To make you smile...

Just had to share a post from one of my favorite blogs The Pioneer Woman.  She talks sometimes about her basset hounds Charlie and Walter and takes the funniest pictures.  So in honor of these amusing kids, here's a post to make you laugh;)

Jessie, Linda Ronstadt and the Joys of Fostering...

Dogs.

You gotta love em.

They are your biggest fan club.
They keep you company.
They make you feel good about yourself.
They make you laugh.
They know to comfort you when you're down.

One point dogs.

Humans.

We can do pretty awful things.  Unfortunately in rescue, we hear about the worst.  Recently, a dog within the rescue community had to be put down because her body had experienced too much to recover from.  You see, prior to being rescued, she had been thrown against a wall.  This poor little dog tried hard to overcome her experiences and managed to bless many volunteers' lives before she had to go.  I've also heard of people moving and leaving their animals in their vacant home with no plan for rescue.  I've heard of people dropping off their dogs in the middle of a desert area in the heat of summer where there aren't many people who pass by them.  And these are the least gruesome of the stories!

Minus one point for humans.  Boo!

This is why I work with animal rescue.  I volunteer and give voices to the dogs that can't speak for themselves.  And with my help and many others like me, we help to pull millions of dogs from terrible situations and help overloaded shelters by giving these dogs homes.  This is why I foster.  We all have a duty to take responsibility and unfortunately, we have to pick up where others are lacking.  But I have the faces of over 50 dogs I've helped staring back at me saying thanks.

Oh, and making me laugh... and smile... and... well... just look...


Introducing Miss Jessie.

She's an owner surrender and is one of the sweetest dogs I have ever fostered.

I mean just look at this face... the face of an angel.  Oh and did I forget to mention... she loves the sun?

I have a few of those sun baskers...

Yup, Miss Fynn loves herself some sun.

Anyway, Jessie was surrendered from her owner as she felt like she wasn't getting enough attention and thought it best to teach the babies in the household she didn't want to be tugged on.  Crazy notion! So Jessie is living it large with us... and she's ADOPTABLE!

And it's a good thing we have her because she's really helped our newest addition acclimate to life in our home.

Without further ado... introducing... Linda Ronstadt!

Wait... are you saying you can't see the resemblance?

How about now...?

Well either way, this little girl is named after Miss Linda Ronstadt and she has the vocal chords to prove it.  We are quite the talker!  She's a 3 month old miniature pinscher and is just adorable.  Jessie is helping her get settled in and teaching her the ropes.  Linda is totally enamored with her big foster sis.

Both dogs are ADOPTABLE!  Just sayin...

These cute faces keep me rescuing, including the one resting at my feet right now (Mr. Milo).  

And to leave you with a video that sums it all up... let's savor every moment we have with these precious beings.