Donald Trump helping Homeless Dogs

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Donald Trump, The Dog. (from CollegeHumor)

Donald Trump and his 'celebrity apprentice' teams are partnering with PEDIGREE ® to help raise awareness for the United States' four million homeless dogs.

Four years ago PEDIGREE ® created the Annual PEDIGREE ® Adoption Drive to encourage dog lovers to adopt dogs from shelters and breed rescues.

This year's Adoption Drive starts on 7 February, and this episode of the Celebrity Apprentice aims to boost awareness of the event.

The challenge for the teams is to create a community awareness campaign which conveys the message of the Adoption Drive.

This special episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice" airs at 9pm EST / 8pm CST on Thursday 10 January.

Source: Reuters.com

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2 Dogs 2,000 Miles - Helping Dogs With Cancer

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Lisa left a comment after one of my dog cancer articles to tell me about the 2,000 mile hike Luke Robinson is going to start in January this year with his two Great Pyrenees dogs Hudson and Murphy. The walk, which is from Austin, Texas to Boston, Massachusetts will take about six months to complete.

The hike is to raise awareness and money for cancer research for companion animals. Luke lost his Great Pyrenees Malcolm to cancer in 2006, and this walk is in his memory.

Here's a short trailer describing the walk (running time 1min54s):

If you've lost a pet to cancer, or have a cancer survivor, please consider adding their name to the memorial wall set up on the site 2dogs2000miles.

Good luck to Luke, Hudson and Murphy - you can follow their progress on their blog.


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Resolutions and 101 Ways to Help Your Local Animal Shelter

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I came across an article today written by Jim Johnson who is a co-founder of the Happy Tails Animal Sanctuary in Columbia, Missouri.

Jim's article in the Columbia Tribune gives 10 resolutions for us humans so we can make 2008 a better year for our pets, and 10 resolutions for our dogs so they can give us even more joy over the next twelve months!

Number 10 on the list of human resolutions - "I will support a local animal rescue or shelter. After all, they might help my pet someday" - reminded me of an excellent list Karen Shanley posted on her blog a couple of weeks ago titled 101 Ways to Help Breed Rescue Without Adopting or Fostering.

Karen's list has some great ways to help out your local rescue shelter and many of them shouldn't take too much time to complete but would make a much welcomed contribution to the running of the animal shelter.

Number 102 could be to forward the list to your local animal rescue so they can start the new year off with 101 ideas for encouraging voluntary support over the coming year.

I've spoken to Zoe and Fritz about their new year resolutions; Zoe said she'll make an extra effort not to be sick in Dad's car every time she travels in it, but if it does happen she'll try and avoid the air-conditioning vents. Fritz said he'll try and stop wiping his beard on the sofas after he's eaten as he realises the stains don't look attractive.

Have your dogs made any new year resolutions?


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