My brother Mister after his training run!

So my brother Mister (co-captain of Pet Haven's The Fast and the Furballs team) and my Human went on their training run yesterday morning! The crazy boy was so excited about the run ... which, forgive me, but I just don't get it! He was literally dragging our Human out the door at 7:15 in the morning to get to the lake of the Isle for the run. Of course, I'm the smart one and I continued sleeping on our red couch in the living room.

Well Mister is pretty excited about this 5K-9 run which is happening on 5/31. You should check out the Furballs in training blog as he was the star today!

After he got back from the run he was one tired pup! Our Human wanted to get a photo of him with his bandana and tried to get him to sit upright ... there was no moving that boy!

My brother definitely has a lot more energy than I do ... but he is pretty cute and I do love him. He wants me to ask you to make a donation.... he said he'll take any amount! If you feel so inclined you can visit his Firstgiving page.

Don't make me beg!

Okay, my brother Mister is co-captain of Pet Haven's The Fast and the Furballs team. They're training for a 5K-9 run/walk on 5/31 to raise money for his homeless pals (dogs and cats!). He's upset with our Human because she's waited so long before trying to raise money.

I'm tired of him complaining to me ... all i hear him say is "why the @&#!!** did she wait till 2 weeks before our run to start asking for money? Does she think i'm doing this just because it's fun??? Doesn't she know we have a serious problem and that my homeless pals need all the help they can get??"

So friends, help me out here, okay?? I love my Human. She's had a lot going on lately and her mind just hasn't been on raising money for my sibling's noble effort.

Also ... I can't take my brother complaining anymore!! Please, please can you spare a few pennies and make a small donation. It would make him happy, which in turn would make me very happy.

You can make a donation at Mister's fundraising page and you can learn more about the event on the Pet Haven website.

What will be will be ...

My Human has had a lot on her mind lately ... with her efforts on starting a new animal welfare coalition, Minnesota Partnership for Animal Welfare (MnPAW) and her health. This week she goes in for a surgical biopsy. She is hoping that the results of the pathology report will come in before the end of the week. She's trying not to worry but I can tell she's worried. I've been trying to remind her of her time up in Ely last summer when she got to hang out with the wolves and the bears. I'm trying to remind her that worrying won't help. I also keep telling her that whatever the outcome, it will be okay. I keep telling her that she needs to take up the Ahnung motto right now (my friend the bear shares my motto) ..... chill, bask in the sun, nap, don't worry, and be cool ... what will be, will be (wasn't there a song that goes something like que sera sera??). Humans worry too much about everything. Be a dog. Be a bear. And just be.

I hate running!

This weekend was gorgeous so my Human wanted to get lots of walks and runs in ... don't get me wrong, I think it's great that she wants to do that. I especially like it when she takes my brother Mister on runs because that boy has more energy than he knows what to do with! My Human says running with him isn't even enough because that doesn't even wear him out. She has to take him to dog parks where he can run -- fast, free and furious!

So on Saturday my Human and her partner decided to take all three of us for a walk/run down to the Mississippi River. Apparently Missy is the only "perfect" walking dog ... no tugging, pulling or getting distracted. My Human's partner seems to think i'm stubborn sometimes. I don't know where she gets that idea :) So my Human got stuck with Mister and me ... or to be more accurate, I got stuck with her which meant I had to run with her. Well ... I am NOT, let me repeat that one more time ... I am NOT a runner. Mister is yanking on her left arm trying to get her to go faster, and I'm yanking on her right arm trying to get her to slow down. Not a pretty sight. For those driving by they probably found it amusing.

So, I plop down in the back yard when we finally get home. I think my Human figures out that taking me for a run is not enjoyable for her, and it's certainly not enjoyable for me.

We have an understanding now. I lounge on the red couch and sleep while she takes my crazy brother for a run. All is well when we can come to a mutual understanding and respect of what works for both of us. A little yanking on her arm, and a little over dramatization of how much she has "tortured" me when I crash in the back yard ... not much to get my Human to see things from my perspective. Yes, life is good now.

Consider fostering a dog over the summer?

There are a lot of reasons for you to consider fostering one of my homeless friends over the summer ... most important is that you are helping save a life!! Okay, if that's not enough, how about the following reasons:

• If you already have a dog, or two, they can be a great playmate for your existing furry friend(s).
• If you have a dog who isn't the best walking/running buddy for whatever reason, you could foster a dog and have your foster dog be motivation for you to get back into shape. Just imagine yourself walking around the lake with a dog like Max (he's the cutie on the right ... he was rescued by my hero Karen of Red Lake Rosie's Rescue, where I came from). There you are walking this cute dog wearing a bright orange bandana that says "Adopt Me" and people are stopping you to pet Max and you have a great story to tell them ... maybe you even help in finding Max a home! And btw, I hear from my Human who met Max earlier this week and just fell in love with him that Max walks like an angel ... in fact, he likes to prance AND he doesn't pull!
• You're single and wanting a way to meet other single men or women ... well, let me tell you pals ... a dog is the quickest way to get people hovering around you and talking to you. We're magnets .... and once you tell a prospective date that you are fostering and helping abandoned, abused and neglected dogs find forever homes .... you will seal the deal. Of course, you take the risk of your prospective date falling in love with your foster dog and not you! Hey, but that's a risk worth taking!

Check out the Pet Haven foster a dog blog for more info and photos on a few of my friends needing a foster.

There are a million reasons for you to foster. For my Human I know she thinks she's the lucky one ... well, I have to admit, I think i'm the lucky one. I was abandoned with a litter of 8 pups, had heartworm, survived a gun shot wound, no front teeth because I was scavenging for food and ground my teeth down to my gums, had lymes ... I was not a happy camper. The photo below is my glamour shot from when my Human first met me back in October, 2008 up at Red Lake Rosie's :)


Well ... look at me now (and thanks to Photographers Guild for taking this photo!). If my happy face, svelte figure (i'm down from 68 pounds to a solid 56 pounds), and what you could do for one of my friends isn't enough, then I don't know what to say anymore!! :)

My pal Sadie is on the run!

Update: Sadie's adventures came to an end on Monday, 4/27. Read more about it on the Pet Haven dog blog. Okay ... Sadie ... no more escaping for a while, okay??

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It's been over a week now that my friend Sadie, a basset/husky mix, has been missing. She was adopted through Pet Haven on Saturday, 4/18 then the next morning she snuck out of her adoptive home. My pal has a history of being an escape artist ... she's sneaky.

She's had several sightings. Her last couple sightings were: On Wednesday, 4/22 she was seen at the Minnehaha Falls Park by the Deer Pen Area. Her last sighting was Saturday night, 4/25, around E 38th Street and 41st Ave S in the Longfellow area (that's the area where she first escaped!). Sadie is friendly but very shy. For having short, stubby legs she sure can get around.

Please, please help us find my friend Sadie. Before I was rescued by Karen of Red Lake Rosie's Rescue up north I had to wander around like Sadie and scavenge for food. It's hard work and no fun. It's so much nicer to lounge on the couch.

We are offering a reward for anyone that helps us bring Sadie back home. Help us find her. If you have any information or see her please call Cindy at 612-695-3593 or Laura at 612-296-9911.

Click on the image below for a large view of a flyer that you can print and post around!

Guilty ... from whose perspective?

So my Humans left this afternoon for a few hours. They rushed out of here after playing a game of Scrabble! I could tell something was up and my brother Mister wasn't very happy (Human's note: we went to catch a 5 pm movie, "The Soloist ... which by the way was a great movie!). Most of the time my Human acts really calm, cool and collected when she leaves -- like nothing is happening. I think that keeps Mister calm.

Well, not today!

So .... we had a lovely surprise for our Humans when they came home..... you will never know what really happened in the house :) Our Humans will never know. At first they were blaming poor Mister .... what if it was Mister that knocked the wooden cat off the window ledge and I chewed it? Or maybe it was Missy? (yes, sweet innocent perfect Missy!) Or maybe I even did it? I really do like to chew even though I don't have any front teeth. Well, my Humans weren't too happy walking into the living room .... my one Human screamed something about "My blackberry!! They chewed my blackberry!" I could've sworn I heard her say something about her work sending her a new one, so why does she need this one. Besides one should never leave anything out that one isn't willing to lose ... yes, that's the motto at the Black dog, black hole house of mischief.

They haven's fed us dinner yet .... I think they're contemplating whether we deserve dinner. Personally, I think they're the crazy ones. They should've taken us for a walk. It's not our fault. They left the TV on to a really silly show and we were bored. What's a dog to do when we get bored???

My brother Mister and I are tired now ... we're going to snuggle back up together on our red couch. He makes a great pillow.