#HoomansoftheDogHood
For the past few months, theDogHood has become such an integral part of our lives. If before we were in love with these lovely creatures, now after months of studying more about their magical effects, we truly are in awe of their incredible ability to form social connections whether they are physically present or not 💕
Today this point was reiterated. It was a usual morning & we were in Starbucks working, when a wheelchair slowly pulled closer. He gestured that he had seen us often sitting and talking about dogs…he initiated the conversation by writing “dog” shakily on the paper with a twinkle in his eyes, and pointing at us! We were of course delighted. Slowly a conversation started, with him writing on the paper to ask more about what we are doing and us sharing about theDoghood. He shared that he had one cute furry fella too that he had lost sometime back..….and between slow words, lots of gestures and warm laughs we connected over our favorite topic.
Humans have a connection to pets that is like no other. But dogs also connect us to other people in a truly profound way, they truly break all barriers 🥰
#hoomansofthedoghood #lovedogs #connections #unbreakablebond #thedoghood #petparents #starbucks #lifeissbeautiful #support @purvi_janardhan @ruchijoshi
Merry Christmas from theDogHood! 🎄
#happyholidays #merrychristmas #thedoghood #holidays #thedoghoodofficial #dogownerscommunity #hoomansofthedoghood #lovedogs
Happy thanksgiving from us to you !Thanks for being part of theDoghood & supporting us in our journey to make a better world for dogs & dog owners !
Please give this podcast a listen, that captures our magical journey together in theDoghood -
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-32-building-a-community-of-pet/id1485177521?i=1000542713644
#thanksgiving #thedoghood #holidayseason #givethanks #happythanksgiving
Cell Dogs harnesses the power of the human-animal bond and transforms lives by setting a new course for shelter dogs and incarcerated individuals. By providing second chances, they make a lasting difference in our communities.
They rescue dogs from local shelters and enroll them in basic obedience training programs. These classes take place in correctional facilities and actively involve program trainers. For each training cycle, they make sure all dogs are lovingly adopted or promoted to their advanced training program for specialized service dog training.
theDogHood applauds their wonderful efforts and wants to support them in their extraordinary effort. We are supporting the #givingtuesday initiative to benefit @Celldogs. For every App download theDogHood will give $1 to benefit this awesome organization from16th to 22nd Nov!Download theDogHood App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thedoghood/id1547568850
Please download & support @Celldogs !
"There is a slip of graph paper taped to the bottom edge of my home computer monitor with the words
ìI donít want to sit in a cubicle anymoreî written on it.
I wrote those words five years ago in my engineering notebook, sitting in my work cubicle, with the
department secretaryís small Spaniel curled around my feet. She knew where to look if her dog wandered off ñ
the pup loved me and I loved her. I itched to take her outside for a stroll that day, however, deadlines
loomed and I was stuck.
When I retired a few months later, I used an Xacto knife to excise those words from my notebook. I was staring
at those same words when, bored with retirement, I searched job listings for something to fill my days. The only
posting that caught my interest was an advertisement for a dog walker! I applied and I was hired.
My first week, I walked a total of five miles and spent the entire weekend on the couch, recovering. I was
painfully out of shape. Fast forward a few years and I was walking an average of six to eight miles a day.
I wore through three pairs of New Balance sneakers. During a family road trip to Northern California, I calculated
that in the last three years, I had walked to Eureka, California and back home a total of six times. Physically, I lost weight and regained my health and stamina. Pain from my arthritis disappeared. Out on the trails and sidewalks with my dogs, I was blessed with the feelings of peace and contentment that accompany canine companionship.
Today I drive from house to house where I am enthusiastically greeted by dogs I love that love me back.
Instead of office friends, I have street friends ñ postmen, roofers, gardeners, and people walking their dogs.
Not a cubicle in sight!"
#thedoghood #hoomansofthedoghood #lovedogs #walkingdogs #dogwalker #doglife #freedom #dogsarefamily #dogsmakemehappy
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Muttville is changing the way the world thinks about and treats older dogs. Sherri Franklin started Muttville in 2007, in her own home, to save older dogs. Every day... Dogs in good health with wonderful personalities are euthanized. Why? Because they're older, and not considered adoptable. Muttville reaches out to senior and special needs rescue dogs; find homes for those dogs that are adoptable; and offer end of life care for those that are not. Muttville’s cage-free facility (first in the nation), foster program, on-site veterinary suite, and hospice program are innovations that have been lauded and emulated around the country. There is so much love and joy in these dogs.
November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month . theDogHood implores everyone to support this commendable charity . Please Donate & read more - https://muttville.org. Muttvile also has a wonderful Pet Loss Support Group that meets every wednesday , check their Facebook page to read more -
https://www.facebook.com/Muttville.Senior.Dog.Rescue
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““We brought Steffi home on 29th Dec,2020. She was this little 11 pounder round little cuddly fur ball who was cute beyond imagination.The moment the 4 of us cast our eyes on her, we were “hooked, lined and gone”.
My boys and I were a bit sad taking her away from her siblings but we knew we would try to be more than that for her...Once home from a 8 hr ride, we were a bit uncertain and tentative on what to do with her. But I do believe thanks to my Buddhist practice that if you have genuine intentions, the universe does support you and we got connected with the MOST AMAZING trainer who shared her calm with me and helped me figure it out.
I cannot begin to talk abt the transformation in me, from resistance to enjoying every second with her. The exhaustion from waking several times converted to a feeling of warmth when she would give me a look that said “I was her universe”. I have so many stories to share about her, how we fought over a name for her, how the 3 men in my life still continue to lament that “I” am the center of Steffi’s life….But what I can say is that Steffi brought in this shift in my family, every thought word and action was dictated to by her.
She will be a year old next month and I can safely say we are crazy obsessed with her. She has oodles of energy in her and when she bounces around especially when the boys come back home from school, the joy in my heart knows no bounds. With her around, we are always laughing, she is so comical with the way she rotates her head and she is unbelievably human in her communication. She will come sit next to me and put her paw on my lap and have this session of doggy dialogue with me somehow expressing what she wants to me. We do have a doggy-human language going 🙂
I have so much gratitude in my heart and thank her every single day for coming into our lives and lighting it up. My boys don't refer to her as a pet but as their “sister” and of course she is my “daughter”. And thanks to her I have made such incredible friends, it's like she has brought and is continuing to be the harbinger of sunshine and happiness in our lives.
THANK YOU my sunshine, Steffi Krish!”
#thedoghood #hoomansofthedoghood
K9sforwarriors is The Nation’s Largest Provider OF SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS
Determined to end veteran suicide, K9s For Warriors provides highly-trained Service Dogs to military veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma. With the majority of dogs coming from high-kill rescue shelters, this innovative program allows the K9/Warrior team to build an unwavering bond that facilitates their collective healing and recovery.
Donate HERE & Read some incredible REAL stories of REAL Warriors - https://k9sforwarriors.org
PET OBESITY REMAINS A SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT, PET OWNERS AND VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS CONFRONT CONFLICTING NUTRITIONAL AND WEIGHT LOSS ADVICE
The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention will conduct theAnnual National Pet Obesity Awareness Day Survey beginning October 13, 2021. Each year they conduct the Pet Nutrition & Weight Management Survey for pet owners and veterinary professionals.
Click here to participate -
https://petobesityprevention.org/national-pet-obesity-awareness-study/
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