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« Reply #1100 on: October 19, 2017, 11:30:51 am »
Quote from: verga on October 19, 2017, 09:24:08 am
Rescue dogs are the best. All of ours have been. Quite a few are older and have health issues, but they are so grateful to be in a home with unconditional love.

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« Reply #1101 on: October 19, 2017, 11:38:07 am »
I feel the same way about cats.  All of my cats were strays and they have been the most loving companions.  My current cat is next to me right now watching me type on the laptop.  As long as I reach over and scratch his ears from time to time. he will stay by my side.
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« Reply #1102 on: October 19, 2017, 12:07:05 pm »
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« Reply #1103 on: October 19, 2017, 12:08:55 pm »
Another Before/After...


Before and after adoption of our lab mix. He was going to be put down after being surrendered twice.
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« Reply #1104 on: October 19, 2017, 12:14:36 pm »
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« Reply #1105 on: October 19, 2017, 12:15:23 pm »
Baby bear's first climb...

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« Reply #1106 on: October 19, 2017, 12:18:43 pm »
There are two kinds of cats...

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« Reply #1107 on: October 19, 2017, 12:20:21 pm »
This one always gets me...

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« Reply #1108 on: October 19, 2017, 01:11:32 pm »

http://youtu.be/bktozJWbLQg


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102 y/o Dancer Sees Herself on Film for the First Time
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Alice Barker was a chorus line dancer during the Harlem Renaissance of the the 1930s and 40s. She danced at clubs such as The Apollo, Cotton Club, The Zanzibar Club, and on Broadway—with legends including Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Although she danced in numerous movies, commercials and TV shows, she had never seen any of them, and all of her photographs and memorabilia had been lost over the years.

After years of searching we found three "Soundies" Alice appeared in and were finally able to show them to her — she had never seen herself in motion in her life!

Alice passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6th, 2016. She spent the last day of her life in good spirits, enjoying listening to music and having her mail read to her. Thank you to all the thousands of fans who sent in cards, flowers, and art. You truly gave her deep joy and meaning in the last years of her life!

You can learn more about Alice at the little website we've set up for her: http://www.alicebarkernotbaker.com/

All of Alice's films from this video are collected here:
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For more info about the dancers of the Harlem Renaissance, we recommend the lovely documentary "Been Rich All My Life" —several of the women in the film danced with Alice back in the day!

A little more about the who's who here: "We" are friends of Alice who searched for the films and made this video. I'm David Shuff, a volunteer who visits the home with my therapy dog Katie, and have known Alice for 8 years. The woman in the video is Gail Campbell, a recreation therapist (and an amazing one at that!). She never gave up on finding Alice's films, and uncovered the first piece of the puzzle that lead to us finding them — which was Alicia Thompson; a historian of black female performers who had been looking for Alice for years (her site is http://forclassicmovieloversonly.trip... and her YouTube channel is "MusicandDancing4Ever"). She told us that Alice was in films called 'soundies'.

Using that clue I found jazz historian Mark Cantor of http://jazz-on-film.com and he was able to send us three of Alice's soundies from his collection. Shortly afterwards Alicia got us a few more films.

This video was filmed on cellphones (and almost as an afterthought!) by my friends Darin Tatum and Tom Hunt.


Cute? I think so.
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« Reply #1109 on: October 19, 2017, 01:26:01 pm »
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« Reply #1110 on: October 19, 2017, 03:32:22 pm »
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« Reply #1111 on: October 19, 2017, 03:43:05 pm »
Quote from: Suppressed on October 19, 2017, 03:32:22 pm
http://i.imgur.com/guBUIl0.mp4

So, that not where the expression "happy as a pig on ice" came from.
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« Reply #1112 on: October 19, 2017, 04:29:05 pm »
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Re: Thread of Cute
« Reply #1113 on: October 19, 2017, 04:39:42 pm »
What a sweet boy!  And the mailman is a good man, too...made sure the good dawg got back with the goods before he left.
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« Reply #1114 on: October 19, 2017, 05:09:43 pm »
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« Reply #1115 on: October 19, 2017, 05:18:04 pm »
Quote from: Ghost Bear on October 19, 2017, 05:09:43 pm
Retrievers gotta retrieve!

And so, so gentle about it.  With a little wag of the tail when his good job was well completed on the porch.
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« Reply #1116 on: October 20, 2017, 09:07:35 am »
All vehicles must come equipped with a pup holder

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« Reply #1117 on: October 20, 2017, 09:10:23 am »
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« Reply #1118 on: October 20, 2017, 09:23:02 am »
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« Reply #1119 on: October 20, 2017, 10:20:34 am »
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« Reply #1120 on: October 20, 2017, 11:09:32 am »
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All vehicles must come equipped with a pup holder



Pure sweetness.
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« Reply #1121 on: October 20, 2017, 11:13:49 am »
Quote from: Suppressed on October 20, 2017, 09:07:35 am
All vehicles must come equipped with a pup holder



You know, in 2-3 years he's not going to be able to figure out why he doesn't fit there any more.  :laugh:
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« Reply #1122 on: October 20, 2017, 01:42:19 pm »
Quote from: Ghost Bear on October 20, 2017, 11:13:49 am
You know, in 2-3 years he's not going to be able to figure out why he doesn't fit there any more.  :laugh:

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« Reply #1123 on: October 20, 2017, 01:42:33 pm »
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« Reply #1124 on: October 20, 2017, 01:43:17 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 19, 2017, 05:18:04 pm
And so, so gentle about it.  With a little wag of the tail when his good job was well completed on the porch.

I hadn't noticed the tag wag at the very end, @Cyber Liberty.  Thanks for pointing that out!
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« Reply #1125 on: October 21, 2017, 09:05:32 am »
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« Reply #1127 on: October 21, 2017, 12:55:43 pm »
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« Reply #1130 on: October 21, 2017, 09:29:20 pm »
Quote from: austingirl on October 17, 2017, 04:28:16 pm
Doggy "saying cheese" is amazing. Hank runs from my phone whenever I try to take a picture of him.
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« Reply #1131 on: October 21, 2017, 10:05:42 pm »
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« Reply #1132 on: October 21, 2017, 10:38:46 pm »
I started the process of looking for another dog today.  I can't believe how much it costs to buy a dog.  I looked at a Havanese.....$2000.   Even for another Jack Russell....close to $1000 or more. 

Guess I'll continue to look at the adoption websites.  It's amazing when you look at the local animal shelter and the majority of the animals are pitbulls. 

Geez....I'm not buying a car!...lol.
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« Reply #1133 on: October 21, 2017, 11:18:50 pm »
@mrpotatohead

Purebreds are always costly, especially the offspring of grand champions.  You might get a purebred for less if it is classified as "pet quality" rather than "show quality."  "Pet quality" means the dog has some flaw (usually in color or physical appearance) that disqualifies the dog from being exhibited at AKC or other hoity-toity pet shows.  Nothing really wrong with the dog from a health or temperament standpoint and he or she might make a good companion.

I believe pit bulls get an undeserved bad reputation, but if you are going to adopt from a shelter that has only pit bulls, maybe you can ask if any of the dogs might be a pit bull mix.  An aquaintance just adoped a mix.   The head and face look like a pit bull, but the shelter says he is also part German Shepherd and maybe one or two terrier breeds thrown in.  The dog is sweet, gentle and loving. 
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« Reply #1134 on: October 22, 2017, 03:10:21 pm »
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« Reply #1135 on: October 22, 2017, 04:50:51 pm »
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« Reply #1136 on: October 22, 2017, 04:52:29 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on October 21, 2017, 10:38:46 pm
I started the process of looking for another dog today.  I can't believe how much it costs to buy a dog.  I looked at a Havanese.....$2000.   Even for another Jack Russell....close to $1000 or more. 

Guess I'll continue to look at the adoption websites.  It's amazing when you look at the local animal shelter and the majority of the animals are pitbulls. 

Geez....I'm not buying a car!...lol.

Those prices just made me choke!  Guess I stick to pix...though I met my friends at the dog park the other day and had a blast with all the dogs having fun.

I hope you find a great match! 

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« Reply #1137 on: October 22, 2017, 04:59:26 pm »
Quote from: mrpotatohead on October 21, 2017, 10:38:46 pm
I started the process of looking for another dog today.  I can't believe how much it costs to buy a dog.  I looked at a Havanese.....$2000.   Even for another Jack Russell....close to $1000 or more. 

Guess I'll continue to look at the adoption websites.  It's amazing when you look at the local animal shelter and the majority of the animals are pitbulls. 

Geez....I'm not buying a car!...lol.
I don't think it's amazing, I think it's sad that the majority of the animals are of the pitbull variety, because of indiscriminate breeding and incompetent owners almost all of those pitbulls will be euthanized. It's a terrible thing, but without knowing the history of those pitbulls it is a huge risk to adopt even though Pits can be among the most loving and loyal dogs. Everyone of my animals has been adopted and up until the last dog I never knew exactly what they were other than mutts. I know there is a great attraction to purebreds  but I have been very satisfied with all of the mutts I have saved.
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« Reply #1138 on: October 22, 2017, 05:57:43 pm »
I like rescues quite a bit, but I'd steer clear of the pits if you don't know exactly where they came from.  Many are in the rescues because they didn't fit in with people, and the owners didn't want to have the guilt of putting them down so they went to the rescues.  Today's pits are like the German Shepherds of my youth:  Everybody back then wanted Rin Tin Tin.

Have you considered an older dog?  Many are very, very grateful to get a home, and many came from homes that had loving families who had to send their dogs to rescue for reasons out of their control.
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« Reply #1139 on: October 22, 2017, 06:39:11 pm »
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Bentley is my rescued 9-month-old pot-bellied pig. On Feb 23 a seizure left him in a state of shock and he was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis,  potentially fatal.  He was given only a ten percent chance to live and yet  he survived against all odds, though the meningitis left him blind. He is still in the hospital recuperating from his most recent surgery, and once his wounds heal, we will be able to finally bring him home. Every day, Bentley teaches me to be strong and never to give up. Through all of this, he has been nothing but happy, working so hard to regain the neurological function he lost due to the brain swelling. His fight to survive and to conquer every obstacle in his path is awe-inspiring. He is so very loved, and I'm so incredibly grateful he chose me as his Mum.

To a tiny little blind pig, the hospital noises can be very scary, so on my trips to see him every day, I sing to him to comfort him and reassure him that he is loved and that everything is going to be ok. Like all pigs, Bentley is incredibly intelligent and affectionate, and responds to love just like any human child would. I miss him so much when I have to leave him there every day and I can't wait until he can finally come home.

UPDATE: Despite the insurmountable odds stacked against him, Bentley survived the meningitis and regained his eyesight. He came home from the hospital and is now a happy, healthy, perfectly normal piglet after making a complete recovery. He is loved and cherished more than anything, and we're so very grateful for all of the millions of thoughts, prayers, donations toward his medical care, and well-wishes from around the world. Who knew that a tiny little pig would touch so many hearts?
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Singing to comfort Bentley in the hospital
by EARTH Sanctuary  Published on Mar 28, 2015


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAqyPrKgiJM

Bentley is my rescued 9-month-old pot-bellied pig. On Feb 23 a seizure left him in a state of shock and he was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis,  potentially fatal.  He was given only a ten percent chance to live and yet  he survived against all odds, though the meningitis left him blind. He is still in the hospital recuperating from his most recent surgery, and once his wounds heal, we will be able to finally bring him home. Every day, Bentley teaches me to be strong and never to give up. Through all of this, he has been nothing but happy, working so hard to regain the neurological function he lost due to the brain swelling. His fight to survive and to conquer every obstacle in his path is awe-inspiring. He is so very loved, and I'm so incredibly grateful he chose me as his Mum.

To a tiny little blind pig, the hospital noises can be very scary, so on my trips to see him every day, I sing to him to comfort him and reassure him that he is loved and that everything is going to be ok. Like all pigs, Bentley is incredibly intelligent and affectionate, and responds to love just like any human child would. I miss him so much when I have to leave him there every day and I can't wait until he can finally come home.

UPDATE: Despite the insurmountable odds stacked against him, Bentley survived the meningitis and regained his eyesight. He came home from the hospital and is now a happy, healthy, perfectly normal piglet after making a complete recovery. He is loved and cherished more than anything, and we're so very grateful for all of the millions of thoughts, prayers, donations toward his medical care, and well-wishes from around the world. Who knew that a tiny little pig would touch so many hearts?

That's a good Mum.
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Singing to Bentley so touching. I had never seen that before and so glad to learn the happy ending.

The Corgi with his tail was hilarious!
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You've Got a Friend In Me - LIVE Performance by 4-year-old Claire Ryann and Dad

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