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NATIONAL MAKE A DOG’S DAY – October 22

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NATIONAL MAKE A DOG’S DAY

National Make A Dog’s Day on October 22nd provides an opportunity to give all dogs the best day of their lives. The day not only encourages visits to shelters, but it is also a reminder to animal lovers everywhere to adopt instead of shop for a new pet.

Approximately 3.3 million dogs enter shelters in the United States annually, many being relinquished by their owners. Worse still, approximately 35% of the animals that enter shelters are euthanized. While numbers continue to decline, the need for adoption continues to be overwhelming. One sure way to make a dog’s day is giving them a new, loving home through adoption.

IF A DOG COULD TALK

Of course, adoption is just one way to make a dog’s day. If your favorite canine companion could talk, they might tell us going for an extra-long walk would make their day. When was the last time you visited the dog park? Of course, a new chew toy might top their list. Sometimes, they just want to play. Throw the ball already! Another thing that tops the list of fur babies everywhere – don’t stop scratching that itch.

While those ideas probably come to mind with ease, some other ideas are just as important.

  • Regular check-ups. Check with your veterinarian for the schedule that fits your dog.
  • Vaccinations. Different schedules apply depending on where you live.
  • Spay or neuter your pet. Beyond the health benefits, unplanned puppies cause the population in shelters to increase.

HOW TO OBSERVE #MakeADogsDay

Visit a shelter, find a loyal canine companion and make a dog’s day through adoption! If the timing isn’t quite right, all are welcome to stop by a shelter and volunteer. Just by taking a shelter dog for a walk or bringing them a new chew toy, you’ll make their day. New blankets or treats are always welcome, too. Check your local shelter’s website for a list of needs. Each shelter takes donations, and their requirements vary depending on the time of year.

Stop by a participating Subaru retailer during the month of October and donate new pet supplies, which the automaker will be collecting throughout the month of October. Check your local Subaru retailers to join the effort.

If you’re already the owner of a beloved dog, take the extra time to make your dog’s day. Repay that unconditional love with creative tokens of dog-gone appreciation.
Shelters: make sure to share your adoption events by posting your stories and photos using the hashtag #MakeADogsDay on social media.

NATIONAL MAKE A DOG’S DAY HISTORY
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Hurricane hero: Woman rescues nearly 100 dogs, taking them into her home during Dorian

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BY CAITLIN O’KANE    / CBS NEWS

A woman in the Bahamas says she has taken in nearly 100 dogs displaced by Hurricane Dorian. Chella Phillips, who runs Voiceless Dogs of Nassau, a small organization aimed at helping stray dogs in the capital city, said she took 97 dogs into her house as the hurricane slammed into the island on Sunday.

Seventy-nine of the dogs were sheltering in her master bedroom, Phillips wrote on Facebook. “It has been insane since last night,” she wrote, “poop and piss non stop but at least they are respecting my bed and nobody has dared to jump in.”
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Corgis are king at this ‘pawsome’ cafe

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New York Post: By Reuters   March 27, 2019

BANGKOK — It started as an oversized litter and turned into a business plan.

When customers walk into Bangkok’s Corgi in the Garden cafe, they’re greeted by a dozen fluffballs on stubby legs rushing out to greet them, jump in laps and shake hands for treats.

The cafe houses 12 corgis, whose popularity has been soaring among Thai dog lovers for their roly-poly build and an almost infallible ability to make people smile.

“They’re funny dogs, like their appearances, short and stubby. These are their unique appearances which I like,” said cafe owner Tanchanok Kanawaong.

“And I also like their laughable characteristics as well, they’re so funny.”

In Tokyo, Bangkok and other cities, “cat cafes” have been popular for years.

The corgi cafe is roughly the same model — just for aficionados of the specific breed of dog most famously beloved by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.


Corgi dogs play with customers at the Corgi in the Garden cafe.

The queen’s last purebred corgi died in October 2018. She kept some 30 corgis in her life, even inspiring an animated film “The Queen’s Corgi,” which has yet to get a release date.

Back in Bangkok, Tanchanok’s commoner corgis are being put to work six days a week — but with plenty of nap breaks and run time in the garden, she says.

Customers pay about $11 for one-hour sessions with the dozen corgis with names like Porkchop, Pumpkin, Salmon, Bean and Babycorn.

One customer, 36-year-old Chutima Jaroonjintayanon, said she’s here to “learn more about their characteristics” as she was considering getting a corgi of her own.

Tanchanok said she hadn’t planned on running a corgi cafe, but a surprise litter of pups gave her the idea.

“I just wanted to share the love and happiness,” she says. “Two of my dogs had seven puppies … and the number grew, so we wanted to spread the joy with others.”
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Wolfdog hybrid gains online fame at Florida sanctuary

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By Nicole Darrah | Fox News

Yuki, a wolfdog hybrid, was rescued by the Shy Wolf Sanctuary in 2008. (Shy Wolf Sanctuary)

A giant wolfdog hybrid named Yuki who “loves to be the center of attention” is living his dream at a sanctuary in Florida.

The animal was rescued by Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Naples in 2008 when he was around 8 months old and is a mixture of breeds — 87.5 percent gray wolf, 8.6 percent Siberian Husky and 3.9 percent German Shepherd, according to the sanctuary.
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Security dog separated from handler over work dispute: suit

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NYP:  By Kathianne Boniello  September 8, 2018

Timothy Tallini with Valiant, the labrador (left) and the family dog.

He was a loyal partner who loved apples and a comfortable bed after a long day at work — but he won’t be spending retirement with the family that loved him.

That’s because Valiant the beloved bomb-sniffing dog was cruelly removed from his longtime handler — and the man’s developmentally disabled son — after a workplace dispute, the handler claims.

Joseph Tallini says MSA Security fired him under false pretenses and then took the 8-year-old yellow Lab, leaving his family “devastated.”

“It was horrible,” Tallini told The Post.

Tallini, who is part of an ongoing Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit against MSA, says he twice warned his supervisors earlier this year that Valiant was “drastically” slowing down and could no longer handle grueling 12-hour shifts at the New York Stock Exchange.

His cautions “went in one ear and out the other,” Tallini charges, until someone complained about the way Valiant conducted a search.

That’s when MSA officials “told me, ‘You put the public at risk,’ ” according to Tallini.

The company fired him on July 31 and threatened a lawsuit if he didn’t return the pooch.

“I had to give the dog back because I couldn’t afford to spend $60,000 on a lawyer to fight them,” he said.

Handlers are expected to bring their dogs home each day, to further their bond with the animals.

Tallini’s son, Timothy, who battles multiple developmental issues, wept at the loss of Valiant, his parents said.

“It’s terrible,” said Tallini’s wife, Pat. “He’s upset, he’s crying. You can’t separate the heart from the head.”

Valiant “deserves to be treated like a house pet,” she added.

MSA did not return a message for comment.
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