Canine Christmas-Caring for Canines

I was hugged by a Dalmatian and loved it

This is the new Animal Ambulance Vet Care Express, To see there website and more about what they do for our two counties CLICK HERE

Photo below from their Facebook Page

I met two of the team, they gave me a sticker for my front door, that warns our fire dept there are dogs inside.

Manatee County Mosquito control was on site, explaining the need in Florida for

prevention of heart worm and other diseases that can harm our pets.

Our mosquitoes are not quiet this big... but close...

The planners for the Festival made sure there was water and the vendors had treats available for all the dogs. the hibiscus was by the water bowl and who could pass it up? NOT ME

That's It for this years Canine Christmas... 

Canine Christmas- Strolling

Come, let's stroll across the floor sidewalk

.. Acupuncture is a jab well done. That's the point of it.

.. When she saw her first strands of grey hair she thought she'd dye.

Above and Below the ONLY PHOTOS OF ME... I am the Shadow Woman in the lower right corner..

all this strolling flipped me back in time. If you remember this you might be as old..........

Canine Christmas-Tiny Tots

There were five of these in the photo above and below, Mini Pincher Puppies, she said, 3 were adopted. I loved the little brown one..

I learned a new word this week from Gail At The Farm.. 

lexophile... lover of words.. here are a few she sent me.

A bicycle can't stand alone.... because it is to tired.

A boiled egg is hard to beat.

When you have seen one shopping center, you have seen a mall.

Canine Christmas-Big Guys

Meet Her Royal Highness, Ivy. I am mailing this pic to her mommy.

This is the third dog I wanted.. He was at the Pit Bull Rescue... they said he is a Mini Pit Mix..... When he heard that he howled with laughter.

Can you tell I love The Big Guy Dogs? 

These are the four I would have taken home if I could, My Choice from the 100 there... all four age 2 to 3 years old..every dog I have had since I was 8 was a rescue. And if you want pedigreed, there is a rescue out there for every breed.

I am doing a HAPPY DANCE.... My DSLR is up and running, I bought a new HD SanDisc card and it is back in working order. no repairs needed.

Canine Christmas - Rich's Choice

 This is my friend Rich, we have been friends for 6 years and have a love of dogs in common. He is also my Photo Shop Professor and a big part of my blog because of all the things he taught me...

He loves all dogs, as do I, but the loves of his life, are the ones he has owned over the years. We both got "lots of Lovin" at the Canine Christmas Festival.

Little dogs like these are high on his love list.. Rich these are all for YOU ...

With Husky's and German Shepherds right up there at the top of his list... we have attended the Festival every year since 2009..

See that tiny little dog... each time he snarled at the Shepherd, she jumped back like it could swallow her instead of the other way around.. Made for good laughs.

Canine Christmas 2014 - Fun Zone

Along came a sleigh pulled ridden in by two tiny rein-dogs.

As they passed by Rich and MadSnapper they yelled

barked Come To The Fun Zone

We raced walked to the DogGone Funcourse where the fun was about to begin. 10.00 for a few times around the obstacle course, chasing a white rabbit thingy... Photographers recorded the fun and the photos were 5 dollars or FREE if you liked his Facebook page.

The dogs loved it, we loved it, the laughter was good for the soul when some of them jumped the fence and ran wild...

Rich had his own seat, I claimed a bale of hay, which was very comfy.. I only got one action shot because my new little red camera is not my DSLR long lens.

The Spectators were easier prey for the Pawparazzi with the tiny camera

LOOK! did you see that?

Well? Did you see THAT?

I don't think she is watching the fun, she has that silly red thing aimed at me.

(Mutant Lab up for adoption and I wanted him toooo)

Please daddy, can we run that course? 

As for Me, I like to watch and I love to get my photo taken, see that smile?

Canine Christmas- Dewey

Dewey is up for adoption..  my favorite of the day.. He was the donation dog with pockets on his costume for money. YES.. I did put money in his pocket.. I am praying someone will adopt him soon.

Hewey is at the Humane Society of Bradenton 

The majority of the dogs up for adoption were adults from 3 to 7 years old

I urge you to forget about your self and think about the dogs when adopting.

We adopted Cooper (see Cooper HERE) when he was 7. He was suffering from Kennel stress, in a no kill shelter, but there for a year..We gave him 6 more happy years and joy for us.

Dewey says please someone come and get me

There were 100 dogs at the Festival that were up for adoption. The Festival is held at Bishop Animal SPCA each year. A fund raiser and to raise awareness that there are thousands of dogs up for adoption in our county.

Bishop takes in all kinds of animals, such as the hedgehogs and ferrets it recently adopted

Bishop adopted seven dogs, eight cats and a guinea pig during the event, and by the end they would have around 50 adopted. 

Read more HERE