Happy New Year to all dog and cat lovers everywhere!

As we watch the New Year come in it’s also time to remember what is important about life. So get out those tissues again! We’ve got a real tearjerker here!

Thanks to Chico for posting this very true poem in the Over the Rainbow Group! If anyone knows the author please bark in!

I AM YOUR DOG

Author Unknown

I am your dog, and I have a little something I would like to whisper in your ear.

I know that you humans lead busy lives. Some have to work. Some have children to raise. It always seems like you are running here and there, often much too fast, often never noticing the truly grand things in life.

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Frank barked in for some help. I’ll give him mine but if you want to and can help him, please howl in!

Frank wrote:
My girlfriend Laurie has hypotrofic cardiomyopothy (HCM) and is not very happy as a result of her illness.The only true joy i can see in her eyes is when our neighbors Maltese wonders over to our steps for a visit.If any one on this site knows where I can buy an “inexpensive”puppy I would be forever greatful.

First of all I have to say you’re a sweetie for wanting to help your girlfriend this way! Lots of barks and tail-wagging!

As for the advice:

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If you’re getting the winter blahs or just need a hit of sunlight, check out Chloe in Dog Each Day today! She’s decked out with Hawaiian sunshine! Looking good, Chloe!

Hi Joy,

It’s my turn! Larry Merrill selected me as his Dog of the Day for Sunday, December 31st. Whew! We are running out of time in this Year of the Dog, but I made it. He did a great job! He captured me in my Hawaiian look I had for the Shih Tzu & Friends United Luau this past summer! I’m thrilled. (So is my human, Gale and my doggie sister, Roxy)!

Happy New Year’s Joy!

Chloe

You’ve heard form Chloe. Here’s what her furmom has to say about her:

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Kudos to Kara for being dedicated to helping dogs! Thanks for your efforts!

This is a nice story but there’s one big part left out that makes it not so happy. What about the people who adopted Kelsi to start with? Where are they? Did Kelsi get loose and they never found her? Or instead as I suspect, did they drive her hours away and drop her in a rural area so they wouldn’t feel guilty? This writer has somewhat glossed over this aspect of Kelsi’s story.

I wish for Kelsi a new home with people who will love her the rest of her life!

This article ran on The State.com.

Shelter worker gives dog new life
Rescue mission requires trip from Hilton Head Island to Kentucky
By JIM FABER

Kelsi is one lucky dog.

Instead of facing certain death at a county shelter in Kentucky, the lovable mutt is back at Hilton Head Humane Association for the second time in about a year, looking healthy and trim.

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Thanks to MyWestTexas.com for this article.

Officials say K-9s are more than just dogs, they’re partners
Lynsey Bradley
Midland Reporter-Telegram

ANDREWS — The relationship between a pet and it’s owner is immeasurable. But for an officer and their K-9, “you can multiply that by a thousand.” That is how Deputy Mark Greenhaw of the Andrews County Sheriff’s Office describes his relationship with his partner, Pinto.

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Thanks to the ASPCA for keeping us all aware of these kinds of threats to our furbabies!

PET POISON ALERT: LIQUID POTPOURRI PACKS A PAINFUL PUNCH

Want a fresh and fragrant home? Before setting out that delicious-smelling potpourri simmer pot, please take heed. Many liquid potpourris contain essential oils and detergents that could prove hazardous to your furry companions, based on an analysis of calls to the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center.

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Congratulations to Bowie for being today’s subject on Dog Each Day!

Here’s what her furmom Wendy has to say about her:

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Surprize, surprize, the police have cleared their own for the shooting of the supposedly dangerous dogs in Raleigh, North Carolina. Seems the police are claiming Truman ran towards the young and obviously inexperienced policeman so he felt he had to shoot him. The family claims the dog was on leash and tied on the porch. Of course, this is the same policeman who shot a dog based on a hospital report that the dog had bitten her guardian. Turns out, it was a scratch done in passing. Let’s see who do I believe? I’m betting on the family as being more reliable than an inexperienced police rookie.

BTW, notice that this semi-official version barely mentions the murdered dog and dismisses any concern about her by saying the owner was bitten. Check the previous report on this blog for more information on that incident.

Thanks to WRAL.com for this update.

Magistrate Clears Officer Who Shot Dog

Raleigh — A Wake County magistrate has cleared a Raleigh police officer of wrongdoing in the shooting of a dog on Christmas Day.

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Thanks to WTOC11 for this warning!

Dog Fighting Ring Warning

Imagine adopting animals at shelters to use in dog fighting. Well, that’s the email that the Executive Director of the Humane Society, Lynn Gensamer, got Friday morning.

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Hearty tail wags and happy barks to the police who broke up this puppy mill!!!!

This article comes from The Indy Channel.com.

Police: Dog-Neglect Suspect Surrenders, Ending Standoff
Authorities: Woman Showed Gun After Officers Tried To Take Animals

LAWRENCE, Ind. — A Lawrence woman suspected of neglecting dogs surrendered to police Monday after a three-hour-long standoff in which she threatened to use a gun and kept officers from entering the home, authorities said.

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