Let's Ring in 2010!
PupSavers New Year's Resolutions- To rescue more puppies than in 2009
- To rescue older dogs from kill shelters too
- To transport more dogs (and cats) from the NM kill shelter to other CO rescues
- To adopt pups to adopters who will love and take care of them forever
- To educate the public about the rewards and risks of rescue
- To have 100% compliance to the spay neuter mandate
- To encourage more people to volunteer to foster puppies because the more fosters PupSavers has, the more puppies we can save!
- To continue contributing to the spay neuter programs at the shelters we work with
- To help the shelters with their transportation and vetting costs
- To provide shelters where we rescue puppies the medications
each puppy needs to get a healthy start
- To provide plenty of quality
dog food to feed the pups while at the shelter.
New Year's Resolutions for Dogs
Resolution #1: I will eat less and exercise more. Too many nights on the couch, too many dog biscuits and too little time running
around the local dog park has made me a little, well, fluffier. I don't think
the old "I'm-just-big-boned" excuse will work anymore. I resolve to
bug my owner to take me out to the doggy park several times a week.
Resolution #2: I will beg less. I've got begging down to a fine art – he's puddy in my paws – but it sure is
demeaning. I promise to reserve the begging for worthwhile things, like going
out to the park and T-bone steak.
Resolution #3: I will recognize the difference between furniture and
fire hydrants. I promise not to treat the furniture and walls the way I do fire hydrants. It
drives my owners batty and has no lasting benefit for me (they clear away the
scent almost as fast as I can "deposit" it.)
Resolution #4: I'll stay out of the cat's litter box. I vow to resist the urge to snoop around the cat's private lavatory – even
though it's a lot of fun and really makes her go nuts.
Resolution #5: I won't bite the vet anymore. I'll remember that the vets and their staff are just trying to help in their
own, inscrutable way, although they really know how to
push my buttons with
those needles!
Resolution #6: I won't steal food as much. I won't go out of my way to steal food, although all bets are off if they make
it really easy for me.
Resolution #7: I'll introduce myself in more appropriate ways. In other words, I'll focus above the waist when introducing myself to humans.
Somehow, I get the feeling my normal greeting methods invade their private
space.
Resolution #8: I'll do better "holding it" until morning. When nature calls, I'll steel my resolve to wait for my normal morning walk,
unless special considerations apply. I'll decide what those special
considerations are.
Resolution #9: I'll bark at the mailman less. Even though it works to put him in his place, I'll try not to exercise my
authority over him and other delivery people, although my self-esteem does get
a boost when they retreat.
Resolution #10: I'll tolerate those homemade bandannas more. My owner has gone to a lot of trouble to make these things, so I'll just put up
with the way they feel and the taunts of the other dogs.
By: Alex Lieber
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