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Some truly amazing miracle stories have been told with pet guardians and their dogs after the tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas… here are a few: Barbara Garcia, a resident of Moore, Oklahoma, who survived yesterday’s potentially historic tornado, was being interviewed by CBS News about riding out the storm in the bathroom of her former home. Garcia was holding on to her dog when the winds came, but after the walls fell down the two separated, and she had been unable to locate him since. Then, in the middle of the interview, little “Toto” suddenly emerged from the rubble, and the two were reunited in the most tearjerking of fashions. “Well I got God to answer one prayer to let me be okay, but he answered both of them,” Garcia said. CBS: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50147264n This woman was going to work when sirens were going off about the tornado so she turned back and went home to her dog. The two of them spent their time in her bathtub with pillows as protection and they survived the storm. http://kfor.com/2013/05/20/woman-saves-dog-rides-out-moore-tornado-in-tub/ In Texas, this man was inside his mobile home with his dog, an adorable pit bull, holding the dog in his arms when the tornado came and literally ripped the dog from his arms. Amazingly, the man and his dog were reunited when the dog was found in a nearby shelter after the storm. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/weather/2013/05/18/ac-pkg-kaye-texas-storm-pet-reunion.cnn.html Ways everyone can help the animals in Moore Oklahoma, Please share… http://www.examiner.com/article/animals-need-help-moore-oklahoma?cid=db_articles Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by the disaster in Oklahoma. We hope for peace and health to those searching for their loved ones and recovering from the devastation. Some of the displaced dogs… please help them be reunited with their owners, share. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.574182702604564.1073741828.321167654572738&type=1

“And i got my very own pork heart to eat in the car on the way home!”

Last Wednesday morning I raced a half marathon just because I could. There was no official race event. No official timing system. Just me and my gps watch. I raced against my previous times and although I didn’t top them all, I managed to snag a third place beating all but two. I turned 30 in April. This was not a big deal to me, but it’s nice to know I am getting stronger and faster “with age.” I am so much stronger now than I was 10 years ago, and it’s nice to know my strongest years are yet to come. You don’t see too many 18-year-olds winning marathons. What are some of your best race times, of any distance? My best half marathon time is 1:47:05. Can any of you dog runners beat me? (I bet you can). The post Half marathon appeared first on ThatMutt.com: A Dog Blog.

A pit bull puppy, still recovering from being abused by dogfighters, ran off from her foster home in New Jersey, but she was apparently drawn back by the smell of bacon. Or it could have been the love. Misty, only nine months old, was found on a Brooklyn street corner earlier this month, covered in wounds and [...]

Remember the 78-year-old man who tied a 10-month-old terrier mix to railroad tracks in early April, later telling authorities his family "didn't want the dog" and he "didn't know what to do with him?" Remember how a train was coming and the conductor slammed on the brakes, stopping just yards before the dog? Well, this story has finally come to an end -- and it's a good one. Banjo -- so named by the train depot employees who saved him -- has finally found his forever home. Share this image function changeWidth(obj) { if(parseInt($(obj).parent().width()) > parseInt($(obj).width())) { $(obj).parent().css({'width':$(obj).width()}); } if(parseInt($(obj).width()) Meet Jeff and Louisa Moore and their Tibetan Terrier, Lali. Their plea to adopt Banjo was among the more than 1,300 emails from potential adopters that flooded Riverside County's Department of Animal Services after the story of Banjo went viral. People wrote from around the world, crashing the department's site at one point for 24 hours. "We saw his picture and we both fell in love with him, the most beautiful dog we've ever seen," Louisa told KABC. Share this image function changeWidth(obj) { if(parseInt($(obj).parent().width()) > parseInt($(obj).width())) { $(obj).parent().css({'width':$(obj).width()}); } if(parseInt($(obj).width()) Jo Marie Upegui, Banjo's temporary caretaker -- and the one with final say on who would take Banjo home -- was thrilled with the decision. "I'm just so happy with the choice we all made," she told USA Today. "It's just such a loving family." How did the Moores pull it off? By caring. They "constantly" checked in on Banjo via email. And they also live near the beach (Huntington Beach in Southern California, no less) as well as a dog park. Still, they were shocked when they got the call. "We had no clue that we were actually the ones who would be picked, so we feel pretty special," said Jeff. "This family is so dedicated to their animals," Upegui told KABC. "They never leave the dog alone, and I thought that was really important to Banjo because Banjo's had such a ... it's been a scary trip for him." Share this image Banjo shortly after being rescued from the tracks. function changeWidth(obj) { if(parseInt($(obj).parent().width()) > parseInt($(obj).width())) { $(obj).parent().css({'width':$(obj).width()}); } if(parseInt($(obj).width()) "Tonight we're just going to go home and hang out," Jeff said. "We have a big field that's right next to our place that about a dozen of us all go out with our dogs, and they all get along really well, so it'll be fun introducing him to all the dogs. I'm sure they'll love him." The Moores plan to keep the public updated on Banjo's life though new Instagram and Facebook pages; we'll update this post when those go live. Share this image LOOK AT THAT FACE! function changeWidth(obj) { if(parseInt($(obj).parent().width()) > parseInt($(obj).width())) { $(obj).parent().css({'width':$(obj).width()}); } if(parseInt($(obj).width()) Via KABCUSA Today; photos via Riverside County's Department of Animal Services' Facebook

This ad for Trifexis depicts a dog living in a bubble — albeit it one that’s outside and has plenty of tubes to run around in. It serves to protect him from heartworms, hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, flea infestations and all those other frightening hazards that exist in that place where dogs, for centuries, managed to [...]

Oslo joined our family in April 2013. He was adopted from a rescue in Colorado, and was brought home to Wyoming. Oslo has a lot of attitude, and doesn't like to be told what to do! He enjoys running around in the backyard, riding in the car, and playing with his favorite toy, a stuffed elephant.Click for more pictures and comments...

Get ready fur LOTS of PF shots ESPECIALLY lots of this wee one - Mom thinks this is a him since he seems smaller than the others - later today we'll find out - but Mom is thinking three girls and this lone boy THE LOOK! AND A SIGH! YEP, STILL WATCHING! Those paws! Fluffing and preening Flapping too! Hey There! Personal service Sharing a rear view A trio of sekhret keepers!REMEMBER - 1pm today - banding time!!!! Mom is SO happy it is on one of her off days! From last week's ROTE Mom was THRILLED to park next to this one - they pass when we walk sometimes but Mom nevFUR has the khamera ready to snag it!And YES, I insisted on a shot of me - I khall this Sleepia in Sepia!Happy Tuesday EvFURRYone!Hugz&Khysses,Khyra

It is easy to become incensed at the light punishments given to people who are convicted of committing even the cruelest acts of animal torture and death. Too often they are just given suspended sentences and community service. And even worse, there is nothing to prevent them from acquiring another animal to abuse, even if they are ordered not to have a pet for a period of time. People who abuse innocent, helpless animals are wired wrong. They are cowardly sadists. Maybe they can change, I have a hard time believing it. But prisons are full of people who pose a real and present threat to the public. Giving long sentences to animal abusers doesn’t seem to be the answer. For that reason building a database of animal abusers that would be available online seems to offer several possibilities.   The registry would be available to shelters, rescues, breeders, as well as the general public. Like the registry of sex offenders, it identifies the people convicted of the crime without accusing them of any future wrongdoing. It lets the public know who and where they are. The main intent is not to shun or shame the abuser, but to protect the animals. Just as the Megan’s Law registry is designed to prevent convicted sex offenders from being hired as child care workers or trusted as friendly neighbors to children, the animal abusers registry is designed to protect animals from being owned by convicted animal abusers. The Michigan legislature is considering setting up a registry, the first in the country. A $10,000 grant is available from an animal charity for a start up. A district attorney Animal Crimes Unit has agreed to host the database. Any costs in keeping the database up-to-date and online could be paid for from fines levied on the abuser.   So why is Wayne Pacelle, the CEO of America’s wealthiest organization for animal welfare, using his resources to defeat the idea of a registry? No real surprise. Nathan Winograd outlines in full detail the misguided reasoning and hypocrisy through the years of Wayne Pacelle in “Putting Abusers Before Animals Is Business as Usual at the HSUS.” Winograd chronicles how Pacelle has consistently put abusive people before abused animals, including the high profile Michael Vick case. According to his evil henchmen, Michael Vick enjoyed torturing and killing dogs in the cruelest ways possible. Pacelle solicited money from the public for the HSUS to take care of the Vick dogs, while using his influence to have them all killed. He maintained that none of the dogs could be rehabilitated. He was wrong.     Then he struck a deal with the abuser. Taking the “Wayne and Mike Show” on the road, he devoted much of his time and energy to rehabilitating the image of Vick. Vick was allowed back into the NFL with a multi-million $$ contract.   Has Vick reformed? He will probably never again torture a dog for fun, but then O.J. Simpson will probably never kill his wife again.

We all have our favorite places to visit (perhaps a bucket list for you and the dog?) … if we were traveling this Memorial Day weekend, there are a few favorite places to visit easily from Monterey County… Half Moon Bay, Bodega Bay, Napa, Sebastopol, Healdsburg, Mendocino … We love them all… Still, here is a trip we are longing to explore again in a heartbeat…  beaches, wine and cheese and chocolate and redwood trees… who could ask for anything more? Wine countries Our favorite pet friendly wineries… Larson Family Winery  23355 Millerick Road Sonoma, CA 707-938-3031 Larson Family Winery Navarro Vineyards 5601 Highway 128, Philo; (800) 537-9463; www.navarrowine. com. Doggie heaven. There are always treats and a bowl of water in the tasting room. Picnic tables are around the grounds, and there’s a fenced-in dog exercise area. Toulouse Vineyards 8001 Highway 128, Philo. (707) 895-2828; toulousevineyards.com. Dogs are free to roam the big warehouse of a tasting room or outside on the loading dock. (Contact me for a free list of pet friendly wineries in California) Mendocino Pet Friendly Avenue of the Giants from Willits to Garberville is about 1 to 2 hours (twisty and windy) and then to Orick another 2-3 hours….very twisty and windy from Oregon to Crescent city (just beyond Orick)   Orick is north of eureka and arcata and Trinidad is just before Orick, or south of Orick on the way to Eureka and Klamath is just north of Orick a few miles if you take the 5 rather than the 101 north, you wind up in Medford, Oregon… Ruffing it in the redwoods If your dog has a certain affinity for trees – and what dog doesn’t? – they’ll certainly enjoy a fragrant stroll among the tallest in the world. Humboldt County has some of the few places where you can let your dog scamper among redwoods. And while other regions boast of having a single off-leash dog beach, Humboldt has six of them – one of which awaits at the end of a scenic 5-mile coastal trail. http://www.redwoods.info/showrecord.asp?id=2685 Beaches Several County Beaches allow dogs to run without a leash on the wave slope within voice command: Clam Beach  Big Lagoon Moonstone Luffenholtz Mad River County Park Samoa Dunes Recreation Area Leash only Trinidad State Beach,  Little River, and Dry Lagoon.  http://www.friendsofthedunes.org/resources/dog/ http://www.treesofmystery.net/trails.php Pet Friendly lodging Motel Trees across from Trees of Mystery http://www.treesofmystery.net/motetree.htm $60 + per night Humboldt Gables Motel Rio Dell Clean, comfortable, AAA approved, & just a few minutes from the Wild and Scenic Eel River. RATES STARTING AT $60 707-923-2721 Sherwood Forest Motel Urban luxuries in a northcoast motel located in the center of a beautiful redwood forest. http://www.sherwoodforestmotel.com/  Travel Inn Clean and comfortable stay at a reasonable price. Close to the redwoods. Travel packages for groups. Econo Lodge Downtown Humboldt County’s best in the budget segment. Close to Old Town. Indoor pool. Bode Suites & Rentals Perfect choice for a 30 day+ stay. Comfortable, convenient and affordable in the Eureka area.   53/day (30 day minimum). stay far far far away from the eureka motel 6 worst place ever   http://redwoods.info/capsule.asp?seeall=yes&category1=Lodging&searchtype=&petswelcome=yes&orderby=&searchphrase= http://www.redcrestresort.com/rates.html visit to the Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center in Weott, 6 miles south. The friendly staff will be happy to answer all your questions. Then it’s time to go! Hiking, biking are literally at your doorstep and golfing is just a short drive away. Fishing, swimming, kayaking and rafting are possible on one of our six spectacular rivers. Search for shells and agates on one of the many redwood coast beaches. Traveling North from Redcrest Visit the Victorian Village of Ferndale which is listed on the Historic Register. See the many turn of the century homes and shops