Dogs In the Bubble: April 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Orson Got Coned

HSSV's Orson is running to find a treat

Orson it is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Orson is "bear". Orson is five-old-old, 16 pounds of good looking Pekingese mix. He is sweet, seeking for attention, wants to stay very close to people.

HSSV's Orson looking for affection, love, gentleness

Lucy and the Dog Intelligence

HSSV's Lucy What's motivates her the most?

Dog intelligence is the ability of a dog to learn, think, and solve problems.
Lucy is one of the smartest dogs in the Bubble. If I will create list of the brightest dogs Lucy will be on the top.

#1. Lucy
2. Border Collie
3. Poodle
4. German Shepard
5. Doberman Pinscher
6.Golden Retriver
7. Shetland Sheepdog
8. Labrador Retriver
9. Papillon
10. Rottweiler
11. Australian Cattle Dog

She loves learning new tricks. Today she was successful with walking through Dog Walk Ramp

Dog Walk Ramp

It took her only once showing with treats way to go, and after she was repeating it over and over again. After training and good work she got cool down in the pool :)

HSSV's Lucy "Shake it off"

Later we went for a relaxing walk...

HSSV's Lucy "We love our walks"

During walk we found lots of usefull things like... part of the car.

HSSV's Lucy and thing to collect?

An apple tree flowers,

HSSV's Lucy "Love picking up flowers"

A big tree.

HSSV's Lucy

I love this Bubble Girl with all my heart...

Oso's Last Moments In the Bubble

Oso is so good with his new Daddy

Today Oso found his new family. The most enjoyable moments when our Bubble Dogs go home. I took him for the last Bubble walk, just saying goodbye to my Bubble Sweetheart.

Oso is posing for goodbye picture

Oso was shopping at our Whole Pet Store, got new Easy Walk harness. Oso's new daddy has everything ready at home food, bed and crate. Oso's new name will be Winston.

Oso is saying goodbye to Betty our Diamond Dog Socializer...

Monday, April 23, 2012

Stanley - "Dogs Are Miracles With Paws"

HSSV's Stanley

Stanley is two-month-old Pit Bull Mix puppy. Silly, little guy, he is going to be a good size dog. He has mellow temperament, knows already commands "Sit" and "Watch Me". He loves fetching toys. I took him outside, but because he is not fully vaccinated, I had to carry him arround in my arms. We went outside to get little bit sunshine, we checked out dog's parks, fountain, benches, we met three-legged Peanut HSSV's Alumni. We couldn't talk too long to Peanut's Mom, beacuse Stanley started wiggling in my arms, so we had to back to his room.

HSSV's Stanley back in his room

HSSV's Stanley "Sit and Watch Me"

HSSV's Stanley flying back with the Pinky

HSSV's Stanley is getting suspicious about Pinky

Celebrity Owned Pit Bulls

Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
General George Patton
Helen Keller
Jamie Foxx
Rachael Ray
Jon Stewart
Ken Howard
Jessica Biel
Jessica Alba
Kevin Federline
Pink

Oso - Wonderful and Inspirational Soul

HSSV's Oso

Oso is our gentle, giant puppy. Today he was very calm, and nice. We did couple of games during our walk like walk and sit or find it, sit and watch me. He is the best puppy ever.

HSSV's Oso "Cheese..."

Animals are wonderful and inspirational souls. Uniting with a pet can greatly impact and enrich our lives, improving health, staving off loneliness, promoting emotional wellbeing, providing service, and even saving lives. A pet is a constant companion, and at times, the most important entity in someone’s life.

HSSV's Oso "Let's go for a walk..."

HSSV's Oso "Smile"

HSSV's Oso "Checking what is water level at the creek"

HSSV's Oso "Road to the Future"

Lucy - Green Ivy, Peek-a-boo, and Guess What?

HSSV's Lucy

Lucy had great day. It was not too hot, so we went to dog park to play. Nice lady stopped by, and ask about "silly girl - Lucy", she loved Lucy's positive energy. Lucy played hide and seek at a tunnel, she did couple of runs through it, pole jumps, fetching, and swimming. All her action were observing by three people, again they liked Lucy, so I invited one lady to meet Lucy. Lady was asking lots of questions, so we had a nice conversation about dogs like Lucy.

HSSV's Lucy "Guess What she likes the most?

Lucy is getting crazy about tennis ball so I refocused her with agility tricks still she was trying entertain everybody with her ability to hold balls and at the same time eating cheese without loosing balls.

HSSV's Lucy "Guess What - clue is on the picture "Find It"

After dog park we went for next to a creek walk. Lucy took one tennis ball in case she will get bored during walk.

HSSV's Lucy druing creek walk

We found nice green ivy during our walk, so Lucy tried to blend with green ivy background...

HSSV's Lucy is blending with green ivy

HSSV's Lucy is pretending she is part of decoration

HSSV's Lucy Peek-a-boo

Lucy was keeping herself busy during walk.

HSSV's Lucy "Dog's Life is not easy"

HSSV's Lucy is part of another decoration

Friday, April 20, 2012

Oso Bubble Dog and Yogi ex-Bubble - Adopt a Rescued Dog

HSSV's Oso he will blossom into loving companionship

Most rescue dogs have had a rough start. Because of this, they truly blossom into loving, confident companions in the right environment. When treated kindly, rescue dogs will form a lifelong bond with you and be forever grateful for their new happy life.

Oso is still waiting for family to love. He is my Bubble Sweetheart.

HSSV's Oso look into his eyes and you will get all answers you are looking for...

Yogi is with my family seven months. On the beginning he was handfull, showing agression to people, dogs. His transformation is amazing. Yesterday he started Graduate Dog Class with Dawna Caldwell at Happy Tails to You. He is our personal therapy dog, bond between him and my family is getting stronger every day.

Ex-Bubble Yogi, and his human brothers Antek and Jeremi and family friends "when treated kindly, rescue dogs will form a lifelong bond with you"

Ex-Bubble Yogi with his human brother

Ex-Bubble and Antek "Rescued Dog Love"

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Oso - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

HSSV's Oso eight-month-old 75 pounds teenager "I feel stupid and contagious..."

I took Oso for the walk, but he was so crazy. I think yesterday thunderstorm had something to do with his mood. After walk, what made my arm feels sore and stretched I took him to Community Room, just to play. He loved it so much. Betty join us for these joyfull moments.

HSSV's Oso, I call him Oso an Osome dog ;)

HSSV's Oso happy to be around people

HSSV's Oso and HSSV's Diamond Dog Volunteer Betty "Bonding Time"

HSSV's Oso happy after coming back to his room

Lucy, Mud, Scultpture Buddy, Her Balls Obsession and Wayne

HSSV's Lucy "Mommy do you see what I see?

Thunderstorms in SF Bay Area are unusual. Lots of rain came down. Today still we enjoyed little bit rain. I took Lucy for adventures at the creek. We stuck with mud on our paws, and huge puddles. Creek was like Colorado River, full of muddy water.

HSSV's Lucy with her sculpture buddy

After our muddy walk we came back to HSSV. Lucy didn't want stay in her room, but I had to leave her there, two hours later I picked her up again from her room. This time we did some "Seek and Score" training. It was her first time and she got it right away. On the end she was stealing boxes, and running around with big joy.
After training I took her to the dog park, were she like usual played collecting balls. We got a big collection this time.

HSSV's Lucy "Yes I can!"

HSSV's Lucy the most beautiful and smart shelter dog

At the dog park we got a visitor, Wayne our Diamond Dog Volunteer stopped by to say hello. Wayne is the most experienced dog handler, he is working with most challenging dogs, and always has some good advices. Thank You Wayne for all your wonderful volunteering work.

HSSV's Lucy and Wayne HSSV's Diamond Dog Volunteer.
At the picture Wayne is teasing Lucy by taking all her balls and she tries to get them back :)

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Libby - Good Luck Smarty Panty!

The greatest advantage to adopting a dog from a shelter is the satisfaction of rescuing that dog. There are millions of dogs that are stuck in shelters because their owners could not take care of them or abused them. Most of the dogs that end up in a shelter did not have a great life before they were sent to the shelter, and everyone knows that shelter life, although it may be a step up from their previous life, is not exactly a day at the doggy spa. Not only will adopting a pet from the shelter make you feel great about yourself for doing such a great thing, but you will also give a dog a better life.

Today Libby found her family to dance for. Good luck smarty panty! Hope your family loves your dancing skills :)

HSSV's Libby on April 2nd, 2012

HSSV's Libby and HSSV Diamond Dog Volunteer Jackie:
"I had the pleasure of introducing Libby to her new Mom, a sweet lady who was there with her elderly parents and their caretaker. So the whole family got to meet Libby and they fell in love with her. And Libby was quite smitten with her new Mom so it's a perfect match. Libby will be her Mom's first dog -- she has had cats before -- and she always wanted a small Chihuahua. I'm so happy for our sweet Libby and glad that Betty was there to take this picture and say her goodbyes --- it was bittersweet. Thanks for taking the picture, Betty!"

Monday, April 9, 2012

Bamboo Big Eye Loves You!

HSSV's Bamboo

Bamboo is our new Bubble dog. He is one-and-half old handsome Pit Bull Mix. I met Bamboo and Wayne our wonderful Diamond Dog Volunteer at the main HSSV entrance. We were chatting about Mocha, Kaya, Yogi and of course sweet Bamboo.