Three Dog Night posts to support Shelter Dogs

As many of you know, all my dogs were adopted from the BC SPCA. I am an advocate for adopting homeless dogs from animal shelters and supporting causes that help these organizations continue with their work.

I happened to come across Pedigree's annual  "Write a Post, Help a Dog" project in which Pedigree will donate a 17 pound bag of their dry dog food to shelters in need - up to 450 bags, for every blogger who writes a post promoting Pedigree and the Pedigree foundation.

When I came across this campaign from Pedigree, I had to participate and add a post to show my support. The goal for 2012  is to generate 450 blog posts to ensure Pedigree can donate the grand total of 7,650 pounds of food to shelters in need. The deadline to post is midnight EST on June 30th. (That's today!!!!)

Pedigree also has a commitment to the adoption of and placement into loving homes for shelter dogs through their Pedigree foundation*.

If you would like to participate in the "Write a Post, Help a Dog", just follow these simple steps:

1.  Write your own post about “Write a Post, Help a Dog” and what the Pedigree Foundation is doing to help. This needs to be done by MIDNIGHT EST, SATURDAY JUNE 30TH! That's today at 9 pm for the West Coast!
2. Link it to Blog Hop at the bottom of this post. (you need to link to capture your blog in the posting numbers)
• Click on 'click here to enter' then enter your blog name and blog post http: address to add your blog name to the list
• Get the code from the link at the bottom of this post and in HTML view, add the code link to the end of your post to show the entries from your fellow bloggers.
3. If you are under the wire to meet the deadline, feel free to use/copy some of my post
4. Once you've posted, add this little badge on your blog to acknowledge your contribution

  

Now, go give your Dog(s) a Hug and a Kiss.

*The Foundation has its roots in The PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive, a campaign initiated in 2005 by PEDIGREE® Brand. This annual adoption drive—active in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland—has helped raise awareness of, and funds for, dogs in need. In 2007, PEDIGREE® Brand created The PEDIGREE Foundation to further help the cause.

LG4CF Commemorative Art

Yesterday my close friend and LG4CF teammate Tricia and I finally got our tattoos to commemorate our participation in the Longest Game 4CF last year.

We absolutely love this tattoo. It turned out better than I had been envisioning for the past 9 months. Yes, a tattoo on the foot does hurt* to get done, but it was so worth the pain for a result like this. Considering that our feet took the brunt of the beating during our 10 days of hockey it seemed only fitting for the artwork to appear here.

Our tattoo artist was Chris Hold at Sacred Heart Tattoo in Vancouver. We brought him a concept** and with some input from both Tricia and I, he designed this for us. If you are planning to get a tattoo, I highly recommend Chris as your tattoo artist. He is very creative, personable and talented. He also has this template if you are interested in sporting this look - Tricia and I are happy to share.

This tattoo has a significant meaning. The overall tattoo symbolizes the commitment, experience and accomplishment of the Longest Game 4CF. The Rose is a representative of 65 Roses, which is a term associated with the cystic fibrosis community; "Believe" is for: Believe in yourself, Believe the impossible is possible and Believe that someday CF will stand for Cure Found.

Afterwards we met up with our husbands and celebrated our newly acquired art with dinner at Steam Works. Overall, it was a Great day!

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* Hurt like a sonofabitch
** A special Thank you to our incredibly talented LG4CF teammate Lisa Mackay for her artistic input into our initial conceptual design