April 23. Today is National Lost Dog Awareness Day. This is the first annual awareness day -and it started in the US. It is a day to recognize organizations like Lost of Dogs of America - who work with many volunteers to reunite lost dogs with their owners. With the power of the internet, it is possible to organize and mobilize volunteers to help in finding a dog - quickly. And we know that when a dog goes missing, time is critical. My human actually thought for ONE of my social jaunts, that she was going to have to contact the Nova Scotia Lost Dog Network to help in finding me. But of course, she didn't need to, because when she came home after looking for me for almost an hour, I was waiting on the doorstep. She hopes she never has to use their help - but it is great to know the assistance and support is available.
There are all kinds of wonderful stories about dogs and their humans being reunited. In the news recently was the story of a family who lost their dog during a move in South Carolina. They looked for him and couldn't find him and eventually gave up hope. Get this - they found Buddy 2 years later at a mall where pet adoptions were going on by an animal care Center. Buddy even remembered his family.
Another story is of a Lab who went missing during the California wildfires in 2007. He was found - 7 years later, and identified by his microchip. But get this - this dog was named Buddy too!!! I am not joking. The moral of the story, watch out if you name your dog Buddy...
Today is also English Language Day. English is a VERY tricky language. Pronunciation and spelling can be SO strange. For example, these words SHOULD rhyme, but they don't: bead/dead; flood/food; how/low; tomb/comb; some/home. And then these SOUND the same - but sure don't look the same - or mean the same thing: beet/beat; ate/eight; cell/sell; bare/bear; peace/piece. And if that's not confusing enough, then we have these dog terms - which can mean different things:
Dog term Other meaning
Weedy -lacking sufficient bone and muscle A lawn filled with weeds - like ours!
Mops - lots of hair on paws Something to clean the floor!
Flag - long fringe on a dog's tail Something every country has!
Bitch - a female dog A not-so-nice thing to call someone!
Honestly - this is just a TINY example of how confusing the English language can be. No wonder I don't behave - I can't understand what my human is saying!
Well, it is thyme to go and take my human for another wok. The weatherman is calling for son with no reign in the forecast. Have a grate day!! I no I will!
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