I’ve featured Bocce’s Bakery on my blog before, but I’m back to share their newest addition to the shop, the Sandy Pets Relief Totes.
100% of the proceeds go to the Best Friends Animal Society to help with their sandy relief efforts. Yay for helping pets in need! And while you’re grabbing up your own limited edition tote on Bocce’s Bakery you can check out their super yummy, but super good for you, pet treats.
I’m already drooling over their mac & cheese cookies! 
Last week Serena from Pretty Fluffy invited me to join The 13 Project, a wonderful initiative to get involved and help animals!
THE 13 PROJECT
The 13 Project is a Pretty Fluffy initiative that involves 13 acts of kindness towards animals before 2013. We have exactly 13 weeks left of this year, so what better way of embarking on a list of 13 achievable and worthy goals before the year is out.
To join, all you have to do is come up with a list of up to 13 ways you can help animals before the end of 2013. You don’t need to be a millionaire, you don’t need to have a website, or be a member of a rescue organization … All you need is the desire to make a difference. You can even make your list just one goal – or 3 or 5 things. Any little bit helps!
My goals for the 13 Project….
1. Make a charitable contribution to some of my favorite rescue groups, as I have done for the past several years, through the help of sales of my paintings and artwork that my friends the Painting Ponies have made.
2. Get my photo taken with Santa at a place that donates the profits to rescue groups like I have done for the past 3 years.
3. Promote some local rescue group events to all of my followers through Facebook.
4. Purchase some toys from Planet Dog, where 2% of my sale goes to the Planet Dog Foundation, an organization that helps fund the training and placement of service dogs.
5. Share some of the available adoptable dogs (like I have done in the past) at the local shelters with my followers.
6. Donate some of my old towels and clothes to a local animal shelter.
7. Create Holiday Greeting Cards for my Etsy Shop and donate a percentage of the sales to animal shelters.
8. Promote responsible pet ownership and encourage my readers to spay/neuter their pets.
9. Donate some of my outgrown sweaters and jackets that I no longer use to a rescue group that can use them for shelter dogs.
10. Create a new page on the blog that highlights ways you can involved and help rescue animals, shelters, and good causes.
11. Purchase some Rescue Chocolate as Christmas gifts that donates 100% of their profits to animal rescues.
12. Try to promote more products on my Friday Fetch feature that donate a percentage of their sales to animal charities.
13. Encourage others to get involved with the 13 Project!
I hope you’ll join me in The 13 Project! I’d love to hear your ideas of animal kindness too, post links to your list of 13 goals in the comment section below so that we can all share and get inspiration on how to help more animals!
Hey Friends! I’m dropping by the blog this Saturday to let you all know that I’ve been chosen as a 2012 Petties Finalist for the Best Blog Design. How cool!
I’m honored to have been chosen by Dogtime as a finalist, but the very best part is that the winners in each category get $1,000 to donate to their favorite pet charity.
As you know I donate funds to my favorite pet charities each year through the sale of my artwork and the paintings made by my Painting Pony Friends. It would be oh so wonderful to donate more funds to a pet rescue in need, but I need your help!
I’m up against some great blogs for the category of Best Blog Design, but you guys can help me win by visiting Dogtime and voting for me!
And I’d love to hear what pet rescues you think would be a great place for me to donate the $1,000 to should I win! Thanks friends!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
Except this time I wasn’t going to grandma’s house! No, instead me and Trooper loaded into the family car and headed to the Pocono Mountains – to the family cabin!
Of course the first thing I did when I got there was run around like a maniac. Wouldn’t you?
After a few good laps, the next logical thing was to find dig a hole.
Only, I got a little carried away in my hole digging (I might need therapy) and before I knew it – I was stuck!
Don’t worry, everyone eventually dug me out – and mom reached in and pulled me to safety. I was a little muddy and tired – but that didn’t stop me from getting back in the hole TWO MORE TIMES (each complete with their own rescue mission). hehe.
Apparently after the third rescue everyone was getting a little tired of saving me (although I thought it was a blast) so I had to sit in time out in the cabin while mom barricaded the holes under the shed.
I promised not to do it again, so mom finally forgave me and let me outside to play with Trooper.
Look at me mom! I’m just like a dolphin!
And of course we HAD to take the row boat out onto the pond.
And to no one’s surprise, Trooper fell out within the first few minutes. I told him he should have worn a life vest (he sucks at swimming – even for a half Labrador).
So I gave Trooper a few pointers, and he actually started looking pretty good.
1..2..3..stroke. 1..2..3..stroke. 1..2..3..stroke.
I said use the towel Trooper!!
I think I see a tadpole!
After our boat ride I decided to give Trooper some more swimming lessons. “I said 10 more laps Trooper!”
Oh brother, he’s learned nothing!
This is just totally embarrassing for him. It’s the attack of the “Labra-dud” (you know, because he can’t swim). hehe.
Well, even though I got to run and play at the cabin while everyone else did “spring cleaning” – it was still an exhausting day!
This was fun and all, but when are we going home? There is a dog bed at my house that is calling my name!