Monthly Archives: December, 2009
One Last New Year’s Eve Thought…
Do it right! Welcome 2010 with family and friends. Tell the people you love how you feel about them. Kiss someone special at midnight. Clink glasses and toast to all that is good in the new year . . . and then make sure you get home safely. Not just for your own sake but [...]
Reflections on 2009
The year that seemed to never end is finally coming to a close. Thank doG!
I am not one to dwell on the negative (at least I try very hard not to), so forgive my opening comment, but this has been a really tough year — not just for me, but for a lot of people. [...]
Just One Dog (Video)
Grab a tissue now. You will need it.
Just like this inspirational story says it only takes one person, you, to make the difference between life and death to a dog or cat. It isn’t a case of throwing money at the problem. We can save these animals with our time and energy. Give [...]
Mystery Pony Gets New Family for Christmas
On December 3 Los Angeles County animal control officers found a Shetland pony walking along the streets of Norwalk. A concerted effort was made to find the pony’s owner, as it was clear that he was well-groomed, cared-for and trained; however, an owner never materialized.
The 7 or 8 year old pony was nicknamed Big Boy [...]
California Unwanted Chihuahua’s Find Homes Across Nation
Like so many precious resources that California produces, it is exporting the too-numerous Chihuahuas to other states.
We told you about California’s growing Chihuahua crisis a couple of weeks ago. At that time, some states – Washington, Oregon and Arizona – had taken about 100 of the little dogs and found homes for them. And while [...]
Merry Christmas!
From the Tigertail Foods’ family to yours, all the best for a peaceful, healthy and very very merry Christmas!
NORAD’s Santa Tracker
It’s official — Santa has already blasted off. At the time of writing, Santa is in China and his next scheduled stop will be Russia.
How do I know this? North American Aerospace Defense Command or NORAD, the military command whose mission is to protect the US and Canada against missile attacks.
And why would NORAD track [...]
PETA OKs Santa’s Deer
File this under “good to know”; cross-reference it will “absurdities”:
Jennifer Bofinger, media spokeswoman for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said despite the shabby treatment of deer in general, her organization has not received any complaints about how Santa Claus treats his reindeer. – Los Angeles (LA) Times
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Good Samaritan Saves Tiny Dog
This story is from August, but is so appropriate for this time of year that it only seemed right to post it.
There are a lot of good people in the world. Raden Soemawinata is one of them.
Sue Drummond and her Maltese-Shih Tzu mix Bibi went for a walk on a pier in Melbourne on a [...]
Christmas Thoughts
Even though I’ve done my absolute best to make this the year that we keep an even keel about Christmas – shopping, decorating, eating – as the holiday closes in, I feel myself beginning to cave to an unseen force that compels me to do MORE, MORE, MORE! I imagine we could all use a [...]