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Friday Quote – Maurice Maeterlinck, Our Friendship with Dogs
This week I was looking for a quote on loyalty, but found the one below instead . . .
We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.
~Maurice Maeterlinck
I thought about this – it couldn’t [...]
Friday Quote – Dog Haiku
I LOVE this . . .
I lie belly-up
In the sunshine, happier than
You ever will be.
Today I sniffed
Many dog butts — I celebrate
By kissing your face.
I sound the alarm!
Paperboy — come to kill us all —
Look! Look! Look! Look! Look!
I sound the alarm!
Garbage man — come to kill us all —
Look! Look! Look! Look! Look!
I lift [...]
Friday Quote – Rescuer’s Creed
As many of you know Tigertail Foods is an active supporter of animal rescue – both financially and physically. Everyone in the company has either adopted or fostered a dog or cat that was given up by its owner. Right now several rescue groups are drowning under the volume of pets being turned in. Every [...]
Friday Quote – Summer Rain, Henry David Thoreau
The ongoing heatwave has spread over much of the country and I think we are all ready for something little less oppressive. To help lighten everything a bit this Friday’s quote is from Thoreau – like air conditioning for the mind.
“This bed of herd’s grass and wild oats was spread
Last year with nicer [...]
Ways to Keep Wildlife Safe
As the human population grows and spreads into formally rural areas running into wildlife is going to be a more common occurrence. For people who live “out in the sticks” they are aware that their nearest neighbor might have four-legs or no-legs. If your house is more farm than apartment building seeing deer and fox out [...]
The Stanley Chronicles: We Are Not the Champions, My Friend
Apologies to Queen fans for usurping one of their song titles, but if you remember the next line, “…and we’ll go on fighting ’til the end.” That was how last Friday was for Stanley and me.
Stanley and I were on our evening run when Stanley was attacked by a 1 year old bull terrier/pug mix [...]
Acts of Red Squirrel Kindness
Humans are not the only species capable of compassion. Animals have been noted for their empathetic qualities or actions – do you remember the dog that would not leave its injured mother as it lay in the middle of the freeway? I’ll never forget seeing how it barked and lunged at the cars in an [...]
Dogs Raise Over $10,640 for Arthritis!
Our girl Ricochet has some very exciting news to announce . . . she and 11 teammates have raised some serious cash doing what Ricochet does best – having fun and raising awareness for a good cause!
SURF DOG RICOCHET & LEASH YOUR FITNESS RAISE OVER $10,640 IN DONATIONS, WHILE RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN & CANINE [...]
Friday Quote – Memorial Day Weekend
This weekend while grilling burgers and enjoying the extra day off from work make sure to take a moment and remember the brave men and women who have courageously fought in service for this country and paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we [...]
Dog Tags Pairs Soldiers to Homeless Dogs
There’s an expression “Happiness is a warm puppy,” (thanks Charles Schultz!) and no one needs a does of happiness more than wounded soldiers. Several of our injured service men and women are recovering at DC’s Walter Reed Hospital, which happens to be only a few blocks from the Washington Humane Society. A brilliant idea was struck [...]