Ariel Want for Christmas

Shhhhhh! Please don't tell Ariel that Christmas is over and 2009 has arrived. You see, Ariel is one of our longest running residents of the PCHS Cat Condo. Although she has gladly accepted her throne as "Queen, " what she was really hoping for was that one nice family who she could finally call her own. Although all of us here love her spunky personality with all of our hearts, we all wish for that right person or persons to come along and see just how hilarious and endearing this sweet little feline is.

So it has been decided by Queen Ariel that she will refuse to accept the fact that Christmas is over and has longterm plans to stick it out under the Christmas tree until Santa brings her the forever family she asked for. She even told me that she HAD to be on the "Nice" list, considering all the dog slobber she's endured over the course of 2008. Sometimes, if you even listen closely when you walk by her current abode in the Education Room, you can even hear her humming her favorite tune "Ariel Want for Christmas" (sung of course, to the tune of "All I want for Christmas"). I believe the lyrics go something like this:

Ariel want for Christmas is a nice new home

For me to roam,

And call my own

Ariel want for Christmas is a nice warm home

You see, I would surely love it!

Poor Ariel-- we don't want her wasting away to nothing under a dried up Christmas tree-- so please open your hearts and consider our gorgeous little girlie as the perfect addition for your own home. It would make her year....and her life!

2008--Year in review--Top 10 Style!

I admit it--I'm lazy, so the idea of information presented in list fashion is very appealing to me. Even more appealing is information already compiled by someone else, thereby making it easier for me to present to you. Check these out:

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center has compiled a list of the Top 10 Pet Poisons of 2008. Very informative and worth reading if you have animals in your home.

The PETA Files blog compiled a Top 10 list of their favorite Top 10 lists of the year, including the Top 10 Most Karmic Moments for Animal Abusers in 2008 (a wonderfully ironic list of animal abusers "getting theirs") and the Top 10 Most Overbred Dogs (a list of dogs that we see constantly at the shelter and their resulting genetic health problems). Like learning stuff? Read all 10 lists.

HSUS President Wayne Pacelle compiled a list of his 10 most popular blogs of 2008. I'm happy to see that his blog on Oprah's show about the horrors of puppy mills was in the Top 10--whether or not you like Oprah, she gets though to people, and puppy mill horror is a message that definitely needs to get through!

The Food Bowl blog listed the Top 10 Dog and Cat names of 2008. We have several animals by those names currently residing at the shelter, so here's hoping for some more creative names in 2009!

And speaking of 2009, here's to having fun with your pets in the coming year! PetVR.com went the easy route and compiled a bunch of lists (kudos to them!). Some are just for fun, such as Top10 Gassiest Dogs (surprisingly to me, Pit Bulls didn't make the list). Some are quite informative, such as Top 5 Pet Friendly National Parks--a list that is important to folks like me who like to take their dogs everywhere.

Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year!