We just finished the final edits on Forever Home, How We Can Help Shelter Dogs!!! I am having a couple of people do final read through’s, and off to publisher!!!

OK our first post was back in November of 2009 and we have grown and evolved a little! We have made the blog look different, added all sorts of stuff, but to be honest I don’t really know how you the readers feel about it, except…

Great opportunity for those in KC to help a great local shelter!!! Please check out this link and see if you schedule allows you to help. You know you will feel better if you do! Staff and Volunteers: Art From the Heart 2013

SNIFF:  A social custom to use when you greet other dogs. Place your nose as close as you can to the other dog’s rear end and inhale deeply, repeat several times, or until your person makes you stop. This can also be done to human’s…

LEASH:  A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your person where you want him/her to go.

LOVE:  Is a feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction. The best way you can show your love is to wag your tail. If you’re lucky, a human will love you in return. If not, you can always sniff their crotches.

GOOSE BUMPS:  A maneuver to use as a last resort when the Regular Bump doesn’t get the attention you require… especially effective when combined with The Sniff. See above (Part #2).

GARBAGE CAN:  A container which your neighbors put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You must stand on your hind legs and try to push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are rewarded with margarine wrappers to…

DROOL:  Is what you do when your persons have food and you don’t. To do this properly you must sit as close as you can and look sad and let the drool fall to the floor, or better yet, on their laps.

DOG BED:  Any soft, clean surface, such as the white bedspread in the guest room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room.