“Dog Bless USA”
2011 poster

We are huge fans of sharing our lives with furry companions, at one time sharing our property with a rescued yellow lab, five rescued beagles and two rescued cats.  It could get really noisy when they howled in chorus to defend our territory. 

 All but two of our beloved pack have passed away.  The cats were the clowns of the family offering lots of laughs. But the dogs especially helped my DH calm down after work.  He preferred them to most people.  Still does. We called them pets but they were essentially service dogs.  

I love to read about philanthropic efforts like “Dogs bless you” because I know how comforting a canine companion can be, especially for those who have experienced war up close and personal.

The website Dogster has published several articles on this topic and on soldier dogs, most recently here:

http://www.dogster.com/the-scoop/dog-bless-you-charlie-annenberg-weingarten-170-service-dogs-veterans

Enjoy. Woof. Woof.  ah-ROOOOOoooo!