Thursday, September 23, 2021

Remember Me Thursday! September 23, The Helen Woodward Animal Center

(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®
(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®

Woofs, Meows, Woof, today we remember "Remember Me Thursday" a yearly campaign sponsored by the Helen Woodward Animal Center! The campaign is designed to bring attention to homeless dogs and cats. 

At "from The Dog's Paw!," Samson, Abby, and I write weekly posts to help our friends, dogs and cats, who lost their homes through, most often, no fault of their own! The post is written with graphics created because our human loves dogs and cats and wants to help them find their "Forever Home!" with humans to love who will love them!

Our humans have been advocates for adopting rescued dogs and cats as they have had 3 Maine Coon cats and 3 Black Labrador Mixes dogs. Barkingly, why breed-specific? Though at first, not intentionally, but now a preference. For the cats, Dad was pawsitively absolutely terrified of cats until he was introduced to a Maine Coon cat which he named, "Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, "Choral" "Ode to Joy" by Ludwig van Beethoven, "Symphony" for short. MEOWS! Meowingly, after that pawsome experience, we have always adopted Maine Coons! 

Woofs, Black Labrador Retrievers? Dad was given a Black Labrador Retriever mix as his first dog in his adult life. He loved the dog quite a bit as it was his first dog that wasn't a German Shepherd. Woofsly, this was his first mostly black dog too. Growls, when he learned about how many black dogs do not make it out of the animal shelters, he decided to adopt as many Black Labradors or other black dogs, as he could in his lifetime. Now, he is on his third with Abby. 

Barks! Not all dogs and cats make it out of the shelters. Sadly, many lose their lives through no fault of their own and it's truly upsetting. HISS! We can't write about every single pet needing a "Forever Home!" as there isn't enough time for us to do it all. Pawlease consider adopting a dog or cat from a shelter or a rescue. Barkingly, unable to adopt? Consider volunteering with a rescue or shelter and do your part in helping animals. We would like to share a poem from Mike Arms which shares the plight of many dogs and cats in shelters and rescues:

(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®
(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®

Woofs, let's all do our part in helping dogs and cats making the numbers of homeless shrink until it exists no more! 

(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®
(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®

Today, we light a candle to remember our family's dogs and cats who have gone on to heaven after many years of lovin's! Barkingly, and in memory of those pets who never got adopted or had the love of humans.  

(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®
(C) 2021, Remember Me Thursday®


(C) 2021, from The Dog's Paw!

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