National Puppy Day 2019

Happy National Puppy Day! Today dog lovers celebrate puppies in many places. It is not only a day for celebration but for helping puppies who are at shelters waiting to find a loving home. Colleen Paige, a pet lifestyle expert, created this day, in 2006.

A few days ago I took a photo shoot to an adorable family of puppies to help them find a new family. By now, good families adopted all of them! I love to contribute to these causes and help dogs to find their way home. Enjoy the photos! They are eye candy for dog lovers.

There are many ways to celebrate this day. You can find a huge list at the National Puppy Day official website as well as resources to help puppies. Some of my favorites from the list are:

1. Adopt a puppy from your local shelter, rescue or pure breed rescue organization.
3. Donate money, food, and toys to your local shelter.
6. Assist an ill or elderly neighbor by walking their puppy.
22. Puppy-proof your home and yard with a "puppy safe" inspection.
26. Hire a pet photographer to capture your puppy's fleeting moments.
35. Buy a canine first aid kit and put it in your car in case of injury while away from home.
37. Make sure you have all required vaccines and a regular health exam.
39. Switch to filtered water only from now on, to prevent illnesses related to toxins in water supplies.
40. Teach your children and their friends to be kind to your puppy by never pulling on his ears or tail.
43. Take your puppy to an elderly community and spread some love.
48. Pledge to never chain your puppy to a tree or doghouse. Always include your puppy in your family by letting them live inside the home with you.

What other ways you have to celebrate? Share your ideas on the comments section! We’d love to read many more.

Puppy Bowl XV

I am not sure which of the two Super Bowl games is my favorite, The Super Bowl LIII or the Puppy Bowl XV... The Puppy Bowl of course! Not only because it is the cutest event but because Animal Planet works with animal shelters and rescue organizations across the US to help animals find a loving forever home. They will also promote veteran animals through the "Puppy Bowl Hall of Fame."

And there's more! Cute puppies will share the event with some fantastic animals like Kangaroos who will be the cheerleaders jumping and cheering the teams, a Capybara and Porcupines will act as mascots, and the game would not be complete without the referee… a Sloth! Watch this video to see some behind the scenes of the Puppy Bowl XV. Wouldn’t be great to be there?

Don't miss this fun event on Sunday, February 3 at 3 PM ET/ 12 PT. Animal Planet makes a fantastic contribution to our furry friends' lives! If you want to bring an angel to your home, don't wait until the Puppy Bowl starts to visit their Pet Adoption Resources Page for more information.

Free Printable Gift Tags for your Pets!

I published this post last year, but it’s this time of the year again! Print these free gift-tags for your pet’s presents and share with family and friends.

It is exciting when you get the perfect gift for family and friends, or when you create something with your own hands, bake a cake, cookies, etc. No matter what, you are excited, but I am sure that you are even more happy to get something special for your pet! Am I right?

Well, I have a present for you (and your pets). Your beautifully wrapped present needs the final touch: a lovely gift tag. Click here to download the pdf with a variety of designs for your personal use (and share it with friends too!)

Another way to celebrate the Holidays is to get a present for those pets in need. There are many ways to do this. Here are some ideas:

• Make a Holiday party with your neighbors and their pets. Ask each one to bring bags of food and take all to a shelter.

• Save one month of what you spend at the coffee shop every day and donate it to a charity.

• Volunteer at a shelter to play with pets and take dogs to a walk.

• Adopt a new pet! A new member of the family will be the best present from Love! (for you and the pet)

I hope you like these ideas and enjoy the Season!

“Ask Anna: Advice for the Furry and Forlorn”

Some days the world is spinning so fast that we just want to take a break, turn off the news on the TV and cuddle with our dog with a good book and a cup of tea. The world can be hard to understand but dogs have all the answers! (or almost)…

That’s why I think this is the Perfect Book to read with your dog. He may have some questions too about the meaning of life or about why humans do this and that. Ask Anna: Advice for the Furry and Forlorn is an awesome read! I laughed at every page and understood more about my furry angel and the questions she may have when I do human non-sense things.

Dear Anna, I'm a Newfounland and my sister is a Chihuahua. I love her. But how could this happen? —Burt

Dear Burt, Although dogs are magical beings who know all the secrets of the universe and are capable of just about anything, in this case I suspect the answer is—adoption. —Anna

Anna Koontz (the dog) and his human and best selling author Dean Koontz wrote this book together to answer lovely dog questions and to help Canine Companions for Independence. 100% all the earnings will be donated to this awesome organization.

So if you or your dog have questions about the meaning of life… this is the perfect book! Hug your dog and read it together!!

Dog Adoption: Looking for a Loving Home

Don’t you love this beautiful face? She is Sophie, a lovely dog who lives with my friend and neighbor Laura, her foster mom. Sophie is looking for a Forever home. She is very sweet and gentle and she just love to sit on your lap and go on fun walks.

Sophie wants to move to San Diego or surrounding areas. If you are the most loving and caring guardian, Sophie will be a perfect part of your family. My friend Laura thinks she will be happier with a family with no children because she is a little shy. Laura found her on the street and took Sophie to her house, but she can’t keep her (she would love to!)

Sophie is a Chihuahua Mix, 3 years old, 13 pounds and spayed with all her vaccines current. If your heart melted with this pictures and want to adopt Sophie, contact me or leave a comment and I will send you her foster mom’s information, or if you know the perfect family for this little angel, let me know. Please share this post with your friends in California : )

Pit bulls at the Tomato Festival

On August 15th Pit bulls for Reynoldsburg participated at the Tomato Festival in Ohio. I wish I was able to be there! The group is creating a change in people's beliefs that Pit bulls are a dangerous breed. They are making a tremendous effort to educate people and to change the law, the ban for pit bulls in the city of Reynoldsburg.

It was a pleasure to design a banner for the event. They had a dog safety education training for kids, dog treats, human treats and a grooming raffle. The people also had fun trying to identify pit bull type dogs in a quiz.

Please visit Pit bulls for Reynoldsburg Facebook page and be supportive of this group. If you live in a city that has laws against pit bulls, contact the group, they can help with information and all the experience on how they help these dogs.