Doggy Dundee

Woof’s Bakery Has A Heart

G’Day Mates!  Ode to the kindness of doggy strangers!

Chase and I spent two gorgeous HOT, SUNNY, and DRY days in Brookings, Oregon a few days back. If you haven’t been to the Oregon Coast, you’ve no idea how odd that trilogy is (hot, sunny, and dry).  We saw the internet forecast and zipped off on the three hour drive. We intended to make it a very long day but were such a pair of beach dogs and having such a great time, we decided to grab a hotel so we could do it all again the next day.

Woofs Dog Bakery

That meant I had no supplies and Chase had no food, and we had to go shopping quick! (Grrrr…I’ll admit to feeling a bit peeved that I was spending money I didn’t necessarily have on stuff I could have brought from home if I’d planned it better, but…)  We asked around for dog food stores and finally raced into Woof’s Dog Bakery in Brookings just ten minutes before their 5 p.m. closing time, both Chase and I scuffing sand behind us.

Treating Customers Well

The store bloke gave us a cheerful greeting, and I told him I was just picking up food for Chase because we enjoyed ourselves so much we’d decided to stay at the last minute and Chase needed to eat. Do you know what the fellow said? “How about if I give you some free sample bags instead? What’s her food’s nutritional base? How much will she be eating?”

You could have knocked me over with a dog biscuit. This bloke could have scored a “final sale of the day,” but instead he was a kindhearted man, saw a need, and met it. That was a bit alright! I told him “lamb and rice” and that Chase would probably only need three sample bags. He packages up six samplers of Canidae lamb and rice kibble. That’s quality stuff, mate.

Our impromptu “getaway” was made all the more happy thanks to the kindness of Woof’s. On our future trips to Brookings or Gold Beach, Chase and I will be shopping at Woof’s for treats and fun vacation presents for our doggy pals. You should stop into one of Woof’s dog food stores, too because your beach dogs good need to be well nourished after all that exercise — and when you do, tell Woof’s, “Doggy Dundee sent me.”

60 Small Dogs Entered Talent’s Dog Contest

G’day Mates! We announced the “Cutest Small Dog Contest” a couple posts back so just updating you and posting a few pictures. Many of the dogs that began congregating at 8:30 a.m. on Father’s Day at the Downtowne Coffeehouse in Talent, Oregon were once lost stray dogs. Others were pedigrees who’ve always lived in their “forever home.”

The crowd voted for the top prize of “Cutest,” while the judges (natch Doggy Dundee was one) voted for dog categories of “Best Strut”;  ”Dinkiest”; “Best Groomed”; “Spunkiest”, etc.  Contest photos posted below are by Jim Craven of/and published on 6/21/09 in The Mail Tribune newspaper.

This first pictured doggy won the grand prize of “Cutest” (maybe coz he looks like an Ewok from the Star Wars movies?) plus  “Best Groomed:”

Cutest Winner-2009

 I wish I’d video’d this weiner dog strutting across the stage in these cumbersome booties. Naturally, this weiner won for “Best Strut:”

Best Strut

 I can’t post all the photos, but I’ve got to recognize this dog for complete commitment to “not dropping the ball.” I think he won “Spunkiest.”

Determined Dog

 Here’s one of my personal ideas of “cute:”

My Cute Idea

 Net proceeds from this dog contest (of several hundred dollars) is going to the Southern Oregon Humane Society to help animal shelter pets. Good job Dan and Sarah of Talent’s Downtowne Coffeehouse.

Talent Police Chief Endorses Doggy Dundee

Imagine Doggy Dundee’s surprise to pick up the June issue of the Talent News and Review and read that the Chief of Police is a Doggy fan, and read quotes

Chief Moran & Dogs

stating he finds this blog is “refreshing…informative and entertaining.”

It all started late one Thursday night when I was reading the “Flash Cop Talk” column. Chief Mike Moran addressed concerns about a stretch of newly painted yellow lines on Talent Avenue, then he went into some detail about check fraud taking place. Then–Ding! Ding!–without warning came this unsolicited endorsement from Chief Moran:

“Talent has another interesting source of information besides this publication. It’s an online site about the travels and perspectives of a woman and her dog in Talent. It has a refreshing outlook, and there are reminders about the rules and responsibilities of dog owners…the online blog of DoggyDundee.com is informative and entertaining…and has some really great stories about Talent’s Canine Citizens.” 

Much obliged, Chief! Natch, we had to find out about the dogs in his life.

Henry and Coco Were Shelter Dogs

Chief Mike Moran is pictured above with his two “shelter dog ” alumni. The black (maybe, Flat Coat) Retriever X is Henry — and doesn’t Henry bare a tad resemblance to Chase?  The white and brown Cocker  X (maybe with Springer?) is named Coco.  Both boys are furry and fun.

Henry, who is now seven years old, was adopted as a 12 week old puppy from the Animal Shelter. The last of 12 pups,  he’d been overlooked due to some social anxiety issues, but the Chief tells me Henry “is a great dog.”

Chief Moran adopted Coco, also now around seven or eight years old, from the Southern Oregon Humane Society (HS).  This handsome cocker X had been rescued by the HS from Josephine County, because that group was unable to find the dog a home.  As you can see, Coco is very happy to be living with Chief Moran.

Visit Your Animal Shelter

A great big THANKS to Chief Mike Moran for adopting shelter dogs – Chase and I want everyone to visit their shelters for their “fur-ever friend.” And, naturally, Doggy Dundee sends a big thanks to the Chief  for sharing his appreciation of the Doggy Dundee blog with the Talent newspaper’s readers.

Talent’s 2009 Cutest Small Dog Contest

Hey Mates! Doggy Dundee suggests that if you’ve got a  pip squeek doggy (or maybe you call ‘em petite), best get the pooch to the Downtown Coffee House in Talent, Oregon on Father’s Day, June 21. Registration is at 9 a.m. and judging begins at 10 a.m. 

Takes One to Know One

The registration fee and all proceeds benefit the Southern Oregon Humane Society – shelter dogs need you! Plus, you’ll have the pleasure of meeting yours truly, Doggy Dundee (well the human half of Doggy),  coz I’ll be there assisting with registration and judging (Chase and I talked it over, and she decided to stay at home coz she won’t fair too well standing in the heat with her thick black fur for two or three hours).

Read the Mail Tribune’s article for more info. No puppies — the dogs have to weigh less than 30 lbs. and be at least one year old.  Since this contest is slated for Father’s Day, dads who register dogs into the contest recieve a free 12 oz. coffee.

This is a great, fun way to help  the Humane Society and a shelter dog, plus a fun way for everyone who loves dogs to spend time cheering on their favorite. See ya there, mates!

Emergency Pet Evacuation Drill Brings Dogs and Cats Together

You can’t call Doggy Dundee prompt when it comes to film developing!

In late April 2009, Chase and I were one of many volunteers who participated in the major Jackson County Earthquake Drill – the part testing the animal shelter registration procedure for dogs who would be evacuated with their owners who were staying at an attached fictitious Red Cross shelter.

One brave pet evacuation volunteer brought her cat who she said loved dogs and would have dogs eating out of her paw. Chase and I finally got our personal photos developed of the animal shelter pet evacuation event, and

Chase meets Siamese

 as you can see Chase was quite curious and awed by this Siamese. This is the first time Chase has ever gotten this close to a kitty. It didn’t matter which dog came forward, either, all the dogs got along with the cat, who would sometimes roll over and start playing with these strange dogs, several of whom were strays from the shelter. It was quite an event for all the dogs and cats – and volunteers!

Read the newspaper article here about the emergency animal evacuation drill.

Former Lost Dog Daisy Mae Is Doing Great!

Chase and I met Daisy Mae today at the Ashland Dog Park again.  For those unfamiliar with this tale, Daisy Mae is the furry inspiration for this Doggy Dundee blog – She was a stray dog, and it took five days of working with her before she’d trust me to come close enough to catch her – and when I did she

DaisyMae & Mom

 just laid her head on my lap and collapsed - her troubles were over.

Today, though, Daisy was with the woman who adopted her (Sandy), and just having a great time playing with one of her doggy friends, Sophie. I was standing far off, near the rear of the park, but gave the standard little whistle I’d used when trying to catch stray dog Daisy–As usual Daisy’s ears perked up and her eyes scoured the park searching. When she spotted me, she raced down the slope at full throttle and leapt into my arms. Dogs never forget a kindness!

It’s always great to see Daisy, and today’s meeting reminded me that I had pix of her and Sandy that I took back in late winter, so this was a good chance to post one (Daisy’s a bit wet from rolling in the frosted grass). These two make a great “couple.”

Be Prepared to Rescue Lost Dogs & Stray Dogs

Heads up, Mates!  How can you go about helping stray dogs and lost dogs if you’re not prepared? Kind of like being a scout without a compass and flashlight, eh!

That’s why I’m wanting everyone reading Doggy Dundee to be in a good pozzy (that’s “position”) to find out all the steps to being prepared like a Doggy Dundee would – That’ll be the main topic in this month’s newsletter. 

It’ll be a right spiffy newsletter, so head over to the SUBSCRIBE page, and enter your email to receive the newsletter regular. I don’t normally promo the doggy newsletter like this, but my cobbers (that’s “friends”) deserve special notice. It should be published by Sunday, June 7, 2009, so get  your tails waggin’ that way.