Gas, food and living expenses have increased significantly — so much so that some people are unable to pay their mortgage and are now facing foreclosure. What makes the situation even more heartbreaking is the fact that some people cannot afford to take care of their pets or even take their pets with them to their new home. Moving from a house to an apartment is an adjustment and not all apartment complexes welcome pets. It’s estimated that an approximate 1.4 million additional homeowners will experience foreclosure during 2008. While this is a difficult position for homeowners to be in, there are ways to reduce the stress on the family pet.
Prizes, games, entertainment, fun, child-friendly, pet-friendly — what more can get from a summer time event? Pet parades are taking place all over the country this summer, and if you have never attended one, now is the time. Your pet might even be lucky enough to bring ribbons or prizes home.
According to the LaGrange Pet Parade website (www.lgpetparade.org/), they were the first to start pet parades in the United States. Their track record is quite impressive, as they have put on 62 parades. Not only is a pet parade an exciting event for the community, but it also brings local animal shelters and rescue groups together. In addition, these parades praise pets and show off their wonderful qualities. If you are interested in attending a pet parade, consider going to one of these upcoming events:
My name is Marina, and I’m a new author on the “LVR” series of blogs. You can find my author page here. I have three cats and two dogs, which definitely help make life more interesting and enjoyable. Lily, Bella and Oliver are a family of cats that I rescued and Paisley and Sebastian are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Here on PetLvr, I’ll be blogging about pets in the news, pet agility shows and celebrity pets. But first I’d like to introduce my pets and myself in more detail.
I recently graduated from Youngstown State University and received a degree in Professional Writing and Editing. I own a writing and editing business called Cat’s Eye Editing, LLC. I’m passionate about environmental issues as well as animal rights, and I would like to try to make a difference with my writing. I definitely believe that the way people treat animals is a reflection of their character.
My wife and I married in a Medieval Themed Style wedding back in the summer of 2002. Our only Papillon dog (at the time), Maxxie, played a major part in it. It was an outdoor wedding and afterwards the event was under a huge tent outside on a venue with about 10 acres. About 85 people showed up in costumes, but it was 32c that day and a good handful took their costume out before the dinner and party started, but fortunately we rallied them out to the road and took a great picture of them all!
Anyway, Maxxie was a big part of our wedding. He was there, “all dressed up” (wearing a tie), and was let loose the entire venue. He is a social monger and enjoyed greeting all the people and having free reigns to go where ever he pleased, although he usually stayed close to us. During the actual handfasting/wedding ceremony we did lock him up in the location’s house and once again during dinner (health regulations required we do this while we were eating), but for the most part he was on his own and just like any other guest, allowed to roam free and enjoy the festivities!
You know it really bugs me when people say things like, “All pitbulls are bad around kids” or “No pitbulls should ever be around children.”
The majority of my pitbull experiences have been with them around kids. I’m working on putting together some of the pictures that I have of my kids with pits, but for now, here’s one of some “action” captured the other day.
It’s a “vicious” pitbull with a 6 month old baby. Actually, the pitbull was born just a month before the baby that is in the video with him. You tell me who’s doing the “attacking” in this video.
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We’ve got a Moose in our yard! Only he’s not really a moose, he’s an american pitbull terrier. He’s the newest puppy in our family. Here he is at 11 weeks.
Isn’t he cute???
Posted on January 2, 2008 by 808BluePitbull • There are 1 lonesome comment
Gas, food and living expenses have increased significantly — so much so that some people are unable to pay their mortgage and are now facing foreclosure. What makes the situation even more heartbreaking is the fact that some people cannot afford to take care of their pets or even take their pets with them to their new home. Moving from a house to an apartment is an adjustment and not all apartment complexes welcome pets. It’s estimated that an approximate 1.4 million additional homeowners will experience foreclosure during 2008. While this is a difficult position for homeowners to be in, there are ways to reduce the stress on the family pet.
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