#fortheloveofdog

[tysondrawsstuff]

Fetch Mixed media from the last stream. It’s not Jack. But it should’ve been. Lol. #mixedmedia #watercolor #watercolour #pastels #inkwash #darkart #fortheloveofdog #darkart #darkartist #torontoartist #torontoart https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQRVsruLao/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[missyellowbonethang]

To us, our dogs are only a small part of our life. But to them, we are their whole life.

[musesandrebels]

If I had a dog, this would be it. Image is obviously not mine. #thursdays #fortheloveofdogs #beautiful #doginspiration #doginspo #chocolate #cocoa #regal #highsociety #elegance https://www.instagram.com/p/CqcOrJ1ro5L/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hubfactscom]

"Beloved British Comedian Paul O'Grady, AKA Lily Savage, Dies at 67: Fans Mourn the Loss"

Paul O’Grady, the well-known British TV presenter and comedian, has died at the age of 67. O’Grady, who was best known for his drag alter ego, Lily Savage, had been battling a long-term illness. Born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, in 1955, O’Grady first found fame in the 1990s as Lily Savage, a brash and outrageous drag queen who won a legion of fans with her quick wit and cutting humour. He later…

[officialvolharddognutrition]

Huge shoutout to @libradogtraining for tagging us in this beautiful story. Pictured is Tucker & his lovely mom Nicole! Tucker, is 2 years old, was skinny and had to wear diapers because he leaked urine! To make matters worse he had been to the vet constantly and had urinalysis done often.Blood work checked all the things with no answers. Nicole was given no viable options to help Tucker and didn’t know what to do. When @libradogtraining finally met Tucker & Nicole she said he has a full bowl of food but doesn't touch it most days. She was doing anything to get him eating. @libradogtraining was able to get Tucker to eat while playing with him in the backyard but the food was a high value one I try to always use for my dogs. She was very much surprised! I explained partly the breed alone loves to work, to have a purpose so by making a game out of it he was engaged. But my head was racing because I knew there was a reason he was almost starving him self. #That’s when @libradt seemed that with all his symptoms all that had to happen was a diet change. # Nicole didn't say no but she wanted time to process. Tuck ended up having urinary symptoms that landed them at yet another vet! Nicole called @libradogtraining and she could hear that feeling in her voice and said we need to just take the plunge and go #Volhard. Just try it for me, you have nothing to lose. It sounded like Tuck was just failing! Nicole agreed. We got him started hard switched in 24 hours with ZERO issues. We added in urinary support supplements, Volhard B Complex and gave it time! Now 6mo later Tucker is out of diapers & on with life! He has gone from "oh he's a GSP they are all skinny" to a dapper dude. He looks great but most importantly he feels great!! What was once written off as a neurological issue is now a resolved issue. All thanks to Nicole's love! Change can be scary but thankfully she trusted me & she wanted the best for her boy. Cheers to another #volhardsuccessstory * #volhardforlife #fortheloveofdogs (at Libra Dog Training with Dawn Marie) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzeILpuj5Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vernonvoyager337-blog]

#Krewe of #barkus in the #mardigras parade @mainstreetleesville #ThankYou to the @country1057 !! #VentureVernon #OnlyLouisiana #LouisianaLegendCountry #FeedYourSoul #kreweofbarkus #instagood #dogsofinstagram #instadog #fortheloveofdog #dog #furry #pitbull in a #tutu (at Leesville, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuiHODGH33j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wbcfbk0c2li6

[labyrinthoffaith]

💖 Cookies for the #pups 💖 💫 #HappyHolidays 💫 #Peace #Love & #Blessings #Magicinthelittlethings #BlessingFood #DIYdogTreats #PupperLove #homemadedogtreats #ForTheLoveOfDog #EtsyShopowner #LabyrinthOfFaith #TarotCloths #WitchLife #Bendiciones https://www.instagram.com/p/CJMv8m9Hhkd/?igshid=10af3j59a3nv4

[adogsway]

let the beauty of what you love be what you do -rumi #dowhatyoulove #lovewhatyoudo #fortheloveofdog https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0-CtJJsh6/?igshid=1ta2tbu2nr4xa

[allthingsrad]

Double Wheaten snouts. #fortheloveofdog #wheatensofinstagram

[thatbonggirlblog-blog]

Tail Tales

I have always had a pet dog at home till the time I got married and moved out of what is now called, my “Parent’s home”. For the brief periods when I didn’t have a dog at home, I would pet the ones around our home. My parents themselves always had a variety of pets in their growing years and a dog was always the permanent member on that list. I have not only grown with the dogs but I have grown with the stories of the all dogs that have been a part of my family from even before I was born. Being a dog lover, I understand that my parents didn’t want us to be deprived of the joy of growing up with a pet dog. Having any kind of pet for that matter teaches you a lot of things such as compassion, responsibility, respect for life etc.. But having a Dog.. Oh…My…God… It teaches you pure love and feeds you with a lifetime worth of memories. Yes, I am very partial towards Dogs as compared to any other kind of pets. I have petted cats, birds and fishes as well. However, I really believe that dogs totally change you as a person. And they speak! People who have dogs know that they speak…it’s hard to explain but trust me, they do speak..but only to those who know how to listen.

When I came into our family, we had a female Lhasa Apso at home named “Laali” in Kolkata. Please ignore the Bengali names that we give to our pets…the human pet names are even worse. So, from what I remember, Laali was a bit old by the time I could understand the concept of having a pet…like I was a Playschool / Kindergarten kid. I don’t remember playing with her extensively because she was more of my Grandma’s pet. Grandma literally fed her with hands. But I remember Laali following me around the house and the fact that she liked me and I liked her too. At the same time there was another Lhasa Apso at my maternal grandparents’ place in Jabalpur named “Toffy”. Toffy hated the sight of me…like she hated the fact that I existed. As a child I never understood why Toffy hated me so much while Laali was totally fine with me. I was born in Jabalpur and technically Toffy knew of my existence before Laali and still she hated me. I just grew up thinking that because I don’t live in Jabalpur all year and only come by during vacations, she probably keeps forgetting who I am and keeps getting angry thinking I am a stranger. That’s because she had absolutely no issues with my cousin brothers who lived next-door and were regular visitors. Toffy was younger than Laali and so Laali left us sooner. I was too young to understand what was happening but I remember Laali being really sick. My Dad and Grandpa would make multiple trips to the Vet with Laali all wrapped up their arms. I was asked not to go very close to her or try to play with her. Extra care was taken of her and on one rainy night I saw my dad leave the house with Laali in his arms…I never saw her again. My parents never sugar-coated it for me that she had been sent to the farm or whatever. I was told that she was very ill as I could see…and that she couldn’t make it and that she is in a better place now without any pain. As pet owners, my parents wanted me to understand both the highs as well as lows of having a pet.

Before going for my next summer vacation, I had taken a promise from my Grandpa that I wanted a particular toy when I came back from my vacation. Grandpa had told me that if I came first in my class I would get the toy (I was in Kindergarten by the way…please refer to my last blog to understand the performance pressure on a Bengali kid). It was one of those furry little battery operated dog toys. The one that would do a gymnast 360 degree flip after every 3-4 barks..walk ahead..move back..sit..and then again flip! It was very fascinating and very much in demand among all the kids. I did come first and so with Grandpa’s promise in my heart and the courage to face Toffy again, I boarded the train to Jabalpur..summer vacation had begun!

Among the usual summer vacation stuff we did at Jabalpur, one was visiting a lot of my maternal grandparents’ friends’ homes. Mom’s side of the family is a doctor‘s family that has always been based out of Madhya Pradesh. Understandably loads of friends and even more relatives were on the list. I visited one such family one evening and found out that their white Pomeranian dog had just had puppies! Cute-little-white-crawling-furry puppies!! They had barely opened their eyes…so they were only like a week old. This was the first time I had seen puppies..such small puppies. Mom’s friend saw my eyes glued to them and asked me to go sit down in their living room with my hands open on my lap. She came and handed over one little pup to me…This was the first time I had held such a little live creature in my hands. I remember sitting all through the evening till late at night in the same position…looking at it..stroking it..falling in love with it. Sometime in the middle it made some weird movements and aunty picked it up saying it might pee or something. It felt like someone took my heart away from me. She came back in like two minutes and I was back to staring. I don’t even think she got the same puppy back to me..she probably switched it. But it was still a furry little beating heart in my hands. That night I went home..didn’t really say anything about it to anybody. Days passed, vacation ended, I came back home. Grandpa handed me over the gymnast dog as promised. I didn’t smile, gave it back to him and said…”I want a real dog like the one I held in Jabalpur”. All shocked…he looked at my Mom for an explanation. Mom understood and explained to Grandpa. After a few days of sulking and a good amount of discussions amongst everybody in the house, one fine day Grandpa, Dad and I went to the place of a person who was Grandpa’s acquaintance. There they handed me over a one month old paper white fur-ball Pomeranian puppy. This one was a little bigger than the one I held before..squeaking and jumping and nibbling on my finger..Ohh I was so excited!!!! Dad asked me if this is what I was hoping for and “YESS!!” was the answer. Dad told me that the puppy needs to be with his mom for another week or so and then we would take him home. I was totally cool with that and Grandpa tells me I told the owner to take care of MY puppy. I went home and explained to my mom about the new member in the family. My family named this little guy “Snoopy” (after the comic character).

A week or two later, one afternoon when I came back from school I remember my mom telling me that there was a surprise for me. I entered the living room and saw Snoopy being fed by hands on my Grandma’s lap!! I instantly screamed and pounced to get hold of him. Grandma immediately yelled at me and did not handover Snoopy to me. This made me very angry and sad. Mom tried to explain to grandma that she shouldn’t be feeding the puppy by hand because it will become a habit just like it was for Laali. While the ladies were discussing feeding habits, I was more pissed about the fact that Grandma already had Laali as her pet and now she wants to take over Snoopy too?!! I got that she was missing Laali and wanted to pamper this little guy..but…He was mine!! While all this argument was going on suddenly Snoopy just VOMITS all over my Grandma’s lap!! Grandma screams at the top of her lungs..Snoopy jumps of her lap and runs to my feet and starts hopping and jumping for me to pick him up. Grandma was cursing the little guy and Mom was running with a cloth to clean the mess while trying to control her laughter (she always laughs when she is not supposed to and I get that from her). Amongst all this I picked Snoopy up….he gave a squeaky bark, wagged his little tail and licked my face. I still believe that he recognized me from last time we met and was extremely happy to see me!! There he was…MY Dog…My Snoopy :).

And thus began the journey of me and my first pet Dog…

To be Continued…

[janellekaz]

Chased by packs of roaming, well-fed dogs around every corner. . Valparaíso, coastal city in Chile full of enchanting colors, steep hills lined with lovely dilapidation, street-art, and truly run by dogs. . There’s something about motorcycles that ignites a primal urge to attack. . I’ve stopped before, to pacify and appease them with affection - but as soon as you start the bike up and get going they revert right back to aggressive chasing. . I wonder if reflexively throwing out handfuls of treats could do the trick? Or maybe that would just serve as a reward for bad behavior? . I love you, dogs, but please don’t be the end of me when you charge, full-speed out of nowhere. . . “I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.” Valpo is also the location of one of Pablo Neruda’s homes. . See the little doggie home in the lower right-hand corner? . #valparaiso #valpo #chile #streetart #mototravel #pabloneruda #indianmotorcycle #fortheloveofdog (at Valparaíso, Chile) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxUzmROhgyR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gydlkpt7qcxh

[winnipegtails]

Jazz, (9.5-wk-o), Golden Retriever, River Heights, Winnipeg. “She’s just wonderful.” • #Animalwelfare #wedontdeservedogs #fortheloveofdogs #winnipeg #winnipegdogs #dogsofwinnipeg #nikon #nikond3s #2470mm #goldenretriever #goldenretrieverpuppy #puppy #goldenpup #goldennugget (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9SYNWkAXxo/?igshid=ol71ehustdt0

[stickymutt-blog]

S T O P

If you're thinking about sending me a message talking about fucking me, DON'T.

[organicgardendreams]

For some reasons, our rescue Dobermans haven’t appeared on the account for a long time but here is Kira, our sweet girl, wishing you a happy 4th of July! Unfortunately, Skylar, our handsome Dobie boy, was too busy for a photo shoot! . . . #doberman #dobermanpinscher #dobermansofinstagram #dobermanlove #dobermanlover #fourthofjuly #fourthofjuly2020 #inmygardentoday #inmygarden #fortheloveofdogs #dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #dobie #dobiesofinstagram #dobiesofig (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCOpuXyghM7/?igshid=9kym8hqfm98f

[k9adventureland]

Thank you Colleen Dietz and Davida Xm with Shepherds Beyond Borders for the opportunity to help give this beautiful young lady a second chance. Wherever her new home will be, she will be loved. She is so sweet and teaching her new stuff will be a breeze with this super food motivated pup. #K9Adventureland, #fortheloveofdogs, #dogs, #shepherdsbeyondboarders https://www.instagram.com/p/CCebweiHd-i/?igshid=vguxlzvq8lqo

[ashleybravin]

Rosie is not only my service dog and companion, but she’s also my studio dog. Something not everyone may know about me is that I have several chronic illnesses that Rosie has been specifically trained to keep me safe and healthy. This pup spends her time in my studio, happy to pick up the dropped brush, or throw away trashed drawings, or alert if need be, (or remind me that I lost track of time and its time for dinner). Of course she still gets in a little mischief sometimes, like when she was so happy she wagged her tail in our @phuongduyens yellow paint. For the most part though, if you give her a pillow and the occasional chew, she makes for an excellent companion (just don’t mind the snoring). #dogwithajob #dogsofla #studiodog #shopdog #starrynight #vangogh #dogbandana #dogcompanion #fortheloveofdogs #artstudio (at Glendale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wiZ-dl49r/?igshid=1i3bqdr1vcpf8