A Sunday smile from Neil Kelly
Know who your real friend is?
A Sunday smile from Neil Kelly
Category: Dogs
Quite right, too.
OCCUPY DENVER ELECTS LEADER
In response to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s insistence that Occupy Denver choose leadership to deal with City and State officials, and drawing inspiration from the notion that corporations are people, Occupy Denver’s General Assembly has elected a leader: Shelby, a three year old Border Collie. “Shelby is closer to a person than any corporation: She can bleed, she can breed, and she can show emotion. Either Shelby is a person, or corporations aren’t people,” said a Shelby supporter at the time of her election.
Occupy Denver reserves the right to alter leadership status, but for now, Shelby exhibits heart, warmth, and an appreciation for the group over personal ambition that Occupy Denver members feel are sorely lacking in the leaders some of them have voted for on national, state, and local levels. Accordingly, Occupy Denver looks forward to communication with Mayor Hancock and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper sometime this week to introduce their leadership.
Newly-elected leader Shelby will be leading this Saturday’s Occupy Denver march against Corporate Personhood, and invites all other civic minded dogs (and their leash-holders) to join.
Source:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
CONTACT
Occupy Denver
Attn: Media-PR Committee
media-pr@occupydenver.org
occupydenver.org
And an update at 08:45 MT November 19th courtesy of Naked Capitalism where the photo was seen and ‘borrowed’ from.
This is Shelby, Occupy Denver’s newly elected leader.
Mid-week smile
November 8th happens to be my birthday so I’m taking a break!
Couple of pictures to give you a smile, wherever you are in the world.
Seriously, wondering what these two guys are sighting on? Click on the ‘more’ to reveal all!
Deborah Stone
Final contribution to the Dog Pound Ball!
To be honest, I’m aware that the above sub-heading may be less than clear – a deliberate ploy to grab your attention!
On the 17th October, Learning from Dogs published a piece about Milly, a lovely dog who had been at the rescue centre for some three years – breaks your heart just to think about her.
There is a charity Ball for the benefit of the pound dogs, being held this coming Friday, the 4th, at Hellaby Hall, Rotherham, England. Luckily now fully subscribed and, clearly, heading for a successful evening for all concerned, including the dogs!
One of the supporters of the event is a professional photographer who has worked with many notable businesses, such as Ford, Vidal Sassoon, Revlon, Marks & Spencer, Wilkinson Sword.
Her name is Deborah Stone. Her website is here.
Deborah is offering a prize for the evening, consisting of a two hour studio session covering any particular category, (family, products, makeover, model shoot, publicity, dogs- whatever!) with the final images supplied on a DVD.
So loud applause from Payson, Arizona, for such a generous gift, and in their own way, from all the dogs that will be helped who will be saying ‘thank you, as well.
Deborah’s website is here. If you need a professional photographer, why not give Deborah a call on +44 (0) 114 2348551 or email her at deb@deborahstone.co.uk
Finally, if you would like to send in a donation then please post a cheque, made out to Pound Dog Ball, to the following address:
c/o Jennifer Smith
Clumber Lodge,
50 Hemingfield Road
Wombwell, S73 0LY.
Or if you prefer an electronic donation, further details are:
Pound Dog Ball
A/C 31542265
Sort 40-45-29 (HSBC)
The account is a charity account, set up only for this event. Once the money has been paid to the charities the account will be closed.
Thank you!
Surfin’ USA, bulldog style
Have a great week-end, wherever you are!
Surf Dog Tillman sets an example!
(Ron Davis is the owner of this 6 year old English Bulldog Tillman living in Oxnard California.)
Poetry in Motion
Once again, big thanks to Cynthia S. for sending me the links
I can’t add anything to these videos, so just settle down and watch.
and this one,
Please help Milly
This is such a beautiful dog, and so many ways to help her.
On the 11th October, I published a story, a story with a very happy ending, about George, a lovely dog who was rescued from the Dog Pound the day before he was due to be killed. The underlying request was to help, in any way that you could, raise funds in conjunction with the Dog Pound Ball being held in Yorkshire.
As I wrote, and as we all know full too well, there are many other dogs that require our help. This is the story of Milly, 9 years old and sadly has spent almost 3 years in rescue.
Milly was handed in from a local home when her owners felt they could no longer keep her. She is an affectionate dog once she learns to trusts, but does growl at strangers and doesn’t present well in kennels. As a result of these issues Milly has been at the rescue kennels for almost three years now, which is a long time for any dog to have to tolerate.
As time goes on it becomes increasingly unlikely that we will succeed in finding her a home. Barnsley Animal Rescue Centre (BARC) does not give up on its rescue animals and has been working with this lovely dog to overcome her problems. Sadly we feel we have done all we can here.
It would be heartbreaking to think she would live out the rest of her life here with us instead of being loved and surrounded by her own family. So we have decided on a way of helping Milly, but it comes at a cost.
Specialist rehabilitation has been arranged but it is going to cost BARC about £50 per week. It’s unclear how long the treatment will take and how effective it will be, but we feel Milly deserves this chance, and know that you will agree with us.
So let’s all do something to help these special creatures, the Georges and the Millys of this world, who offer us humans such unconditionally love and loyalty.
Friday 4th November, 7.30pm – Come to the Hellaby Hall Hotel, Old Hellaby, Maltby, Yorkshire, S66 8SN
Call for tickets now to the Pound Dog Ball telephone number (UK) 07772 538513 or email pogpublications@yahoo.com Full details here.
Please help by supporting this Charity Fundraising Event: Black Tie, Dinner/Dance at Hellaby Hall, Rotherham, 7.30pm, on Friday 4th November. It’s a don’t miss night…..3 course meal, live entertainment all night and dancing ’til late!!!! It’s going to be a great night.
If you can’t make the Ball but would like to send in a donation then please post a cheque, made out to Pound Dog Ball, to the following address:
c/o Jennifer Smith
Clumber Lodge,
50 Hemingfield Road
Wombwell, S73 0LY.
Or if you prefer an electronic donation, further details are:
Pound Dog Ball
A/C 31542265
Sort 40-45-29 (HSBC)
The account is a charity account, set up only for this event. Once the money has been paid to the charities the account will be closed.
All monies raised will be shared between http://www.dogsos.co.uk/ (Doris Banham) and http://www.barnsleyanimalrescue.org.uk/ (Barnsley Animal Rescue Charity)
Everyone involved in helping these precious animals sends you their heartfelt thanks.
The German Shepherd dog
Republished, with permission, from the Blog Dreamwalker’s Sanctuary – thank’s Sue.
Sometimes when I want to clear a space in my head I like to either listen to music or Draw… This week I had some spare time on my hands and so the Sketch pad and Pastels came out once again..
And here is the result.
I hope you enjoy the result of this German Shepherd Dog I drew in Pastels..
I wasn’t brought up with Dogs my family always had cats, But I just love German Shepherds, well all four legged Dogs and Cats and animals .. But I remember one German Shepherd which was rather special… her name was Xena who belonged to a dear friend..
She sent me this picture of her some years ago now.. Sadly Xena she is no longer with us…My earliest memory of a German Shepherd was when I was 6 or 7 years of age. I remember I had to walk past the Vicarage gates to the infant school in our village where this huge GS was usually safe behind… His bark I think was worse than his bite.. But to a young girl I was scared of him.. One day the gate was open and he bounded out as I went past, and he barked loudly at me..
My heart raced and I think I started to cry.. as I was on my own.. I remember a woman coming to my aid and saying he wouldn’t hurt me.. as she calmed me down..
The German Shepherd was ushered back behind the gate, But not before someone had let me stroke him and take away my fear.. Or I may have been afraid of dogs in the future..
Funny how when one’s mind is trying to empty itself.. It then becomes full of past memories.. That are triggered by something else..
Have a Great weekend all of you, and Sorry if I didn’t get around to visit all of you but your on my to do list.. Next week as I’m working this weekend..
Take care and be good to each other.
Sit back and smile
With thanks to Ellen M. for passing this across to Learning from Dogs.
The soul of a dog, and a soda syphon!
Big, big thanks to Dan G. for sending this to me.
Love dogs? Love German Shepherd dogs? Then sit back and love this.
From the BBC programme, That’s Life, filmed in 1986.
