Showing 13 posts from December 2008
Action Jackson has a new nickname, Puppy. He’s not, but we call him that because he has an innocent look and a sweetness about him that makes you forget, at least for a moment, there is a terrorist that resides within. After four months as the newest member of our pack and our first holiday [...]
I received an email this week congratulating me on my internet blog, TailTalk.org, a compilation of my weekly musings about animal lovers and shelter dogs. My articles are written for the benefit of the Randolph County Humane Society and published weekly in our local newspapers. Along with the congratulations was an invitation to join the [...]
If you’re bringing a new family member into your home this Christmas I hope you’ll keep in mind that pets are a lifetime commitment and please, please don’t take your responsibility lightly. I received an email with the poem titled “A Rescue Pet’s Christmas Poem” by David the Dogman, and in the spirit of Christmas [...]
Ever since Action Jackson became the newest member of our pack, life as we knew it ceased to exist. We are at the far end of middle age and the four legged members of our pack are both over 11 (we don’t know how much because they came into our lives with no history to [...]
Nonprofits are having trouble meeting their fundraising goals this year. To help make up the difference, more than 700 of your favorite internet retailers and travel sites including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Expedia and more have joined forces with GoodShop.com to donate part of every purchase you make to your favorite charity or school (more [...]
