Layla crossed the Rainbow Bridge on 4 May 2024 but her sister Nili will carry on her legacy speaking out against Animal Abuse, Domestic Violence, Breeders and how to keep your pet healthy, happy and living a good life.
Are you prepared?
TGIF!! Good Morning Everyone, we are a little late with our blog this week as the chaos in California has taken over our lives, the worry for our friends and family in Los Angeles who are thank goodness safe, the sharing all the information on social media non stop has kept me really busy although I have taken Nili to the park daily to get off electronics and give her a break.
Are you prepared for a Natural Disaster? That is my question for the week.
Climate change is really happening, I know there are people that do not believe it but it is happening. I am looking around the world as to what is happening and it worries me and we should be doing everything in our power to save the planet for future generations.
I look at California, in the past month we have had tornado warnings, tsunami warnings, the horrific fires in Los Angeles and this morning we were woken to an earth tremor here in San Francisco. I think it is the third or fourth in the past month.
So, we should all be preparing especially as our pets depend on us and make sure we have an emergency bag to go with everything needed. This is what I have in mine and am always worried I do not have enough for Nili. I have started vertigo so my balance is off especially when stressed so have put all in a light weight suitcase so I can push or pull it which will help my balance plus Nilis’ carrier fits on the handles as I do not want her to walk on the debri an hurt herself.
The plus with this carrier is that it expands so that I will have room to stretch out plus Mom can put a water bowl or food in it. She would keep it closed for carrying but once in a safe place she would expand the sides and front. It also has a strap in it so she can strap me in, and I cannot run. It would give her peace of mind. You can see it on this website plus all their other products :
I personally think this is the best as they are comfortable and not cramped
In our bag we have Boxes of Water, Poop Bags, Food for both of us, Treats, Flashlights with batteries, sleeping bag for Mom, toys for me of course, Leash and harness with ID tags on, and BOL some coffee for Mom, and most important a first aid kit for both of us. Passport or some form of ID, Medications, my supplements including my Relax from Real Mushrooms; you can find them on this link and are fantastic, you have a 10% discount with coupon LaylasWoof.
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Nili gets both and the relax is in the bag also
The food Mom has for me is air dried kibbles with all the nutrients from YumWoof, you have a 5% discount with coupon YUMNILI
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mine mine mine, you cannot have, Nili
We also have a wallet with cash in just in case ATMs are not working so I feel Mom has covered everything. If you think she has forgotten something, please tell Mom so she can add it to our bag. I also keep my phone charged so that it will be charged if I must grab it and go out.
We are praying for all our friends in Los Angeles, praying for the safety of all the wild animals and strays, please join us in these prayers as everyone needs them at this moment,
Take care and be safe
With a woof and love from
Nili
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January 2025 Pet Holidays and Observances
January has arrived, a new year, new calendar of holidays and observances, let’s get started.
Nili reading the list to you so you don’t forget LOL
What I love about this month is that for all new dog parents this month is dedicated to training and walking your new dog.
Month
- Unchain a Dog Month.
- Walk your dog month
- National Train Your Dog Month
Day
- 2: National Pet Travel Safety Day.
- 2: Happy Mew Year for Cats Day.
- 6: National Standard Poodle Day.
Jan. 13: Dress up your pet day
- 19: National Conservation Dog Day.
- 22: National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day.
- 24: Change a Pet’s Life Day.
- 24: Peanut Butter Day. Dedicated to all the yummy peanut butter treats for dogs.
- 29: Seeing Eye Dog Anniversary
- 29: Tuxedo Cat Appreciation Day.
Have a safe January everyone
With a woof and love from Nili
Why i speak out against Animal Abuse
2025 is here but we must not be quiet as so many animals need our help.
Layla the first spokesdog on this blog
There are so many issues when it comes to animals, a circus or zoo which are prisons for those poor animals and have not chosen that kind of life. The circus animals are beaten and mistreated just to entertain humans, which is so wrong, each time a circus closes, and the animals are set free I celebrate as they should all be free roaming the land where they come from. Animals in zoos should have that same life of freedom, not sitting in cages or enclosures seeing the same thing every day – that is not a life, that is a prison. It is time that zoos close also.
Breeders are just as bad, they breed animals especially in puppy mills or cat mills, where the dogs and cats do not have lives, they are baby making machines, living in deplorable conditions and when they cannot breed anymore, they are dumped like garbage. Puppy or Cat mills should be closed and made illegal. I here too rejoice everything a law passes forbidding the sale of pets in pet stores as the pets do not deserve to be there but like every living being, should be free to live their lives as they do not have a say in their lives and therefore it is abuse.
Hybrid cats or dogs that are bred like Cockapoos, etc are all mutts and should not be labelled as a breed, they are mixed breeds.
Mutts are the best an I love mine to the moon and back
That is why Spay and Neuter is so important to keep overpopulation under control, by doing that less animals would land up in shelters or become feral/homeless, but would have homes to live their lives. If everyone spayed or neutered there would be no euthanasia as the shelters would not have all these poor animals hoping for a rescue.
Pets are family, the reason shelters are overflowing is because of the selfish inconsiderate humans who think that when they do not want to be responsible anymore they dump them in shelters. A pet should live his or her life comfortably as part of your family and not get the death sentence as they have been dumped in a shelter, That is the stark reality of what happens and it is sickening.
This is Layla in the shelter before she came home to me
Nili leaving the shelter
On this note we are praying that 2025 Shelters will be empty, pets will have loving homes and the abuse will stop.
Please hug your pets as they are blessed to have you in their lives,
With a woof and love from Nili
Five months home
TGIF!! Good morning all my friends,
It has been five months since Nili arrived home, my life has changed in so many ways, from living with Layla R.I.P. who towards the end slept and went for rides in her stroller which I miss big time, to a new rescued pup who is young and full of energy, keeping me moving all the time.
Nili is a handful, a bundle of energy, full of quirks, loves saying hello to everyone in the street or park but I would not change it for anything. She eats well, not picky at all, takes her supplements with no problems and is one happy girl, more and more relaxed on a daily basis and a bed hog big time LOL.
So today as it is five months since she came home, I decided to share with you some of our fun times in the park, her playing and killing her toys and how she keeps me amused daily. Her new quirk is trying to take a toy with her when she goes for a walk, which is cute but I do not let her especially with the rain and mud in the park. She loves balls and fetch them with all her toys, she barks for attention or when she wants to go out and loves looking through the window and barking at everyone.
Here we go with some of my funny times with her.
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I am ready with my toy to go for a walk Nili
If I lick my lips that means treats in the park, Nili
I love when she sleep like this
Which toy should I play with, Nili
On this note we would love to wish everyone a Happy New Year, may 2025 be full of health, happiness and memories and most of all please keep them safe on New Years Eve.
Love and woofs from Nili
The holidays have arrived
Happy Holidays Everyone, this is my first holiday without Layla, she is sorely missed but I know she is at peace today. Nili is part of my life today but I think of her daily especially with the Holidays here.
Next week we celebrate Hanukkah and this year it falls on the same day as Christmas. For Nili it will be her first with me and I plan to make it very special. She already got her Christmas presents and her Hanukkah present she will get on Hanukkah. We celebrate Hanukkah for eight days so I am going to do the way I did with Layla, give her something new or extra yum every day. For those of you that do not know Hanukkah is the festival of lights and we light a candle each night till our Hanukiah has all 8 candles lit. The story about Hanukkah in short is that the Maccabees found oil for one day, but it lasted for eight days and that is why we light the eight candles.
The lit Hanukkiot at the party last week
Hanukkah Sameach Everyone with love from Nili
Nili killed her Hanukkiah BOL
Another tradition is to eat oily food, so we eat Sufganiyot (Hebrew for Jelly Donuts) and latkes (potato pancakes) so I am going to share with you the latke recipe I used to make for Layla but I have adapted it this year using oat flour instead of regular flour. See the recipe below, they are very healthy and I bake them as it so much healthier thank frying for the dog.
One of my favorite memories of Layla, eating a latke from a Dreidel (spinning top) plate, we play them at Hanukkah
I have switched to Oat Flour instead of regular flour
I have another Hanukkah party today which I am looking forward to, am going to get fat LOL the rate this is going as I over ate at the one I went to last Sunday and am sure am going to do it again today, oy vey I need to go back on diet.
We must not forget Christmas
Why peanuts ? Pets can choke on shelled peanuts
With all the happiness going on we must not forget the pets in shelters as they deserve the love and warm home our lucky pets. January is one of the worst months in shelters as they will be overflowing with pets that have been dumped for a new puppy or have got lost. I am once again saying those that dump their pets should be blacklisted so they cannot have another pet.
On this note I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays, please be safe and remember not to drink and drive as your fur kids are waiting at home for you.
One of my special memories of Layla
With love, licks and woofs
From Nili xxx
Phew it is the weekend
TGIF!! Hello friends, the weekend has arrived, and Mom and I have been crazy busy but with lots of fun. I am sure my sister over the Rainbow Bridge is giggling as she used to do the same with her and never stopped.
Last weekend the weather was chilly but sunny, so Mom took me to our little dog park, hooked me up on my long leash and I wandered around, sniffed lots and then relaxed in the outdoors. While Mom was drinking her coffee of course this awful man sat on a bench next to us and started harassing Mom about having a dog in the park, threatened her with pepper spray if I got too close to him, and did not shut up. When he told Mom that dog owners smell like dogs Mom replied to him that a fox smells his own tail, he looked at her not understanding, so she said google it BOL. He was not impressed and I got so mad I started barking at him. So Mom packed up our things and moved to another bench, when he said goodbye, Mom replied she has not patience for toxic people and the air was cleaner at the other bench. He said nothing and we sat down again, Mom tied me to that bench for safety, got out her coffee and just relaxed. It turned out to be a perfect day for us till we decided to come home. Can you believe the audacity of that person, he must be one unhappy man and as Mom says she has no sympathy for him as he was rude to her.
Mom that man is scary, I do not like him, Nili
On Monday we decided to try out the park Mom used to go to with my sister. She has been scared going there because of my leash reaction but thought maybe if I am on a long leash I will be a lot more relaxed and guess what it worked. I had so much fun there, smelling new dogs, playing with some and wandering around. It was just what I needed never mind Mom BOL, plus I learned a lot there also. I met one or two of my sister Layla’s Uncles and they spoiled me with treats, yum, so I cannot complain I want to go there again. I actually did not want to go home BOL.
Watching everyone
On Wednesday was crazy day, very busy with lots of fun. I went to the park and then we met Uncle, and he took Mom out for lunch at her favorite place Palmyra. It is Syrian food which Mom loves, and they make a garlic sauce called Toum which Mom cannot get enough of, she smells of garlic afterwards BOL. The owner was so nice and brought me a bowl of water and I of course climbed on the booth seating and tried pinching some of Uncles food, he said NO, and I was not happy but he did spoil me with a Hanukkah present, my first, a Star of David chew toy so I had something to play with while they ate and chatted. It was really fun and we walked home through the park and both of us
Waiting for the food
Trying to get food off the table, do I look innocent ?
When we got home I got another surprise, a goody bag for Christmas with lots of treats and a new squeaky giraffe, I love him and am squeaking and playing with him also all the time. Mom explained to me it is that time of the year for giving gifts and me likes that. My toybox is overflowing and I think Mom is going to need to get me a new one BOL.
I got a goody bag woof
My Star of David new toy
Today it rained, but as soon as there was a break in the rain Mom took me to the park where I sat in a puddle, got my butt wet, and played with some dogs, Mom was very proud of me as I behaved so got some extra treats when we got home.
He even played with me it was fun
The weather is yuck and everyone has gone home
I am not sure what Mom has planned for this weekend, but she told me she is going to a Hanukkah party on Sunday and I am going to have to stay at home, it is not fair but I will be good and guard the house with lots of barking, woof.
So as you can see Mom is a very busy senior BOL and I am keeping her on her toes as much as possible to keep her young, she is also baking me treats once a week for my kong to keep me busy so I am a very lucky happy rescued fur kid. I will share recipes next week for your pups.
Have a safe wonderful weekend and week everyone, stay warm and dry
With woof and hugs from Nili
December 5 is Celebrate Shelter Pets Day
TGIF! The weekend has arrived and today, Thursday we celebrated Shelter Pets Day. As the mom of a rescued dog, and only having rescued all my life, a Mutt lover, today is a very important day for so many reasons. It is a day dedicated to pets that were originally from the shelter and pets that are still in the shelter.
Millions of cats, dogs, and other animals enter shelters annually, through no fault of their own. Because they were abandoned, surrendered, or lost, these pets deserve a second chance at life in a loving home. Celebrating Shelter Pets Day shines a spotlight on the remarkable companionship and unconditional love these animals can bring us.
Adopting a shelter pet transforms the life of an animal but also changes the lives of the adopters, enriching our lives and making us better people, helping some combat loneliness, health issues and so much more.
My first rescued dog was when I was a child, his name was Caesar, a big goofy mutt who we had to rehome when we left South Africa. Then we found Whiskey on the streets in Israel, this was the days before microchips, and she came to live with us and when we went back to South Africa she came with us and lived a good life till the age of 14.
I then went back to Israel and rescued 3 cats, Sasha, Shula and Pichevkes, they all lived long good lives with me each passing a year in between. My late father used to call me the Crazy Cat Lady and that was the days before internet.
Since in the States I rescued Baby, who ran with me from the Domestic Violence Relationship and when we were free and living in our own home, she unfortunately got IMHA and passed away within 48 hours. I waited 3 months in January 2011 I rescued Layla and the rest is history. Layla taught me so much that opened my eyes to the problem of shelters being overcrowded with Shelter Pets, which breaks my heart. When Layla passed away in May without even hesitation I in July rescued Nili who is settling beautifully and my new fur kid.
My beautiful Baby
Layla in the shelter
Nili in her cage in the shelter
Why celebrate today, we must celebrate the lucky pets that have found homes, the shelters and rescues that give the pets a second chance at love, they deserve awards for the amazing and tireless work they do
How can we celebrate daily:
- Adopt a Pet
- Supporting a Shelter
- Share a story
- Foster a Pet
- Advocate for adoption
Now you all know why I am against Breeders and Puppy Mills, there are so many beautiful pets in shelters waiting for homes, and we must speak out for them as they do not have a voice.
Have a wonderful weekend and please be safe
Nili and her mom
December 2024 Pet Holidays and Observances
WOW can you believe December has arrived, end of 2024 and 2025 is just around the corner. Lets see what is happening this month so we do not forget anything.
Month
- National Cat Lover’s Month.
One Day
Dec. 1: National Twin with Your Dog Day. Created in the UK by Leo Charley & Me, this day encourages dog owners to match their outfit to their dog’s! #twinwithyourdogday
Dec. 2: National Mutt Day. Also see July 31.
Dec 4: World Wildlife Conservation Day
Dec. 5: Celebrate Shelter Pets Day. Humane Society of the United States. Always the first Thursday after Thanksgiving.
Dec. 9: International Day of Veterinary Medicine.
Dec. 10: International Animal Rights Day.
Dec. 11: Holiday Food Drive for the Needy Animals Day.
Dec 13 : National Day of the Horse
Dec. 15: National Cat Herders Day.
Dec 25: Christmas Day
Dec. 25 : Hanukkah starts in the evening
Dec: 31: New Year’s Eve
Have a wonderful December everyone, stay warm and safe
Nili and Me
Thank you Everyone
Dear Friends,
As you know Thanksgiving was today, and like my sister Layla did every year, I would like to thank so many for being so kind to me the past five months for following my new journey with Mom, my quirks, mischief and most of all watching me grow, build up confidence and keep Mom on her feet.
I also have a special thank you for the fantastic pet products that are keeping me healthy. I am still a young dog, but eating healthily with the correct supplements and food will only pay off in the long run as they are all keeping me happy and healthy.
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Real Mushrooms
Mom calls them the magic mushrooms as she has noticed a positive health change in me since I am taking them. I get the immune chews in the morning before breakfast and when needed I get their relax chews also.
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Vetericyn
This company has fantastic wellness products for hot spots, wounds, ear wash and so much more which Mom uses on me when necessary. Their one product that Mom is really happy with is their ALL IN Adult Supplement. This supplement keeps all my insides healthy and oy vey am pooping good, BOL. I get one each morning in my food and it is working wonders.
Coco Therapy
Organic Coco Nut Products for dogs and cats which are fantastic, and I have seen a big difference in Nili especially with her skin and fur.
This I add to her food daily and she loves their treats
Mr Peanut Pet Carriers
Nili arrived in their expandable pet carrier which fits well on the back seat of a car and very safe. We used it to transport Nili from Southern California home to SF. I also used their stroller for Layla and highly recommend their products.
The pet carrier Nili arrived home in
Yomp Products
Great sturdy safe products for your pets, Nili loves the ball she has from them that can be filled with treats and keeps her busy for hours.
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Big Defences
All-natural healthy dog treats which Nili approves.
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I want to eat them all
So, as I finish this letter I want to thank a very special lady, my Mom for putting up with all my nonsense, bratty moods, waking you up at dawn, hogging the bed and so much more BUT most of all for rescuing me with a special thank you to my Uncles in Southern California for making the rescue happen, you are all my heroes.
Back to squeaking have finished my blog
Happy Thanksgiving friends, please be safe and have a wonderful weekend,
With love from
Nili
We have had a busy week
Woof hello friends,
The week is over, and it is cold and rainy here. We have had a busy week, or should I say Mom has been crazy busy here while I eat, sleep and bark boss her around. My sister Layla told me that I must bark at Mom to get her going so I am following my sister’s advice, and it works. I bark to wake her up in the morning, then jump on her to make sure she gets moving so I can go for my morning walk and have breakfast and then I normally nap while Mom has her coffee and gets her business done.
When I arrived at home Mom had done some organizing in our home, which is a small studio but cozy and comfy. Over the past months Mom realized one of my favorites is to look out of the window and I would jump on her to get to the window BOL and stand on the edge of the bed. So, Mom this week did some rearranging of the little bit of furniture we have so that I could sit comfortably and look out of the other window and not bother her. WOW did she make some changes which really look nice, and I have more space to play plus she put my bed next to the cane box so she is not tripping on it all the time, and yes she did fall more than once but thank goodness did not hurt herself, phew.
My new place to sit or lie and look out of the window and my bed is here right next to Mom’s desk so I can nap comfy next to her
She also did a big clean while moving things around so for two days she was crazy busy and now we are all happy and getting back to normal whatever that is in our house. I also have all my toys in two baskets, not one and that collection seems to be growing and really fun as I love squeaking my toys and playing. I love playing fetch with Mom whenever I can so I cannot complain life is good here.
Last Sunday I went to the park. It was chilly but great to be out and I made a new friend, she is also a rescue and her name is Tess. I was on a long leash this time so had more freedom although I was tied to the bench as always but having that freedom made the park even more fun. I am really trying to be a good girl although I forget sometimes and nip Mom for attention or play tug of war with my leash and I tangle Mom with she nearly falls down, she keeps explaining to me that that has to stop before she really hurts herself and her wrist is already black and blue, but what can I say it is fun. When we get home now, as our building is secure, she lets me run around the corridors to burn off energy and when she says inside, I run to our door which she opens and I run inside, this part of our walk is really fun.
My new friend Tess
Watching the stairs to see who is coming
Mom I am watching you, Nili
So that has been our week, of course Mom has been doing other errands and this week she even took me with her to the supermarket where there were lots of yum smells but I was not allowed to touch anything, that is not fair, but I must admit it is fun just to be with Mom.
This weekend we are going to hibernate as the weather is going to be cold and rainy and I do not like the rain, but the best thing is I have the window to people watch and bark orders when I think necessary plus my bed to nap in.
Life is good when you have a comfy cosy bed to nap in, Nili
Stay warm everyone, be safe and make lots of memories
Love and woof from Nili