Saturday, February 15, 2014
THE WHOLE GRITTY CITY!
I am sure I will be the only one NOT going to be at KDV this evening... I am staying home with my babies and the love of my life! So I am watching but you should TOTALLY set your DVR!
The "Whole Gritty City" comes on this evening. 8PM - 10PM on CBS/48 Hours.
STORY
"Once that band gives you that down beat...just for that brief two or three minutes you forget every problem you had. You have no cares in the world...Yeah it must be nice to live like that with no cares in the world" - Wilbert Rawlins Jr.
Living in a city traumatized by a flood and besieged by street violence, there's a deep longing to have "no cares in the world". But New Orleans is also the birth place of jazz: a community that to this day draws on a deeply rooted musical culture. For thousands of kids in the city's marching bands music is an escape, a refuge and a lifeline.
The Whole Gritty City is a documentary feature film that will premiere at The New Orleans Film Festival in October 2013. It tells the story of three New Orleans marching bands as they push to prepare for Mardi Gras parades, and three band directors battling for their students' lives and souls. It shows lives stopped in their tracks by the violence of the streets, and the power of music to lift and sustain the survivors.
The Whole Gritty City is a documentary feature film that will premiere at The New Orleans Film Festival in October 2013. It tells the story of three New Orleans marching bands as they push to prepare for Mardi Gras parades, and three band directors battling for their students' lives and souls. It shows lives stopped in their tracks by the violence of the streets, and the power of music to lift and sustain the survivors.
Today is the Wiener Dog Races!
I got slammed on social media for posting about this event. I am pretty sure I will get slammed again. The only thing that disappoints me is that this could have been a great opportunity to collect food donations to be given to local non profit rescue organizations. Or - some of the fees collected could have been given to those organizations as well. I did send an email to the organizer and suggested that perhaps if they plan another next year they will consider giving back to the community in some way.
You know - dogs run. I am shocked that some of the people that sent feedback about how I should not be driving awareness for such thing are some of the same people that frequent City Bark so their dog can run. Nobody is beating these dogs to make them run.
Bring the family and friends for a fun day at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots and enjoy Thoroughbred Racing and for the first time at Fair Grounds, Wiener Dog Racing presented by Double M Feed, Pet and Garden Center.
All 30 Wiener Dog Racers have been chosen! Watch them compete on February 15!
- 30 Wiener Dogs will compete
- 30 yard dash
- Over $1,000 in cash & prizes for the top 3 finishers!
- 1st place: $400
- 2nd place: $200
- 3rd place: $100
- Top three finishers receive prize baskets. Every entrant receives a race day goodie bag.
- Dogs selected to compete must have proof of current vaccinations and must be pure bred.
- A $25 non-refundable fee is required for all individual dachshund entries.
- Payment will be required once the 30 finalists are notified.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2014
1PM-5PM
$5 ADMISSION, CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER ARE FREE.
Dear Blogger:
Please accept my apology for complaining about our relationship this week. I realized it was operator error. Shocking realization on my part...
I sort of like you again.
Nicole
I sort of like you again.
Nicole
SAVE A HEART YARD SALE
Save the date!
Saturday, March 29th!
9am - 2pm
Louisiana SPCA
1700 Mardi Gras Blvd.
Dog wash $10.
Nail Trim $7.
Courtesy of Canine Connection
Items include sall electronics, furniture, fashion accessories, books, jewelry... and more.
Friday, February 14, 2014
I can't post photos for some reason so... now you are stuck with my 8th & Prytania observations...
Dear Mr. Man looking into my kitchen window:
stop it - you are creeping me out.
Dear Mr. Landscaper Man:
When you blow the sidewalk with that blower thing... I know you know you are blowing dirt at my front door. I watch you like that creeper was watching me. I do however appreciate you doing the job you do so thank you. Now - dust my door.
Dear Mailman:
When you come to my house daily, I get excited. I am so sorry email, etc. has impacted your job. I really am. I love to check the mail but if you see that I am getting 4 Valpak things... you can totally have 3 of them. Actually you can have all 4.
Dear Clients:
I am going back to work now.
Dear Mr. Man looking into my kitchen window:
stop it - you are creeping me out.
Dear Mr. Landscaper Man:
When you blow the sidewalk with that blower thing... I know you know you are blowing dirt at my front door. I watch you like that creeper was watching me. I do however appreciate you doing the job you do so thank you. Now - dust my door.
Dear Mailman:
When you come to my house daily, I get excited. I am so sorry email, etc. has impacted your job. I really am. I love to check the mail but if you see that I am getting 4 Valpak things... you can totally have 3 of them. Actually you can have all 4.
Dear Clients:
I am going back to work now.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
BLUE DOG TO THE RESCUE
Signed and framed Rodrigue Blue Dog silkscreen print...
"We are Marching Again"
Valued at $750.00
A raffle to benefit the LA/SPCA Heartworm Treatment Fund.
$5.00 per ticket or 5 for $20.00.
Drawing 3.29.14
DDA - Rules...
All is can say is #14 FINALLY!
DOG DAY 2014 OFFICIAL RULES:
1. The pre-registration fee is FREE with a suggested $25 fundraising minimum. Registration forms and fees
can be mailed to the LA/SPCA prior to the event. T-shirts will be awarded to any walker raising $25 or
more.
2. ALL T-SHIRTS WILL BE HELD AT WILL CALL. EARLY PICKUP WILL BE AVAILABLE SATURDAY, March
22ND
FROM 12-4PM AT CITY PARK’S BIG LAKE LAWN.
3. Participants can register online until midnight Thursday, March 20th, 2014. Please make checks payable to
the LA/SPCA.
4. All registrants who raise more than $25 will receive an official 2014 Dog Day t-shirt!
5. Participants are encouraged to compete for prizes and Chair Dog positions by obtaining sponsors for the
Gatsby Strut. Sponsorship forms are available at www.la-spca.org/dogday.
6. Prizes will be awarded to participants who raise:
a) The top two amounts of money for the LA/SPCA through sponsorships/ pledges in the Dog Walk.
b) An additional prize will be awarded by random drawing to any walker who raises $50 or more.
c) The top fundraising rescue group will also be awarded a title for Dog Day 2014.
d) The top friends/family team will be awarded a party at the Bulldog Mid-City with one free keg of beer.
Beer type and event date is subject to availability and is at the discretion of The Bulldog.
e) The top corporate team with an Employee Identification Number (EIN) will win the opportunity to
have an official Haydel’s Mardi Gras Bead Dog© statue at their business location until Dog Day
2015. The location must be approved by the LA/SPCA.
f) The top youth fundraiser (12 years or younger) will win a Critter Cinema party at the LA/SPCA.
(subject to availability).
7. The course is a Fun Walk around Big Lake in City Park beside the New Orleans Museum of Art.
8. Participants are encouraged to wear the official walk shirt during the walk.
9. To be eligible for prizes and most chair positions, money must be collected from sponsors and
turned in to the LA/SPCA by 4:00pm on Thursday, March 20th
.
10. To be eligible for prizes, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
a) All prize winners EXCEPT for Deputy Chair Dog will be determined after donations reach the
LA/SPCA by the March 31st
deadline.
b) The two people who turn in the highest totals will win first and second prize.
c) The Deputy Chair winner will be based on a random drawing of all those turning in $50 by
2pm on Sunday, March 23rd
at Dog Day, giving everyone an opportunity to win! We will
announce the Deputy Chair at approximately 3:15pm at the event.
d) The top corporate team needs to submit their EIN to the Louisiana SPCA by Thursday, March 20th
to
be eligible to win the Mardi Gras Bead Dog© placement.
e) The top family/friends team requires at least two people on their team.
f) The top youth fundraiser must be 12 years of age or younger on or before March 31st, 2014.
11. The same dog cannot win first place two years in a row. However, his or her owner can enter a different dog.
12. While a person can enter more than one dog, he or she must determine at the time of entry which dog is
competing to win.
13. Dog and human spectators are welcome and not required to participate in the walk.
14. DOG SAFETY RULES:
a) BY LAW, ALL DOGS MUST BE KEPT ON LEASHES AT ALL TIMES.
b) DO NOT BRING DOGS THAT MUST BE MUZZLED.
c) DO NOT BRING DOGS IN HEAT (please see www.la-spca.org/ordinances for more information).
d) DOGS MUST BE CURRENT ON VACCINATIONS.
15. The LA/SPCA has the right to cancel the dog walk due to weather.
16. If, due to weather, the event cannot take place on March 23rd
, the event, regretfully, can NOT be rescheduled.
DOG DAY 2014 OFFICIAL RULES:
1. The pre-registration fee is FREE with a suggested $25 fundraising minimum. Registration forms and fees
can be mailed to the LA/SPCA prior to the event. T-shirts will be awarded to any walker raising $25 or
more.
2. ALL T-SHIRTS WILL BE HELD AT WILL CALL. EARLY PICKUP WILL BE AVAILABLE SATURDAY, March
22ND
FROM 12-4PM AT CITY PARK’S BIG LAKE LAWN.
3. Participants can register online until midnight Thursday, March 20th, 2014. Please make checks payable to
the LA/SPCA.
4. All registrants who raise more than $25 will receive an official 2014 Dog Day t-shirt!
5. Participants are encouraged to compete for prizes and Chair Dog positions by obtaining sponsors for the
Gatsby Strut. Sponsorship forms are available at www.la-spca.org/dogday.
6. Prizes will be awarded to participants who raise:
a) The top two amounts of money for the LA/SPCA through sponsorships/ pledges in the Dog Walk.
b) An additional prize will be awarded by random drawing to any walker who raises $50 or more.
c) The top fundraising rescue group will also be awarded a title for Dog Day 2014.
d) The top friends/family team will be awarded a party at the Bulldog Mid-City with one free keg of beer.
Beer type and event date is subject to availability and is at the discretion of The Bulldog.
e) The top corporate team with an Employee Identification Number (EIN) will win the opportunity to
have an official Haydel’s Mardi Gras Bead Dog© statue at their business location until Dog Day
2015. The location must be approved by the LA/SPCA.
f) The top youth fundraiser (12 years or younger) will win a Critter Cinema party at the LA/SPCA.
(subject to availability).
7. The course is a Fun Walk around Big Lake in City Park beside the New Orleans Museum of Art.
8. Participants are encouraged to wear the official walk shirt during the walk.
9. To be eligible for prizes and most chair positions, money must be collected from sponsors and
turned in to the LA/SPCA by 4:00pm on Thursday, March 20th
.
10. To be eligible for prizes, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
a) All prize winners EXCEPT for Deputy Chair Dog will be determined after donations reach the
LA/SPCA by the March 31st
deadline.
b) The two people who turn in the highest totals will win first and second prize.
c) The Deputy Chair winner will be based on a random drawing of all those turning in $50 by
2pm on Sunday, March 23rd
at Dog Day, giving everyone an opportunity to win! We will
announce the Deputy Chair at approximately 3:15pm at the event.
d) The top corporate team needs to submit their EIN to the Louisiana SPCA by Thursday, March 20th
to
be eligible to win the Mardi Gras Bead Dog© placement.
e) The top family/friends team requires at least two people on their team.
f) The top youth fundraiser must be 12 years of age or younger on or before March 31st, 2014.
11. The same dog cannot win first place two years in a row. However, his or her owner can enter a different dog.
12. While a person can enter more than one dog, he or she must determine at the time of entry which dog is
competing to win.
13. Dog and human spectators are welcome and not required to participate in the walk.
14. DOG SAFETY RULES:
a) BY LAW, ALL DOGS MUST BE KEPT ON LEASHES AT ALL TIMES.
b) DO NOT BRING DOGS THAT MUST BE MUZZLED.
c) DO NOT BRING DOGS IN HEAT (please see www.la-spca.org/ordinances for more information).
d) DOGS MUST BE CURRENT ON VACCINATIONS.
15. The LA/SPCA has the right to cancel the dog walk due to weather.
16. If, due to weather, the event cannot take place on March 23rd
, the event, regretfully, can NOT be rescheduled.
Bless SAF!
We are back at Iberville housing project today. The 4 cats from yesterday have been released & we have a new batch circling the traps. We will have access to the buildings in a bit, until then, outside perimeter traps are set. Site manager confirmed there are easily 60+ cats at this facility. Donations are needed to keep this TNR project going!
The bottom right pic is a sweet boy that's a satisfied customer. (Already caught him 2 more times since his release.) Thanks to the generous donor who donated our new drop-trap, which will make trapping much quicker! Please visit out website www.southernanimalfoundati
The bottom right pic is a sweet boy that's a satisfied customer. (Already caught him 2 more times since his release.) Thanks to the generous donor who donated our new drop-trap, which will make trapping much quicker! Please visit out website www.southernanimalfoundati
More regarding Intact Animal Law
Huge victory for Animals today in New Orleans, The Advocate Newspaper will support the Intact Animal Law requiring breeders to be licensed and regulated before placing ads for puppies for sale in their newspaper. This is huge!! Major newspaper addresses breeders who are running a business without a permit. See https://www.facebook.com/stopbackyardbreeders?ref=hl
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
If you agree...Supporters of the NOLA Intact Animal Permit Law
I phone every single day. If you have a moment... please do!
THE TIMES PICAYUNE AND THE ADVOCATE DO NOT CARE ABOUT DOGS!!!
The LASPCA agrees that we should start CALLING breeders' ads and notifying them that they MUST have a permit to be a breeder and the permit number MUST appear in their ads selling puppies. This apples whether they are in Orleans or any other Parish, they are pumping dogs into New Orleans and we already have enough!
Please be nice when calling, tell them they can call the LASPCA and get a permit to show they are a "responsible breeder" LASPCA phone # 5O4-368-5191 If you can talk to them about overpopulation do so, otherwise keep it short and sweet. Let the newspapers deal with their wrath!
It is obvious that neither the Times Picayune nor the Advocate Care about Dogs and their plight! No doubt they will hear from some of these BREEDERS who have no license and are costing the tax payers of our city HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
THE TIMES PICAYUNE AND THE ADVOCATE DO NOT CARE ABOUT DOGS!!!
The LASPCA agrees that we should start CALLING breeders' ads and notifying them that they MUST have a permit to be a breeder and the permit number MUST appear in their ads selling puppies. This apples whether they are in Orleans or any other Parish, they are pumping dogs into New Orleans and we already have enough!
Please be nice when calling, tell them they can call the LASPCA and get a permit to show they are a "responsible breeder" LASPCA phone # 5O4-368-5191 If you can talk to them about overpopulation do so, otherwise keep it short and sweet. Let the newspapers deal with their wrath!
It is obvious that neither the Times Picayune nor the Advocate Care about Dogs and their plight! No doubt they will hear from some of these BREEDERS who have no license and are costing the tax payers of our city HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
2-11-14 1:10pm Angela: on spaying/neutering your pets
Thank you so much Angela Hill... Anna, Nita and Gene!
2-11-14 1:10pm Angela: on spaying/neutering your pets
2-11-14 1:10pm Angela: on spaying/neutering your pets
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
The sweetest story every...
I got a text (which I can't photograph because the baby's name is in it). We walk their pup five days a week and the 2ish year old baby is often home with her Nanny. Her Mom tucked her in the other night and sent me this text...
"... You'll have to tell Brad that when P and I were saying her prayers before her bedtime she want to pray for Brad."
How sweet is that? We have the best clients ever and this baby is just ADORABLE.
Cat bites often turn into hospital stay
Good information. Key take away... if you don't know what you are doing. Call me and I will call Pamela
Monday, February 10, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
SAF Update...
Pamela told me Southern Animal Foundation is finished saving lives today and caught 15 cats in the Iberville Projects.
Southern Animal Foundation needs some help!
SAF staff is currently working an urgent feral colony at one of the city's old housing projects this morning. We estimate there are at least 20 cats in this large area. Maybe more. The project is being demolished in order to put up a new facility. There are plenty of ways for the cats to get away from the demo project, but there are pregnant females out there. Our goal is to TNR as many as we can before any kittens are born. Unfortunately we cannot get into the site because it's fenced of entirely. So we are locating spots outside of the fence that the cats can get through & setting the traps there. The city & local animal control aren't interested in assisting us. It's a big project. Our surgery cost is $25 per cat. If you would like to contribute financially to help us, ANYTHING would be greatly appreciated. Please visit our website www.southernanimalfoundation.org and click in the donate tab. Mark it for "Iberville TNR" Thanks & we will keep you posted on our progress. (4 caught so far!)
If you can, please help support SAF in this effort!
If you can, please help support SAF in this effort!
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