One Nation Under Dog: Trailer" (Watch on YouTube)

It was very interesting and very moving but it was sooooo sad ... I cried buckets in one section. ( Cut because it's spoilery and upsetting )

The dogs of 9/11

I love reading about those incredibly brave dogs.

Here is a wonderful article about the 12 dogs who are still alive.

The 9/11 rescue dogs: Portraits of the last surviving animals who scoured Ground Zero one decade on. There are some beautiful, beautiful photos of some beautiful animals. They are old but they're still gorgeous.

Then there's this very brief photo montage of the dogs of 9/11:

I know I'm a crazy dog lady, but I really do believe that humans and dogs have an amazing bond. Dan who is a cat person remarked that there should be an article about the cats who helped out during 9/11, but that's the thing - they wouldn't have, but dogs are attuned to humans in a way that's quite unfathomable sometimes.

American Hachiko

Spot, a great Dane mix, waits every day for her owner to come driving down a road in Lone Oak, Texas, after work. Her owner was killed by a drunk driver five months ago.

Read about the loyalty and devotion of the original Hachiko here.

Fosters of Others: Seth

This unusual-looking fellow is Seth. He was rescued as a puppy but then surrendered by his owners when he killed chickens. ( Read more... )

Fosters of Others: Matilda the Australian Cattle Dog

This lovely lady is Matilda the Cattle Dog. Dan was particularly taken with her - he loved her raccoon tail, her soft fur and her googoo eyes. She was very photogenic. Unfortunately, she was deaf which made it very hard to place her. ( Read more... )

Fosters of Others: Santa

This is dear Santa, we met him on 31 October 2010 where he was being fostered by Kate after being dumped by his heartless owners at the pound in Canberra. It was very sad for us to see such a friendly old guy being dumped at the pound. We made this video:

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Fosters of Others: Pretty pitties & a cutie staffy

I think Delta was one of the first pit bulls that Dan and I met. I am not a bull breed person but Delta had such serenity and calmness to her and she really made see that this much-maligned breed of dog is very beautiful and can be gentle and a wonderful family member when with the right owner. ( Read more... )

Every Home Needs a Harvey

I reckon the Ollie Monster would have put on a good show, too. The pound staff and rescue group that originally him out all said that he was very friendly :)

Fosters of Others: Smudge & Blossom

Before we started fostering ourselves, we dipped our toes in rescue by making donations and also making music videos for the doggies. Dan always takes the photos and I film the doggies and put the music videos together. As these were dogs that other people were fostering, it was always much harder to get a sense of their personality so we'd visit, pat them, hang around them just to see what they were like. There have been many, many dogs but there will always be a few who live a lasting impression. ( Read more... )

Nova: Day #6: 31 August 2012 - More progress

Yesterday I took Nova for a walk after work. He walked beautifully on a lead at my left - not too much pulling. He was unfussed by noisy cars with head lights. We stood by a busy road and he watched people playing a night time soccer game at the local oval. Then he accompanied Dan out the front to empty the garbage and showed no signs of straying off or bolting. ( Read more... )

Naughty Nova :)

Look who decided to hop into the front seat instead of the backseat where the doggies go???