What are you going to do to make "pawsitive change" in 2011?

I saw this posted on facebook last night and thought I would put it up on my blog.

The Prayer of St. Francis, This Year, Save One, Foster One, Rescue One Dog

My goal this year is to do more for the local Shelter, SHAID Tree, ( Sheltering Helpless Animals in Distress ). They are a low kill shelter and it would be so nice to make it a no kill shleter. They are a small shelter but do an amazing job. We got Simon from them. I have volunteered in a limited way there the last few years, fixing a computer, helping out at the Giant yard sale etc. but that's not enough. It's not that I don't do volunteer work, helping Addison's Dogs is a huge part of my life, but now it's time to get more involved with SHAID. I cannot take in anymore pets but there are ways I can help out.

So what are you going to do to make pawsitive change this year? Give it up, put it out there and let the world know your plans. It all starts with 1 person!

I also plan to start running again but I need the motivation to start. I so loved it and when I busted up my foot last summer it was easy to just stop and not get back to it in any serious way.. read I totally wimped out on starting up again..

Shelter Pups

It has been a crazy couple of weeks at work, so busy in the evening I haven't been able to catch up at all.


Emma and I volunteered at the SHAID animal shelter at their Open House and she met the rats and the bunny and she was in heaven. I however left the rats along and stuck to the pups...
As I said it has been busy but today I took time out after work to go to the shelter and walk Gus.. I know I forgot my camera so no pictures. I met Gus at the Open House as he had just come in. He was rail thin, each rib stuck out with nothing but skin covering them.
He is such a nice boy. He was neutered on Tuesday so will soon be ready for a new home. He walked so nicely on the leash, no pulling at all. He will make someone a wonderful companion.

There is a little beagle there named Miles and I spent some time playing with him.. His owners gave him up because they said, "he was a handful". The only handful he is, is when he is sitting on your lap and you are cuddling him.. he is a wonderful little boy..

It was nice to take some time and just play with some pups that need some loving... I feel better tonight for it... I hope the pups enjoyed it as much as I did..

When I came home my crew all gave me the once over, and then after they ate really gave me a going over.. I think they felt I had been out cheating on them..