Oh Dog! DeDe here! A Happy St Paddy’s Day to you all!
Happy Sunday to you all!
First off, I want to thank everyone who voted for Rumpy in the World Spay Day Pet Pageant! We thought he was going to end up in 9th place, but were shocked that he was 4th place! That is amazing! And it’s all because of you!!! You rock!!!
I’d like to ask you, if you haven’t already done so, to check out our three part series on the plight of tigers in captivity. While we focused on tigers in the US, similar things are happening around the world. For example, there are tiger farms in China that raise tigers for the sole purpose of using their bodies for medicines and such. And Africa has many people exploiting the animals to get money from tourists.
Remember white tigers and ligers do not happen in the wild, but are the result of unscrupulous breeding (Big Cat Rescue, used with permission)
And finally, I want to share with you one of my favorite Irish blessings:
May those who love us, love us;
and those who don’t love us, may God turn their hearts;
and if He doesn’t turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we’ll know them by their limping.
June Buggie! Is that you????
Have a great week everybody!
TOP “O the Mornin’ to you! Happy St.Patrick’s Day!
Posted by catchatcaren | March 17, 2013, 7:19 AM4th place?!?!? WOO HOOO!! Congrats
Posted by hilary - feelingbeachie | March 17, 2013, 7:33 AM4th place – well done. I think you should have come first but we’re very proud of you. Hilarious poem
Posted by Long Life Cats and Dogs | March 17, 2013, 7:38 AMCONGRATULATIONS! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Posted by fgassette | March 17, 2013, 8:02 AMsomebuddy’s lookin good in green!!! Yay
Posted by adoptedmom | March 17, 2013, 8:17 AMTop O the morning to you too pal – O’Rumpy! Couldn’t resist that bad joke. The plight of the tiger is horrible and we had no idea a lot of that was going on. You are so kind to report serious issues like that.
Posted by mariodacat | March 17, 2013, 8:20 AMYour paws look very glamorous today, DeeDee. xo
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Posted by Genevieve Petrillo | March 17, 2013, 8:42 AMCongratulations to you!! X
Posted by journeyintopoetry | March 17, 2013, 8:46 AMWow! 4th is fantastic!!! BTW, that is one adorable leprechaun. 🙂
Posted by ILoveDogs | March 17, 2013, 9:07 AMHappy St. Patrick’s Day!
Blessings,
Goose
Posted by Goose | March 17, 2013, 9:12 AMTop of the Morning to you all, wez just off to find ourselves a little Lepricorn ..Have a Happy Paddy Day xx00xx
Mollie and Alfie
Posted by mollieandalfie | March 17, 2013, 9:14 AMCongrats on your 4th place showing in World Spay Day, Rumpy! Great job on the series of posts about the big cats. It was really upsetting and fascinating to read.
Posted by Paprika Furstenburg | March 17, 2013, 9:42 AMCongratulations on the 4th place, Dear DeDe and Rumpy!!! 🙂
and Happy St Patrick’s Day!
June Buggie looks sooooo cool with the costume! He is adorable!
Thank you very much for the three part series on your blog, which is seriously important subjects to all humans.
Have a lovely Sunday, Dear DeDe! 🙂
Posted by eripanwkevin | March 17, 2013, 10:01 AMI love your Irish blessing. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you, too. I’m glad you did so well in the World Spay Day Pet Pageant!
Posted by earthriderjudyberman | March 17, 2013, 10:20 AMI was shocked! But the prize for getting the word out about the importance of spay/ neuter goes to all of us! Yay!
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 11:13 AMBest blessing ever!
Thanks for all you and the gang do, Rumpy.
Tigers – and other species – humans can do better. Maybe watch where your money goes and spend it accordingly?
Posted by philosophermouseofthehedge | March 17, 2013, 10:42 AMIt’s hard to do. Who do we trust? What can we afford? Can I truly make a difference? I want people to know that yes, they can, and here’s how.
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 11:12 AMEven if you sew clothing, the fabric has to come from somewhere..but every little thing helps – great job
Posted by philosophermouseofthehedge | March 17, 2013, 12:01 PMCute Irish Blessing! lol Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you!
Posted by shellakers | March 17, 2013, 11:05 AMOh June Buggie – how i love YOU ……….:) 🙂 🙂 You never cease To make me smile 🙂
and beautiful blessing 🙂 🙂 🙂
congrats 😉 xo
Posted by Cat Forsley | March 17, 2013, 11:23 AMYou are so funny! Congratulations on 4th place, Rumpy!
Posted by Emmadog | March 17, 2013, 11:25 AMThat’s quite the little poem LOL. What an awesome Leprechaun!
Posted by Boomdeeadda | March 17, 2013, 12:55 PM4th, but really first for all so many reasons sweet Rumpy!!!
🙂
Posted by marina kanavaki | March 17, 2013, 1:24 PMThanks for your votes and your support Marina!
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 1:34 PM…for you, Rumpy, ANYTIME and with great pleasure!!!
🙂
Posted by marina kanavaki | March 17, 2013, 1:37 PMHappy St. Pat’s Day! Woo, so glad Rumpy came in fourth, but in our Sibe opinion, he should have been first!
Posted by FiveSibesMom | March 17, 2013, 1:50 PMIn the end, it doesn’t matter who wears the crown. It’s all about the message.
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 3:42 PMCongrats Rumpy. You have a lot of friends out there.
Hsppy St. Patrick’s Day.
Licks and Rrruffs, BJ
Posted by BJ Pup | March 17, 2013, 2:03 PMThanks!!!
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 3:42 PMHey Rumpy,
We’re so glad we came by. We just read your series on the plight of the tigers…it was SO well done. Thank you for sharing this with us.
also…Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Love,
Katie, Glogirly and Waffles ‘O Too.
Posted by Glogirly and Katie | March 17, 2013, 2:38 PMThanks guys! woo woo woo!
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 3:41 PMBrilliant that you came fourth! Well done. Happy what’s left of St Paddy’s Day xx
Posted by CATachresis | March 17, 2013, 5:16 PMThanks Austin! and thanks for your support!
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 5:28 PMHappy St. Patrick’s Day! And congrats on your 4th place!
Posted by The Island Cats | March 17, 2013, 7:38 PM4th place is great! Congratulations, Rumpy!
Posted by georgefloreswrite | March 17, 2013, 7:53 PMI think so too!
Posted by rumpydog | March 17, 2013, 7:53 PMCongrats Rumpy! That’s Paw-Some about Fourth Place.
Erin go Braugh!! 🙂
Posted by ednaatnutro | March 17, 2013, 8:46 PMHappy St. Patrick’s Day guys! June Buggie looks great as a leprechaun 🙂 And congrats on 4th place – quite an achievement.
Posted by Ann "Paws" Staub | March 18, 2013, 12:01 AMCongrats on you finish, that is awesome.
Posted by Valentine Logar | March 18, 2013, 6:33 AMWe do have farms in South Africa… they are reputed to be for breeding to return to the wild… well that’s what their promo says.. but one thing I know you can’t get onto the farms to view the tigers but the owner is a repute conservationist so maybe he is doing it for the right reasons…
Posted by bulldog | March 18, 2013, 6:41 AMWhy breed tigers in Africa when they are indigenous to Asia? That doesn’t sound right.
Posted by rumpydog | March 18, 2013, 6:44 AMMy thoughts exactly.. but then it is reported that there aren’t that many places to breed them in the wild in Asia anymore… but then who am I to argue the point don’t know enough about it
Posted by bulldog | March 18, 2013, 7:37 AMSadly it isn’t just the tigers. Horrific things are happening to so many animals, it’s hard for me to focus on just one. how can we change it and make this world a better place for all animals?
Posted by Jodi | March 18, 2013, 11:03 AMJB looks good in a beard!
Posted by Anne Schilde | March 27, 2013, 8:51 PM