Annie in the World

19/07/2024

It's cool and breezy on Lake Erie's beach, but I ate my lunch and am having a good time with my human brother today!
Love,
Annie

17/07/2024

Dear Kind People,
It's been hot in many many places in the USA, and the World! Please be mindful of your pets' health and safety. Make sure they have enough water (you too!). And make sure their paws are protected (yours too!). Mom and Dad printed the info below and taped it to our door to remind them to carry me (or use my little carriage) when walking down the asphalt driveway of our building or crossing the asphalt on the road. If your dog is a big dog, maybe you could put winter boots on them, or research what to do to protect their paws. My paws are little, but they are the only ones I've got! We live in the city, so we have hot surfaces we have to cross to get to the grass.
Love,
Annie

WHEN IT'S TOO HOT FOR DOG PAWS:
If the air outside is pleasantly warm, you may think there is no risk that your dog’s paws will get burnt. But the ground can get much hotter than the surrounding air. The table below compares the temperatures of the air and asphalt under similar conditions:

Air temperature and Asphalt temperature
77°F air will be 125°F asphalt
87°F air will be 143°F asphalt
95°F air will be 149°F asphalt

Some surfaces get hotter than others. A study by Frostburg University has shown that when concrete reaches a temperature of 104 °F / 40 °C, under similar conditions brick can get as hot as 109.4°F / 43 °C and asphalt 124 °F/ 51 °C.

First aid for burnt paws:
If your dog has burns on its paws, you should always consult a vet as soon as possible, and in the meantime, you will need to cool down the affected paws. The following first-aid measures are the ones most commonly recommended by vets:
Cool the affected paws under slow running water (the water should not be ice-cold).
Bandage each affected paw or, failing that, protect it with a clean sock.
Take special care if using ice on your dog’s burnt paws: improper handling of ice can cause tissue damage.

Source: Four Paws USA dot org

12/07/2024

Dear Kind People, our family supports Ukraine and look! Here is a dog hero! His name is Patron.

"Patron, a two-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, serves as a bomb-sniffing dog alongside his owner, Mykhailo, a skilled Ukrainian sapper. Remarkably, he has found over 350 bombs, saving countless lives of humans and other animals."

You can order a postcard of Patron and help Ukraine. May victory and peace come to Ukraine soon, so Patron can retire and play with toys like me!

Love,
Annie

Patron is a two-year-old Jack Russell Terrier who lives with his owner, Mykhailo Il'yev, a skilled Ukrainian sapper. When difficult times came to Ukraine, Patron joined Mykhailo in the dangerous work of bomb detection. After Russian forces left the Chernihiv region, they left behind many mines and b

04/07/2024

Happy Independence Day, Kind People! May we always be free to be our best selves. Guess what? I just saw a doggie who looks just like me!
Love,
Annie

27/06/2024

Mom said it's an election year and "elect" means to "choose." I think it might mean more than that, but Mom didn't want to go into detail and said my FB page is to build bridges of friendship. She also said the most important choices for each of us are ones we make to be our best selves and live up to our "ideals." Hmmm... Well, anyway here's another list!
Love,
Annie

27/06/2024

Hello, Kind People! Our 12-story building will have a big day today. The crane is coming! And it is BIG! It will lift a big box onto the roof and that box will help kids in our neighborhood have wifi so they can do their studies and learn things. Mom said an organization helps with that. For 4 years they've been trying to get the box up there. Weather and permits have interfered. "My" trees have grown a lot in 4 years... I hope they are okay with this. The police will close our street and cars cannot get in and out of the parking garage, but everyone has a plan to deal with the inconvenience, or so I've been told. I know from when they tried in 2022 that the crane is right outside our window! Mom loves cranes, bulldozers, and other big equipment and "how things get done." She just finished reading a book called "Eruption" by 2 famous writers and wondered "how all that earth-moving equipment could have assembled at the volcano in only a few days!" Well, I am waiting here with my new toy, Yellow Ducky. He's so fun. He squeaks, crinkles, and has soft fur, like me. i just carried him to my bed and we are waiting for the crane. The whole thing will take 12-14 hours! I will go outside a few times and they will have to let me, and all my dog friends here, because we have to go outside sometimes!
Love,
Annie
P.S. i hope you have a good day. I will ask Mom to share a photo of the crane soon!

22/06/2024

Hello Kind People! I was at doggy camp. It was A-OK and my parents watched me sometimes on video. Then I came home. It has been super hot. Mom washed Rainbow Maggie's Croozer Mini, and now I have my own special way to go from inside, down the drive and sidewalks, to the cool grass. I will share a photo soon. At night, Mom rubs my tummy and I fall asleep on the couch until it is time to go to bed. Mom and Dad are happy, their team won!
I hope you are okay.
Love,
Annie

15/06/2024

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11/06/2024

Good Dog!
Dog Runs 4 Miles to Get Help After Owner Crashes Truck in a Ravine

Brandon Garrett was stranded overnight in a ravine in Oregon after his truck crashed. One of the four dogs he was traveling with found help.

09/06/2024

Good morning, Kind People. My thought for today is:
"Anything could happen!"

08/06/2024

Dear Kind People, Mom and I had a fun time at the Farmers Market this morning. Ginger Beer and Cream Soda came home with us, as well as strawberries, donuts, butter lettuce, strawberries from Apple Creek, and a delicious Pineapple Island drink. Plus a surprise purchase from Ray the Firewood Guy. A beautiful morning with people all about! I saw my pup-friends Rumi and Betty!





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05/06/2024

Free to read, Kind People. Keep your pet safe this summer!
Love,
Annie

Here’s how to prioritize their safety without ruining the fun.

01/06/2024

01/06/2024

I'm working on a new arrangement!

01/06/2024

Dear Kind People,

Mom is always taking photos of me. But it's okay. "One picture speaks a 1000 words!" That's what she says. Since I cannot say words, I guess it makes sense.

Yesterday, Mom was visiting my human brother and driving on a busy road. She saw a little boy dog that looked like me!

He was on the side of the road, looking down the road. She stopped her car trying to figure out if he lived at that house and knew not to go in the street. He did not!

He walked right into the road in front of her stopped car. The cars in the other direction were stopped behind a delivery truck.

The dog ran behind Mom's car, and she began to open her door to try to get the dog, but at the same time a woman came running down the road in a panic and she went behind Mom's car and picked up her dog and carried him away.

I hope that doggie is safe always, Love,
Annie

23/05/2024

I have lots of toys and know where the squeakers are!

23/05/2024

Love,
Annie https://www.facebook.com/share/p/vd59hybFFJzti6bY/?mibextid=WaXdOe

Summer is coming my friends!!!!

22/05/2024

I would like to ride this train!

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16/05/2024

Dear.Kind People, How can I get my mom to do this for me?!

12/05/2024

Dear Kind People,

I am 5 years old today!

Love,
Annie

11/05/2024

Dear Kind People, I love the smell of new books, especially when they are by our family's talented friends!
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According to Mom:
*On the Mad River* is a novel by Lucrecia Guerrero and *Detroit White Girl* is a memoir by Constance McMurray Grzanka,
Cliff Garstang also had his gripping novel *The Last Bird of Paradise* released recently.
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Even though I cannot read, I know these books are very special! I have introduced my best friend, Bone, to them!

Love,
Annie

10/05/2024

Dear Kind People,

I hope you're enjoying springtime. My birthday is coming up very soon. I can't wait! In the meantime, Mom took a picture of this morning's toy arrangement. I started it last night but purple dog was not in the right position and this morning Mom saw I had put it in the right place. Mom has taken photos, and so has Dad, of how I arrange my toys. They say they're in circles, or rows. I now like to arrange them on this rug that recently appeared in our living room. I've decided it's my rug and I like to take inventory of my toys and gather them together. They get bored being in the basket all the time. I get tired running and chasing them when Mom and Dad throw them. So I gather them here, and it makes sense to put them in a circle all around me with me in the middle.

I've noticed Mom and Dad watching to see how I will arrange them next and who ends up in the circle. I just thought I'd share that this morning. Do you like to arrange things? Mom arranges her drawing supplies. Dad arranges items on the table where he writes. It makes sense, right?

Have a happy Friday and a good weekend, love Annie.

29/04/2024

Yes, kind people. Mom and I think a person should be allowed some time off work when their pet dies.

Listen to: Should people get bereavement leave for the death of a pet? -

Morning Edition on NPR One | 1:46

29/04/2024

Stowaway Cat Gets From Utah to California in Amazon Returns Package

Galena, a 6-year-old shorthair, was found in an Amazon warehouse a week after she climbed into a 3-by-3-foot cardboard box at her owner’s home.