Jackpot!

I just got back from a few days in New York City where I saw some shows, caught up with one of my sons who lives there and yes, bought lottery tickets for the big drawing. In fact, as my son walked into the store to purchase the tickets, a Fox radio reporter asked me if I so would comment on what I would do with the money if I won.

Now if I had been thinking fast, I would have said that I would build my dogs a swimming pool--that surely would have made it on air--but I gave the usual "I would take my family on a trip and buy a second home answer." Then I got to thinking if anyone had every spent their lottery winnings on dogs and sure enough they had.

Courtesy of Vetstreet.com:

An Iowa couple gave $350,000 of their $200 million prize to their local humane society in 2010, matching $1 for every $2 pledged to help fund a new animal shelter.

Tim and Kelly Guderian brought home $67 million after taxes when they hit the Powerball jackpot in 2006. When it came time to share the wealth, the Guderians wanted to take on a project that they could be proud of — and that would benefit the community.

“This is a project that has been 35 years in the making,” Humane Society of North Central Iowa director Laurie Hagey told KCCI-TV. “But it took a challenge gift like the one they made to make everyone believe we could actually do it.”

Don’t Forget the Goats
Not all lotto money has gone to the dogs (and cats).

A southern California couple who cashed in a $5 California Lottery Scratcher for a $2 million prize was relieved to have enough income to cover the cost of caring for their ever-expanding menagerie of rescued farm critters.

Jim and Beverly Evens started their animal rescue when they adopted a 2-day-old Alpine goat named Bucky. By the time the pair won the lotto in 2010, they'd taken in 35 goats, three horses and countless chickens.

They were “scrimping to feed all these animals,” Beverly Evens, who calls Bucky her good luck charm, told the Anderson Valley Post. “We are very low-maintenance people. The way we look at it, as long as the animals are happy, so are we.”


So what would you have done with the winnings?

Singing For Supper

This gives new meaning to singing for one's supper! Apparently the owner of this virtuoso is a singer who accompanies himself on the piano, while his dog watches. Talk about monkey see, monkey do!

Too Good Not To Pass On

I don't know the origins of this cute story, but forgive me for re-posting. It was too good to pass up and food is at the heart of the matter!

Three handsome male dogs are
walking down the street when
they see a beautiful, enticing,
female Poodle.

The three male dogs fall all over
themselves in an effort to be the
one to reach her first, but end
up arriving in front of her at
the same time.

The males are speechless before
her beauty, slobbering on
themselves and hoping for just
a glance from her in return.

Aware of her charms and her
obvious effect on the three
suitors, she decides to be kind
and tells them, 'The first one
who can use the words 'liver'
and 'cheese' together in an
imaginative, intelligent sentence
can go out with me.'

The sturdy, muscular black Lab
speaks up quickly and says:

'I love liver and cheese.'

'Oh, how childish,' said the Poodle.
'That shows no imagination or
intelligence whatsoever.'

She turns to the tall, shiny
Golden Retriever and says
'How well can you do?'

'Um. I HATE liver and cheese,'
blurts the Golden Retriever.

'My, my,' said the Poodle.
'I guess it's hopeless. That's just
as dumb as the Lab's sentence.'

She then turns to the last of
the three dogs and says,
'How about you, little guy?'

The last of the three, tiny in
stature but big in fame and
finesse, is the Taco Bell Chihuahua.
He gives her a smile, a sly wink,
turns to the Golden Retriever
and the Lab and says....

(ok this is good)




Liver alone.....
Cheese mine

Meet & Greet, White HouseStyle

Imagine that you are playing tourist at The White House, standing in line patiently as you file through the rooms, when all of a sudden, you wander into the Blue Room, and there are Mrs. Obama and Bo waiting to greet you. Hundreds of tourists got this surprise last month when Mrs. Obama and her side kick did just that.

Please note those two little girls at the end of the video who just couldn't help themselves when it came to hugging the first dog.

Oh, What dogs Will Eat.....

See what happens when a bassett hound puppy, known for eating just about anything, munches on his owner's wedding ring! A happy ending but not without a price to pay for expensive taste!

From Tramp to Champ

Tramp to Champ from Inertia Films on Vimeo.

This is a short trailer for a pilot for a television show--no word on whether it has been picked up yet--called Tramp to Champ. The premise is that shelter dogs can be trained to do just about anything, including compete in agility and fly ball competition.
A great premise, as far as we are concerned. Watch and see if you agree.

A Subject Near and Dear

Just ask Sabina--it is harder than it looks, but if you think your dog has what it takes, give it a whirl and help cure canine cancer!