Tina - Adoptable Beagle in Owensboro Ky

Excuse me but may I have your attention: Tina would like to speak so please give her your full attention, she is a little shy.

Hi, I am Tina and my aunt Bunny and Aunt Shelia  call me Tina Louise . I really like having a middle name. I has never had a real home.

In 2011 , the Owensboro Humane Society came to mine and 20 of my fur friends rescue. We were living in hoarding conditions of someone who raised hunting dogs. Oh, we were all in such bad shape. One of my friends was in such bad shape that they thought she would go to doggy heaven before the night was up  but the Owensboro Humane Society did everything they could do to get us healthy. They even saved my friend and she was so healthy and happy for a new life. She got adopted and is living the good life. I am sure it wasn't easy on the staff and volunteers and it probably cost a lot but we got food, water, we even had our own beds and these things they call treats and most of all we got showed what LOVE was! We all got healthy and got those parts out that allow us to have babies, then those shots . Didn't like them but I get them every year and they say they keep me healthy but after a while we even trusted people. We love the staff and volunteers that take care of us. The staff makes sure our needs are taken care of and those volunteers really help cause they spend time with us, some take us for walks and some even let us sit in their laps.

Well, I wanted you to know that since 2011, I think that is like 50 years ago, right? Anyways, all 20 of my friends have been adopted. My beagle buddy, Shy got a home last week and I hear she really really loves it. So here I sit. I thought I would tell you a little bit about myself with Carma's help. Please hold on I need to ask Carma some questions..........................................................................

Ok, I am back. *Clears throat*  I am shy but once I get used to you I really am fun to be around. I like to greet people with a tail wag but I will run away but then I come back , but I run away and then I come back but if you just sit down I will come to you and tap my tail on the ground. *Looks at Carma* I wag my tail with happiness.
When I am at adoption events I am a great customer service girl. I am very friendly and I even like little people. Oops, Carma says they are called children. I get along with other dogs too.

Would you like to buy a T Shirt? 

When I get to go out with Aunt Bunny and the adoption crew I get to ride in the truck and I sit really nice. Well except that one time I kept bugging her cause I smelled food in the air and that can of food didn't quite fill me up so I did ask to stop for food but that was the only time I ever did anything but sit pawfectly in the truck and look out the window.

Are we going to stop for food? 

Can I have 1 of everything please? 

I really am a good girl, I walk good on a leash, and I love the outdoors! I am true beagle, you know beagles like to put their nose on the ground and sniff everything. I don't bark alot but sometimes I do when I get excited but I do more butt wagging and prancing then anything. Aunt Bunny and Carma say I do the "Tina Shuffle" Aunt Bunny has a video of me doing my dance and I hopes she can find it so she can share it. I think I am a really good dancer. 

I love to hear jokes and love to be sang to. 

One time I went home with Aunt Bunny. When I came in the house I got really scared cause I never seen a tv before. Her and Sarah took me outside to let me run around the yard. She has a fence all around her yard and wow was it great to get to run without being on a leash or a lead. There was so many things to sniff, I was in sniff heaven! I didn't want to come in but when it got dark I had to eat dinner. I was a little uneasy being inside a house but I like to lay in my kennel and since it was my 1st night ever staying in one , Sarah made herself a bed right beside me and slept there all night. That made me very comfortable. 

I am get comfortable around you when I get to spend some time with you. I am shy I will admit it but I sure do love getting hugs and kisses and hearing the words "good girl", "your so pretty" and just hearing you say my name.  

Thank you for reading what I had to say. Carma is going to tell you a little more about me. 

Who is this Santa and why can't I RIDE in the sleigh? 

Hi, this is Carma Poodale. Friday the 14th of June we brought Tina home with us for some one on one training. I am proud to say not once has she had any accidents in the house, she gets along with all 3 of us fur kids and our guinea pigs. She even eats in the same room as us and doesn't have no aggression and you can even leave food down and she will eat from her bowl and leaves the rest.

Nanny nanny boo boo, you can't find me

They will never find me here. 

Tina enjoys time in the yard. She will find herself a quiet spot where she can watch everything but not be seen. She is starting to run with Scooby and I so she is becoming much more fun to play with. She sleeps in the bed with ma at night and she doesn't get out of the bed once she does go to sleep.

She is afraid of storms but as long as you sit on the couch with her she is fine. She doesn't like things like cameras pointed at her. I think this stems back to when she was at her hoarders house but she is getting more comfortable with it so I hope soon to get the pawfect photo. She isn't a barker. Not once has she barked at people walking past the house or the dog next door. She is more of a tail wagger.

If you would like to know more about Tina, please contact me at CarmaPoodale@gmail.com or call the Owensboro Humane Society at 270-302-6813

I would love to see Tina go to a loving home, she is around 5 yrs old now and she sure is a sweetheart.
Thank you for taking time to read all of this and please share Tina because there is someone out there that would love to have a quiet beagle like her.

Happy Daddy's Day to our daddy!!

I Promised So I Delivered.

On May 20, 2013, I wrote a blog post for SHY. She was a adoptable beagle from the Owensboro Humane Society. I am part of a group of bloggers who on Tuesday's blog about animals who are in need of homes called "Tuesdays Tails" OPT TO ADOPT blog hop. 

I had promised if Shy got adopted, I would give her new owners 6 months of food as a thank you for giving her a new life. You can read the blog post HERE. 

On June 9th, Shy got ADOPTED!! Since ma has been recovering from her MS flair we were not able to give the food to the new owner right away. I really wanted to wait a few days also to make sure that everything was going right and they were sure they would keep Shy. Our adoption contract states that the animal who was adopted MUST come back to our facility if they change their mind. 

Thursday, June 13th , ma called Shy's new mom's daughter to see how things were going. We got a pawtastic update. Shy is loving her new home, she loves the comfort of her new home and yard and is actually sleeping in the bed with her new pawents. This thrills me to no end. Words can't express the happiness in my heart for Shy.

Today which is Friday, I made good on my promise. Since Shy lives in another county I asked ma to take me to where Shy's new human sister works. Angel (the new sister) is going to visit with Shy on Saturday, I wanted her to be able to take the food with her. 

I took 2 large bags of food 

I bought 2 bags of food that equaled 37 pounds for Shy. I also left my business card in case Shy does run out of food, they will call me and I will take more to them. 

I don't want you to think that I am bragging. I just want my readers to know that when I make a promise, I keep it. I am very grateful and happy when my fur friends find the homes that they yearn for! 

Condogulations to Shy for finding her home that she has waited 2 long years for! I am wagging my tail wildly right now but I do have one more update to tell you about. 

One more of my fur friends found the home of their dreams!!!! YES! 2 fur friends found homes and I also wrote about this friend. 

Remember me?? 

I am so happy to announce that REGGIE found a home!!! Reggie's new mom is a RN at a place that takes care of Hospice patients. His new mom loved Reggie's calmness and great looks. He will be going to work with her and work on becoming a THERAPY dog! Way to go Reggie!! If you would like to refresh your memory of who Reggie was , here is the blog post on him. 

I am so excited to share this exciting news. We often read about those who need a home and we encourage adopting but I thought maybe you would like to hear a little good news. I hope it made your day to see some happy post. It sure made mine! 

Happy wags to all and make sure to tune in Tuesday for the Tuesday's Tails blog hop. You will see many bloggers like me, who write about pets who need a 2nd chance. I encourage you to share all of them because they are from all over and not just from my shelter. We also encourage you to join us! 

DJ p00d@l3 -#WW

Taking Break From Blogging

Please bare with me. I have not blogged for a while but it is because my ma isn't feeling well. She has had a flair up with her Multiple Sclerosis and though she is feeling better, she has no energy and if she tries to do to much , the pain returns. 

Right now my job is not to blog but to take care of my ma. Thank you for being patient and I hope I will be blogging again in a few more days. 

Thank you for understanding. 

Blogpaws Pawagraph Book-WW

My Blogpaws Pawagraph Book

So many sweet comments 

Thank you everypawdy that signed my pawagraph book. 

It really meant a lot to me. 

It's memories I will keep in my heart furever

I wish I could have had many more sign my book 

but thanks to those who took the time. 

BlogPaws Recap

Trying to do a recap on Blogpaws and what I learned is really hard. I mean , it was 3 fast paced days that was so choked with information that my head was going wow, wow , WOW the whole time. We went a day early so we could mingle and ma could rest but that sure didn't happen. She strived to be the energizer Bunny! 

**Please note that some of these photos are not on the right day. Blogger is not working with me tonight. So I have to get the photos on here the best I can** 

I covered the journey to Blogpaws and some of the things we did as seen here  Journey to BlogPaws  but once we got to the host hotel, it was GO! Once we checked it , we found our room , dropped our stuff and went to the conference center to look around at all the sponsors and companies that were there. 

Sissy Sarah quickly found the dress up table and dressed up like a wanna be cat. This was the last time we seen her until bed time. She was supposed to be our photographer but she was off learning on her own.

  We walked around and talked with the sponsors and met up with other bloggers who we follow.

Cinnamon is cute as a button

Met Cinnamon's Mom, Venus and Carol Bryant

Christie from LifewithBeagle 

 After mingling for a while , we went outside so I could potty. Ma quickly found friends outside so she caught up with them and I people watched. 

Where are my followers? 

I am a Twitter Critter

 

I wish Owensboro had a dog park! 

 I even visited the dog park! It was to potty but I did run around with some of my other blogger friends. After a fun filled day, it was finally time to go night night. These Sheraton beds are sure comfy.

One pooped poodle  

 On Friday we attended a sessions on SEO and I sure did learn alot. It helped that his voice had a soothing accent. 

Oscar kept staring at me. I think he wanted to play

learning about SEO

In between sessions I met up with some really cool friends. They were poodles like me! I was the only girl but they were both gentleman to me. 

These 3 poodles are fabulous 

Uh, Chilly let go of my leash , please 

Then while we were in a session, +Cokie Cat and I cuddled on the floor together. We caught up with everything that was going on around Twitter. After that I met up with stick Katie and Waffles too from Glogirly.com. Neither of them tried to swat me. I have some pawtastic kitty friends.

@cokiethecat and I taking a break

Its my pals from @Enlightenedferrets
Manny, Marcus and Marilyn

I snuck up and photo bombed the flat pet kitties! 

Katie and Waffles on a stick. http://www.glogirly.com/

I also hung out with my ferret friends and their mom Amy Jo. They were super nice. All of a sudden I seen one of my favorite kitty lady bloggers. I was hoping she would come to say hi and she did! It Deb Barnes from zee and zoey

I love this kitty lady. Its Deb from ZeeandZoey 

Stopped at the Natural Balance table 

These chunky flat pets at the Natural Balance display sure make a girl look slim. 

We decided to take a break and I needed to potty. We went outside and met up with Pepperpom and Rocco. Let me tell you, ma got all googly eyed over Rocco. He is just a baby and I seen that "I want a PUPPY!"look in her eyes. I had to remind her that dad says no more puppies. For some reason I don't think he has any say in the matter but maybe that will be a later blog post. 

PepperPom 

When we finally caught up with sissy Sarah, she was at the Jones Natural Chew table. My ears caught the sound of "cheep, cheep, cheep". I have heard that sound before on a farm but I thought why are they here? Sissy Sarah turned around with this huge smile on her face and a baby chickyum in her hands. I even got a photo of a chickyum on my back but I have no idea where that photo went. It must have flew the coop.

Sissy finally got to hold a chickyum
NOTE her birds nest hairdo. 

Camera messed up but gave me this cool photo

Blurry photo of all the sponsors 

Then ma's camera messed up. Every photo she took turned out blurry and as you can see above it made a cool photo of me resting in the chair. She had to take the rest of the photos with her phone. 

We then ran into Rex the Bunny. He is a huge rabbit! Ma squealed with delight. 

Rex the Bunny 

Crazy Bunny with a Bunny 

I was face to face with Rex.

Hey , personal space please! 

Excuse me but can't you see I am laying here? 

You can have your own Super Buddy. Visit a Shelter near you! 

We went upstairs and had lunch with Sandy Robins at the round table discussions. We discussed how to properly do a product review. We learned so much from her. We learned how to do a review and tactfully say we didn't enjoy the product to doing a rave review. I hope to be able to use the skills I learned from her in my product reviews. Maybe it was because this was almost like a one on one with a speaker but I really enjoyed the lunch and the company at the table. I sat by Christie from Life with Beagle. I love her.

Sissy, ma and I had a chance to speak at Blogpaws. We were invited to a meet the shelters session. We had a chance to tell the bloggers about our shelter and what we do. This was a great honor to be able to do this. I wore my Owensboro Humane Society saddle from Doodie pack. I even had a few people give me some dollars for my fur friends. I couldn't wait to take it back to our shelter.

After we told about our Humane Society, some gave me donations. 

You have to catch your zzz's when you can 

My blog was also one of 10 blogs who have been "adopted by petfinder" !  Yes 
 Petfinder adopted my blog and 9 others and we will blog about keeping pets safe this summer. You can read more about it and see the other blogs who were adopted too. 10 Blogs adopted by Petfinder.com. We went to a Indian restaurant to eat lunch and talk about what was planned for the summer. 

I slept like a Rock at night

The last day of the conference was the Nose to Nose awards ceremony and the closing remarks and donations. While we waited for the red carpet yappy hour to start we gathered all our swag and shipped it home, mingled with friends and discussed what we had learned in each session. 

My twitter friends and I were on TV with Ron the Weatherman and Schmitty the weather dog. We were so excited to be there. 

Who I spend my Monday nights with on Twitter at #petchat

I stopped by the OraStrip table and I got tested for Periodontal disease. No I don't have it but you can have your dog tested for it to. Ask your vet if they have the test. 

I got tested @Orastrip

Orastrip test for Peridontal disease in dogs

When the time was near we ran upstairs and we got dressed up in our fancy clothes. By this time, I was showing ma that my back was really starting to hurt. I was spending more time laying down then I was walking around. She took me up to the room, gave me something to eat and let me rest. She rested too. I think she gave me something because my back was starting to feel much better. 

We went to the red carpet event and walked the red carpet. The pupparatizzi was everywhere. The flashes from the cameras were coming from all directions. I felt like a movie star! 

We got to our table and we sat down and waited for the pawty to begin. We listened to David Frei give out the awards and ma shook the Glorgirly cat bell every time a kitty won. My photo of the bell was to blurry to post. Ma did get to meet Mr. Frei for a bit thanks to her friend Elly.

Oh My Dog, its David Frei ! 

                                               

Jasmine (myfavoritePup) in her
+KAREN SPOILEDPUPBOUTIQUE

Of course, ma's phone died and we couldn't take any photos of anyone dressed up but we did have someone who was nice enough to send us a photo of Ma and Angel (pepperpom's mom) and Emmy sitting together. 

 
After the awards and ceremony was over , we had a blogpawty on Twitter. We had to tweet about our shelter that we wanted Pets Add life to donate money to. The tweets were a tweeting. At the end, they announced the winners. Sissy Sarah was one of the WINNERS! She won $500 for our humane society!!! She had the biggest smile on her face. We were all cheering and raising the woof in celebration.

Going to miss my Flat Delia our room mates girl

It was time to say goodbye to everyone. This is the part that I don't like. All my blogging friends live all over the United States , Canada, and other parts of the world and things like Blogpaws brings us together. We meet new friends and visit with ones we already know. Most of us bark with each other online often and we read each others post. Its still sad to say goodbye. But walking away with the memories in your heart and the feeling of being loved is a pawtastic feeling. 

Kona, me and Pepper are 3 working girls.
We are all Service dogs 

Ron the weatherman and Schmitty the weather dog

It was time to get to the airport so we had to say our goodbyes. We made our way to our plane and it was a good flight. We flew United. Some of our swag didn't get past security like the Natural Balance wet food and some cleaner. I knew I should have ate that! 

I fit comfortably under the seats 

Sissy Sarah goofing off 

Ma and sissy 

I lay between their feet

But I passed a little gas

Ma took a photo of her knee

I was happy to see this potty yard! 

Waiting for our small plane

Stretching 

Watched our plane get fueled up 

I think the pilot lost his keys to the plane

We were a full flight 

Watched other planes take off 

They gave me my own seat 

I was very comfy 

Had to wait till the fighter planes took off first 

Then we hit turbulence 

Sissy after rough ride in the sky

Once we made to our home airport , dad picked us up. The trip was over. 

I already missed everyone. I am looking forward to watching the recorded videos of the sessions I missed. I learned a lot and I hope to take my blog to a whole new level. One that will bring awareness to shelter pets , teaching pawents how to be a better pawent,  being a better service dog and living life to its fullest. 

Miss piggy got a fancy dress from +SpoiledPup.com 

Thank you for taking time to read this really long post. Stay tuned for many giveaways!