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Stormy and Gatlin
( Friends from the cabin by the lake)

B/W Sunday - Majestic Molly Mew

Molly mew in black and white
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#mobiPETPreOrder-Amber Alert For Pets and a Chance to Try It For Yourself

Many of my readers know that in October 2012 , I lost my brother, Zen. Zen was a toy chihuahua who was there one minute and gone the next. What happened to him , we don't know. We are still searching for him. 
Missing toy chihuahua

We have searched and searched but we haven't found him. It would have been great if there was a Amber Alert for missing pets because time is the essence when a pet goes missing. We put up flyers, contacted vets and shelters and talked to everyone in the area the day he went missing. During this time that we were doing all that we did Zen could have been spotted by someone if only there was a type of alert system. According to statistics 1 in 3 pets get lost during their lifetimes. Over 10,000 pets are reported missing or stolen everyday. 
A microchip is essential but did you know that vets do not scan a pet that someone brings in and says they just got it?? The only time a scan is done is when someone says they found the pet. There are thousands of pets who are stolen everyday that are chipped but unless a vet has a probable cause they don't scan for it. Shelters will scan for chips if a pet is brought in as a stray but a stolen pet can go undetected if its not turned into a shelter. 
Wouldn't it be great if there was a system that issued a Amber Alert? A program that would alert area vets, shelters within a 30 mile radius or neighbors who live in a 2 mile radius who are registered with the system. 

Now there is a photo amber alert in the works that can do just that!! Its called mobiPet . 
mobiPet alert

mobiPet works with ALL carriers, ALL camera phones that have text messaging capability and there is NO apps or software downloads needed.
There is a fee of $24.95 to buy the engraved metal tag with unique code and comes with 3 key rings with instructions on how to report your missing pet. This $24.95 is a lifetime fee. Pay it once and your done. 
Key rings and tag

When you receive your tag , you follow the easy instructions on the back to activate it. You can register the tag from your phone or your computer. Once registered, you can visit the website and add or edit your information at any 
time .
We decided that since my kitty, Molly Mew likes to run out the door every once in a while, we would use the tag for her. She has a tag on with her name and ma's number but if her cat safety collar breaks and falls off, there can be a amber alert already on her. All we have to do is TEXT the word LOST to mypet@agm.tw. A photo alert and our information goes out to all the animal shelters, vets and neighbors.You can view here to see a sample. This can also be shared on Facebook. 


Molly in the driver side

pet id on molly

cat with pet tags on.


 Molly Mew likes to travel with us. If we are away from home and she goes missing , we will receive a test message to verify our location or we can add another location. The alert will then go out to the shelters and vets in that area. 
mobiPet has been in testing for over a year in the Hilton Head area in South Carolina. This product has been tried and tested. Its only available in the US right now but hopes to be released for other countries at the end of 2014. 

Between now and March 28th 2014 , mobiPet hopes to begin production and those interested can get the mobiPet alert ID for a onetime, lifetime fee for $24.95. Once this product national launches the $24.95 price will require a annual renewal fee of $9.99. 

Now is your chance to pre order and have the yearly $9.99 fee waived. 
You can order your mobiPet ID tag now, just visit mobiPET and sign up.
This product is not available to the public! That is what makes this contest so pawsome because you are able to get the tags before they become available to the public AND you get the $9.99 annual fee waived!




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WW- First Photos From New Camera


We got a new camera and are still testing it out to learn about all the settings. 
These are some of the 1st photos taken. 
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Close up 
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Sleeping spaniel
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1st  Moon shot ever! 

Best part is there was no retouching needed on the photos! 
For the first time ever , ma finally was able to get a shot of the moon. 
I am sure as she learns more about it , the photos will be better. 
Wednesdays Wags!!! 

B/W Superstar Scooby

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I don't always wear glasses 
but 
when I do , its with a blingy scarf

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Tuesdays Tails-Remmy the Cat

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I would love to be your lap kitty 
Meet Remmy. Remmy has one of the sweetest and loving personalities here. She was dumped here by her lower owners and left. We took REMMY through our clinic and she is completely vetted up. She has a glowing personality and loves life. She has an inner beauty that everyone loves. We feel confident that REMMY will be a cuddler. She is looking for a forever home! REMMY has a lot of love to give! Come by today and meet REMMY! REMMY is completely healthy and needs not vetting. See below!
SPAYED, Up to date on all shots-including leukemia, FIV/FeLV negative. De-flead De-wormed 
Don't miss out! Visit REMMY 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 ! Do you qualify? See below:

- Good vet records or willing to make them
-inside cat only
-Absolutely no declawing as signed contract will state


3101 West Second St.
 Owensboro KY 42301 
270-302-6813 
Email us! - We respond quickly!

This is a blog hop of pets who are in need of a home of their own. Please share our posts in order to get the pets featured seen by many. 
Sometimes lives depend on it. 
Thank you to Dognpawz for hosting our Tuesday's Tails. 


Friday's Fabulous Friends- Pawing It Forward

  Recently my friend McGrady and his foundation had a pet food/ supply donation drive to help the rural shelters in North Carolina. They had asked people to donate food and supplies so the McGrady foundation could distribute it to the shelters who needed it. These shelters do not have a lot of volunteers and some don't even have social media pages such as Facebook etc. These are , at times, the shelters that no dog ever wants to go in because the chances of never coming out are very slim. 

 Who is McGrady?? What foundation am I talking about?? Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation provides assistance for rural Carolinas animal shelters and approved rescues looking to assist animals within them through fundraising, education and support for vetting, boarding, transportation and adoption.(taken from his webpage-links will be at the bottom of post) 

In 2010, McGrady was picked up as a stray and taken to Ashe County Animal Control in Crumpler, NC. The stray hold is 7 days and if the dog is unclaimed it is put to sleep. There was something about McGrady that the staff seen in him and they kept him a record of length of 35 days. In March he was adopted from the shelter by Sheley Revis and soon afterwards, she discovered he was totally deaf. Never having a deaf dog before she didn't know how to train him or communicate with him. She started searching the internet and found Deafdogs.org and read up on ways to communicate with him. She already had other dogs who she had trained using the clicker method but since he couldn't hear the clicker , she used the thumbs up. McGrady soon discovered that once he did what she asked , she would give him Thumbs Up followed by a treat. I guess I should mention that he is treat driven. He really does love his treats!

Sheley used McGrady as a Ambassador to deaf dogs to show how awesome they could be but in 2011 she discovered the shelter he had been adopted from was in dire need of food. They didn't have the volunteers that most shelters have nor the resources to get people to bring food to the shelter. That is when it dawned on her that McGrady needed to be the spokesdog of rural shelters like the one he was adopted from. The Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation was formed. Through hard work they have made a difference in shelters in rural North Carolina. 

I met McGrady in person at Barkworld in 2011. Boy is he a handsome fella. He is always happy and a joy to be around. He is a great spokesdog for deaf dogs. McGrady and I have a lot in common. We both look out for shelter animals. His foundation expands to more than just one , where mine is for the Owensboro Humane Society but I also try to help shelter animals in other counties too. 

McGrady and Carma sitting side by side
McGrady and me at Barkworld in Atlanta 2011
McGrady at Barkworld 2011

McGrady had a food/supply drive in February. It was called You buy dinner, I will drive food drive. 
McGrady on banner to promote food drive.
Actual campaign poster (facebook) 
The campaign helped to raise, are you ready for this......

1404.8 pounds of dry dog food!!!!!!

YES you are reading that right!!!!
Is that not AMAZING??? Well I sure think it is. That is downright FABULOUS!
Please read about the drive and the efforts that went into it-> Our Most Successful drive yet!
  
People had donated bowls and blankets along with the food but the bowls were kitty bowls or small resin dog bowls. Since their shelters do not take cats or are able to use them , he reached out to me to see if my shelter could use them. I said most definitely since we have a lot of kitties and smaller dogs those would be pawfect for. His mom put them in the mail for us and we received them yesterday. I couldn't wait to take them to my fur friends to show them what they got. 

carma sitting by bowls
Don't even have them unpacked and kitties are checking them out.

kitties sniffing bowls
Sasha says she wants the big bowl. 

cat walking around bowl
Yep, she says this one is hers. 

I sure appreciate McGrady and his foundation for #Pawingitforward to help my shelter. I hope to return the favor to him and be able to send something his foundation needs to help. This is what it is all about, people. Helping those less fortunate. McGrady and even I are lucky to be adopted and to be able to be spokesdogs is a pawtastic thing. We may not live in the same state or help the same shelters but we help animals. 

Its not about fortune or fame but I will say the more fortune or fame that you have the more animals you can help. Its about doing something to give back. 

Please follow McGrady on the following social media channels. Share his messages, donate to your local shelters in his name or donate to his foundation. Every click, every like, makes a difference in a shelter pets life. 


Please show your support for his mission. Shelter pets in North Carolina count on it. 
And hopefully in October...
Ma will be kissing him once again


WW-Molly Mew

Molly sitting on red blanket
Molly Mew 

Molly Mew would look great 
on a 
red carpet ,
in my opinion :)