Joe's Foster Dogs: March 2009

The Powerful Impact of a Pet

At work last night I came in for my shift and asked my co-worker how she was (usual greeting small talk).

She told me her cat Elmo was killed.

OH MAN...what do you say to that!

I was hurt for her. I could hear it in her voice, see it in her eyes that her baby died.

Sadly, she found Elmo lying in the street, his big bushy tale along the side of the road. As she pulled up, she saw his dead eyes starring at her.

What I have learned in life is that when a significant event takes place in another's life, it is extremely important to stop whatever I am doing and focus on that other person. These events do not happen often, but when they do, STOP, LOOK, and LISTEN. Take the time to hear the other person's story and without using words, just be there with them.

Take a few minutes today and give thanks for your pet...they might be gone tomorrow!

RIP Elmo

I put this together the other day and forgot to mention at the end of the credits the opening music was from a 1962 TV show...I didn't know Kroger was this old.

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Natura Pet Foods

There is a job opening locally that involves working for Natura Pet Foods. Ironically, I was aware of them in CA and highly respect what their mission is about. When I wrote the article, Let's Talk Dog Food, I researched over 150 dog foods. Nutura had most of the highest quality foods on my list of excellent choices.

People would be astonished at what is in their supermarket dog food with the pictures of dogs jumping and pretty people smiling. The BIGGEST names in dog food sell the crappiest foods! It is amazing...and MARS Co is in Franklin, TN. They make crappy food with big named products (Kal Kan, Mealtime, Pedigree, Sheba).

How could those big name products--the ones with the commercials be bad food?

How could the heads of AIG be so corrupt? How could Enron rip off so many people? How could Bernard Madoff steal 50 billion of investor's money?

Well, I'll stop here...read the article...I laid it all out there. Point is, take control of your life and do not let the commercials of "pretty people jumping with their dogs on a sunny afternoon " manipulate us to thinking if we bought THAT or if we had THIS we would be happy or successful or whatever message they are trying to hammer into us!

Yes, I have a problem with big name corporate lables that try to squeeze the life out of us with LIES. I'll shut up now.

The effects of crappy food

Say What?

Is This Gonna Be Forever?

I've asked this question several times this week myself!

Gotta Love Dogs...again

Ummm, guess which dog was involved here?

Nathan my neighbor

Albert doesn't know what Left Turn means...

For all you non-bike people...
the front wheel is NOT supposed to be radically tweaked.

Albert A New Home?

The bummer of dog rescue is the potential adoption
that lurks beneath the surface.

Albert might find a new home.

I have hard to make some tough decisions as of late
and Albert might have to find another home.

This is a great dog.

He is as full of life as any dog I've fostered.
His energy can be annoying at times,
but it is because he is so full of life.

The way I look at it, a radio's volume can always
be turned down. It is more difficult to turn UP a dog.

More to come...

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How I have been feeling as of late...

TN Don't Look So Bad...

My friend (3rd from top left) shown in Switzerland
Make the 80 degree weather in TN look pretty sweet
UNLESS
Like myself, you dig the cold weather!

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Sunday Drive

shot in car...dig the winding road shots

cattle grazing...gotta love TN!
I can't imagine this palce in 1950...I mean,
it is so rural NOW

Love it

Never get tired of this place

Stopped at a family cemetery...see a lot fo these around.
Paid my respects to those who cultivated the land

Very interesting find...for sale...Hmmmm
Almost perfect place for me

Al Green

My neighbors--the funny boyz
A comedy team in the making...

George Hangin'

Luv Thy Neighbor II

I want to publicly apologize for making a post about my neighbor's dogs.

It was wrong for me to vent my frustration in a blog.

In CA, dogs are rarely left out at night, and especially on cold nights. We never have cold nights like I've experienced in TN. I am too sensitive at times about this issue of leaving dogs outside at night in the freezing cold and simply am not used to it.

Despite my feelings on this topic, is was wrong of me to vent in the blog and I apologize publicly to my neighbors for doing so. They are kind and generous people.

Joe

Danger: Running Out of Dog Bones

Albert & Sally have issues!
That black Sony remote was toasted
and then I bought one off E-Bay

Oh Yeah!

...and YES, I did hide the second one on the dining table