"From beasts we scorn as soulless,
In forest, field and den,
The cry goes up to witness
The soullessness of men."
This is "Fable Skywriter", adopted from the shelter
I love; the Outdoors, the Beach, the Environment, Growing Things, Living Things, Animal Rights, Unpopular causes, Compassion, Speaking out for those who can't speak, Saving Shelter Animals, Major Nature Lover, Sunshine, Road Trips, Travel, DISC DOGS, Biking, Skiing, Hiking, Martial Arts, Advocacy,journeying towards a cruelty-free, resource-light life, fighting BSL, transport, working with my pits, Agility!
This is "Kai", adopted from the shelter.
This is "Mim", came to visit and stayed.
This is "Emily", adopted from a farm. She may have only three legs, but she's a sassy old girl.
This is Domino, the pit bull, adopted from Sean Casey Animal Rescue in New York. He spent a long time waiting for a home, and he found one here in the frozen tundra.
This is Charm, a pit bull/border collie mix. Adopted from a shelter. Once a stray, she now loves loves loves Agility!
Television
If it is reality TV I'll watch it. Also House, Criminal Minds, CSI, Grey's Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Dirt, Tudors, The Dog Whisperer, Dogtown, Animal Planet and Invader Zim (love that GIR!).
Books
I think my all-time most memorable book is 'Walden' because I read it at a time and in a place which changed the way I look at life profoundly. I would rather be out in nature than anything else. 'The Last Unicorn' is pretty meaningful to me, and always 'Another Roadside Attraction' and 'Dhalgren'.
Heroes
Penn Jillette for alternative thinking, Steve Jobs for creative thinking, Shaun Monson for compassionate thinking, R. C. for putting thought into action ...people who think outside the box. All the rescuers and advocates who put it all out there. Wallace the Pit Bull, awesome disc dog!!! My dogs because they are the happiest people I know.
But my all time hero is Amanda: "There are three mental states that interest me," said Amanda, turning to the lizard doorknob. "They are: one, amnesia; two euphoria; three ectasy."
She reached into the cabinet and removed a small green bottle of water-lily pollen. "Amnesia is not knowing who one is and wanting desperately to find out. Euphoria is not knowing who one is and not caring. Ectasy is knowing exactly who one is-and still not caring." - Tom Robbins, "Another Roadside Attraction"
Graphics on this page created by Becca
"For if one link in nature's chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish by piecemeal." - Thomas Jefferson
...My heroes have hearts.
"There are, in fact, only two categories of doctors and scientists who are not opposed to vivisection: those who don’t know enough about it, and those who make money from it." - Dr. Werner Hartinger, M.D., German surgeon, 1989
"My doctrine is this: that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and we do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt." - Anna Sewell, (English Novelist)
In what world do people with compassion, who save the tortured who can't speak, become criminals? In what world can I envision torture as legal? In what world can I not look into the eyes of liberation and put a face to suffering and be very glad there are heroes among us?
"...A vegan driving a hummer would be contributing less greenhouse gas carbon emissions than a meat eater riding a bicycle."
"No humane being, past the thoughtless age of boyhood, will wantonly murder any creature which holds its life by the same tenure that he does." - Henry David Thoreau
"Men who support wives fighting breast cancer are tough; men who raise disabled children are tough; men who work to protect the vulnerable are tough; men who stand up for what they believe in are tough. Men who put dogs out to fight are not tough."
"When a person places the proper value on freedom, there is nothing under the sun that she will not do to acquire that freedom. Whenever you hear a person saying he wants freedom, but in the next breath she is going to tell you what she won't do to get it, or what he doesn't believe in doing in order to get it, he doesn't believe in freedom. A person who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire...or preserve his freedom."-- Malcolm X
"If you lose touch with nature you lose touch with humanity.
If there's no relationship with nature then you become a killer;
then you kill baby seals, whales, dolphins, and man
either for gain, for "sport," for food, or for knowledge.
Then nature is frightened of you, withdrawing its beauty.
You may take long walks in the woods or camp in lovely places
but you are a killer and so lose their friendship.
You probably are not related to anything to your wife or your husband " - J.Krishnamurti
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I am dedicated to spreading my love for animals and advocating for a cruelty free life. Originally from an island in Alaska...I now live in Wisconsin. I have one married daughter. My life is carefully supervised by four cats and two very lively pit bull mixes I adopted. I love working with the dogs and we've made it through obedience and we're on to agility, which I absolutely love. I believe that pit bulls need to be good ambassadors and the best way to do that is to show what they are capable of...from unwanted shelter dogs to dogs with diplomas! I love all animals, big and small, but the pits are my passion; intelligent, sensitive and a big sense of humor...that's pits! In between I drive transports when I can.
Last year I lost my long time friend, Ripley. Everything a chow could be and more. Miss you, sweet girl.
My dog is usually pleased with what I do, because she is not infected with the concept of what I should be doing. --Lonzo Idolswine
As for me, I try to keep it real, live my life with a passion, and absorb EVERYTHING...Earth is an incredible place to live...I am so honored.
"Logic only gives man what he needs. Magic gives him what he wants." - Tom Robbins
The goal is not to change your subjects, but for the subject to change the photographer.~Author Unknown
Who I'd like to meet: Old friends, new friends....
Creative, REAL, involved people with interests in the arts, the environment, protecting wildlife and animals of all types, and living life with depth, honesty and compassion. (I am an animal rights advocate and that is my focus on myspace. So I post lots of bulletins about shelter animals, just fair warning. If you don't like pit bulls...I do!) I would love to be friends with those that share a love for the earth and all its inhabitants, and are committed to seeing changes in the world. We are in this together!
"Well we all shine on,
Like the moon and the stars and the sun,
Yeah we all shine on,
On and on and on on and on." - John Lennon
"I suppose I might as well risk my life for a bunch of garter snakes as anything else. Soldiers die every day in the service of reptiles." - Tom Robbins
"Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it's beauty." -Albert Einstein
Breeders Kill - "For every puppy or kitten who is deliberately produced by any breeder, a shelter animal dies."
Finally got my computer fixed so I can post more -- yayyy! I'm not much of a football fan, but since it is the season I thought I'd post this to give you a chuckle!
THIS DOG NEEDS A HOME. IT'S OWNER CAN'T HAVE IT AT HIS APARTMENT AND I DO NOT HAVE A SUITABLE PLACE FOR WHEN IT GETS WINTER. NO-KILL SHELTERS OR A DOGGY LOVER WHO HAS ROOM FOR A BOUNCY ENERGETIC 8 YEAR OLD GOLDEN RETRIEVER IS NEEDED. HIS NAME IS MOSES.
Hope you have a GREAT Halloween. I used Isabella, a hearing service Chihuahua, that I had the pleasure of photographing the beginning of the summer. This pic of her didn't make it into her portfolio...but I thought her expression for this Halloween tag was priceless!
This is Cyclone a Mastiff I photographed. Not only did I use this handsome dog in this tag....I turned it into Halloween Cards. In fact, if you visit My Zazzle Store you can see the other Halloween cards I made that you can put your own photo into.
Also, for all you Bully lovers and Michael Vick haters, don't forget to check out my "Will Bite Michael Vick" items.
Our family keeps on growing. And it's still 2 months before the first grandchild comes. Of course Zeus is as good as having a grandchild. He is so fun and adorable! Jim and Kayla have their hands full and Trinket is getting used to a new pack member.
Momma just told us in da future we can only getst on da internet during da weekend, ‘cause normally we would getst online on Tuesday as well, but momma don’t have da time to help us anymore. Since grammy spent some time on da icu, momma and grammy’s sis, momma’s auntie, gotst furry close, they called each other a couple of times a day, and drove to da hospital together too. Da auntie asked da momma to come over on Tuesday afternoon, together with grammy, so momma won’t be home to help us with da laptop Tuesdays… pffffffffff…
Snoopy has spent some time in da doghouse, ‘cause he was a furry naughty doggie! Bailey accidentally walked over Snoopy while he was taking a siesta, and Snoopy grabbed Bailey, who completely stressed out, ran into da garden, and stayed there for quite some time! He hissed at everypawdy that came close to him, even da momma! Moccha and Beau never react like that, not even when they’re asleep, so that was a biiiiiig NO NO da momma said, and Snoopy had to go sitst on da terrace for a while to think boutst what he’s done… It’s all okay now, Bailey came back inside, and Snoopy is forgiven too… MOL!
Lots and lots of sweet kitty kissez… purrrrr…. And happy waggy tails from da doggiez… woof woof woof…
We’ve gotst a limpin’ momma right now… She hurtst her knee a few days ago, she don’t know how, but it hurtst when she bends it, so she’s limpin’ around da house now. It doesn’t help when Bodhi and Kaia always sneak into da hallway and run upstairs, and da momma has to go and getst them. Limpin’ momma up da stairs, limpin’ momma down da stairs…. Boy oh boy oh boy…. Not a purrrty sight I tell ya… MOL! But she sits down a lot now which is furry good for us of course, ‘cause now we getst to sleep on her lap and stuff! Purrrrr….
Figaro’s ear is on da mend, but it’s still hanging in a funny way. Momma always has to laugh when she sees him (not furry nice of da momma huh? MOL!) and says she hopes he don’t getst a cauliflower ear! Now we don’t getst that… How can Figaro getst a vegetable ear? He’s a kitty! We won’t like it furry much when a vegetable is growing out of his ear! Momma just grins when we asks her to explain…. She mumbles ‘silly kitties’ and turns her back! Pooh! We’re no silly kitties I tell ya! We’ll figure it out for sure! Euhm…. Help plz? MOL!
Lots and lots of sweet kitty kissez… purrrrr…. And happy waggy tails from duh doggiez… woof woof woof…
Well, duh laptop still seems to be wowking guwwww~ate, so I’m gonna twy my bestest on duh commenting today… Sssssssshhhh, main man Snoopy at wowk! BOL! Little update on Moccha and Figawo – they’we both feeling bettew! Moccha’s eaws and behind awe feeling way bettew, and Figawo’s eaw was still a bit swollen but it’s finally getting back to it’s nowmal size duh momma says! No mowe floppy eaw fow Figawo!! Woohoo!
Momma gives me a tweat evewy day fow my joints. I’m getting a bit on in age, and with them two youngstews in duh house, I need to keep up! It’s hawd sometimes, but with those tweats it’s a whole lot bettew than it used to! I can wun awound now and chase Moccha and Beau when they’we naughty doggiez. I’m getting youngew instead of oldew! BOL! I gotst to be alewt all duh time ‘cause Moccha and Beau always getst themselves into all kinds of mischief! Silly puppy dogz! BOL!
Lots and lots of sweet kitty kissez… purrrrr…. And happy waggy tails from duh doggiez… woof woof woof…
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