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  By an exercise-loving Registered Dietitian

What the HECK has this chick been doing?!?! (The Dog Edition)

5/10/2012

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My furry friends haven't said hello in a while. They love getting attention, both in person and on the bloggity blog. 

Below: Princess Libby on my (unmade) bed
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Below: Libby on my parents' bed (where she is not allowed). See how her ears are back and how she is vigorously wagging her tail? She knows that she is BUSTED!
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Below: Mickey sitting on the windowsill in the library
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Below: Mickey is always adorable, but he looks so precious when he lies down with his front legs crossed. 
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Below: the Princess donning a gothic bandanna after getting groomed
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Below (this is the last time that I will say "below"): Libby giving her daddy a very warm greeting after I brought her back to my brother's apartment. Sometimes, I forget that I am only her second favorite person in the world. 
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We can't forget about Cody, the incredibly kind and docile dog with a very soft and velvety head. 
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And now, I will introduce the newest member of our family: SAM!

 Isn't he a beauty?
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We picked him up two weeks ago from Orphans of the Storm. He is a kick-ass four-year-old mixture of (we think) German shepherd, lab, and hound. He's perfectly housebroken, brilliant, and is obsessed with his new human owners and doggy brothers. 
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Guys, I can't stress enough how important it is to rescue your dogs and cats. There are so many of them in shelters who need homes and will either be euthanized or spend the rest of their life in a small cold cell if they are not adopted. By getting an animal from a shelter, you are saving a life. I know that there are plenty of wonderful breeders out there (I can't say the same thing about puppy mills- I have NOTHING good to say about them), but everybody wants to adopt puppies or kittens. Puppies almost always find homes. It's also so much cheaper to get an animal from a shelter or a rescue group vs. a breeder. We paid about $150 for Sam, and that included a visit to the vet, a microchip, neutering, and medication. Plus, since he's older and has already been in a home, he is housebroken and won't destroy our house. Please consider rescuing the next time that you get a pet. You will not regret it, and you will always feel good knowing that you are giving your pet a better life. 

That's all I have to say about that. I hope all of you have a wonderful Thursday! 
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Megan link
5/13/2012 08:30:10 pm

I love this post Jen. My husband and I bought our puppy from a breeder and we are considering rescuing a job from a shelter. It's heartbreaking to think what they must go through. It's great that you're highlighting this and bringing it forward as an option. Your dogs are just beautiful and I always enjoy reading your posts about animals.

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Jen link
5/15/2012 04:07:31 am

Megan,that's so wonderful that you would consider adopting. I do absolutely adore your dog Macy, though, and I want to meet her the next time that I come into town! I'm glad that you like my doggies!

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Megan link
5/19/2012 12:13:35 pm

Yes, you definitely have to meet her! She will absolutely love you!! :)

ANDI
5/13/2012 11:41:50 pm

i love this post. Sam has got to be some sort of Nova Scotia duck tolling retreiver though. Hopefully your mother will verify this as i truly believe she verified this idea at my apt this weekend. Until further notice....

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Jen link
5/15/2012 04:09:42 am

Andi, I will ask my mother to verify this again. If she does, then you are right and will be allowed to classify all of my mixed breeds in the future. Although I have clue what a Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever is, it sounds like a kick-ass dog.

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dog friendly holidays link
7/16/2012 07:06:39 pm

Your dogs are really very smarty. I thing you do better care of them. Nice blog

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    I am  a Chicago-based Registered Dietitian working primarily in Acute Clinical Care. I started this blog in 2010, before I even knew that I wanted to be an RD! Now, as an active dietitian, this blog will become part of my life again. Read about my current healthy habits, but please peruse my old posts (from 2014 and before) to read about life as an RD student and my previous years in Australia!


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