When Does a No Kill Stop Being a No Kill?

After much consideration , my shelter has made a huge decision. We have had some dogs for almost 6 yrs now and they have been deemed "Lifers". We have put them through basic dog  training and they passed with flying colors and at the top of their class, we have gave them medical care to keep them healthy and we have done everything in our power to keep them happy. But when you spend all but 2 hours a day in a 10 X 6 kennel with a occasional walk , its hard to keep them happy. Everyday people come and people go passing them up one by one. These people have deemed them "Safe". 

They will use the excuse they would rather save a life then to save a safe dog. 


Red nose Pit Bull crying in kennel
Dozer

#WW Woof StarWarsPets!



Yoda Who? 

Tuesday's Tails- Adopt Bucky


Bless his heart, Bucky's owner died and he is scared to death in here. Doesn't understand what is going on.  Beautiful silver and white DECLAWED kitty.  BUCKY is a little on the heavy size and that makes him look all the more loving.  He is not adapting well with all the kitties here since he is declawed but has the SWEETEST personality.  He is truly a beautiful cat with his colors & markings.  Blue eyed beauty with a silvery mix of white.  So sweet and ready for a forever home.  BUCKY is up to date on all required shots including leukemia and has been neutered.  He will not last long!  Much more beautiful in person..
Visit BUCKY today at Owensboro Humane Society. Open 7 days a week 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.. Want more information?   Please call us - 270-302-6813  target="_blank">Email us we would love to talk to you about adopting Bucky. 
We are a No-Kill shelter in western Ky. 
Please don't skip our pets over because you feel they are SAFE.
 Yes they are but they deserve a life as much as a pet in a kill shelter does.  

Traveling With Ma, Makes Me Happy

I love you mommy

Mystique is Looking For Love

Today's News is that I  am adoptable
 now over to Jinx with the weather

Please take me home with you

MYSTIQUE is a very beautiful kitty! DECLAWED front paws.  MYSTIQUE has very distinct markings which make her extremely attractive.  She is one of the most loving kitties we have♥-SHE HUGS YOUR LEGS AND SHOES FOR ATTENTION!!!  MYSTIQUE is a rarity indeed!  She is the perfect forever family member. MYSTIQUE is first choice for lighting up your day. MYSTIQUE will make you look forward to coming home - she is that special! MYSTIQUE is very healthy and needs no vetting.  We did all that for you!
SPAYED, Up to date on shots, FIV/FeLV negative. De-flead De-wormed  
Owensboro Humane Society
We are open 7 days a week 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.. 
Want more information?   
Please call us - 270-302-6813 or email us 

3 Lives Saved Thanks To BlogPaws and Pets Add Life-Updated

In May, my ma, sissy Sarah and I all attended a pet social conference called BlogPaws. We attended sessions to learn new ways to make our blogs more entertaining, rules of the FTC and how to be a better blogger. 

At the end of the conference we attended the Nose to Nose Award ceremony. While we were there the Pets Add Life company had a contest called #PalGives. The rules of the contest was to send out tweets on Twitter using the hashtag #PalGives. P.A.L. would select 2 random tweets to award a donation totaling $500. to each person to give to their favorite charity. The more you tweeted the better the chance you would have to get picked.

After the award ceremony they announced the 2 winners of the selected tweets. Diane Silver from To Dog With Love was one of the winners selected and Eli Allen was the other winner. For those who do not know who Eli Allen is , that is my human sister! Yes my sissy Sarah won the $500 donation to her favorite charity!!
Large check from Pets Add Life for $500 for #PalGives promotion


PlexiDor Dog Door To The Rescue!

I am so excited! We FINALLY got a PET DOOR! Ma has wanted one for a long time. You know what even makes it better? It’s a Plexidor Pet Door.



Why am I excited over a Plexidor door? It’s one that doesn’t have a flap but duel shatterproof doors. My ma says that it won't hurt are heating and cooling bills like leaving the back door open did. That was a plus with dad. 


I am part of the Blogpaws network They posted they needed bloggers to work with Plexidor in exchange the blogger would receive a free door, free installation along with being paid for the campaign, I jumped on it. I waited for the news whether I was chosen and when I got the news , I had to ask if it was true that I was selected. I was!
My door hasn't been installed yet but it will be soon. I wanted to practice with the door so I talked ma into taking it out of the box so I could see it. I really wanted to use it but she said she wasn't taking the plastic off of it yet. She was afraid she would misplace a part so she felt safer leaving it in the plastic until the door could be installed.Ma loses everything! 


I know this will help my ma. We will be able to go out without them being our personal door opener.I can open the door but I forget to close them. My ma has MS,sometimes she has to spend the day in bed because her legs don't work right. Now instead of us having to wait for dad or sissy Sarah to come home, we can go out by ourselves. This will be great for Jenny Sue too. She is 10 yrs old and she can't hold it as long as Scooby and I can. This door will stop birds from walking in the house like they have this summer. The part dad really liked was that the door could be locked when we are not at home or there are people working on the wires in the back yard. Ma liked the door plate you can easily put on for extra security reasons.


 I really like the idea that when I am outside being a porch poodle I don’t have to come in because ma wants to close the door.  

I will tell you more about it after it’s installed but I couldn't wait to share the news about my new door!

B/W Sunday - BarkWorld Special Announcement



Scooby Doo will be attending BarkWorld with us! 
Thank you to our hosts of Black and White Sunday. 


Senior House Doesn't Mean Boring House

In honor of senior pet month, I present my sissy spaniel, Jenny Sue and the rest of us! Jenny Sue is blind but so full of life you wouldn't think she was blind  by her attitude. She swims, plays fetch, great snuggler, loves to go with us to run in the field  and loves to give kisses. Jenny Sue is 10 yrs old. 

Senior Dogs ROCK!!!

Yes I am the Best Dawggone Taster this house has.


Any Companies need a senior tester???

I am 7 yrs old and still can jump high
 Bring on the poodle ball! 

Scooby Doo will be 7 yrs old in Sept!
We adopted him at age 6 yrs. 

Miss Piggy just turned 5 yrs old. She made us Foster Failures.
I am so happy she did.
PB the gerbil is 5 yrs old too! 

This house is FULL of seniors but its a active household with no major medical problems except for ma who has MS but she makes a effort to get up and move. Keeping your pet active will keep them young and it will work wonders for you too! Get off that computer and go play with your fur kid. They will appreciate it and I bet they make you smile. Smiling is great for your health.




Before Barkworld 2013

In a few  days, we will be leaving for BarkWorld! This year we will be driving. The last two years we have flown but since sissy Sarah has her permit , she has to get driving experience hours to take her driving test in Oct. I do love to fly but I think the time driving will be fun. Us girls, loves to go on road trips. We go to Nashville every couple of months and we go to Louisville once a month so we are used to the driving.


What is BarkWorld ? It's a Pet Social Media conference for anyone who has blogs about petsor wants to blog about pets. They have a series of sessions which help you make the most of your blog, answers any questions you have or gives you ideas about things to better your blog.

For those who have never been to BarkWorld , here are some tips that I can think of. For those who have been and follow me , please add any tips you may have.

If you have been to Blogpaws or other social media conferences , this is close to the same.
    For those who have never been to a conference, I do recommend you bring lots and lots of business/blog cards. Bring a pad of paper and a few pens because you always (or my mother does) lose them. Wear comfortable shoes because there will be a lot of walking. Be prepared to get up early and go to bed late. Be prepared to take lots of photos and be in lots of photos. Do not do as my ma did and buy a new makeup before a conference only to find out you are allergic to it , it gives you raccoon eyes and settles in your wrinkles.
    There is a dog and human yoga in the mornings, its known as Doga.  We always wanted to go but couldn't get ma out of bed early enough. Maybe this year will be different. I won't hold my breath. The sessions are fun and exciting and you will meet the bloggers you follow. It is really exciting to meet them because they seem like rock stars in your eyes but they are all the most down to earth, loving people you ever met. The pro's and intermediate bloggers are always ready to answer questions but remember they are there to learn too.
     I recommend getting your photo taken with all that you follow.  That way when you are working on a blog post and get a writer's block, you can look at your photo of you and that person and be inspired.
Don't be nervous, everyone was a newbie once and some of us who have been there before still feel like one at times.
     I remember my first Barkworld. I was so nervous at first that,it seemed all I did was stand around doe-eyed. By the end of the conference I felt like a member of a big family. I left with so many ideas in my head and a feeling of "I can do this!" My second Barkworld, I felt like I was headed to a family reunion. I couldn't wait to get there and see all my friends and meet new ones. Over the years I followed much more and we learned from each other. Its a great experience and you will get those questions answered and feel the same "I can do this!" as I felt. Write down your questions you want to get answered now so you will be prepared when you get there. Be ready to ride an elevator down with other bloggers and some may be the ones you have followed for a very long time.
    Denise, the founder of Barkworld is a wonderful lady who knows social media. Last years BarkWorld was the best I have been to so I look forward to seeing how they are going to top it.
To see a list of the scheduled sessions, you can go here. BarkWorld Speaker sessions. Its best to sign up for sessions since some are limited. Now for the good part. Here is a list of bloggers who will be there. If you know a blogger who will be there but its not on here, please add them or you. The more compelled this list is the more you can know who you want to meet.
      Hopefully, I have done this right and you can click on the link to get the list. Then everyone who sent me their info , should be able to be found by clicking the links beside the name. Hope it gains you, new followers! See you in a few days. Safe travels to everypawdy!

Scooby Doo in Black and White



Thank you to the host of the Black and White Sunday blog hop 
Below is others who have joined the hop. 







A Smile for Sugar


Today is Sugar The Golden Retriever's 12th Birthday!!!
Go over to her blog and wish her a Happy Barkday 
because you only turn 12 once. 
I am sure she will put a smile on your face too! 

International Service Dog Week!

It's International Assistance Dog Week! What is IADW, you ask?
International Assistance Dog Week was created to celebrate all working dogs who help people live a normal life. 

While many people are familiar with Guide Dogs, those that assist people with vision loss, not as many people are aware of the other types of assistance dogs working today. Here is a description of the various types of assistance dogs:

Guide Dogs – Assist people with vision loss, leading these individuals around physical obstacles and to destinations such as seating, crossing streets, entering or exiting doorways, elevators and stairways.

Service Dogs – Assist people with disabilities with walking, balance, dressing, transferring from place to place, retrieving and carrying items, opening doors and drawers, pushing buttons, pulling wheelchairs and aiding with household chores, such as putting in and removing clothes from the washer and dryer.

Hearing Alert Dogs – Alert people with a hearing loss to the presence of specific sounds such as doorbells, telephones, crying babies, sirens, another person, buzzing timers or sensors, knocks at the door or smoke, fire and clock alarms.

Seizure Alert/Seizure Response Dogs – Alert or respond to medical conditions, such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, epilepsy, panic attack, anxiety attack, post-traumatic stress and seizures.

Medical Alert/Medical Response Dogs – Alert to oncoming medical conditions, such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, epilepsy, panic attack, anxiety attack, MS attacks and post traumatic stress disorder.

I am a Service Dog that takes my job seriously. I am a medical alert/ mobility dog. I am often asked how long it takes to train a service dog. My answer is you never stop training. You can teach them the basics of helping a human but as years go by, there are times when the humans health or condition changes. That is when the dog needs to learn more ways to be a assistant. 

Service dogs help a person to live a close as normal life. When approaching a service dog please do the following things:
1. Ask to pet - If they are like me, they may back away from your touch. Don't take this as a insult. It may be the dog is sensing something isn't right and doesn't need a distraction. 
2.Don't stare the dog in the eye-This breaks concentration. If you were taking a very important timed test and someone was staring at you the whole time , could you finish the test in appropriate time? 
3.Don't offer a treat-It's fine to offer a treat to the handler to give to the dog later but do not try to feed the treat to the dog without the handler's permission. 

These are my Personal rules:
1: Ask to pet me 1st. Don't put your hand in my face. I don't want to sniff your hand just like you don't want me sniffing your butt
2.Don't ask "Where can I buy a service dog?" There are times when my handler doesn't mind to suggest some sites or says that you need to speak with your doctor to see if you are qualified to have a service dog. 
3. Don't ask "Can you train my dog to be a service dog?" My handler is not a qualified trainer. Not all dogs are able to be service dogs. It takes a certain dog to be able to be trained in a way to make life better for the handler. Many of these dogs can be found in shelters also. 
I am not saying I am special but some dogs are better qualified then others.
4. Don't make barking or rude noises when I am working. I can't count on one paw the times I have had kids barking at me, running in front of me in stores , or poking my eye. 
5. If I back away from you before you pet me, don't take it as being rude. I am working. 
6. When I am at a restaurant and I am under a table, please don't let your child run up to my table and bother me. We always try to get a booth but there are times there is not one available. There is nothing worse than having a small child climbing under the table with me. I am resting while I wait for my handler to eat and I am not making a scene but your child is. 
7.When I am in a store please don't stop my handler and ask a 100 questions. We sometimes don't mind but there are times we just want to get what we came for and we want to leave. 


White standard poodle, carmapoodale, in purple service vest

White standard poodle sitting in purple service dog vest

white standard poodle smiling in purple vest


WW- Adoption Day Promise


Jenny Sue will be 11 on Dec 1


When you adopt any age pet you should make the same promise as you do in a marriage. 

Adoption Day Promise:

I promise to love you from this day forward,
 to have and to hold
for better, for worse, 
through richer and poorer, 
in sickness and in health, 
until death do us part. 



Swimming Poodale Style


Some dogs are natural born swimmers , some need a little help , then there are those like me. Ones who sinks to the bottom as soon as my feet touch the water.
Ma has tried for 5 yrs to teach me to swim. What have I learned in those 5 yrs? I have learned that I can get in the 3 ft section and walk on my hind feet while splashing with my front.

This my friends is Poodale swimming at its finest.



Hope you have had a pawtastic day! 

150th Post!

This is my 150 th post! 
Enjoy Miss Piggy as she nibbles grass. 







This is the Black and White Sunday blog hop. Please visit the blogs listed below. I am sure you will enjoy them as much as I do. Have a beautiful day!