My Mission  Deanna Raeke
Dog Lover & Proud Pet Parent
Passionate when it comes to my canine companions as well as dogs everywhere, it's my mission to raise awareness of any issues that affect them, from their health, food and nutrition and training to their welfare. Canine advocacy is something that everyone who cares about dogs needs to be aware of and we all need to share that and raise our voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.
 Andrea Rosebrock
Andrea has come onboard FTLTD to help out by contributing some stories and following-up with her "Justice Round-Up" series.
For the Love of the Dog is my small effort to do that. Please, won't you help me!
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By Andrea, on January 11th, 2012 | 
By Andrea, on December 31st, 2011 | Get ready to say goodbye to 2011 and welcome 2012. What will 2012 hold for us? It’s going to be quite a year if a fraction of the speculation comes true. The great Polar Shift. Planet Nibiru Collission with Earth. Comet Elenin crashing to Earth (oh wait…it already crashed into the Sun). And, of course, the cataclysmic or transformative events that will occur on December 21, 2012 according to the Mayan calendar.
But before the aliens drop in on us and either usher us into the Age of Aquarius, or freeze us for their next big banquet, lets take a look at some remarkable and notable dogs for 2011. Again, it was hard to choose from the all the best that is out there.
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By Andrea, on December 25th, 2011 | 
12/27/11: This just in. Muddy’s adoption fell through. He is up for adoption via Let’s Adopt Global. Please contact viktor@myletsadopt.com if you can provide Muddy a home and meet the adoption criteria.
He was old. He was cold. He was emaciated. He looked beat and resigned. Here was a dog really down on his luck. And all he had to live in was an old cabinet stuck behind an apartment complex somewhere in Bulgaria. He was known as The Dog in the Cabinet.
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By Andrea, on December 25th, 2011 | 
When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness. ~Bob Hope
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By Andrea, on December 24th, 2011 | 
The above dog was dumped at a train station in Sofia, Bulgaria three days before Christmas Eve. This poor, confused dog waited for his family to return but they never showed.
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By Andrea, on December 14th, 2011 |
Time magazine has once again chosen their person of the year. This year it’s you again. (Without the mirror.) Get ready to rumble for Time magazine has chosen The Protestor as Person of the Year 2011.
The magazine goes on sale this Friday. According to managing editor Richard Stengel…
“There’s this contagion of protest. These are folks who are changing history already and they will change history in the future. I think it is changing the world for the better.”
What does this have to do with a dog blog?
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By Andrea, on November 24th, 2011 | 
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder
By Andrea, on November 23rd, 2011 |  Rescue work is hard and demanding, coupled with tears and joy. You work your butt off rescuing animals from abuse, neglect, and danger of death in a shelter.
You qualify every applicant and when you find the right one, you sit back with a sigh of relief watching the happy wagging tails take off to their new, forever home.
But sometimes that sigh turns into a squeezing pain in the middle of your chest when you find out the adoptive family has given away those animals and you have no idea where they have gone.
That’s what happened with two dogs rescued by Let’s Adopt Global. One dog was rescued from death in a North Carolina gas chamber. The other dog was rescued from a shelter from Hell in Turkey. These two dogs were adopted by Giselle Ammonn Perry and Simcha Goldman of Toronto, Canada. This was not a simple walk-down-to-the-shelter-get-me-a-couple-of-dogs-thing. It took a lot of time, money, and many individuals to get these dogs from North Carolina and Turkey to Canada just for Giselle Perry and Simcha Goldman. Giselle was excited as all git-out over these dogs joining her family.
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By Andrea, on November 21st, 2011 |  Thanksgiving is right on top of us. Which means it’s Christmas already. In fact, it began just before Halloween. Time to start your shopping and party planning. And here we have a few suggestions on planning your Holiday events that benefit needy shelters and rescues.
Christmas is fun and exhausting. Imagine what the struggling animal organizations are going through this time of year. Supplies are scarce. Donations are down. Volunteers and employees are struggling to get everything done in addition to scheduling in their own holiday celebrations. Give ‘em a hand.
Christmas is also exhausting for those employed who are so lucky to find out they have to handle the company holiday activities this year. I’ll tell you right now, if it’s left to you to organize, do it your way. And my way is to work in supporting local struggling rescues and shelters to this year’s activities. I’ve compiled a list of different things to make it Happy Holidays for Homeless animals – OCCUPY style.
And to get back at my boss.
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By Andrea, on November 10th, 2011 | 
Bruce King, General Manager, Environmental Health Service for the City of Detroit, that oversees Detroit Animal Control, issued a statement today to the press. They went ahead and killed Ace.
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