It’s been awhile since The Murph wrote an article here. He just learned of an event being held in Houston, TX and asked if he could share it with HIS fans. Since he’s had such a tough time with this snow that’s deeper than he is tall, I decided to humor him because I feel sorry for him.
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When Mom’s not looking, I take over her laptop and search for doggie articles on the Internet. Specifically articles on dachshunds. That’s why she had to spend a lot of money having her laptop fixed because my dog hair ruined some of the parts. The repair shop told her to keep “THE DOG” (that’s me) away from it. Hah! Fat chance of that happening.
I’ve decided that Houston might be a fun place to live … not just because they don’t get a bunch of snow. They’re having wiener dog races this month. I can run really, really fast so I’m sure I would do well.
They’re also having a dachshund tweet-up/meet-up. Now, that certainly would be a lot of fun. Not sure what facility would be willing to host the event … Doxies can be pretty noisy. It’s our duty to bark … even if it seems we’re barking for no reason at all. And we can bark really ((((LOUD))))! That’s so the hunter can hear us when we’re in the rabbit hole. I wonder if the humans wear ear plugs at these events.
I must talk to Mom about organizing a tweet-up here in the Columbus area. I know that she tweets with other local Doxie parents … I can see that because I curl up next to the laptop … which I’m not supposed to do … but I digress …
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Help Pet Organizations Help Pets In Need
Not every dog leads the comfortable life that The Murph does. They don’t have sweaters or coats to keep them warm when they go outside. They may not have a warm bed to sleep in, but may have to sleep on the cold ground. They may have to go to bed with an empty belly and frozen water bowl.
YOU CAN HELP!
With the tough economy, people are being forced to turn their pets into the shelters because they can no longer afford to feed or care for their pet. A local pet day care (Camp Bow Wow) is having a donation day tomorrow to assist the Pet Pantry and Columbus Dog Connection to help needy people with pet food and supplies so those people don’t have to surrender their pets for financial reasons.
Take your donations to Camp Bow Wow, 5100 Nike Dr, Hilliard on Saturday, Dec 12 between 10am-2pm. See their web site at www.campbowwow.com for the list of requested items.
The Columbus Dog Connection web site also has a donation page that lists the needs for other shelters in other counties. If you help with Habitat for Humanity, perhaps you can also help with Habitat for Dogmanity by helping to build dog houses for pets without outside shelter, or to give the materials to build such houses.
You can also check these web sites which have “wish list” requests for their shelter animals: Capital Area Humane Society, Franklin County Animal Shelter, Delaware County Humane Society
If you’re like me, you may have leashes, collars, bowls, beds, sweaters, coats, that were used for pets that are now sadly gone. I know I have such items from my three Dobies that are way too big for The Murph. I think it’s time to give them to other pets.
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