Portuguese Water Dog puppies at play

Footage I took of Porty pups about 8 weeks old. They think to themselves, "what a wonderful world...."

Heeling Hearts of NM - a dog rescue program combined with the Women's Prison of NM

PB & J Family Services, a 501c3 non-profit entity, has also provided a program, Heeling Hearts, at the New Mexico women's prison in Grants NM where dogs are rescued from the Cibola County shelter and placed into the loving care of participating women in the prison. Here the dogs receive the love and attention they have lacked, as well as helping the women, many of which have lived a life of abuse and addiction, how to love once again - and sometimes for the first time in their life.

Heeling Hearts participated in the annual NM Humane Society's Doggie Dash & Dawdle 2010 whose goal is to gain support for the dogs at the shelters within the state.

Here is a slideshow showing the booth provided by Heeling Hearts.

Best video ever made - Ultimate Dog Tease - viral video of talking dog

I have watched this video countless times for a week now. The ingenuity, creativity, and "fun-factor" is absolutely outstanding! Being a dog-lover, I watch dog videos all the time, but this, by far, is the BEST I have ever seen. The creator most definitely deserves all the media attention he's getting.



Here is the original video with the dog actually talking... in dog language. And the dogs name is "Clark Griswold", otherwise known as "Sir Talksalot"

Cheyenne

'Watch out! You nearly broadsided that car!' My father yelled at me. 'Can't you do anything right?' Those words hurt worse than blows. I turned my head toward the elderly man in the seat beside me, daring me to challenge him. A lump rose in my throat as I averted my eyes. I wasn't prepared for another battle.

'I saw the car, Dad.. Please don't yell at me when I'm driving.' My voice was measured and steady, sounding far calmer than I really felt.

Dad glared at me, then, turned away and settled back. At home, I left Dad in front of the television and went outside to collect my thoughts. Dark, heavy clouds hung in the air with a promise of rain. The rumble of distant thunder seemed to echo my inner turmoil.

What could I do about him?

Taos Pueblo - A Journey in Black and White

Taos Pueblo - A Journey in Black and White (click here to view)

Ruby Beach, Washington State Pacific Coast, Olympic Pennisula

It was on this very same beach I stood 22 years ago. Just graduated from Purdue University, and this was my first trip west of the Mississippi River. I had seen more beauty than I had ever seen before during my cross-country drive. I was young and had my whole life ahead of me.

It was on July 17, 2010, that I returned to stand in this very same spot. And cried. It was not tears of sorrow, but tears of joy. Since the first time I stood here, 22 years ago, my life crashed just as the waves were doing on the rocks and shore. I had been places I do not wish on my worst enemy. I have met people that most have only dreamed about in their worst nightmares. My life had done a complete 180 since the first time I stood on this beach.

It was then that I realized that the world really had not changed... the rocks, the beach, the surf... they were all the same. It was I that truly had changed. The places I had been, the people I had met... they were not a curse. They were a blessing. They helped me open my eyes and truly see what the world has to offer.

Then my tears of joy became tears of sorrow. I realized then that so many other people in this world would never be blessed as I have been. I have no regrets... I only have gratitude.