Adopt A Poodle....Help A Greyhound!

If your finances won't allow you to adopt a real, live white standard poodle at the moment you can always get your poodle "fix" by adopting a hand painted standard poodle instead. Not only will this poodle beautify your lawn but she will also greet your neighbors with a steady smile no matter what the weather may be! And if you do adopt this poodle you will be helping a friend named ...

Blueberry! In case you don't know, Blueberry is doing her best to rise above adversity AKA cancer through the help of her friends The Slimmer Pugs, JD and Max, and Frankie Furter, who have been hosting an ...

auction in order to raise money for Blueberry's upcoming surgery. The auction includes many fantastic dog and people friendly items (including TWO standard poodle garden signs) so please take a look but REMEMBER, the auction ends on Sunday, December 12th!

4 Garden Signs 4 Sale 2 Help A Dog Named Blueberry

Would you believe that I am so addicted to blogging that I am often mistaking neighborhood dogs for Blogville dogs? It's true! For example, take a look at this garden sign that I am putting up on the auction "block" in order to help Blueberry get the surgery she desperately needs. Doesn't this lab look like "R" from Romping and Rolling in the Rockies? Uncanny resemblance, I'd say!

And when I carried this sign down from the attic I couldn't help but call her Puddles and Puddle Duddles and Preacher Puddles as I had "her" pose for the camera!

And of course the one and only Penny was thought of immediately when I snapped "her" photo today (and of course I thought of her sister, Ruby, and their hubby, Frankie, during the photo shoot)!

And last but not least, the fawn pug garden sign reminded me of a number of puggie pals and the first ones to come to mind were Josie Posie, Pugs Possessed, The Daily Puglet! Doesn't this painting look exactly like every fawn pug you've ever met? My garden sign friend, Sandy Holden, sure does know how to capture the pawsonalities of every dog with the stroke of a single paintbrush, don't you agree?


If you would like to have one of these garden signs for your yard please visit http://auction4blueberry.blogspot.com/ or visit the hosts of the auction, JD and Max, for more information.

And The Winner of the GIVEAWAY is....

Before Daisy and I announce the winner of the Personalized Pet Portrait Giveaway, I want to thank the following 19 contestants:

  Benny and Lilly, the cutest French Bulldogs who are always in style!

Sugar, the golden retriever who has her very own website!

Tucker and Daisy (I love your name, Daisy!) who live in nearby Massachusetts!

Georgeous Lola who lives in Brooklyn, New York! Isn't she pretty?

Maggie and Mitch, the Airedales, live in nearby Connecticut!

Farley, a golden retriever who always makes me smile!

Adventurous, curious, and silly Jazzi from Illinois!

Sue and her fluffy Portuguese Water Dogs joined us from Missouri!

The Rocky Creek Scotties drove all the way from Virginia to join us!

My newest friends, Spider and Smudge, are from Australia! Wow! 

Animal Lover & Quilt Lover, Fern, joined us from Florida!

Full-time mom and homeschooler, Christina, lives right here in NH!

Christina's daughter, Xavia, loves to write about books!

Frankie Furter is a funny little guy from Ohio!

Ollie is another dachshund cutie-pie who joined in on the fun!

Santa and Minnie came all the way from Malaysia to join us! Yeah!

Marley the Sphinx was all ears to join in with the gang!

My handsome 4-legged client, Rocky, got in on the action!

Dewey and Emma are very special friends and clients of ours! Aren't they just the cutest?

And now that all the introductions have been made, Henry is anxious to get started!

"Are you ready, Mommy?"

"Henry, you can't have all the fun! Let me get my sniffs in!"

"Yikes! Something got stuck in my paw! What on earth is this?"

"Daisy, it's the winner, Frankie Furter! Congratulations, Frankie! You are a Paintings By Sandy winner!  Daisy and I will be contacting Frankie real soon for further instructions!"

Personalized Pet Portrait GIVEAWAY!

Hello Friends!

I am both nervous and excited about the Personalized Pet Portrait GIVEAWAY because this is my first contest and I hope I get HUGE response....I'll just have to wait and see!

The biggest reason for starting this contest is because I love Paintings By Sandy! Personalized paintings are her specialty; in other words, the winner of this contest can  submit a photo to me and I will forward it to Sandy and she will paint your pet (or TWO pets) on a slate door sign, garden sign, or canvas bag. If you want to get noticed enter this contest today! Before I review the contest rules please view these samples:

Here are a few of our favorites! Aren't they darling?

And these? Sandy is an amazing self taught painter and she has been at it for 20 years!

Molly and Cooper love seeing their face in the front yard! Just look at that smile! 

Don't worry, cat lovers, there are signs for you too! Aren't they purrfect?

And this is what her reusable canvas bags look like! Wouldn't your pet look good on your shoulder?

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I will choose a winner at 8:00 pm (EST) on April 15th in honor of two important days: Tax Day (Paws crossed that Uncle Sam gives you a refund) and Broken Kneecap Day (Details will come soon, I promise!) 

To ENTER the Personalized Pet Portrait GIVEAWAY you MUST to do the following:

1. FOLLOW The Teacher's Pets and if I am not a follower of your blog I will follow yours...I promise!

2. Go window shopping on the PAINTINGS BY SANDY website and leave a comment on my blog telling me whether you'd like to win a personalized garden sign, door sign, or canvas bag.

3. OPTIONAL: If you have a blog, please add Daisy's Button to your sidebar, for Daisy's sake because she wants everyone to admire her long, long ears. You'll find her button in my sidebar under "Take Me To Your Blog".... it's an easy cut and paste application.

Thank you for entering the contest and have fun!