My wife, Wendy, and I are avid dog lovers who have rescued five dogs and one cat. Our first was a bloodhound mix we named Harley, not for the motorcycle but for Harley Earl, creator of the Corvette. We got him from our local veterinarian who told us that a postal carrier found him along his route. Harley was dumped in a drainage ditch in a plastic bag. He was only two weeks old but he managed to chew his way through the bag and make enough noise to attract the postal carrier. That was six years ago.
Our next was a beautiful black pure bred Great Dane from the local great dane rescue agency. She was rescued from an abusive home in Memphis, TN and was poor health when we got her. We nursed her back to health. She was already named Charcoal and we didn’t see any reason to change it. Wendy has helped the great dane rescue since. We then rescued a terrier mix from behind our local Department of Human Services (DHS) office. At the time, I was a local police officer and the Animal control officer knew Wendy would have a soft spot for this puppy so he had a fellow police officer sneak the puppy (Samson) over to my house while I was on duty. Read the rest of this entry »
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I am one of the firefighters who served at Ground Zero and because of my illnesses on site and by God’s grace, I dedicated my life to the charity I started as a tribute to my loved ones lost, Gear Up Foundation. Along with my angel from God, Monica, my wife we greet every day with a smile and love. We both love our pets and I thought you would enjoy this cute picture of our little one, Sparkles. I am the proud father of a serving US Marine who is my pride and joy. He joined after my Ground Zero service. God bless you and yours always. We listen to you each and every day…..
Vinny from NY
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As a fellow dog lover and loyal fan, i wanted to share with you and the rest of your audience a wonderful website called baghdadpups.com. Our brave men and women in the armed forces are heroes in more ways than one!
Phil from NY
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Maxx is my one year old longhair German Shepherd. I adopted him from the Virginia German Shepherd Rescue several months ago. His previous owners kept him in a crate in the garage 24 hours a day and rarely fed him. However, none of this reprehensible treatment dampened his sweet and loving spirit. He is a happy boy who, each morning, wakes up everyone with smiles and gentle kisses. He enjoys every minute of every day and protects our house from approaching strangers. His favorite activities are playing catch and riding in the car with his head out the window, his fluffy ears blowing in the wind! He is my “velcro” puppy who has brought joy and laughter into our house.
Alicemary from VA
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Hi Mark, we love your show and your philosophy. Thank you for everything you do and contribute. We just pre-ordered L&T on Amazon. This is Cookie, she is our 9 1/2 year old English Springer Spaniel and she is a special part of our family. God Bless
Joseph from NC
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A pet behaviorist and author of 18 books, I just sold a memoir to St. Martin’s Press, titled Last Dog On The Hill. Scheduled for a Spring 2010 release, it tells the story of Lou, a dog who, starting life as the feral offspring of two guard dogs on a marijuana grow in Mendocino County California, became a heroic, modern-day Rin Tin Tin. Lou helped capture rapists and robbers, taught ASL and dog safety to kids, won me a life-changing job, fought coyotes, danced with wolves, comforted dying WWII vets, won agility contests, saved hundreds of dogs from euthanasia, and so much more. He was, truly, an American hero.
I want the public to hear Lou’s story, to ensure that his legacy as a hero and savior of hundreds of doomed dogs gets out. Please help me do this. If you read this Mark, I hope that you might consider contributing a blurb, or perhaps even write the foreword. To learn more, visit the Facebook group page Last Dog On the Hill. Thank you so much-
Steve from WA
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