October is Coming!!!

For those of you who don't know it already... there's less than 3 weeks left until OCTOBER!!! Woohoo! For me, October is the true beginning of Fall. A time where boots, sweaters, and chowder are regular daily occurrences. And that is AWESOME!

Luna's First Fall

But what is also awesome about October is... Walk N Wag! Yes that's right, I'm using this blog post to try to squeeze that cow's utter and see if any milk drops into my bucket of charity fundraising. 

I know it probably sounds desperate, and that I'm trying way way WAY too hard, but please, just join my team! I understand times are difficult and you really can't donate a penny, but you can still JOIN the team for FREE. What does this do? This makes you able to raise money yourself! 

Now you can send your link out to family and friends (probably those who like animals) and ask them to donate. They can donate in YOUR name towards our team! So even if you can't donate your own money, maybe you can fundraise, and have the money donated in your name, and your effort.

So this time I'm not asking you to donate (though you can if you'd like), I'm just asking you to take 5 min out of your day to JOIN my team (for free) and send out a mass email to family and friends to donate to the Humane Society.

It truly is a good cause. 

P.S. I know there's about 6 people who read my posts...So I am expecting to get 6 new team mates out of this...No pressure, I'm watching you... 

Here's the link: 

http://hssv.convio.net/goto/CrazyDogCrazyLady

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Video of the Day: Canine CPR

I was a lifeguard for 5 years, so CPR, AED, and first aid comes naturally to me. Well, for humans that is. I couldn't tell you where to even find a pulse on a dog. This kind of scares me. What if, God forbid, something happens to Luna or another dog while I am out and about? I am NOT the type of person to just stand and watch. I like to take action! 

When I was a lifeguard at the city pool, I saved 4 children in one summer (they were actively drowning, not at the bottom of the pool or anything). My last summer lifeguarding, I had to backboard a child who dove too deep in the shallow end and ended up with a golf ball size lump on her head. A common accessory for pools are bees and nosebleeds, so you can bet I have mastered the technique of flinging out stingers and pinching nose canals. 

Needless to say, I know nothing about Canine first aid.

I found this video, to help guide me about canine CPR. It's very helpful and informative.

Other things to know about animal first aid:

• Seizures: keep animals away from furniture or things that can potentially hurt them. Time the seizure, DO NOT RESTRAIN THE ANIMAL. Call vet after the seizure stops.
• Fracture: Muzzle your pet, keep on flat surface for support and transfer animal to car on flat surface (board or something) or keep injured limb in a sling while bringing pet to vet.
• Bleeding (external): apply pressure for about 3 minutes to clot the blood. Wrap gauze around injury, apply Neosporin. Call vet, or go to the vet (especially if extreme bleeding)
• Bleeding internally: (bloody nose, bloody stool, coughing blood, etc) bring to vet ASAP, keep animal warm and quiet.
• Burns: apply water to burned area quickly. Call vet.
• Heatstroke: Bring to vet immediately. If unavailable, keep pet in shaded, cool area. Apply wet towel around neck and face (not blocking eyes, nose or mouth)—ring towel out and repeat with new cool water. Pour cool water on dog (not ice water), especially between hind legs and abdomen. Go to Vet ASAP!
• In Shock: keep animal restrained, warm and quiet (for people you often wrap a blanket around them). Call/go to vet

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Weekend Adventures: Volunteer & Sick Pup

I signed up to be a volunteer for Maddie's Fund to help animals in need of a forever home. This weekend there was an adoption event at the Stoneridge Mall (as well as a bunch of other places, like Petco). The nice thing about volunteering for Maddie's Fund is that the coordinator sends out activities for that week that needs volunteers, and you can decide which ones you would like to attend (if any). They are very flexible and understanding of your other commitments, which works perfectly for me.

I decided to help out on Saturday, and I was a one on one volunteer with a Chi-Terrior mix named Brandi. She was the classic lap dog. Literally, all I did was sit in a chair and had her on my lap as people came by to pet her and ask questions. Brandi is such a chill dog. She reminded me of an old dog who is so mellow all she wants to do is sleep. But Brandi was only 2 years old! She, along with another dog (Reggie, a Wire Hair Terrior) and 6 other kittens are in a foster home together, and they were all at the adoption event with a couple other cats from a different foster.

A lot of people were just there to pet the cute animals and look. Some people asked me for medical advice for their dog, and another asked me how to get involved with volunteering. It was a fun day even though only 1 cat got adopted. Hopefully soon these animals will find a forever home.

When I got home on Saturday, Luna and I went to the dog park and had our usual amount of fun. We came back to our apartment and chilled until Drew came home and we made dinner. That night, Luna had the runs so we decided to put her on the "No Food Diet" for 24 hours to try to give her digestive system a break.

Basically, all of Sunday Luna and I were couch potatoes. Not moving around very much, and just relaxing. She slept all day, with the exception of a couple spurts of energy when her dad came home from work. Hopefully her "cleanse" has worked, I guess we will see how she does today. If she doesn't get better I might have to take her to the vet.

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Walk 'n Wag: Human Society

I'm taking a chance! After my last new experience, I wasn't really up for trying new things with Luna. I don't want to have to tell people to control their dog, and I really don't like having to leave early after paying a full day of parking. But I have decided to take a chance! To get out there again! (Wow, I sound like a hermit). 

I have stumbled upon "Wag 'n Walk" that the Humane Society of Silicon Valley puts on. It is a 5K run/walk with activities for dogs (and people) to enjoy afterwards. It looks super fun! People dress up along with their dogs, and it's all for a good cause! Why wouldn't I want to do this? (Oh, maybe because there might be another ignorant dog owner there). But you know what? I'm not going into hiding because people can't control their dogs. I was in the right, and she was in the wrong. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, feel free to read the post that I'm referring to here.

I've already acknowledged that I'm a crazy dog lady, and this event is practically SCREAMING my and Luna's name! So I have signed up and created a team. If you would like to donate or join my team, click here.

I am excited for this event and its great cause. I always tell Drew that one day, we will buy a house with a HUGE backyard (acres and acres) with a barn. And we will adopt and foster all the animals that our house and land can fit! I know I can't save them all, but I can at least dream, right? And I can definitely help by volunteering and donating and more!

Now! Time to think of a great costume for the 2 of us :) Any ideas?

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