Reminder: Today is the last day to enter the 2 Bags of Treats contest....all you have to do is go here and put MY PUP WANTS TREATS in the comment area and need to have a US mailing address for Meredith to be able to mail you the prize if you win :)
And now for...
Great People in The World....
As ya'll know, I recently had an Irish Pup Photo contest and the winner was Harley and Gibson of Five Sibes, I emailed asking for her (didn't know if she would be ok with me saying her first name so I'll be respectful and not say it since I don't see it publicly listed on her blog), mailing address for the $25 Visa Gift Card and wanted to forward the proof of my $5 donation to Citizens For Animal Protection in Harley and Gibson's honor since that was also part of the prize package. She emailed me back asking that I instead, give the $25 to Citizens For Animal Protection!!! I tell ya, I just wanted to cry when I read that!!! Trust me that I did so right away and also forwarded the proof of her donation to her and I KNOW that Citizens For Animal Protection will for sure use the money wisely - they are a wonderful group of people who truly love animals!!! You know, we read about hate crimes, murder, robberies and all this doom and gloom in the newspapers, see it on tv, etc. but the REAL hero's of today are people like her! She has no clue I am going to post this, nor that ANYONE will ever know her "random act of kindness" - she just is obviously a wonderful, kind-hearted person that did something WAY more important than the actual $25 to me anyway...she is a great example of Great People in The World that do nice things without ever receiving any recognition! I could also say the same thing of the other entries Mom, Tina....I had ZERO clue what on earth I was doing (yep, still don't obviously claim to know a whole lot, but...) with this whole Blog thing and I reached out to Tina of Park Avenue Chihuahua who WAY more than answered my questions, (Thank goodness for Tina!!),...she gently offered help to pretty-up my blog and places to go for buttons, design, told me to Blog Hop and really invested a lot of her time helping me-she's super sweet too!!! No pay off in any way other than my gratitude for her help and now friendship too :). The same can be said about Jackie at Pooch Smooches and her help! I just sat here thinking today what I could post and it hit me like a ton of bricks...post today about all the WONDERFUL people that are out there doing nice, kind things EVERY single day that probably won't make any headlines in the news ever or ever have their kindness stories told. It's these gestures that really make life great and these people that I want to surround myself with...the heck with the ugly news and gossip...give me THIS kind of news any day!!! This is just a little example of some of the great people I believe are out there and today I just wanted to say THANKS and focus on those of you that are like these folks!!! Thank you all for giving me a beautiful today!! :)
Ok, wait a minute here...Max...well, he IS part of the gig here right?!....
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| Wake Me Up When Ya Wanna Talk About...ME, ME, ME!!! (Ok, clearly Max didn't read the blog today) : )... but then again...that angelic face he gives me...maybe he did after all :) |
Oh, Max's Mom...you're so sweet...now I'm the one with tears! That was so beautiful and thank you, although no accolades were necessary! It was such a fun contest and so nice of you to donate in the winner's name (turned out it was our pups' names), it just was something I I wanted to do. :-) I'm glad my little bit will help some animals in need! What a precious post! I need a tissue... :-) PS - Max, you are just the sweetest!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to sort of let everyone know and keep everyone mindful of what amazing people are out there like you :) Thanks for being you!!
DeleteMax has the cutest little face, love all his pictures. Well done to the winners!
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Aw, thanks..you know Max wouldn't let me end a post without showing him off :) ...hate to have him feel deprived of attention ya know...yea, right!!!
DeleteWhat a great tribute to such a wonderful group of people!
ReplyDeleteThey sure deserve at least that :)- just wanted to share happy things today :)
DeleteMy mom says treat others as you wish to be treated. Do things for no return except a great feeling in your heart, that is what life is all about!
ReplyDeleteYa always gotta listen to your Mom :) great words!
DeleteThat sure was nice of Five Sibes to donate their win. You are right, there is ugliness in the world but so many good people as well. I too choose to focus on the good and positive, because it is uplifting.
ReplyDeleteJust made me smile inside and out :)
DeleteWhat a wonderful kind thing for her to do!!!! I saw your comment about chicken and rice and am very confused by what your coworker is saying. Does she mean a diet of solely chicken and rice? I think that would be unhealthy. If you are going to feed al home cooked to dogs its super important to work with a vet or nutritionist so the diet is balanced as dogs have different nutritional needs. I feed my dogs grain free kibble with health add ons lke cooked chicken. Is Max on kibble? You could add cooked chicken, low fat yogurt if he tolerates dairy, etc. If you go to the dog aware website there is lots of great info about adding fresh foods to kibble. I would tend to leave out the rice and go with chicken as dogs need high quality protein more then grains
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I just give it to him once in a great while and she just swears that you should never give a dog rice ever!!Yes on kibble and thanks so much for the website...gonna go there now. Thanks!!
DeleteAw shucks (blushing)! Thanks so much for the very sweet words you said about me. It was a pleasure to help you out. I now have a great friendship out of it with you and Max -- bonus! :-) You know I am happy to help you anytime you need it. Thanks so much for being there for me regarding losing Patti Marie. We are all hanging in over here and each day gets better and better. We celebrate the wonderful times we had with her. Your sweetness is so very appreciated! :-)
ReplyDelete~ Tina
Park Avenue Chihuahua
Glad to see ya back up and about - missed your sweetness and so happy we met!!! One day maybe in "real life" :)
DeleteI am so happy we met too!! Yes, it would be very cool to meet in person one day. :-)
Delete~ Tina