Mr. Winston wishes you Happy Holidays and a great New Year!

As some of you know, I am an avid animal rescuer as well as very active with raising money and doing charity work for all furry creatures.  Saving and helping animals is my main passion in life. I won’t go on and on like I usually do about this topic… I want to make this a happy post, not a depressing but true one !

While buying Holiday presents at PetCo today, I decided to dedicate a post to all of the animals out there.

I believe that having animals as pets is the best thing that someone can do for them self.  I personally could not live without my doggies.  (One of my dogs, Bow, turned 5 years old today.  Bow was my companion and never left my side for a few years while I was sick…. We loveee her !:) )

My furry fam: Bow, Lily, Minnie Mouse, and Winston

Here are a few presents I bought:

Cute sparkly mouse and ball for my friends cat Falcore

Falcore was adopted from the South La shelter a few months ago.

Gingerbread man for Charlie Normie

Oddly enough, my sister, has a dog named Charlie and Charlie is the sister of one of my dogs, Minnie Mouse.  They are both rescues from a decrepit trailer park in Palmdale, Ca.  (My sister and her two little girls had a b-day party for Charlie a few weeks ago…It was the first dog birthday I have ever attended, lol)

Presents for Schumey and Jasper

Baby Jasper

These toys are for Jasper and Schumi, who are both only a few months old.

Jasper was actually just rescued a few weeks ago.

Baby Schumi!

Here are a bunch of other toys/accessories I bought for other friends and family

Faux slipper for Griffin

I have a friend whose dog ALWAYS steals his slippers.  It is quite comical because he doesn’t want to eat them, he just enjoys getting the slipper out of the closet and playing with it.  It would highly amuse me if I put this slipper in my friends closet and Griffin just happened to bring it out of the closet and play with it.

Kong aka the baby sitter

Ok so this is the best invention for dogs out there.  Kong’s can keep a dog occupied for hourrsss !  You can put peanut butter, this dog cheese wiz stuff, or these edible stick things that go inside. My dogs will sit there and try to get out/eat the peanut butter for what seems like forever.  If I know I’m going to be away from home for awhile, I put one of these stick things in it and when I come home whichever dog is still trying to get it out and eat it.

Because I have four dogs who are mostly all different sizes, I have multiple size kong’s.

Another good thing about this wonder is that it is rubber so it cannot get dirty and it bounces for added fun

Audrey and Eldad's incredible and fascinating book

This is such a fantastic present!  I give a lot of these books out as stocking stuffers and everyone loves them.  Every book sold helps Audrey and Eldad save more animals, helps get the word out about how poorly animals are abused and how a bath, a meal, and some love can change them instantly.  I also keep a few books in my car and hand them out to people occasionally.

Ok, so we all get a bunch of really crappy gifts from people that are just giving to give, recycling gifts, or just have different taste than you.  I have tried in the past few years to tell those certain people, “Hey, lets donate to each others charities this year instead of gifts”.  It has so far only worked a few times, and of course I still get stuck with a ton of things i’d love to throw away

There are two ways you can help if you are at Petco on Doheny, or i’m sure any Petco.  There is a big bin that the West Valley La Animal shelter has put out with a list of about 20 things that they need for the babies. The other way to help is to donate money at the register for an animal charity when asked.  I donated today, and was given a very cute t-shirt for my donation.

If you are able to help with donations or bringing food,blankets, crates, or toys, please contact any of the following foundations/ rescue groups:

♥La native Audrey Spilker Hagar and husband Eldad Hagar’s amazingggg organization Hopeforpaws.org

♥Any of the Los Angeles animal shelters – North Central, South LA, West LA, East Valley, or West Valley.

♥Animaladvocatesalliance.org or NolaSinger@hotmail.com

♥Much love animal rescue

NOW GO GIVE YOUR FURRY FRIENDS SOME HUGS AND KISSES !

Merry Christmas and from two weeks ago Happy Hanukkah !