Thursday, February 28, 2019

Cat Adoption! "Friday's Friend!"

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(C) Allen Pearson Photography
MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! Join me SAMSON on Friday's for "Friday's Friend" when I will introduce several of my cat friends from local cat rescues who are looking for humans to love and their "Forever Homes!"

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

On The Prowl Cartoons by Rupert Fawcett

(C) 2019, On The Prowl by Rupert Fawcett

(C) Rupert Fawcett, On The Prowl Used by Permission

I meow and purr my thanks to On The Prowl Cartoons for sharing their pawsome artistic talents with us.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Dog Adoption!

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(C) Allen Pearson Photography

WOOF! Are you looking for a furry companion? Join me most Friday's for "Friday's Friend" to meet dogs and cats looking to meet humans to love and find their "Forever Homes!"

I'll tell you about my friends from local Northern Virginia area rescues so you find the pawfect pet for your family. Barkingly, I will share how you can contact the rescue and pawssibly meet the dog or cat!

WOOF! WOOF! Barks!

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Prayer Pups! By Jeffrey Smith

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© 2019, Prayer Pups, by Jeff Smith, Used by Written Permission

Why should you worry about things you can’t control when you can give it God and watch him work miracles in your life? Give it to God and stop worrying!

I paw and bark my thanks to Jeff Smith for sharing his pawsome artistic talents with us. 

All content and characters © 2019 Jeffrey Smith. All rights reserved. Used by Permission, Prayer Pups by Jeffrey Smith

Interested in learning more about God? Pawlease visit Peace With God.



Friday, February 22, 2019

Dog Adoption, Cat Adoption, Friday's Friend!

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(C) Allen Pearson

"WOOF!"

"MEOW!"

"Woof! Bark! Join Samson and me most Fridays to meet a few of our furry friends from the local dog and cat rescues who need humans to love and "Forever Homes!"

"Meow, I will be introducing the cats and Noah will introduce the dogs to you!"

"Barks, we share how to contact the rescue and learn more or apply to adopt!"

"Meows, follow us by email to have our posts delivered to your inbox!"

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

National Love Your Pet Day!

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(C) Allen Pearson Photography

"WOOF! (MEOW!) Happy National Love Your Pet Day! Samson and I know we are loved because our humans spend a lot of time with us! They give us the bestest food and treats they can afford and fresh water!"

"Meow! Don't forget the toys Noah! I love my wand toys and the time Dad takes to play!"

"WOOF! Yeah, I love my walks. Seems we go further every day and always have fun!"

"Well, Noah and Samson, Mom and I love you both very much and are thankful to the rescues who rescued you so we could adopt and have you in our family. You bring quite a bit of love, life, and fun!

Remember pets make awesome additions to a home. However, they are for a lifetime, all the time, and not just when it's convenient. If you have a pet, be sure to share some extra lovin's today!

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Happy Valentine's Day!

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(C) Allen Pearson Photography

WOOF! MEOW!!Happy Valentine's Day to my pawsome humans and our readers! We hope you have a pawsome day filled with love and blessings!


Saturday, February 9, 2019

Product Review: Lumabone

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"Lumabone - Ride the Bacon!"
(C) Allen Pearson Photography

I am barking and pawing a product review for Lumabone is this post! Paws, I was not compensated, given human money which I have no use for, given any delectable treats to pawsuade my opinion. I was given a few products from Lumabone to review!

WOOF! WOOF! I love these Lumabones! My human has been wanting to find a chew treat or toy which would keep me somewhat busy while he is working on writing or photography for a client. Barkingly, I like to curl up near him to make sure he is doing what he's supposed to do. BARKS!

"Noah and Lumabone Package"
(C) Allen Pearson Photography
When I was contacted to review this product, "Lumabone," I was pawsomely excited. Finally, the box came and I couldn't help my paws from digging into it! WOOF1 My box was filled with these pawsome treats which are designed to help with my dental care.

Dental care? Yes, my dental care! Since I do not allow my human to brush my teeth, he likes to use products that will assist with doing it! WOOF! BARKS!

WOOF! The Lumabones taste like bacon too!
BACON!? WOOF! Oh, my barks - will do almost anything for bacon! And more bacon. Delicious! Barks!

I have Lumabones in my human's office and in the car we use to go exploring the universe! This way, I will always have something to chew on when my human is pre-occupied! WOOF!

The Lumabone treats are available in different sizes. To learn more about the product, visit Lumabone! Barkingly, as with all products for your bestest buddy, read through the safety guidelines to make certain they can be used by your dog! Lumabone stresses safety when using the product. 

Lumabones are available for purchase at Walmart and Target.

WOOF! Allergy Warning: Lumabones are made in a facility that processes nuts, including peanuts, as well as other flavors. So they may cause an allergic reaction in humans or animals that are allergic to peanuts, pork, poultry, mint or nylon.

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"Noah and a Lumabone!"
(C) Allen Pearson Photography

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Friday, February 8, 2019

Friday's Friend! Cat Adoption, Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets (A3P)

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Photo: Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets (A3P)
Creative: Allen Pearson

MEOW! Purrs, my friend "Miss Sherry" from the Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets (A3P) brought by a pawsomely handsome cat for you to meet this week! This is Tesla!

catMEOWS! Tesla is a pawsitively pawsomely handsome marble brown tabby! He has a gentle nature and is easy-going. He enjoys playing with his feather toy and laying by a window watching the world go by and enjoying the beautiful sunlight!

Tesla will make a great addition to most families, purrs, but he would do great in a medium- to low-energy household!

Tesla gets along well with cats and humans! However, he has not been introduced to dogs yet!

Tesla is ready to find his "Forever Home!"

Barks, if you would like to learn more about cat adoption, meet or apply to adopt Tesla, pawlease visit Advocates for Abused and Abandoned Pets - Adoption, call (571) 408-0381, a3p.petlovers@gmail.com.

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Friday's Friend! Dog Adoption, Operation Paws for Homes


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Photo: Operation Paws for Homes
Creative: Allen Pearson

WOOF! WOOF! Pawleased to introduce you to my new friend Krimpet! She recently arrived at Operation Paws for Homes to find humans to love and a "Forever Home!" She came from a rural shelter in Tennessee!

Krimpet is around 2-years-old and a Basenji mix! She has the cutest little nubby tail which never stops wagging! BARK!

She loves her foster family which includes some elementary age mini-humans. You can see how she is doing at Krimpet - Having a Snow Day! and at Krimpet Navigating the Stairs!

Krimpet is crate- and house- trained. She is fine-tuning her manners and learn a few skills! She's gotten along with other dogs she's met.

Paws, Krimpet is so pawsomely adorable, she pawssibly will not wait long for an adopter.

WOOF! To learn more about dog adoption, pawlease visit Operation Paws for Homes' Adoption Guide.

If you would like to meet Krimpet or apply to adopt her, pawlease complete the Operation Paws for Homes Dog Adoption Application!

BARKS! Do you love dogs, but, for whatever reason, are not able to adopt? Please consider supporting Krimpet financially. Donations will assist with her care. Any extra funds will be used to assist other cars at Operation Paws for Homes. Interested, please donate HERE!

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Photo: Operation Paws for Homes
Creative: Allen Pearson

Friday's Friend! Cat Adoption, PetConnect Rescue

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Photo: PetConnect Rescue
Creative: Allen Pearson
MEOW! MEOW! MEOW! Purr- since my humans call me a little chatterbox, I am going to use my pawsome ability to carry on a meowingly purrfect conversation with humans to share about Tangerine from PetConnect Rescue! My friend "Cat Lady" brought her by this week and she is really a beautiful cat!

CatsTangerine is one incredibly beautiful and sweet orange cat who just loves to be cuddled! She's playful and purrs all the time- like I meow all the time! She is pawfect for most humans but has a dislike for all dogs! She will need a home without the pawssibility of a canine companion ever happening! WOOF!

Purrs, she will make a great addition to a family with mini-humans or the first-time cat owner!

Purrs, if you would like to learn more about cat adoption, pawlease visit PetConnect Rescue Adoption Guide.

Meows, if you would like to meet or apply to adopt Tangerine, pawlease complete the PetConnect Rescue Adoption Application.

Meow! Purr- do you love cats but are not able to adopt? Please consider supporting Tangerine financially. Donations will assist with her care. Any extra funds will be used to assist other cats at PetConnect Rescue. Interested? Please donate HERE!
Photo: PetConnect Rescue
Creative: Allen Pearson

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Friday's Friend! Dog Adoption, Lab Rescue of the L.R.C.P., Inc.!

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Photo: Lab Rescue of L.R.C.P., Inc. 
Creative: Lab Rescue/Allen Pearson

DogWOOF! Happy Valentine's Day! I know it's a little early but, paws, the graphic I received from Lab Rescue about their special adoption event reminded me that Valentine's Day is coming next week! WOOF! Barkingly, why not share the day with two new loves in your life? WOOF! A pair of pawsome Labrador Retrievers?  Please visit Lab Rescue - Pairs!

Barks, while I am not certain the dogs shown in these graphics are still available for adoption, Lab Rescue has other dogs which are bonded-buddies who are looking for their "Forever Home!"  Bonded Buddies? Paws, that's my name for two dogs, or even two cats, who have been together all, or most, of their lives. When that happens, efforts are made to adopt the two dogs, or cats, together! WOOF!

My incredibly pawsome friend "Lab Lady" reminds me this is the last week of their special adoption event!   Barkingly, Lab Rescue, is hosting a pawsomely special adoption event for the bonded-buddies who have found their way to the rescue. From now through February 14, Lab Rescue is offering a $200 discount per pair off the usual adoption fees thanks to two generous supporters! Please visit Lab Rescue - Pairs.

If you would like to learn more about dog adoption, pawlease visit Lab Rescue Adoption Guide!

BARKS! Do you pawsitively absolutely love Labrador Retrievers but are not able to adopt? Please consider supporting Labrador Retrievers financially. Donations will assist with their care. Interested, please donate HERE!

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Photo: Lab Rescue of L.R.C.P., Inc. 
Creative: Lab Rescue/Allen Pearson

Friday's Friend! Dog Adoption, Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League

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Photo: Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
Creative: Allen Pearson
WOOF! Meet my pawsome friend "Harmony Belle" from the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League. She is a beautiful 7-year-old purebred Fawn Great Dane.

DogBarks! Harmony Belle is pawfectly housebroken! She is well-mannered, but not above begging humans for food! She's has had some basic obedience training. 

Harmony Belle loves going for walks, hikes, and doing zoomies in the yard! She is incredibly healthy and athletic! 

Harmony Belle is a "Velcro Dane!" She bonds well with her favorite humans and leaning on, snuggling with and loving them completely! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! 

Barkingly, Harmony can be startled by mini-humans and protective of her home. She will do best in a home without mini-humans visiting often. 

Paws, if you would like to meet Harmony Belle, learn more about dog adoption, and apply to adopt her, pawlease visit the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League - Adoption Procedures

BARKS!! Do you love dogs are not able to adopt? Please consider supporting Harmony Belle financially. Donations will assist with her care. Any extra funds will be used to assist other dogs at Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League. Interested, please donate HERE!

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Photo: Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League
Creative: Allen Pearson



Monday, February 4, 2019

National Thank a Mail Carrier Day!

"Delivering the Mail!"
(C) Allen Pearson Photography

THANK YOU MAIL CARRIERS!

WOOF! Every day I hear her truck coming up the hill. She makes two stops then I'm next! I see her stop at the mailbox and sometimes she has to get out and bring packages to the front door! BARK! BARK! MEOW, I do too! I look and watch out the front window!

Every once in a while my human and I will see her delivering the mail to other humans and she will make a quick stop to say "Hi!" and pet me for a second- then she's on her merry way to do assigned chores.

Paws, did you know the Second Continental Congress established the Constitutional Post, which was the first organized mail service in America, in 1775? The nation's first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin who established many of the protocols we have come to know today. The first postage stamp was invented in 1847! WOOFS!  The Pony Express began in 1860 with free city delivery in 1863 and rural free delivery in 1896. MEOWS, Got zip code? The zip code began in 1963!

Today, I bark a huge THANK YOU to the mail carriers and especially a barkingly grand and loud WOOF! to our pawsome mail carrier who makes sure we receive our packages, letters, and yes, our bills! A pawsome job they do every day!

Friday, February 1, 2019

Friday's Friend! Dog Adoption, Operation Paws for Homes

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Photo: Operation Paws for Homes
Creative: Allen Pearson 

WOOF! WOOF! Meet my new friend Footloose from Operation Paws for Homes! Paws, when I just a young pups many years ago I was footloose and fancy-free but became a stray until I was rescued. Footloose is around 1-year-old and a Labrador Retriever mix.

WOOF! Footloose is a high-energy kinda guy who LOVES to play and have fun. He loves his toys and knows how to entertain himself. He loves playing fetch and with other dogs!

Paws, Footloose is learning about his boundaries when playing. He can be a bit rough but wants to learn to be a good guy!

Since Footloose is high-energy, he wants an active family with older mini-humans or another enegetic dog! Paws, he would love a human would likes to be outside and would take him walking, running, or hiking!

Footloose is house- and crate-trained. He is learning his leash-walking skills and knows a few commands!

Footloose is good with other dogs, mini-humans, and pawssibly with cats!

WOOF! If you would like to learn more about dog adoption pawlease visit Operation Paws for Homes' Adoption Guide.

Barks, if you would like to meet Footloose or apply to adopt, pawlease complete the Operation Paws for Homes Adoption Application!

Barks! Do you love dogs but are not able to adopt? Please consider supporting Footloose financially. Donations will assist with his care. Any extra funds will be used to assist other dogs at Operation Paws for Homes. Interested, please donate HERE!

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Photo: Operation Paws for Homes
Creative: Allen Pearson 

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Friday's Friend! Dog Adoption, Lab Rescue of L.R.C.P., Inc.

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Photo: Lab Rescue of L.R.C.P., Inc.
Creative: Allen Pearson

WOOF! In my opinion, Black Labrador Retrievers are the bestest dogs. Of course, I should know since I am part Black Labrador Retriever! WOOF! My friend "Lab Lady" from Lab Rescue of L.R.C.P., Inc., brought by two guys named Thunder and Lightning who are looking for their "Forever Homes!"

Paws, "Lab Lady" shares, Lab Rescue is trying to find  "Forever Homes" and humans to love for all the pairs, or bonded-buddies, which have come to the rescue for their help in finding homes! These dogs are pawsome because they have grown up together or somewhere along life's way, they connected up and have been buddies ever since. WOOF! Very cool. Paws, two dogs are always better than one! WOOF!
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For a few weeks now, you've heard that Lab Rescue is hosting a special adoption event. WOOF! from now through Thursday, February 14, Lab Rescue is offering a $200 discount per pair off the usual adoption fees thanks to two generous supporters! Please visit Lab Rescue - Pairs.

BARK! Thunder and Lightning are a a pair of bonded males who are brothers which have spent their entire dog lives together! The foster human describes them as pure joy to have around! Paws, they are good-natured and sweet fellas who want a family they will enjoy their friendly and happy-go-lucky-selves! WOOF!

The boys are around 5-years-old and have lived with other dogs and cats before coming to the rescue.  They are recommended for mini-humans ages 10 and older.

WOOF! If you would like to learn more about dog adoption, pawlease visit Lab Rescue's Adoption Guide!

Interested in meeting or applying to adopt Thunder and Lightning? Pawlease complete Lab Rescue's Dog Adoption Application.

WOOF! Do you love Labrador Retrievers but aren't able to adopt? Please consider supporting Thunder and Lightning financially. Donations will assist with their care. Any extra funds will be used to assist other Labrador Retrievers at Lab Rescue of L.R.C.P., Inc. Interested,? Pawlease donate HERE!
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Friday's Friend! Cat Adoption, Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART)

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Photo:Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART)
Credit: Allen Pearson
MEOW! Happy Friday! I don't know about you but I wish this super frigid ridiculously freezing weather would warm up a bit. It's been too cold for my dog brother Noah or my human to spend much time outside and they are getting beyond the point of annoying! HISS! Noah and Dad need a good walk for a few miles so I can get so peace and quiet! Paws, however, it does make my human mom more fun to snuggle with.... do you have a cat to snuggle with? They are the bestest you know! My pawsome friend "Miss Kim" from Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART) brought by a handsome cat for you to meet! 
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Fergus is around 10-years-old, not declawed, is friendly with dogs, other cats and mini-humans. He is a cute guy who is SUPER CURIOUS, playful, pouncing, and loves treats. Pawsitively loves treats. He wouldn't quit telling me about the treats he likes! MEOWS!

Fergus isn't much for sitting on human's laps but he does enjoy hanging out and stting near them for pawssible scratches! He likes to perch on high places and watch his humans too. Fergus will allow you to pick him up gently but only hold him for a minute.

Fergus's foster parents call him a "cool guy" but he does get stressed in overwhelming situations. He prefers a calm and quiet family with another calm pet, cat or dog, is good. He would be fine as your one-and-only-cat-that-is!

Meows, Fergus needs to stay on a special food which is really easy to purchase! He needs it to prevent kidney stones! Paws, though he's a senior, he doesn't act like an old man at all. He loves entertaining himself or playing with his humans. 

If you have questions about Fergus, please contact Kim.

Interested in learning more about cat adoption? Pawlease visit the Homeless Animals Rescue Team's Cat Adoption Guide.

If you would like to meet Fergus or apply to adopt him, pawlease complete the Homeless Animals Rescue Team's Cat Adoption Application

Meow! Purr. Do you love cats but are not able to adopt? Please consider supporting Fergus financially. Donations will assist with his care. Any extra funds will be used to assist other cats at Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART). Interested? Please donate HERE!

Photo: Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART)
Credit: Allen Pearson
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