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Video: Dog Rescued from Oklahoma Tornado

May 23, 2013 by Scott "Q" Marcus

Wow! After yesterday’s article, I find this. If it doesn’t bring a tear (of happiness) to your eye, nothing will.

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Filed Under: Inspiration, Video Tagged With: animals, dog rescue, happiness, mini schnauzer, oklahoma tornado

Dog Teaches Man: How Adopting a Rescue Dog Reminds us About Attitude

June 29, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

I’ve heard tell that dog owners (or “guardians” as some prefer) look like their dogs.

I did not realize with how much haste that transpires.

We have been considering adopting a dog for a few years. As with any important project, we began by identifying what we wanted. One, he must be a rescue dog. Two, she must not be bothered by our two cats (of course how they respond to the dog will be their decision). Three, we wanted a smaller dog that had some personality but was not hyper.  Those were the “must haves,” the remainder were “would likes.” We surfed websites, monitored our newspaper, and checked shelters and animal control with regularity.

Welcome “Jack.” He’s a five-year old mini-Schnauzer with a persuasive, mostly subdued personality who loves our backyard, follows me like a shadow, is housebroken (yay!), and even understands some commands, allowing me the option to train him even more; something I wanted. While I write, he has already taken to lying in his bed, apparently content to watch me type. (I guess he’s hard-pressed for entertainment.)

As for similarity — although I did not think of it when I picked him up; he already resembles me (or I do him). His hair, although dark of base, is basically “silver,” slightly disheveled, and he sports a gray goatee in need of a shave. More striking is that he is also into yoga; I’ve seen him doing “downward facing dog” repeatedly. (Insert rim shot here…)

The one attribute of which I am NOT fond is that, although he slept through night one without incident, he is evidently an early riser, quite contrary to myself. A perk of self-employment with one’s home as the office, is the ability to grab a few extra winks each morning, since my commute consists of four stairs. Alas, I fear those days have passed, as Jack is part rooster, prone to rise with the sun (especially ill-fated since this is summer and first light is unfortunately early). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Change, family, Gratitude, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, mental health, Motivation, Newspaper Column, Power of Attitude, Self Talk Tagged With: adopting a dog, animal control, animal shelter, dog owners, dog rescue, early riser, mini schnauzer, personality

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