Animals
It is raining here. We are kinda bummed it has gotten back up in the 70s and is hot and muggy here. Mommy says in this heat the idea of cooking Turkey and Dressing is unappealing. Maybe it will cool off before next week. We sure hope so.
Since it is raining I am spending the day inside Mommy finished reading the book we won from Too Dog with Love to us.
Pukka's Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs by Ted Kerasote
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Kerasote's love for Pukka and Merle shine through. He offers some thought provoking information. I have to admit that I was disappointed he choose to go to a breeder for Pukka rather then adopt from a shelter. On the other hand he rescued Merle when he found him on a camping trip, and he also helped a shelter dog find a home. According to Nathan Winograd "17 million people are looking for new animals each year If just 20% adopted from shelters we could zero out the killing". Poverty determines how many healthy pets are KILLED. The United States ranks 27th out of 31 developed nations when it comes to overall poverty. Europe does a much better job of insuring a decent standard of living for it's citizens and thus KILLS for fewer healthy pets.
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Read Too Dog With Love's review here. We were very impressed with the research Kerasote did on dog food and vaccinations and his attempts to find a healthier life style for Pukka. I know it seems like Mommy took forever to read the book but we have been reading a chapter a week ever since we got it with some breaks. This allowed us to digest the information presented properly, do some of our own research and implement some hopefully healthier changes in our own lifestyles.
~Tuiren reporting for ATCAD
- Upper
Scylla & Socks are enjoying the UPPER floor of the Jungle Gym. No Dogs Allowed. We want to share a book about a very special cat with you. Reading the book was a real UPPER. Winning the book in Zee & Zoey's Contest was a real UPPER for Scylla...
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Animals
Tuiren Tuesday
Since it is raining I am spending the day inside Mommy finished reading the book we won from Too Dog with Love to us.
Pukka's Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs by Ted KerasoteMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Kerasote's love for Pukka and Merle shine through. He offers some thought provoking information. I have to admit that I was disappointed he choose to go to a breeder for Pukka rather then adopt from a shelter. On the other hand he rescued Merle when he found him on a camping trip, and he also helped a shelter dog find a home. According to Nathan Winograd "17 million people are looking for new animals each year If just 20% adopted from shelters we could zero out the killing". Poverty determines how many healthy pets are KILLED. The United States ranks 27th out of 31 developed nations when it comes to overall poverty. Europe does a much better job of insuring a decent standard of living for it's citizens and thus KILLS for fewer healthy pets.
View all my reviews
Read Too Dog With Love's review here. We were very impressed with the research Kerasote did on dog food and vaccinations and his attempts to find a healthier life style for Pukka. I know it seems like Mommy took forever to read the book but we have been reading a chapter a week ever since we got it with some breaks. This allowed us to digest the information presented properly, do some of our own research and implement some hopefully healthier changes in our own lifestyles.
~Tuiren reporting for ATCAD
- Upper
Scylla & Socks are enjoying the UPPER floor of the Jungle Gym. No Dogs Allowed. We want to share a book about a very special cat with you. Reading the book was a real UPPER. Winning the book in Zee & Zoey's Contest was a real UPPER for Scylla...
- Tsarina Tuesday
My very dear friend Cody had a Giveaway on his blog for his birthday. I won $25 to give to the pet charity of my choice. I choose Animal Protection and Education Association, Inc. of Mississippi. They helps all animals and they are one of the very few...
- Are You Purring?
We are joining Confucius Cat in Purrs 4 Peace Week 20 Announcement: Forget Gimme Shelter. Gimme a Home. This is particularly dear to our hearts as except for Socks we are all rescues. Socks was rescued from Grandma so we reckons he might qualify as...
- Why Are Beans So Mean And Judgemental?
The Litter Box is certainly the right name for his blog. The mean bean said While in Santa Monica, one of my friends wanted to pay a homeless man money because he had a (well groomed and friendly) dog. I asked her - you want to give money to someone who...
- What Have Scylla & Charybdis Been Up Too?
We have applied to adopt a Virtual Squillion. We are very excited about it. But we want to remind everyone that there are a lot of real cats and dogs that need forever homes. We wish we could give them all a forever home for Christmas. We read about...