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November 2026 Pet Holidays and Observances

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Woof Hi Friends, can you believe we are in November, that means Christmas is around the corner.

Sitting on my throne watching Mom, Nili

 

Month-Long Observances

  • Adopt A Senior Pet Month.
  • National Senior Pet Month.
  • National Pet Cancer Awareness Month.
  • Pet Diabetes Month.

Week-Long Observances

  • Nov.  1-7 National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week.
  • Nov.  8-14. Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week

One-Day Holidays

  • Nov. 1: National Cook for Your Pets Day.
  • Nov. 1: International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
  • Nov. 7:  National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
  • Nov. 12: World Animal Enrichment Day
  • Nov. 15: National Shop with Your Dog Day.
  • Nov. 16: National Slobber Appreciation Day.
  • Nov. 17: National Black Cat Day. Also celebrated on October 27.
  • Nov. 17: National Take a Hike Day
  • Nov. 18: National Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Awareness, Research and Education Day
  • Nov. 23: Thankful for my Dog Day
  • Nov. 24: Thanksgiving Day
  • Nov. 30: World Pet Day.

Have a wonderful November and please stay warm and safe,

Nili

 

 

 

October is Adopt A Dog Month

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This month is one of the most important months of the year. You might wonder why but it is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.

The benefits are endless but most important it is an incredible rewarding experience to get the unconditional love and companionship from a loving dog.

I am aware of those that only one pure bred dog but there are so many dogs sitting in cold shelters waiting for homes including pure breeds that I strongly advise everyone to go to a shelter and open your heart to a dog sitting there. We, humans are to blame for the over crowding of shelters as people are so quick to dump their dogs at a shelter for ridiculous lies and excuses like we are moving, we having a family, the dog causes allergies, and the list can go on and on but instead of thinking of the poor dogs life they are selfish and think of themselves only.

Unfortunately, because of this so many dogs die each day in shelters while those snobs want a pure breed and instead of thinking of those dying, they pay some breeder for a dog, which absolutely makes me sick inside. Some of you might disagree with me on this point but this is my opinion and each to his own. I could not live knowing I paid for a dog from some puppy maker who keeps dogs like machines just to produce and when they cannot produce anymore dump them in shelters.  Dogs have feelings, souls and emotions and should not be treated like garbage.

Angel Layla’s wise words :

https://youtube.com/shorts/gGUJQ2eBloM?feature=share

So on this note I am asking everyone to go to a Shelter, open up your heart and home and give a shelter dog a place they can call home.

Have a safe weekend and lets be the voice for the voiceless and spread the word to empty the shelters.

With a woof and love from

Nili

 

 

We must break the silence of Domestic Violence

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TGIF! The weekend has arrived and I would love to put my feet up and relax but it is not going to happen LOL.

As you all know I am a Domestic Violence Survivor, one of the lucky ones and pray daily that Abuse to humans and animals would stop.

I managed to get away with my little dog, hid at a friend and then moved to a new city where we were both helped.  If I had left her I know my ex would have carried on abusing her so the minute I could run, we ran.

Baby died from IMHA two years after I ran.

Baby since has passed away, but she was my inspiration, my hero, my trooper and my lifeline through those dark days, and when she passed it was when I was finally in my own home so she knew I was safe, and could then open my doors to a new pup, and Layla arrived to live with me.  Layla and now Nili wears a tag that says : Shelter Survivor.

Today I am not going to talk about me, but “The Power and Control Wheel” of Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence. This gives us a better understanding as to what happens behind closed doors, and why so many victims stay in the relationships.

An abuser will want to control everything, and if he or she does not have that, we, the humans, kids or pets become the victims of his or her anger, although he/she  will never admit it.

So when people reach out and talk about wanting to leave a Domestic Violence relationship but cannot leave their pets, these are some of the reasons and I from experience would have rather carried on suffering the abuse to make sure Baby was safe, than left her in a house where she would suffer.

Pets do not understand abuse the way we do and they should not have to suffer at the hands of an abuser of any kind as they give us the unconditional love and loyalty that unfortunately humans do not do.

The Domestic Violence Hotline number is : 1 800 799 SAFE (7233)

Website : https://www.thehotline.org/

Be safe, have a wonderful week, with a woof of love from

Nili

 

Remember Me Thursday

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Hello to all my friends,

Sunday is a special day for Mom, it is her birthday as I am speaking for my sister Layla also wishing Mom a very happy Birthday, I am so blessed to have been adopted by her and spending her special day with her as my sister is over the Rainbow Bridge makes it even more special.

I have always rescued a pet and that is why today, 24th of September is Remember Me Thursday is so dear to me.

What is this day?

Remember Me Thursday is on the last Thursday of September every year when we speak out for the orphan pets in shelters wanting homes, they are innocent and, in many ways, we are to blame. So we need to speak out and empty the shelters.

This is a day when we all get together campaigning for them as no innocent orphaned pet should have to die in a Shelter because someone dumped them there.

As Mike Arms, President and CEO of Helen Woodward Animal Center says : We all come from different countries, cultures, and backgrounds, but together, we can raise our voices and share one life-saving message and literally save millions of pets on this one day.”

You can read more about it on their website:

https://remembermethursday.org/about/

How can we shine a light on:

  1. Attend a Remember Me Thursday event near you. – You can find the events near you on Google or on the website above.
  1. Hold a pet food plus other pet related items fundraiser for your local shelter.
  1. Check to see if one of your shelters in your area are having an adoption event.
  1. Speak out, encourage friends and family to adopt and open their homes to an orphan pet.
  1. There are so many ways we can all help, so let’s take one step forward today to do it.

 

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and praying that many shelter pets find homes

With love and woofs from Nili

 

I gave Mom a fright this week, Oy Vey

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Hi friends, what a week. It has been hectic here and Mom needed to pull away from all social media including the blog as Mom got a fright last week and could not relax. Poor Mom, she is getting old and does not need frights.

What happened was while she was brushing me, she found a lump on my belly, it is small and hard and Mom panicked. So, she made a vet appointment the following day and till the appointment she was stressed.

On Wednesday we went to the vet, a new vet at the clinic I go to and she was kind and nice. She immediately checked the lump, took a sample of it and tested the sample in their laboratory. It took about two hours, but it was worth the wait.

Sitting on the bus which is fun, Nili

What she found and explained all to me in easy English is that because I was rescued at the age of about 3, not spayed I most probably had had two heat cycles. So what happened is I have a lump on my Mammary Gland, “FNA 1cm SQ nodule ventral abd: Fatty material in the background with clusters and cells that have clear vacuoles/foamy cytoplasm. Occ macrophage or mesenchymal cell. No mitotic figures seen. Likely mammary adenoma/adenocarcinoma” Mom says if they did not take me for surgery we can take each day as it comes.

She has told Mom to monitor it and go with the flow, which we are doing. It is not bothering me, I am eating (must lose 3 lbs) playing, running and of course barking then obviously I am not in pain, and it is not bothering me. Otherwise, I am healthy phew.

So that has been our week, but I must not forget that I did go on an adventure last Friday. My Godmother picked us up and we went with a picnic to sit on the bay and try relaxing a bit, it was a lot of fun and I ran around like crazy and of course chased the birds. I cannot wait to do it again and it was exactly what Mom and I needed to calm down a bit.

If I sit nicely at the table maybe I will get something, Nili

 

 

I had to climb on the table to see the Bay, Nili

 

So that has been our week, busy as always, lots of park and play time,

Have a wonderful week

Nili and Mom

 

 

Clear the Shelters Month

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TGIF!!! It is Friday and the weekend has arrived. Mischief Maker has kept me on toes this week with her energy and I need to put my feet up and relax, LOL, wishful thinking.

This month is clear the shelters month, which is so important as they are over flowing and the more shelter dogs or cats that get adopted the less in the shelters and then less pets will be euthanized which breaks my heart, as innocent animals are being killed to make room for more and none have any say in it and that is why we need to speak out for the voiceless so their voices can be heard.

Layla in the shelter – Empty the shelters please

Nili in the shelter – Empty the Shelters please

Now that I have spoken out for the voiceless which is Layla’s legacy, I am going to share Nilis’ week.

Meet Boy Boy Nilis’ boyfriend who she meets every morning in the park

Nili the bullet running into the park as she might miss a treat from someone LOL

 

Nili and Caro meet up every afternoon to play.

 

Nili has gone from a shelter dog to a happy bratty princess and I am so blessed.

With a woof and love

From Nili

My daily routine and friends

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Good Morning Friends,

I owe you an apology for being late this week but Mom has been crazy busy and when she does sit down I decide I want to go out, so we are constantly on the move although Mom keeps telling me she is getting old and cannot do it all the time, I still win BOL.

Mom builds her errands around my park time so that I get to see my friends so today I want to introduce you formally to my playmates in the park whom I love to have fun with, as Mom tells me running and playing is good for my figure.

Every morning after breakfast and Moms’ coffee Mom sits down to do whatever is needed till about 11 and then we pack up and go to the park. There we meet up one of my favorite Uncles and his dog Boy Boy. Boy Boy is a wanderer in the park, he loves walking around smelling and rolling in the mud. I always join him and get stinky. Uncle has the best treats, beef jerky yum and I munch till Mean Mom says no more. At the same time another Uncle arrives and I get one from him also. So as Mom says that is my lunch and no more food till dinner.

Nili, Boy Boy, Niliand Paimon waiing for their beef jerky from Uncle ATM

At about 4 in the afternoon, we go fetch Nigel, and go back to the park. This is also my favorite time as all my friends arrive. Caro who plays with me and we chase each other and tackle. Mocha who loves to run and keeps me running also, and then to end the day Booisey, Paymon and I howl to tell everyone it is time to go home, we sometimes have others join in but it is a great way to end the day.

Playing with Caro 

https://youtu.be/-rB1kWDvMp8?si=huDI278rpZ5H8-c2

Playing with Mocha 

https://youtu.be/vphvUUw0OMM?si=bdt-yY5rj3Uo5JoM

Howling before going home 

https://youtu.be/o0Cq-R7V1lU?si=Y3VEFPm6dO_KEB8P

I then go home tired and hungry, Mom gives me my dinner, and I relax and let Mom eat her dinner. I go for my last walk at about 9 in the evening, Mom cleans my teeth and tells me to go to bed, which I have learnt to do.

So friends that is a day in my neighborhood, like my sister Layla but the only difference is I have new friends she never met unfortunately.

Have a wonderful week and be safe

With hugs and woof

Nili

June is National Pet Preparedness Month

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TGIF !!!!!!!

The days are going too fast and I cannot keep up anymore and wonder if everyone feels the same way.

June is National Pet Preparedness Month, a reminder of what to do in case of an emergency or natural disaster.  It is also National Microchipping Month and they both are important and connect with each other.

Have you got an emergency plan for your pets? I do and update it whenever necessary.

Nili is prepared for everything as she has BOL a Jewish Mom that worries all the time especially as lately there have been a few tremors. Rather be safe than sorry.

I have a close friend who will take Nili if something happens to me as I would not want Nili to land up in a shelter.  It is something that everyone should make sure is always in order

Is your Microchip updated? Please check so that they are safe. Nili became a stray because she was not microchipped when she ran from her home but I made sure she has one so I do not have to worry. She is also registered at our Animal Control with all her details if something happens.

Layla reminding us dog Moms

Please stay safe everyone, keep your pets safe

With a woof and love from Nili

I wanted to share a happy photo of me, I met a Drag Queen at a Pride party today, it was so much fun, Nili

 

I went away

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Hi friends,

Nili went on her first sleepover at a friend of mines house, I was a little concerned but Paul is amazing and a fantastic Dog Father so I knew she would be safe and spoiled. She was very good, got lots of long walks, played in his house with the toys and of course loved her food which thank goodness she eats. Paul made me laugh as he was impressed on how much fruit and veggies she eats, and him being a vegan we decided she could become om too.

Paul took this photo of me looking for Mom, Nili

Last Monday I joined a group from the LAASN and off we went. They had organized everything for us. It was at the retreat called

https://www.saintdorothysrest.org/

The place is spotless, the food excellent, the staff friendly and helpful and it was the best thing I have done in years and cannot wait for the next one, I really need to go into nature more. For me it was paradise and I did not want to go home.

This is what I woke up to every morning

Main Building and Dining Room

One of our meals, all of then were delicious and adapted for vegans and folks on special diets

The cabin I slept in

Russian River, about 30 minutes from the retreat, I went swimming in the river with ducks, it was awesome

Crossing Golden Gate Bridge going home

So as you can see I for once spoiled me and had magical 3 days, recharged my batteries and now back to the normal daily life,

Have a wonderful week, with love and woofs from Nili and Me

 

 

Memorial Day Weekend

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TGIF !!!! I am so happy it is going to be a long weekend as I need a break, life has been crazy the past two weeks and I am exhausted, Nili full of energy as always.

This weekend is a long weekend and I have no plans, am going with the flow spending time in the park with Nili where she can run, play and of course bark BOL.

Memorial Day is a somber day in my eyes, I cannot understand how people can wish others a Happy Memorial Day, the sales that are on, the BBQ’s and so much more, I feel people are celebrating not respecting those that died during the wars.

I, out of respect do not celebrate in any way but remember those that passed away, and stay at home excluding being outdoors and in the park with Nili of course.

So on this note everyone stay safe, enjoy your long weekend with your families but please also think of what I wrote here.

With woof and love from

Nili