If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know I am a dog lover. I am also an advocate for pet adoption. Thousands of animals are put in shelters every year and thousands are put down every year. Wouldn’t it be nice to know you saved an animal from that fate?
And I can tell you, from experience, shelter dogs, or strays, or abandoned pets simply know that you have saved them. They just do. All three of my dogs have been “adopted” in some sort of fashion, but I will tell you about them later.
I am a fan a companies who support good cause, and Carolina Pad just happens to be one of those companies. But they support multiple causes! (For instance, for every Kendall Collection item sold a donation is made to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Association.) They are able to support worthy causes through Carolina Pad’s Commerce with a Conscience initiative.
And now, Carolina Pad has partnered with The Humane Society and have created a line of notebooks just for them that hit www.carolinapadstore.com (their online store) June 1st!
The new collection, Stand Up! features Studio C Notebooks, 2 Pocket folders, Personal Books, and Vinyl Binders. It als promotes Mission: Humane, a nationwide movement of young people working to help animals where they need it most. Which is quite interesting because when my kids saw the new collection they started discussing who was going to get what. HELLO? Does your Mom (me!) not get anything?!
The Stand Up! collection really appeals to kids (obviously in my kids case), but I also really like them a lot. With messages like “Love,” “Respect,” and “Speak Out” they are sending a message without having to speak. Plus, with the Humane Society logo on each of the items, when you purchase these items, you are also showing your support for the Humane Society.
And I think they hit the target on the nose for this one. Mission: Humane provides resources to students who want to make a difference for animals by taking action. Students can participate in community service projects that tackle such issues as puppy mills, animal abuse and cruelty, farm animal protection, living peacefully with wildlife, and the fur trade. Over 2,000 projects have been completed to date.
Now, about my doggies!
Chloe
Golden Retriever
Her owner dumped her back on the breeder at 2 years old. The breeder gave her to us. She had no other home. Chloe is my lap dog. Yes, my 116lb lap dog. She has never met a person or another dog she has not liked. Chloe is a happy girl everyday and you can see the joy in her eyes when we walk in the door!
Rosie
Aussie Shepherd Mix
She was adopted from a shelter as a pup and clearly has become the protector of the family. True to her Aussie background, when the kids were young, she tried to “herd” them, but quickly learned that was a “no no”. Rosie knows my schedule. She seems to know what I am going to do before I even do it! She will walk into a room before me. When she hears the computer turn off at night, she knows it is bedtime and will walk in my room before me.
Chloe and Rosie were together for 4 years together. Best friends ever. Then, without knowing this was going to happen, Maggie came into our lives.
Maggie
Some Sort of Spaniel Mix
Last summer we were vacationing in Maggie Valley, NC. The day we were leaving, we made a great breakfast – bacon, eggs, you name it we made it. After the bacon had been cooking a while, we looked out the cabin door and there was this scruffy little puppy. Just sitting there. When I walked outside she did not beg for food, but rather just sat next to me.
I thought, “Here we go.” Reece and Betsy started loving on her, but we were quick to realize she was full, and I mean FULL, of fleas and ticks…YUCK! We were standing around wondering where we came from when the owner of the cabin walked up. She told us this puppy had been roaming the mountain roads for about 4 months. She did not have an owner. The cabin owner also told us that she could not take her, as she had already “adopted” 6 other mountain road running dogs.
Well, that was it for us. It was then and there we decided to bring her home with us. But not with all those fleas and ticks on her! So we promptly gave her a full blown tick bath and she came home with us.
Maggie (named after Maggie Valley) was the calmest puppy ever in a car. And when we did get home, she easily made friends with Chloe, but Rosie was a little more standoffish, but now are terrific friends. Maggie also knows it was my kids who begged and pleaded with us to bring her home. She KNOWS. Chloe and Rosie follow me every where I go. EVERYWHERE. Maggie on the other hand, will sleep in Reece or Betsy’s room if they are not home. When she sees them leave, she whines. She takes turns sleeping in their rooms.
Maggie KNOWS who had the final say in that and she shows her appreciation every day.
Do you know an animal as special as mine? Then tell me about it!
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1. To enter, tell me about your special pet! (If you don’t have a pet, you can tell me about a past pet or why you would like a pet.)
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I have 2 sister kitties….they are black and white and absolutely adorable.
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I had cats most of my life. They slept in the cellar and ate the cheapest cat food and outlived most cats. They were lovable and would lay on us on the couch. Right now, we really don’t have the time for cats; because we are just too busy with our children and other things.
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Our dog is almost 6 and she was our first baby. Now that we have a “real” baby, she has been wonderful with him!
Our pet (Inu) is a Shiba Inu, and, yes, he’s named after his breed, which actually means “dog” in Japanese! We actually had a Japanese couple stop us at the dog park once and ask us if we realized that we were calling our dog “Dog”! 😛
Well, he was already named when we adopted him. He was a rescue, and we love him dearly!
I would so very much like a dog. I’m allergic and we can’t have one in our apartment anyway, so we go down to the dog park and hang out with all the dogs there and it makes me happy. Thanks!
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My dog, TomTom is a jack russell. He also follows me everywhere I go…and waits for me to go to bed at night….Although he barks a lot, he never barks at me….
We have three little kitties – all have been adopted. I know they know how important they are to us and we enjoy them so much. If I am not careful I will turn out to be one of those “cat” ladies…hahha
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My special pet is my dog, Dakota!
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I have 4 special pets and 3 of them are rescues- all from the Detroit Humane Society. Ms Mitzy my dog and my 3 cats Norman Ray, Angel Rose and Toby Trouble.
My cat’s name is Sylvester and she’s a she (we didn’t know she wasn’t a he until a few weeks after we got her). My cat can spell – ha, ha! When I call ‘who wants a t-r-e-a-t (saying the letters and not the word) she comes running out from wherever she is, cuz she knows that I’ve got something for her! My daughters think it’s pretty funny that my cat can spell and they are still learning how to do that!
I have a 15 year old beagle named Sammy… she has a bed in the family room but always comes scratching on my door in the evening to lay on my bed 🙂 I guess it must be comfy!
My most special pet was a horse named Harley. My husband bought him for me as a wedding present. He passed away two years ago on Christmas Eve. 🙁
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I live in a house of pets, two cats and a dog. One of the cats, a Seal Point Siamese is “mine” really I am hers LOL, as anyone with a Siamese will tell you 🙂 She is my best friends, my warmest, furriest sleeping companion, my go to gal if I am sad or upset, she is just always there for me. She is 11 now, and starting to show her age, but she will still play every now and then 🙂 She tollerates the 1 year old cat, and the 80 pound dog – they both know she is the boss lady!
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My special pet was a boxer named Dozer. He was the best dog ever! He passed away last December. He liked to cuddle w/ you like a person. He is greatly missed.
My husband found Lucky on the SPCA website and fell in love at first sight. We went to pick him up and he couldn’t be found by the staff for quite a while. When he was found, he was on the table getting ready to be put down. That was eight years ago and we couldn’t imagine our lives without him. He lived up to his name that day, but we are the truly lucky ones.
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samantha clementine is my special pet. she is a yellow lab mixed with ridgeback. she is adorable and a wonderful guard dog. she will not let anyone in the yard or the house without our permission!
My special pet is my cat who I call babies…my husband swears he thinks he is my child as he sleeps nexts to me..lays next to me…
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I used to have a cat named ashes that thought he could talk so at dinnertime he would sit under the table and meow whenever there was a pause in the converation and if you talked to him, he would meow back and you could go on and on like an actual conversation pattern. It was pretty funny.
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I have 5 pets right now who are all special to me, but we had a cat who died 3 months ago who was only 1 year old who was especially special. He was so loving and we had such a short time with him. I really miss him a lot.
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We have tow very loving Shih Tzus named Princess and Hershey.