Rosie was FOUND and is home safe and sound!

For all of the details please visit her website at:

http://FindRosie.com

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Original Post:

LOST GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG (Grandview Heights X Upper Arlington area of) COLUMBUS OH

LARGE REWARD!

Rosie escaped this morning 11-5-09 from her pet sitters fenced backyard. She actually managed to unlatch the gate and presumably is headed for home. Her owner is one of my best friends and was scheduled to go out of town today hence the need for a pet sitter.

Rosie is an adult, female, German Shepherd with a very black colored face. AC saw her at North Star and Northwest Blvd. at 10:00 AM this morning but couldn't catch her. If you find her or think you've seen her please call 614-297-8380 or 614-787-1405. She is normally a friendly dog but was very scared when she was last sighted and took off running. Please let us know if you see her.

Rosie was wearing a pink gingham collar, she has all her tags on.

Please help me spread the word to anyone you know who lives in the Columbus area. Share this message on Facebook and retweet on Twitter.

We are worried sick for Rosie's safety.

Thank you for any help!

Does Your Dog Need a Blog?

Mom just wrote a guest blog post for the Dogster blog about how putting together a blog can help support shelters, rescues and responsible breeders, and educate other pet owners about socialization, cool new products and upcoming pet friendly events.

Yup that's right! Mom, not me, actually wrote on Dogster as a furless human.

Does Your Dog Need a Blog?

It's kind of long but so far her pals have told her they thought the info was helpful and their eyes didn't glaze over reading it.

I guess that's a compliment :D

She even explains how to make your own cute business cards to give to people with your own url to your dogster page if you would rather use your Dogster Diary then start an actual blog.

OMD OMD OMD! Mom and I are featured on Cesar Millan's- website!

Mom is featured in the New Years Resolution part talking about my new spay and neuter fund. But there's a snappy picture of me in my winter scarf right next to the part about her. Mom's Quote Click Here

And I'm entered in the "Photo of the Year" contest! If anyone has the time to go vote for me that would be swell! I have some very tough competition. One is a copy of his book in OUTER SPACE! How can a scruffy mutt compete with that? OUTER SPACE!

Link to Vote For Me!

We didn't even know about the photo contest until our pal Daisy Muddypaws messaged me!

I was the Mutt of Honor

Well my mom got married last month and guess who was the Mutt of Honor? That's right. ME!

It was very exciting. Mom didn't dress me up but she did get me a beautiful white leather leash with a shiny gold clasp to snazz me up a bit. She combed my hair and tried to make me look less homeless because I had to be ready at 4:00 to have my picture taken with her before the wedding.

Then up to the suite we went to wait for the big ceremony. It was my first elevator ride and guess what? I wasn't even scared.

Then came time for the big ceremony. Mom was wearing a big white dress. My job was to walk down the aisle with my new dad. To keep me occupied once I got to the end mom got me a new stuffie toy. It was a stuffed sushi plushie with three shrimp on top! As the music started my soon-to-be new dad handed me my new toy! OH BOY there's nothin I love more then a new toy! I carried it in my mouth all the way down the aisle. More people followed after us and then mom came down the aisle. She was smiling and soooooo happy! Usually she saves that big smile just for me but I guess it was ok just this once for her to use her big smile for my new dad.

While they were busy getting married I got to work on my new stuffie. Mom had removed all three squeakers the day before, then like a highly skilled reconstructive plastic surgeon, she had stitched all three shrimp sushi back up again. In no time I'd eaten a couple of the tails off and was getting to work on making a hole to pull the stuffing out of when it was time to go!

We partied all night long! First there was a cocktail hour, then a nice long dinner. Everyone was so nice to me and I did my tricks for the kids at the end of the night. I was one tired pup when all was said and done but mom seemed very proud of me and very happy so I think I must have done a good job.

Just another chapter in my very exciting life.

First NYC Now My First Newspaper Article!

After my big trip to NYC to be on the TODAY show I came home and one of the local newspapers wanted to do a story about me! Mom and I were interviewed for almost 2 hours! Then a few days later a lady with a camera came and took pictures of me at 8:45 in the morning. That was a sacrifice because I don't usually wake up until 9:30.

But it was really fun and now even more people have learned there are great dogs (like me) waiting for a new home at their local shelter! Oh and they talked about my new Spay and Neuter Fund too.

Here is a link to my "Cutset Dog Ever" website where mom posted the photos that ran with the actual newspaper article. There's a link there to the full article:

CLICK HERE

WE DID IT! Levi and Uncle Buck are safe and sound!

A brief intro: Last December 2006 a great group of my pals here on Dogster and I helped to rescue 6 puppies in Kansas. Thing was none of us live in Kansas, yet with a lot of confused coordination and support from many of our pals we were able to orchestrate the rescue and rehoming of 6 girl puppies. Fast forward to this fall when we discovered one of the 2 missing brothers to the 6 pack was spotted in the shelter by one of our group members. This began a chain of events that led to the rescue of both their brother, Levi, and a beautiful GSD dog named Uncle Buck. Both probably would have been euthanized had we not been allowed to step in and save them.

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We did it! Both Levi and Uncle Buck are now safely out of the shelter and at home in Nebraska with one of our rescue group members. Two members of our Kansas Puppy Rescue team made the drive to Hutchinson today to pick up our precious cargo. We had already paid their adoption fees earlier in the week and Levi was neutered just a few days ago.

Both dogs were friendly and happy to be leaving the shelter. Levi is adorable and Uncle Buck shocked all of us at how truly beautiful he is. We'll be posting updates and new pictures in the coming days as we learn more about what these two guys are like.

You can see in the new photos on their Cutest Dog Ever Page that Levi has tiny front paws.... Just like his sisters! Their story is on the same page. We're as sure as can be that he is in fact their long lost brother.

We would like to thank the staff at the Hutchinson shelter for helping us to keep these two pups safe until we were able to arrange the transport to pick them up. We think they're great!

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ETA: Both Levi and Uncle Buck have been adopted into new loving homes! YAY! Levi went to live with one of his sisters in Ohio. Uncle Buck went to a German Shepherd dog rescue in Colorado. The nice people there helped him to find his new forever home and we just got word that he was adopted on Nov. 23, 2007! Happy endings for both pups!

Thank you to all who helped us make this happen. Thanks to those who drove to rescue and transport Levi and Buck, those who fostered them and those who donated to help fund the effort. We couldn't have done it without all of you pitching in to save their lives and make these adoptions possible!

I entered the World's Coolest contest this year!

Last year I didn't enter and a bunch of my pup pals pmailed me asking why I didn't enter my sushi costume in the costume contest. Mom doesn't really like contests. Well this year she decided she would enter my Dog Whisperer costume and a few other pics just for fun.

Let me know if you're in the contest and I'll come vote for you too!

ETA: I made it into the finals! Woo Hoo! Well technically speaking my tail made it. The rest of me not so much BOL! Im really not too optimistic about my tail winning Best in Show. For that matter I have some pretty tough competition in the tail category. One pup in particular has a very unusual tail. Though it's more beautiful then crazy in mom's opinion. So she thinks I may still have a chance as my tail is not beautiful, just crazy and weird looking. :P

VOTE FOR MY CRAZY TAIL HERE

We're Saving Another Puppy from Kansas! Probably a Brother- of the Six Pack!

Please meet Levi and his honourary pal, Uncle Buck. Here's his story in his own words!

If you have ever wondered about fate I can probably tell you a thing or two about its existence...

During December 2006, 6 beautiful chow/shepherd mix puppies were rescued from Hutchinson, KS. You can read more about their story here- Cutest Dog Ever. As fate would have it, their rag-tag team of rescuers became close friends and watched all 6 girls grow up in wonderful, loving homes. The original story had 2 male pups from the same litter getting adopted in their home town, it was the females that were unwanted and saved from a kill shelter.

Well, as fate would have it, a member of the original rescue team just happened to search Hutchinson's petfinder listings wondering if someday a brother or mother or father would appear... when one day, there I was. Could it really be? The picture was passed around and it was agreed that there was a strong possibility that I was a brother to the 6-pack. I was the right age, build and weight, similar face to Lena and Letta, and same ears as Lea, . It was confirmed when Lena's mom asked Lena if I was indeed their brother after showing her my picture and she kissed her mom on the cheek! What else could the same rag-tag team of rescuers turned friends do but try and save me as well?

I will be picked up and transported to Nebraska on Sunday, 10/14. From there things are a little unknown but I will be safe, warm and out of the shelter, that much is for sure.

Please read about my sister's story here on Cutest Dog Ever. It truly is an amazing story filled up hope, happiness, foster failures, and forever homes, hopefully my own happy ending will be written soon as well.

And as long as they were heading to Kansas they decided to also save the skinny, scared looking GSD on the shelter's petfinder site too. As some of you may already know, two of the original 6 Pack cheerleaders have GSDs. They love the breed! His name is Uncle Buck and he is an owner surrendered German Shepherd Dog. By looking at his photo you can tell he is underweight and most likely was not cared for properly in general. We are coordinating with a different set of official rescues to place Uncle Buck in an experienced GSD foster home where he can get the help he needs until he finds his forever family.

I won the costume contest at Bark in the Park 2007

OMD my mom is freaking out again! Today we went to Bark in the Park, an annual dog lovers event held in Downtown San Jose. On average 3000 dogs attend along with around 12,000 humans. It's like an art and whine festival for dogs with booths selling products and spolighting pet related services. There is plenty of fun to be had by all including contests, herding, agility and flyball demonstrations, wading pools and of course lots of butts to sniff and doggies to meet,

So each year we watch the costume contest but have never participated in it. This year mom's friend forced her to enter me in my Dog Whisperer costume. The competition was incredibly tough. Mom honestly didn't even think I would place. She could easily have chosen three other dogs who she thought had amazing costumes. Especially the "Yoda" dog. So imagine her surprise when I won first prize! A years supply of Canidae dog food! OMD one of my favorite brands!

Mom felt kind of bad for me because I got a little too warm... So she took my costume off as soon as my turn to walk across the stage was over. But after a short break in the shade we spent the rest of the day hanging out at the park and having a great time. After stopping to talk to some friends I pretty much laid myself flat on the ground to let mom know I was ready to go home. But not before she got a funny video shot of me all sprawled out. I really wasn't as tired as I looked. I always lie in the sun in the backyard just to relax and work on my tan.

You can view my video by CLICKING HERE

Are You A Lap Dog? Prove It!

Just to prove that any dog, of any breed and any size can in fact be a lap dog, Jodi and I thought to come up with a new stroll proving how we can all fit in, on or over any lap that comes our way!

Tag your photo's:

No Lap is too Small