Saturday, November 25, 2017

Cold and Wet Weather Clothes for Dogs

Built for the road ahead but not for dogs!
Cold weather clothing for our dogs is important. We want to keep our dogs as warm and dry and as comfortable as we want our bodies in the colder months of the year.

Sometimes we get creative when dressing our dogs. We try out an old sweater or shirt of our own we believe might fit our pet better than the last dog sweater we bought.

Last week when cold wet weather nipped at our paws, I took an old sweatshirt of mine, trimmed the sleeves a bit, and had my dog Valentino try it on for size.

While the Ford phrase on the back of my shirt says it's built for the road ahead, my dog Valentino barks, "But it's not built for me!"

DIY Human-to-Dog Shirt
While my hand-me-down-to-the-dog shirt seemingly protected Valentino from the windy cold of late Fall, he wasn't comfortable at all! He walked as if in restraints, even though the sweatshirt seemed roomy enough.


Dog Sweatshirt When his favorite critters to chase came into view, Valentino would pick up the pace for a few steps then come to a halt. He'd just stand there and give me his hound dog whine. Undoubtedly he felt there was no way he could chase a stray cat in a getup like that!

Clearly, my human sweatshirt was not intended for my dog. He walked as if it were pawsitively impossible to move along. Obviously, my DIY human-to-dog shirt was a complete failure.

While walking the neighborhood, my dog Valentino kept looking around as if to say, "If anyone sees me in this getup I am sure to die!"

Embarrassing Dog Clothes

My dog had difficulty taking care of business—I had to move the shirt away from his private parts for him to do so. He was clearly not impressed. And yes, I saved Valentino the embarrassment of capturing that chaos on camera!

Sure, my dog has a perfectly fine red sweater for keeping him warm during the winter season. Still, with rainy days and wet winter white flakes headed our way he has nothing to wear which will also keep him dry.

My dog Valentino needs a raincoat! Preferably one that will also keep him warm while keeping him dry.

Thanks to a fellow writer and her dog I feel I found the perfect cold and wet weather coat for my dog. Yes! I window shopped online and it was her purchase for her dog that made my final decision easier. I ordered Valentino a coat. It arrived today while I was at work. My dog and I will put it to the test this weekend!


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Thursday, November 23, 2017

Happy Thanksgiving 2017 from Me and V

We wish our loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving 2017 from Me and V

My dog Valentino and I wish all our friends and family a blessed Thanksgiving Day in the year 2017. This blessing comes with a dog pawsitive tidbit for the year 2018. We ask that you each, in your own way and from deep down in your hearts...

Make 2018 a year of giving thanks for that which you are given and a year of giving to others, so they may do the same.

I give thanks for two blessings of invitations to spend this holiday sharing good food and friendship with families near and dear to me. However, I chose to spend this Thanksgiving Day at home (but not alone) with my dog Valentino.

Why? you may ask. Because my dog Valentino has been my best friend and closest-to-my-heart family member every day of the past three years.

Thankfully, for this holiday I shared good food and good friendship with a dear family--my church family! Hope United Methodist Church had their yearly Thanksgiving gathering on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I was a guest at the table of my work family in the midst of this fellowship gathering of faithfulness.

I trust that you have something for which to give thanks. I trust that you shall share a tidbit of thankfulness within your comment for Me and V here at Dog Pawsitive Tidbits today. We thank you!

Saturday, November 11, 2017

God Dog Bless the Vets USA

November 11th is Veterans Day in the USA. My dog Valentino is here to remind you...Lest you forget.

Here in Canal Winchester, Ohio, vets and widows and widowers of vets who lost their lives in service of our country have already enjoyed a pancake breakfast at the community center. Now a ceremonial march through downtown is about to begin.

In the evening, twenty-some-odd veterans from our small town will be served dinner at Hope United Methodist Church (of which I am a member.)

Although my dog and I will miss the festivities due to my work schedule, we wanted to say...

Veterans Day USA 2017

Lest we forget...Thank you, Vets!

God-dog Bless the USA


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Saturday, November 4, 2017

Beautiful Joe From Ontario

Beautiful Joe was a real dog. He was a lowly cur—mixed breed, mongrel, mutt—abused then rescued. He lived the rest of his years loved and happy in Meaford, Ontario, Canada.

The beautiful thing about Joe is his legacy. BEAUTIFUL JOE is the dog's story, as told by the dog himself. Published in 1894, the book gave voice to the dog, as written by author Marshall Saunders.

The tale of the dog also gave voice to the author and her mission, Beautiful Joe's legacy. In fact, in his autobiography Beautiful Joe tells us of his rescue mistress, Miss Laura, "I love her better than anyone else in the world; and I think it would please her if I write the story of a dog's life. She loves dumb animals, and it always grieves her to see them treated cruelly."

Margaret Marshall Saunders was an animal rights advocate as well as an author. In 1889, a time when dogs and other animals were thought of as "beasts of burden" and "dumb animals" Saunders submitted her story of Beautiful Joe to an American Humane Society "Kind and Cruel Treatment of Domestic Animals and Birds in the Northern States" competition. Her submission won her the prize of $200.

In this, my second reading of BEAUTIFUL JOE (for this book review) I read it aloud to my rescue dog Valentino. We enjoyed a few hours sunning ourselves at the picnic table or cooling ourselves in the shade of the front porch while enjoying the stories from Joe and Saunders. It was time well-spent together.



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The stories in the book touched my heart in so many good ways and in a few not-so-good ways. Each story comes with a life lesson of its own to be learned. I would love to share them all with you. Alas! I can not. You simply must buy BEAUTIFUL JOE and read it for yourself!


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Beautiful Joe Park


I have not had the pleasure of visiting the park in Meaford, Ontario to see its dedication to Beautiful Joe and Saunders. I hope one day I will have the chance to do so. For now, I am appreciative of those who have and share their time and photos of Beautiful Joe Park.