Look who's home!

Sooner says, "Thanks for the Power of the Paw, everyone! I'm feeling much better and glad to be chillin' at my foster home again."

 And don't furget to go cast your ballot for the super impawtant election for MAYOR OF BLOGVILLE! I am supporting Madi the Diva for Mayor. Because we all need a Diva in charge. Just go to Frankie's blog and comment with your vote!

Pop a cork!

Remember I told y'all about LBR's Howl-o-ween treat, the momma dog who was abandoned in the drop box of a shelter while she was in labor? Well, they have settled into their foster home and are doing just grreat!

Here's Mama Champagne.

And here's her two surviving pups, Pinot and Merlot. (Both boys!)

Aren't they just the cutest?

Sunday SQUEE!

Did that get your squee-er all primed? BOL! You guys didn't furget about the Candies, did you? They're a litter born to LBR at the end of September when LBR rescued their momma Andi from a shelter. I know it's been a while since I've shared pictures of them, but they wanted to say hi to all their fans!

 Aero

Dots

Necco

Rolo

 

Tootsie

Twix

 

 Whoppers

Aren't they just too cute to BELIEVE? Ohhh, I want to cuddle all of them into itty bitty bits. I think Twix is my favorite, but it's just so hard to choose! The Candies are now a whole MONTH old. They'll be ready to go into their own foster homes and search for their furever homes in another month. And Miss Andi? She's doing pretty grreat too!

Snuggly Saturday

After a long, hard week, let's all cuddle up and enjoy a lazy weekend!

LBR foster Bear

LBR foster Necco

LBR alums Diego and Calypso

LBR alum Bonsai and LBR foster Molina

LBR fosters Oscar and Bourbon

Daphne (the honorary boxer!) and LBR foster Jeb

LBR foster Pink and Danica

LBR foster Solo

Oh, and to end the day with good news -- LBR foster Sooner wanted me to tell everyone "thank you" for all the prayers and vibes you've sent his way! He's feeling MUCH better now, and the V-E-T thinks he's turned the corner. Hooray!!

A foster tail

For Foster Friday, I'm going to share with everyone the story of a foster dog who's not a foster anymore, but she didn't get adopted. I doubt we'll ever have a stranger Foster Tail.

Bailey fka Calypso will know be known as Calypso AGAIN......

Sounds funny doesn't it?

Bailey was found by a neighbor after she was abandoned in the backyard of a house, starving to death. The neighbor notified animal control to come pick her up. Since the owners couldn't be found, a court date was set. A volunteer from LBR had to appear on her behalf so a judge could intervene and award her to Legacy Boxer Rescue.  The owners would have 10 days to appeal the judge's ruling. If not, she would become a Legacy dog.  Since this was ongoing case until the appeals deadline passed, Bailey was put into the BWPP (Boxer Witness Protection Program), never to be heard from again until it was safe for her to come out of hiding.  Now here's where the story really begins...

On October 4th, the day after the judge gave temporary custody to Legacy, we received an email from the animal control officer that he was able to contact Bailey's owner. It turns out her name was Calypso. Her owner is in the US Army Reserves and was currently deployed in Africa. He was scheduled to return to the US on October 18th. He had been deployed there since January and had no idea why his dog was abandoned. Turns out the person that Bailey was left with decided that she had more important things in her life than to take care of her!

October 17th was the deadline for an appeal of the judge's decision, so she became a Legacy dog at 5:00 pm. 

On October 18th, Staff Sgt. William Eberlin contacted LBR about trying to arrange a reunion with his dog. Now, we love a good reunion as much as anyone, but Bailey is an LBR dog now and we have to keep her best interests in mind. What happens if he gets deployed again? These tough questions had to be thought about. 

Fortunately, Bailey's daddy was able to allay our fears. I am happy to report that earlier this week, Private Calypso returned to active duty with Staff Sgt. Eberlin and kids.  Calypso's foster family has volunteered to babysit her any time he has Reserve training, and if he is deployed again, Calypso will be making a road trip to PA to stay at her grandparents.  She will furever be a Legacy Dog with all of her other cousins, but she has be reunited with her perfect family once again.

Thank you, Staff Sgt. Emberlin, for the sacrifices you make for our country. We're so glad we could keep Calypso safe while you were deployed to make our country safe!

Howl-o-ween treat!

I hope everyone had a fangtastic Howl-o-ween! My sissy and I were on hand to welcome all the trick-or-treaters. We took turns 'cause Momma couldn't hold two leashes and a candy bowl. The kids were so happy to see us! We got lots of petting. Lots of them remember us from earlier years -- we're famous! :)

And here's a special bonus pic from Bark in the Park last weekend. They had a pawtographer there doing portraits, so Momma and I posed for one. I think it turned out pretty grreat! I love my momma. :)

Finally, here's a Howl-o-ween rescue treat! LBR got an urgent call from a local shelter yesterday. A female boxer had been left in their overnight drop-box, and she was sick. They took her to the V-E-T, and he discovered she was having puppies! There was a puppy that got stuck in the birth canal, and instead of helping her, her owners just left her in the drop-box. Can you believe that?!

The stuck pup passed away, along with three other of his littermates. But three pups managed to survive. LBR immediately jumped into action to help this poor momma out!

 Look at that smile! She knows she and her babies are safe now and will get all the care and loving they can handle. Welcome to LBR, Mama! And your cute li'l babies too.

 You're the best Howl-o-ween treat ever!

Howl-o-ween costume parade

Welcome back everyone, and happy Howl-o-ween! The LBR dogs are strutting their stuff for you in a totally pawsome costume parade. We started up yesterday, so go back to check out those fangtastic costumes if you haven't seen them already!

Okay, bring on the first entry! I see another cute li'l pumpkin, LBR alum Nike!

Coming up behind her is a hunka hunka burning love, Elvis! I mean Bogey!

Gentlemen, hold on to your hats for this one! Presenting the lovely Marilyn Monroe, aka Harley.

Coming up next is a cute li'l devil, Barclay!

Following up behind him is his kid brother, LBR alum Hooch!

Barclay and Hooch are giving their foster sissy Milka some advice for how to wear the costume for maximum cuteness. Grreat job, guys!

Aww, and here's the sweetest witch I know, LBR foster Schumie!

Are you ready for some cuteness? Here's our favorite little angel, LBR foster Ducky!

 Here's a cute little frog, Fox!

That looks like about it for today, folks.  Wait! We have two celebrities surprising us all by showing up to close out the parade! Take a look at the beeYOUtiful Miss Cinderella, the prettiest (and jingliest) bellydancer in the world!

And lastly, here's Mr. Legacy Chronicles himself, the fangtastic Casey O'Casey, the handsomest Scotsdog anywhere.

(By the way, if you have Facebook, Cinderella and I would appreciate it if you would go to our totally pawsome vet's Facebook page and vote for either or both of us in their costume contest! We love Perky Paws Animal Hospital!!)

That's it for us, folks. Stop by tomorrow for our closing number, with mine and Cinderella's costumes for trick-or-treating tonight. Be sure to have lots of fun tonight with all the little humans stopping by. Oh, and my black kitty furiends out there, please stay inside and stay safe, okay? There are some humans with really evil ideas of what makes a fun Howl-o-ween.