Comments on: Love Is In The Air-Win A Sweet Treat Jar http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/ The Dogster Community Dog Blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sissy http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-644243 Sissy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:19:23 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-644243 Hi, We truly do not know if it is too late to enter this contest as it is still posted to do so; however, it is okay, either way, because we would simply like to share our love and story of devotion with you for Sissy...Our hearts are forever connected by paws! As a tribute to the wonderful love you have given us....we want to feature our tail of devotion to you again. It is so important for others to know what an incredible gift you have given us all....Thank you for your love....so glad we found each other. "In October 2000, my beloved pet had died. She was 16 years old. I lost my other beloved pet three years prior. Although I still had my two cats, the house seemed so empty, but not as empty as my heart felt. My two girls had been with me through so much in my life and the emptiness and sadness I felt was overwhelming. I decided I was not going to get another dog, I was not ready. I have always been a big animal rescuer, and I am sure I always will be...but this animal rescue was different. One morning while I was working, I saw this skinny, injured, scared dog in the distance. She was in a field and too scared to come to me. I left her some food and water. Although I couldn't see the dog very well, she haunted my thoughts during the day...there was something about her. When I left work I went back, I didn't find her. I told my family about her when I got home. I felt in my heart I needed to try and gain this dog's trust and get her the help she needed. Since I am physcially limited, I asked a nurse at work to help me get the dog...each day we left her food and water and talked to her from across the field...she was so scared. On Dec 29, 2000...I knew I had to get her...the big ice storm was coming and she would not survive it. When I pulled up in the parking lot at work, my heart stopped...the nurse had her arms around this incredibly scared, cold, injured, and beautifully spirited dog........our eyes meet. I opened my car door and cranked on the heat. She laid in the back seat of my car and fell asleep. I called my husband to come to my work and get the dog...I made arrangements for her to go immediately to the vet. I feared her condition was so bad, she would have to be euthanized, but I reminded myself...I was helping her. If she was going to be okay, I knew I could find her a forever home. My husband called and said on the long drive to the vet, this dog got up in the back seat and gently put her paw on my shoulder..."it was like she was telling me something." And she was....she knew right then, I needed her, as much as she needed me. The vet was able to save her and she came to live with us...she filled an incredible void in my heart and I made her feel loved and safe. She taught me that loving again is worth the pain of losing them in the end. It is so amazing to see her loyalty and devotion to the family. For example, one time I fell and she immediately laid across me to protect me until help arrived. She would give her life for her family...her heart is forever ours, as well. We all love this amazing dog...she is more than a dog, she is our companion who loves unconditionally. She acts as if she is the lucky one, but we really are. She knew I needed her to heal my heart before I did. We are so glad we became her forever family. YOU ARE AMAZING...AND THE BEST GIFT EVER...TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE CELEBRATE YOU. LOVE, MOMMY, DADDY AND In Loving Memory JAZZI Angel Kitty Hi, We truly do not know if it is too late to enter this contest as it is still posted to do so; however, it is okay, either way, because we would simply like to share our love and story of devotion with you for Sissy…Our hearts are forever connected by paws!

As a tribute to the wonderful love you have given us….we want to feature our tail of devotion to you again. It is so important for others to know what an incredible gift you have given us all….Thank you for your love….so glad we found each other.

“In October 2000, my beloved pet had died. She was 16 years old. I lost my other beloved pet three years prior. Although I still had my two cats, the house seemed so empty, but not as empty as my heart felt. My two girls had been with me through so much in my life and the emptiness and sadness I felt was overwhelming. I decided I was not going to get another dog, I was not ready.

I have always been a big animal rescuer, and I am sure I always will be…but this animal rescue was different. One morning while I was working, I saw this skinny, injured, scared dog in the distance. She was in a field and too scared to come to me. I left her some food and water. Although I couldn’t see the dog very well, she haunted my thoughts during the day…there was something about her. When I left work I went back, I didn’t find her. I told my family about her when I got home. I felt in my heart I needed to try and gain this dog’s trust and get her the help she needed. Since I am physcially limited, I asked a nurse at work to help me get the dog…each day we left her food and water and talked to her from across the field…she was so scared. On Dec 29, 2000…I knew I had to get her…the big ice storm was coming and she would not survive it. When I pulled up in the parking lot at work, my heart stopped…the nurse had her arms around this incredibly scared, cold, injured, and beautifully spirited dog……..our eyes meet. I opened my car door and cranked on the heat. She laid in the back seat of my car and fell asleep. I called my husband to come to my work and get the dog…I made arrangements for her to go immediately to the vet. I feared her condition was so bad, she would have to be euthanized, but I reminded myself…I was helping her. If she was going to be okay, I knew I could find her a forever home.

My husband called and said on the long drive to the vet, this dog got up in the back seat and gently put her paw on my shoulder…”it was like she was telling me something.” And she was….she knew right then, I needed her, as much as she needed me.

The vet was able to save her and she came to live with us…she filled an incredible void in my heart and I made her feel loved and safe. She taught me that loving again is worth the pain of losing them in the end. It is so amazing to see her loyalty and devotion to the family. For example, one time I fell and she immediately laid across me to protect me until help arrived. She would give her life for her family…her heart is forever ours, as well.

We all love this amazing dog…she is more than a dog, she is our companion who loves unconditionally. She acts as if she is the lucky one, but we really are. She knew I needed her to heal my heart before I did. We are so glad we became her forever family.

YOU ARE AMAZING…AND THE BEST GIFT EVER…TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE CELEBRATE YOU. LOVE, MOMMY, DADDY AND In Loving Memory JAZZI Angel Kitty

]]> By: Mary Blue Boys Mom http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-642249 Mary Blue Boys Mom Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:07:48 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-642249 We love our newest baby, he is now 18 months, and weghs 140lbs. He is a mastif/great dane mix. He is a beautiful Bllue merle color with gold eyes. We saw him in a pet shop and just could not stop visiting.He is a beautiful gentle giant. We call him Pony Boy. Finally the day we heard a woman saying she wanted to buy him , we jumped on it.There was no way we could let him go home with someone else. He is wonderful! We love our newest baby, he is now 18 months, and weghs 140lbs. He is a mastif/great dane mix. He is a beautiful Bllue merle color with gold eyes.
We saw him in a pet shop and just could not stop visiting.He is a beautiful gentle giant. We call him Pony Boy. Finally the day we heard a woman saying she wanted to buy him , we jumped on it.There was no way we could let him go home with someone else. He is wonderful!

]]> By: cathy http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641896 cathy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:07:32 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641896 Bella is a lively, loving Maltese, probably mixed with something. I had been searching for a new little love for months, reading the local paper, checking online. I read an ad that said "2.5 lb maltese, $200.. So we e-mailed back and forth, agreeing on meeting on Valentines day. In her horse barn. ? Seemed a strange place to keep a tiny maltese, but , ok. I drove two hours through the deep snow with my heart pounding in excitiment. What I met when I arrived was a filthy, matted, depressed dog, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. I would have paid all I had to get her out of there, figuring if she wasn't the dog for me , I would find her true home. Well, after much gentle grooming, fortified with many treats, I found her under all that stink. She isn't a typical maltese, if she is only maltese. She has fabulous angel wing ears and pretty curls on her butt and legs. She is mostly maltese white, but has gold ears and back, with a few stray hairs of brown sprinkled in. It has been a year now, I couldn't ask for a better friend. She loves to play fetch, chew on her nylon bones, and sleep curled up against the back of my knees. I'm trying not to spoil her. She is my true love puppy. Bella is a lively, loving Maltese, probably mixed with something. I had been searching for a new little love for months, reading the local paper, checking online. I read an ad that said “2.5 lb maltese, $200.. So we e-mailed back and forth, agreeing on meeting on Valentines day. In her horse barn. ? Seemed a strange place to keep a tiny maltese, but , ok. I drove two hours through the deep snow with my heart pounding in excitiment. What I met when I arrived was a filthy, matted, depressed dog, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. I would have paid all I had to get her out of there, figuring if she wasn’t the dog for me , I would find her true home. Well, after much gentle grooming, fortified with many treats, I found her under all that stink. She isn’t a typical maltese, if she is only maltese. She has fabulous angel wing ears and pretty curls on her butt and legs. She is mostly maltese white, but has gold ears and back, with a few stray hairs of brown sprinkled in. It has been a year now, I couldn’t ask for a better friend. She loves to play fetch, chew on her nylon bones, and sleep curled up against the back of my knees. I’m trying not to spoil her. She is my true love puppy.

]]> By: Mickey http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641860 Mickey Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:10:43 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641860 I share my home with two beautiful rescue dogs. A small white poodle and a very large black bouvier. One was mistreated before I got him. I've been his pet for 8 years and he's trained me that when I ask for a kiss, he presents his nose for me to kiss him. Only rarely will he kiss me. They're my babies and I don't want to ever do without them. I share my home with two beautiful rescue dogs. A small white poodle and a very large black bouvier. One was mistreated before I got him. I’ve been his pet for 8 years and he’s trained me that when I ask for a kiss, he presents his nose for me to kiss him. Only rarely will he kiss me. They’re my babies and I don’t want to ever do without them.

]]> By: Deja's mom http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641797 Deja's mom Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:27:26 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641797 When I think about a true love story involving dogs, I think of our first rescue dog Joey. He was a 9 year old boxer, found limping along a road dirty and battered. He lived in the shelter for 8 months and because of his age and numerous health problems, the workers thought he would never be adopted. I saw him on an online rescue site and we traveled over 150 miles to meet him.We wanted to give a home to a special dog who wasn't highly adoptable. We took him a toy and some treats and even the kids were excited about having our first dog. When we got there, they led us into an open courtyard so that we could meet him. What a shock! He was missing half of his teeth and had an injury to his jaw which caused his tongue to hang out of his mouth even when closed. He couldn't chew the hard treat we brought him and he showed no interest in toys. My God--I thought to myself, this isn't a dog, it's a geriatric patient. Sadly we decided perhaps he wasn't the best choice for our exuberant children.We asked to see some of the other dogs for adoption. The next dog that we visited with was an over excited 3-legged boxer mix who immediatly knocked my 4 year old daughter to the ground. She began to cry so I took her inside the shelter to calm down and as we were sitting on the bench in the lobby we heard barking from the other room. The shelter manager went in and opened the latch to Joey's cage (he was the one barking) and he ran right to us to comfort my daughter. She sniffled and blinked away her tears and said, "This is the dog we want mommy." So we took him home that day and he enjoyed the next 4 years of his life with us being treated like a king. He was wonderful with my children and all the neighborhood children and everyone was devastated at his passing, especially my daughter who always knew that Joey was really her dog because he chose her. When I think about a true love story involving dogs, I think of our first rescue dog Joey. He was a 9 year old boxer, found limping along a road dirty and battered. He lived in the shelter for 8 months and because of his age and numerous health problems, the workers thought he would never be adopted. I saw him on an online rescue site and we traveled over 150 miles to meet him.We wanted to give a home to a special dog who wasn’t highly adoptable. We took him a toy and some treats and even the kids were excited about having our first dog. When we got there, they led us into an open courtyard so that we could meet him. What a shock! He was missing half of his teeth and had an injury to his jaw which caused his tongue to hang out of his mouth even when closed. He couldn’t chew the hard treat we brought him and he showed no interest in toys. My God–I thought to myself, this isn’t a dog, it’s a geriatric patient. Sadly we decided perhaps he wasn’t the best choice for our exuberant children.We asked to see some of the other dogs for adoption. The next dog that
we visited with was an over excited 3-legged boxer mix who immediatly knocked my 4 year old daughter to the ground. She began to cry so I took her inside the shelter to calm down and as we were sitting on the bench in the lobby we heard barking from the other room. The shelter manager went in and opened the latch to Joey’s cage (he was the one barking) and he ran right to us to comfort my daughter. She sniffled and blinked away her tears and said, “This is the dog we want mommy.” So we took him home that day and he enjoyed the next 4 years of his life with us being treated like a king. He was wonderful with my children and all the neighborhood children and everyone was devastated at his passing, especially my daughter who always knew that Joey was really her dog because he chose her.

]]> By: janet http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641790 janet Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:15:36 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641790 Jack my miniature Schnauzer has shown me what love is. I suffer from seizures and Jack can tell a few minutes before I have one. He starts to jump up and whine then he get me to the sofa. Everytime he has done this sure enough I have had a seizure. When we added another dog Cotto to our family Jack welcomed him and made sure he was always happy at night. They are inseperable. They can be in the middle of playing but if Jack senses something with me he just stops and runs off to me. Jack is the love of my life and has saved me on numerous occasions. Jack my miniature Schnauzer has shown me what love is. I suffer from seizures and Jack can tell a few minutes before I have one. He starts to jump up and whine then he get me to the sofa. Everytime he has done this sure enough I have had a seizure.

When we added another dog Cotto to our family Jack welcomed him and made sure he was always happy at night. They are inseperable. They can be in the middle of playing but if Jack senses something with me he just stops and runs off to me.

Jack is the love of my life and has saved me on numerous occasions.

]]> By: PSS http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641787 PSS Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:09:26 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641787 It all started one day when I arrived at a club to meet my brother. This little puppy dragged it's hind legs behind it as it crawled up to me begging to me. It was covered in road tar, ticks and was so skinny. The owner of the club had his own dog and had been removing ticks from it. He gave me a bowl of food for it as we discussed how anyone could do that to a baby like that. I took him home to my kids and husband, we cleaned him up and let him eat his fill and then to the vet. He was my Bob dog-so smart-minded better than my kids, could say I love you mama. MY brother would bring his friends over just for that. He'd tell them-ask him if he loves his mama and he would howl it so clearly looking up at me. When he was 6, our neighbor moved away and left their little pup there. She was spayed and her tail had been cut completely off. So she became Bob's sidekick and moved into our home. She's doxin/screwtail and very much the boss. Soon after we found another dumped pupdog that looked just like Bob and brought her home.They mated and had this beautiful litter of puppies. I helped pull them into this world. Their parents died but I still have 3 of their children. They are 16 years old now. Their parents and Aunt Peanut[who faught for and kept stealing one of the puppies-Wokkie- taught them everything they needed to know, house training and passing on their incredible intelligence. They chorus "I love you mama." The kids are grown, my husband passed away and they are fading. Peanut is 17 years old and still mothers Wokkie-who's a midsized dog.They are my oldest and most loved friends, Peanut, Wokkie, Baby and Willow-and I know they won't last much longer. They've all had at least one cancer surgery. We walk every few hours thru the field-just short walks to keep us from getting too crippled up and to help their bodies do those things they need to do. We sleep in my queen-sized bed. We are the girls, living in the small woods, complete within ourselves. We have a vet who does not charge the incredible amounts other vets have, thank goodness. When they pass from this life I will surely die of heartache. But I will rescue another little angel someone has dumped, with no regrets, for they understand and return all their unconditional love and loyalty-and that is a very rare blessing I never want to live without. It all started one day when I arrived at a club to meet my brother. This little puppy dragged it’s hind legs behind it as it crawled up to me begging to me. It was covered in road tar, ticks and was so skinny. The owner of the club had his own dog and had been removing ticks from it. He gave me a bowl of food for it as we discussed how anyone could do that to a baby like that. I took him home to my kids and husband, we cleaned him up and let him eat his fill and then to the vet. He was my Bob dog-so smart-minded better than my kids, could say I love you mama. MY brother would bring his friends over just for that. He’d tell them-ask him if he loves his mama and he would howl it so clearly looking up at me. When he was 6, our neighbor moved away and left their little pup there. She was spayed and her tail had been cut completely off. So she became Bob’s sidekick and moved into our home. She’s doxin/screwtail and very much the boss. Soon after we found another dumped pupdog that looked just like Bob and brought her home.They mated and had this beautiful litter of puppies. I helped pull them into this world. Their parents died but I still have 3 of their children. They are 16 years old now. Their parents and Aunt Peanut[who faught for and kept stealing one of the puppies-Wokkie- taught them everything they needed to know, house training and passing on their incredible intelligence. They chorus “I love you mama.” The kids are grown, my husband passed away and they are fading. Peanut is 17 years old and still mothers Wokkie-who’s a midsized dog.They are my oldest and most loved friends, Peanut, Wokkie, Baby and Willow-and I know they won’t last much longer. They’ve all had at least one cancer surgery. We walk every few hours thru the field-just short walks to keep us from getting too crippled up and to help their bodies do those things they need to do. We sleep in my queen-sized bed. We are the girls, living in the small woods, complete within ourselves. We have a vet who does not charge the incredible amounts other vets have, thank goodness. When they pass from this life I will surely die of heartache. But I will rescue another little angel someone has dumped, with no regrets, for they understand and return all their unconditional love and loyalty-and that is a very rare blessing I never want to live without.

]]> By: Jaime http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641757 Jaime Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:20:16 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641757 I found My Chloe on craigslist. She was a 1 year old whippet/terrier Mix. She was deemed "dog and people aggressive" by the shelter she was in and would have been put to sleep. One of the employees there pulled her out into a foster and thats where I come in. Since I have gotten her she has become my 3 year old Neices best friend- My sidekick and she gets the first kiss from my boyfriend when he gets home. She LOVES people and for the most part she loves most dogs. I just can't imagine that this dog who showers everyone with hugs and kisses would have been put to sleep. I know that she is MY VALENTINE because while looking over her original paperwork- She was found ON MY BIRTHDAY. I had been looking for a dog for a year and it was just meant to be :) I found My Chloe on craigslist. She was a 1 year old whippet/terrier Mix. She was deemed “dog and people aggressive” by the shelter she was in and would have been put to sleep. One of the employees there pulled her out into a foster and thats where I come in. Since I have gotten her she has become my 3 year old Neices best friend- My sidekick and she gets the first kiss from my boyfriend when he gets home. She LOVES people and for the most part she loves most dogs. I just can’t imagine that this dog who showers everyone with hugs and kisses would have been put to sleep. I know that she is MY VALENTINE because while looking over her original paperwork- She was found ON MY BIRTHDAY. I had been looking for a dog for a year and it was just meant to be :)

]]> By: Princess http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641548 Princess Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:22:55 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641548 I would love to win a sweet jar for my Sweetie. I met Princess at a kill shelter. Actually, they said she was a Pomeranian, who didn't like other dogs and was listed as aggressive. She only had seven days to be claimed by her owner or be adopted or go to doggie heaven. No one else showed any interest in her during that week. I really only wanted a toy breed, but when I sat down on a chair, she jumped on my lap, and rested her head next to my neck and sat sooo still, as if waiting for a confirmation that her action was okay. It was instant love! By the way, that was a great once in a lifetime trick that she pulled, because she does not like to be picked up, nor has she ever performed that postion again, no matter how hard I try to get her to do it! Yea, I am a sucker for puppy-love! I would love to win a sweet jar for my Sweetie.
I met Princess at a kill shelter. Actually, they said she was a Pomeranian, who didn’t like other dogs and was listed as aggressive. She only had seven days to be claimed by her owner or be adopted or
go to doggie heaven. No one else showed any interest in her during that week.
I really only wanted a toy breed, but when I sat down on a chair, she jumped on my lap, and rested her head next to my neck and sat sooo still, as if waiting for a confirmation that her action was okay. It was instant love!
By the way, that was a great once in a lifetime trick that she pulled, because she does not like to be picked up, nor has she ever performed that postion again, no matter how hard I try to get her to do it! Yea, I am a sucker for puppy-love!

]]> By: Little Rascals http://dogblog.dogster.com/2009/02/13/love-is-in-the-air-win-a-sweet-treat-jar/comment-page-1/#comment-641431 Little Rascals Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:40:50 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=11502#comment-641431 Most of us are rescues and we live like royalty in our furever home. Our mom showers us with lots of love, treats, and freedom of the house. She loves us all! Most of us are rescues and we live like royalty in our furever home. Our mom showers us with lots of love, treats, and freedom of the house. She loves us all!

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