Woody, the Three Legged Wonder

In all the excitement, I forgot to share our iPet of the Week with you.





Meet Woody! Click on his photo to read his story.











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Your favorite iPet, and the sweetest song

It's time for the iPet of the Week FAVORITE voting!!! Oh boy!

Will it be Buddy B, who pulled baby Samara out of their burning home?

Or Kizzie the rescued Dobe who teaches school kids about dog safety and helps them with their reading skills?

Is it Maddie, who gave her 87 year old human a reason to live?

Maybe it's Puppy, the 17 year old cat who keeps her Sarah such good company.

Or how about Frodo, the brave little Corgi who kept fighting and threw away his wheel chair?

Could it be sweet little Dru Bear, who taught her person how to love herself?

Oh goodness! It could be Sugar, the 26 year old therapy horse, or Buddy G, who saved his mom's life, when she was unconscious in the creek, or Heather, the 13 year old Scotty who's been visiting hospital patients for 11 years. Maybe Mortise the boxer, who ate a couch! (He is Luciano's favorite!) And there are more.

Just go HERE and follow the directions to vote for your favorite one.

Thanks!

And now for some fun. Dashing, handsome Swede William is in the thick of a virtual romance with an adorable and naughty little Jack Russell Terriorist named Teka.

Teka wrote a Christmas song for Swede William!!! She says her brother Gussie did, and it's on Gussie's blog, But Swede William insists Teka wrote it and who am I to argue.

Here it is:

(To the tune of Santa Baby)

Hey Swede William, let's share a milk bone

under the tree, you and me

Been an awful good girl, really Willie,

so hurry down the chimney tonight

Hey Swede William, a '52 convertible too, for you,

I'll wait up for you my dear Swede Willam,

so hurry down the chimney tonight

Think of all the fun I've missed

Think of all the doggies that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you'd check off my Christmas list

Boo doo bee doo hey Swede William,

I found for you a stuffie that's hot-that's what
You've been an angel all year, my dear
Swedest William, so hurry down the chimney tonight

William honey, one thing that I do I think you need, the key
To my condo divine, I'll shareso hurry down the chimney tonight
We can trim my Christmas tree
With some things that muzzer bought at Tiffany

I really do believe in you
Let's see if you believe in me

Boo doo bee doo
Willie Swedie, forgot to mention one little thing,
Ring me up on the phone, alone
Leave the waggle at home

Willie baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry ... tonight

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A Mutual Rescue

I forgot to share this week's iPet of the Week!



It's a fabulous happy story, about Dru Bear the Maltese/terrier mix.

Marie rescued Dru Bear from the Lexington pound, because the then six year old looked so terrible. Then Dru Bear turned right around and rescued Marie back, just by loving her so much. Marie figured if her little dog could love her with such a huge big love, then she could love herself a little bit.

Read all about it HERE.

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iPet of the week - YOURS

We had a horrible discovery in my beautiful, good, friendly corner of the world.

A massive dog fighting ring.

My wonderful vet, Ol' Poke 'n Stick himself, whom you've met many a time on this blog, had the ugly job of assisting the Sherriff's office in the investigation.

Ol' Poke 'n Stick, with Lindy Loo's sissy, Simmer in October, 2006)

So, in today's iPet of the Week I suggested that we donate to the shelter which took in 72 pit bulls, and that we honor the 11 poor dogs fished out of the river by devoting some extra time and attention to our own pets.

You can read it HERE.


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Meet Mortise!

This week's iPet of the Week is really fun!

Meet Mortise the Boxer HERE. Mortise is one cool dude. He ate a box spring. And half a couch.

[Please click to enlarge this photo... it's worth it!]

And just a note: I am finishing my book. This leaves me with no time. Every spare second goes to the book.

PLEASE understand!!! And please be forgiving. I feel like I have abandoned you, dear readers, after all your tremendous support. I am trying to produce something which you will enjoy, and be proud of, and take credit for. Yup, you all can take a lot of credit for this book. You have given me strength, courage and confidence (not a feeling at which I excel), and knowing you are waiting has kept me on task.

Okay, back to work for me!



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A LIttle Hero - Buddy

This week's iPet of the Week is Buddy, who actually saved his human's life.

What an honor it was to interview Buddy's dad. He is such a genuinely nice man, who clearly adores his dog. And Buddy is quite the terrier-ist! His favorite toy was a monkey which came with him when he arrived. All that is left is the decapitated head! And Buddy tosses it around the living room with abandon.

It's a great, magical story.

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Miss Maddie is the iPet of the Week!

Remember Maddie, who saved Miss Phyllis' life?



She's the iPet of the Week!!! Go have a quick look!


And while you're there, check out Kizzie, the rescue Doberman who teaches kids about dog safety and helps them read.

Get your hankies out for Lexi, waiting at a local shelter for her forever home with her two newborn puppies, which she gave birth to while tied/tangled in a remote woods to a tree.

And hooray to iList Paducah for featuring these great heroes!!!

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The Grand Poopbah Prize Winner!

Maria sends hugs, and demonstrates on her great grandaughter Lindy Loo

We've had a very scientific method for drawing all the other winners for the blog-o-versary reader appreciation give aways. I had a bunch of little pieces of paper with numbers written on them and I put them n a bag ( a POOP bag, of course) and shook it up and picked a number. The writer of the corresponding comment (say, the 6th one down if I drew #6) won the prize. No corruption or graft.

Tonight it is late, and I needed to announce the prize, but I'm in bed with the laptop (and Very Old Dog and Bill) and the poop bag of numbers is in the sewing/computer room.

So I said, "Bill, are you asleep?"

And Bill said, "S.N.O.R.E."

And I said, "Bill, are you asleep?"

And Bill said, "Hnmunmpgh?"

And I said, "Hey, honey, are you awake?"

And he said, "Yes. I am now."

So I said, "Oh, good, I was afraid maybe you had fallen asleep already. Can you pick a number between one and thirty-five, please?"

And Bill squinted one eye barely open and looked at me like I had asked him to stand at the podium and recite 'Mary had a little lamb' at the next City Commissioners meeting, and said, "What?"

I said, sweetly, "Just pick a number between one and thirty-five. That's all."

And Bill said, "Seven."

So PeachMelba is the winner of the Grand Poopbah Prizes!!! Woo - HOOOOOO! Congrats to you!!!

Please email me your address and your dog's neck size for the collar.

Thanks to everyone for playing. Back to little dog stories. Oh, except, and please don't tell the Whippets, but this week's iPet of the week is a C.A.T. shhhhhhhhhhh!

Click HERE to read the story, if you promise not to tell my dogs.

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The Celebration Continues! New Freebie!

Our prize announcer Maria is way over excited, with all of today's news!

First, thanks to those of you who purchased collars and leads in the Reader Appreciation Sale! There are still a few available HERE.

Also, a lot of you commented that the sale items wouldn't fit, sooooo, I decided to have an unprecedented sale from now until my Blog-O-Versary on September 7th,

ON ALL CUSTOM MADE COLLARS and LEADS!!!

So, from today, til September 7th, you can go to

and place an order. If you use the Paypal shopping cart on the website, I will send you a Paypal refund of 15% !!!! Or, if you would rather not use Paypal, you can use the contact link on the top of the web page and email me your trim and nylon choices, and your dog's neck measurement, and I'll email you back with the 15% discounted total and an address to send a check.

Now, for some news. The next iPet of the week is up, HERE. You surely won't want to miss sweet Frodo the miracle Corgi, who threw away his wheel chair last May and hasn't looked back.

His story is amazing and heartwarming!

If you are a local Dear Reader, do NOT miss the DOG EVENT OF THE YEAR!!! The First Annual DOG DAY, celebrating Responsible Dog Ownership Month. You can find out all about it HERE. Personally, I cannot WAIT to see the duck herding demo! I will NOT be trying this ever with the whippets. (Feathers feathers everywhere! Duck Gumbo, anyone?)

There's a huge long list of all the fun stuff going on out at the Kennel Club on Saturday from 9 to 2. Come on out and celebrate your relationship with your dog.

And now what you've been waiting for. Today's free give-away prize:

Your dog's choice, either

or

The winner can choose the appropriate size, either the ginormous 14" or the petite 8" variety. To enter, simply click to comment, below. We'll do a random drawing.

Good luck!!! And thank you for your support!

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The iPet of the Week!

Oh, dear readers, this is a big day in these parts.

First we have a Proclamation, and now we get to announce

the iPet of the Week!!!

You've heard me talk about the bar none BEST online Community Calendar ever,

iList Paducah and the Marvelous Mary Thorsby and Nifty Nikki May who dreamed it up and produce it. (They let me do the story on why giving puppies for Christmas is a bad idea, and you dear readers supplied great photos of mass destruction for it.)

Well, we just launched a weekly feature called the iPet of the Week, which will feature one of our area's unsung and unhuman heroes! Every week!

This week features Heather, a 13 year old Scottie, who's been visiting patients at Lourdes Hospital for TEN YEARS!!!! TEN YEARS!!!

We'll feature pets like Heather, and sometimes we'll feature a very special pet from a shelter who needs to find the right home, and oh the possibilities are endless!

I just think that when folks know how many wonderful unhuman heroes are right in our area, it will be a good thing. And I'm so grateful to the sponsors and to Mary and Nikki for letting me do it!

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