Heart Like a Dog

The Good, the Bad, and the Oh My God of living with dogs!

Mish-Mosh….Day Two Hundred, Seventy Five

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I have a mish-mosh of thoughts running through my mind right now, so this post may seem a bit scattered.

Yesterday’s post about Lady Zabora and some comments resulting from it, really got me thinking.  In the coming weeks/months I am going to begin thinking about how I can help rescue and protect animals.  Whether it be by volunteering with my local Labs 4 Rescue group, Our Companions Animal Sanctuary or whether I will surf around the internet and find dogs like Lady Zabora and contribute to their care.  Who knows maybe I will be working on all of the above!

I also really need to work on my Seven Links challenge presented to me by Just Ramblin’, this seems like a really big challenge to me, going through 275 posts to determine seven of the best!  I hope to get some time this Labor Day weekend to work on this challenge.

Delilah has continued to thwart me with her off-leash behavior.  Last night she ran off from the pack (we were walking with our friends Brady and Kodak) and was gone for at least 10 minutes; I think that is the longest she has been gone yet.  Last night I dreamed I was walking with the dogs and chatting with someone when I realized I hadn’t seen the dogs in about 30 minutes, in the dream I began searching for them and found Sampson in someone’s fenced in yard.  I woke up from the dream before I found Delilah.  I wonder if this is my subconscious telling me something.  In fact, I worry this is my subconscious telling me something!  From now on, when we are in that area she is going on leash, no matter how many dogs we are with.

Today on our walk she ran off again in an entirely different place, this leads me to the conclusion she will have to be leashed all the time. 🙁

Just before she ran off, as we were exiting the woods we had an encounter….I heard it first, then I saw movement on the ground in front of me.  I looked down and every hair on my body stood on end, I broke out in chills, screamed like a girl, grabbed Delilah and said, “Leave it!” pulled my camera out and….

It slithered into the leaves.

I beat feet.

Finally tomorrow **shudders** the dogs will be in control of the blog as they make their Prom Etiquette post in honor of the Labor Blog party.  The blog will be published early in the morning for all of you attending their class.

I apologize now, because who knows what those two will come up with!  I will be back in charge on Saturday and hope to post early again in anticipation of a blog hop.  Does anyone know of anyone hosting a Saturday blog hop?

One Dog At A Time….Day Two Hundred, Seventy Four

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Have you seen the commercial (I think it’s for the Humane Society) of the sad little dogs and cats in cages, waiting for their forever homes, while the song “In The Arms Of An Angel” by Sarah McLaughlin plays in the background?  Wherever I am in the house, when I hear that song I scream, “Change the channel!”

It breaks my heart.  I cannot stand to see the pictures of their sweet little faces.  I picture them waiting, watching hopefully as people walk by their cages, only to be disappointed when they are passed over once again for someone younger or cuter.

Whenever I mention my desire to save animals to hubby he says, “You can’t save them all.” 

Deep down, I know he is right, but that doesn’t make me feel any better.  Which is one of the reasons I have a dream to one day have a sanctuary for animals.  Right now though it is still only a dream.  A dream I hope someday will come true.

In the meantime while I write and wait, I think about what I CAN do right now, to help.  I did of course rescue Delilah, and while I would love to rescue another dog it is not in the budget right now, besides we really have our hands full with that girl!

Love and A Leash had a beautiful post about an elderbull currently in foster;  Lady Zabora has some medical issues and Love is sponsoring a raffle to help raise money for her medical care. 

I read the post and had every intention of discussing with hubby and making my donation, then life got in my way and I totally forgot about it!  I was reminded by Rescued Insanity this morning, so without consulting hubby, I went right over and made my donation. 

No, I can’t save all of them, but I can try to help in any way I can to make sure as many as possible get another chance.  

Lady Zabora

 

 

Noteworthy Archive Blog Award….Day Two Hundred, Seventy Three

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Thanks to our friend Just Ramblin’

Somehow our dear friend over at Just Ramblin seems to think this little blog has “Noteworthy” Archives.  I’m really not sure exactly HOW she came to this conclusion, because I have read back through some of my older posts and found that 1) some of them were not that great and 2) I was all over the place for the first couple of months I started blogging!

 
It took me quite a while to find my “voice” and decide just exactly what my blog would be centered around.  
 
Once I did there were/are times I struggle just trying to assemble a sentence, nevermind write an entire blog!  (Today seems to be one of them, as this just isn’t coming out the way I intended!)
 
So Just Ramblin’ I thank you so much for taking the time to read back through some of my earlier posts, deem them noteworthy and creating and bestowing this award on us. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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