Doggie Easter Egg Hunt

getting ready for the egg hunt

This Saturday Murphy and I went to a Doggie Easter Egg Hunt with my friend Linda and her dog Sparky. It was held at the Canebrake which is a local resort/restaurant out by the lake here in town. Murphy was so excited to go out there and honestly, so was I. I had never heard of a Doggie Easter Egg Hunt before, so I was excited to see what it would be like. Last year was their first year and Linda had been and told me a little bit about it so this year I just had to go for myself.

Unfortunately the weather was not too good but at least it never rained heavy, just a little drizzle. Gave me a chance to take Murphy out in his raincoat and everybody just adored it! And I do believe Murphy loved it too. He just doesn't like to be rained on. He was the only dog there that actually was wearing a little raincoat. Some of the dogs were wearing little Easter costumes, but no dog was actually wearing weather-appropriate gear.
Once we got there, we had to register our dogs and pay $10 - money that would all go to WAGS, the local animal rescue group. For that $10 we got a little bandanna to show our dog was registered for the hunt, a little gift package donated by PetCo I believe, and the chance to win some nice prices in the hunt or other categories.
Along the registration several different organizations had set up little pavilions. There where several dogs out there waiting to be adopted. I in particular loved a little black lab puppy they had there but I just can't take on another puppy right now. Maybe later.

I did talk to someone at WAGS (Wagoner Animal Guardian Society) and told her that I would like to help out. So I told her that once we move to our new home I would like to foster some dogs and she was thrilled! So I can't wait to get involved there. :)
Once everybody had there dogs registered, I believe there were about 80-100 dogs there. Murphy had such a blast being around them all. A photographer came out too and took many pictures of all the dogs. I'm waiting on him to put them up on Facebook to see whether he put one of Murphy online. If he does, I'll let you know.

Before the actual hunt began, they had a little bit of program. They had my vet talk about spaying and neutering. Also somebody from the school I took Murphy to (TDTC) came and did a little Obedience Rally demonstration with his dog. It was quite neat. Most of the dogs actually made it quite well through all the program without whining too much. Last they had a lady and her two Collies there who did a little dance with them. It was quite nice but honestly I had expected a little bit more than that. Maybe it was just too rainy for the dogs to give a 100%.
Finally we went to a field that was marked all around with red flags. Inside it were lots of plastic easter eggs that had treats inside them. Every dog/owner team was allowed to pick up up to 10 eggs. On top of the treats some of them also had prizes in them. Murphy and I went up there and he actually sniffed out the eggs and pointed them out to me so that I could pick them up for him. I was really proud of my little boy :)
Well we didn't get lucky, but my friend Linda had a number in one of her eggs. She ended up winning a little gift basket that had treats for her dogs and $25 in cash. She was so amazing as to take the money and donate it to WAGS. Isn't she great?
Further you could win prices for biggest, smallest, cutest, best egg hunting dog. Murphy didn't win in either of those categories either, but that's alright. Both of us had a lot of fun and I'm sure we're gonna go again next year! :)

Have a great week!

Walk at the lake last Sunday

Hey everybody,

this Sunday when we went to the lake for our weekly walk I talk some pictures of all the fun everybody was having. Enjoy :)

 I have a friend who lives very close to the local lake. Her name is Linda. She has three dogs and then she fosters for a rescue group, too. Her dogs are Sammi, she's also a Lab Mix (different from Murphy though; also there is a special story about Sammi and I but I will post that seperatly), Sparky who is a white Westie and then there's Eddie; I don't know what breed he is, I'm gonna have to ask her one of these days. Right now she doesn't have a foster dog though.

In the back is my friend's dog Sammi. Murphy is all over Sparky and in the front is Eddie.

Murphy is slightly confused.

Murphy and Sparky love playing together. They play rough!  Again here is Sammi in the background.

Murphy just looking around. 

Well...

Well...when I got home from work today, Aussie was gone....I had to leave him in the yard because he was sick. My neighbor says she was outside all day and didn't see anybody take him. So I guess he must have gotten out somehow...I really hope he found his way home.
We already miss him terribly. I'm really sad that he is gone. He is such a good dog! I hope he is ok.

Aussie stays - for now :) and Charity

Hello again!

Well... I talked to my husband and he agreed to letting me keep Aussie (that's what I named him for now) until we find his owner or otherwise a new loving parent for him.

Also I decided that I will start my own charity. I don't like giving to others because 1. We don't really have much money 2. You don't know where your money goes. So for now I don't think I will become a legally incorporated charity, but maybe one day in the future. For now I will just shelter lost dogs until we can find their owner or a new home if no owner can be found. We do have enough money to feed and water the dogs. The only thing that we cannot afford is to take them to the vet for things. For that we will need donations. But over time I will work on that.
We are about to move to a new house soon and that will be perfect for sheltering lost dogs. It sits on 0.6 acres that are completely fenced in, so tons of room to run around and play! :)

If you have any pointers or suggestions how to go about doing that, PLEASE let me know. I need all the help I can get so that I can help man's best friend. Especially how to go about getting donations so I can keep helping those poor animals.

Bye for now.

found dog

Hey everybody!
Today I found a dog in front of my house. He's a really sweet guy and loves to play with Murphy. I think he is an  Australian Shepherd (let me know if I'm wrong). I'm working on finding his owner but I decided that I will keep him here in the meantime. He's too sweet to give away. He has his tail cut off and one blue and one brown eye.
If I can't find his owner and I can talk my husband into it, I might keep him :P
I'll keep you updated on what is going on with him!
Enjoy your week!