Below: Princess Libby on my (unmade) bed
Isn't he a beauty?
That's all I have to say about that. I hope all of you have a wonderful Thursday!
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 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! Below: Mickey sitting on the windowsill in the library Below: Mickey is always adorable, but he looks so precious when he lies down with his front legs crossed. Below: the Princess donning a gothic bandanna after getting groomed 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. We can't forget about Cody, the incredibly kind and docile dog with a very soft and velvety head. And now, I will introduce the newest member of our family: SAM! Isn't he a beauty? 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. 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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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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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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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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ABOUT jennifer Martin, MS, RD, LDNI 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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