MY NAME IS ROXIE

This was supposed to be a daily journal but it grew(see My Name is Roxie’s Diary)(unlike me – I’m very small, but not in spirit). I’m not the most focused dog and my mind goes in different directions all at once –so I decided to break up my journal into different topics. By the way I refer to my parents as maw,mawm, mawther,paw,pawther etc.,. I really think this is very,very, silly but my maw and paw made me because they don’t want everyone to know that I call them by their given names. See Roxie’s Summer 2008

ROXIE’S CAVALIER RESCUE  Cavalier Rescue is one of my priorities — seeing I’m a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.   Chestnut in Acton, MA–Chestnut is a petite 2-year old Ruby girl who is sweet as can be, but quite shy until she gets to know you;  and Molly in Peoria, IL is around 4-6 years old.  When Molly is in the house you don’t know that she is there.  At night she goes in her kennel to sleep.  Molly is housebroken.   Both of these beautiful dogs are looking for loving permanent homes.  For pictures of Chestnut and Molly  and links see ROXIE’S CAVALIER RESCUE

 ROXIE DIGS NEWS BITES – Roxie Digs Newsbites came about because I’m subjected to several radios blaring away all day. Because of this I feel somewhat compelled to share some of the noise that permeates my subconscious and since there are so many different stations on at the same time – I could get events a little mixed up.

A FISH CALLED SARAH -GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN RESIGNS (Video)– movie footage  A Fish Called Wanda; soundtrack Frankie Lane “Song of the Wild Goose” – Full Text of Sarah Palin’s Resignation as Governor on July 3, Friday, 2009,  HEY! BO(DIDDLEY)WAY TO GO! – WATCH BO DIDDLEY’S 1973 CONCERT AND BO OBAMA’S WHITEHOUSE DEBUT-THE OBAMA’S SEARCH FOR FIRST POOCH ENDS,  To the Masked Avengers With Love Roxie–Sarah Palin’s Strange Phone Call - On November 1/2008 Sarah Palin was pranked by Marc-Antoine Audette and Sebastien Trudel, who are known as the Masked Avengers claiming to be French president Nicolas Sarkozy (audio and transcript of call accompanied by Dr. Strangelove movie footage), Stump The Comeback Pooch Best In Show 2009(Video), The Obama Dog Search Narrows “This Has Been Tougher Than Finding A Commerce Secretary”-First Dog Will be a Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Dog, The Cautionary Tale of Joe Biden’s Puppy’s(Champ) Journey to the Whitehouse- from Outrage to Vindication, The Search for the Obama Family Dog Makes the Cover of the New Yorker, “So You Have A New Dog and Your Mother-In-Law Moving In With You to the Whitehouse” -Steve Kroft’s 60 Minute Interview with the Obama’s, “A Mutt Like Me” Highlights Dog Shelters.  President Elect Barack Obama in his first press conference gave dog shelters  across the country a big boost; see videos and links,  President Elect Barack Obama tells his girls they’ve earned the puppy that’s coming with them to the White House,  Snarly Barney, President Bush’s Scottie is Aloof With Strangers- So Beware; On two separate ocassions this fall Barney drew blood when a Whitehouse Reporter, and a Public Relations Director for the Boston Celtics tried to pat him(2 videos) ., Sarah Palin’s Consignment Store Out of the Closet Is Not for Joe the Plumber(See Out of the Closet’s Current Picks(Video), Every Dog Has It’s Day – See Pampered Pooch Package offered at the St. Regis Hotel, Monarch Beach, California where AIG hosted a luxury retreat right after it received a government bailout for $85 Billion ( also video tour of St. Regis hotel), GIDGET (The Little Girl with the Big Ideas) GOES TO WASHINGTON (Katie Couric’s interview with John McCain and Sarah Palin(Gidget footage superimposed on interview) and 1959 timeline,  Sarah Palin Foreign Policy 101–As Putin Rears His Head (Katie Couric’s Interview with Sarah Palin Sarah explains why Russia’s proximity to Alaska enhances her foreign policy experience)-From Russia with Love and Dr. Strangelove movie footage, “Roxie Digs No Pantyhose Too!!!” Watch Michelle Obama on the View, Listen to Martha My Dear and watch live footage of Paul McCartney and his sheepdog Martha on his farm in Campbeltown, Scotland, Roxie Digs Barack Obama, Michelle OBama “You guys are getting a dog” , Watch and Read the entire Checker’s Speech, Discussion and Reaction to President Richard Nixon’s 1952 Famous Checker’s Speech(Video), Read The Dog Carries the Day, Read How Edward A Rogers helped save Richard Nixon’s political career, Barbara Streisand and her dogs, Steven Spielberg remembers his dog,  Peter Mansbridge and Karheinz Schreiber Interview and Brian Mulroney’s Statement (Soundtrack “I Remember It Well” (from Gigi)Sung by Maurice Chevalier and Hermione  Gingold)

ROXIE’S DOG RADIO (AND SOMETIMES TELEVISION) is a collection of audio and video clips that will hopefully either amuse and or inform paw-ther and maw-ther to make them better and happier people so that they can take better care of me. The one’s with the dog’s barking in the background I like the best .

Stump the “Comeback Pooch” Best In Show Westminster Kennel Club 2009 (Video), Uno First Beagle Ever to Win Best In Show- Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2008(Video) , DOGS CATCH BUS TO GO SWIMMING, Camp Lejeune, military prisoners train dogs to help injured vets, Watch Honey the Money Dog-The Dog Cashier, “Leona Helmsley”On Point experts discuss the effects pets have on people, Ontario Today Pet Phone-In July/08, Listen to: Calling All Pets(March15/08), Ontario Today Pet Therapy Phone-In(March 18/08, Bailey rides the train to New York City for King Charles Cavalier Meet-Up Feb 2008, Dog Hotels, Rent a Dog, Puppies in Prison, Catering Gone to the Dogs,

ROXIE’S HEALTH SITE The information on this site is an attempt to keep me a safe, healthy and happy dog. 

FIRST AID FOR YOUR DOG – HEIMLICH MANEUVER, CPR,  SEIZURES, SHOCK, INSECT BITES, (VIDEOS); CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS – MEET THE BREED(VIDEOS) – HISTORY, APPEARANCE, HEALTH ISSUES; KATIE THE MIRACLE DOG – SLATED FOR EUTHANASIA KATIE BECAME A READING THERAPY DOG,   Dogs, Thunderstorms and Thunderphobia(Experts Discuss Help for Noise Phobic Dogs),  Roxie’s Summer and Water  Safety Video Pics and articles for your dog,  Winterize Your Dog:Keeping your dog safe during the “Dog Days of Winter”(articles and videos),  Reasons For Euthanasia, Watch children with autism video and service dogs,  Ontario Today Pet Therapy Phone-In, Music Soothes Both Dogs and Babies

ROXIE READS(INDEX) –

Second Chance How Adoption Saved A Boy with Autism and His Shelter Dog by  Sandra J. Gerencher -All characters in the story are based on Sandra’s real life family.  Read along as this adopted dog adjusts to his new home and the boy with autism who befriends him.
My Senator and Me: A Dog’s-Eye View Of Washington, D.C. By Senator Edward “Ted” M Kennedy(February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009). A children’s book  and video that  follows Senator Kennedy and his beloved Portuguese Waterdog  Splash through a busy day in Washington, D.C., from press conferences to meetings with school groups to committee discussions to a floor vote.  Splashy is the narrator. Listen and watch excerpts and also watch a video of the late Senator Kennedy hitting tennis balls to Splashy;  ONE INCREDIBLE DOG! KIZZY BY WILLIAMS AND JUDITH FRIEDMAN(ILLUSTRATOR) -spend the day with Kizzy a Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.) as he visits  classrooms, the home of an elderly stroke victim, a speech-therapy clinic, and a facility for troubled teens.,    HOORAY FOR READING DAY! (Jessica Worries Series) by MARGERY CUYLER and the R.E.A.D.(READING EDUCATION ASSISTANCE DOGS PROGRAM), JOHN GROGAN’S “MARLEY AND ME”: INTERVIEWS, READINGS AND BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE TRAINERS- Did you know that in the making of Marley and Me they used 22 labradors and of the 22 labs they rescued 6, Patricia McConnell’s Page - bio, list of  all  of  Patricia’s books, Tales of Two Species and Play Together Stay Together–Two new books  by Patricia McConnell (listen to Patricia discuss her two new books with Diane Rehm), Shaggy Muses author and clinical psycologist Maureen Adams says “It’s all right to be madly in love with your dog.” Listen to Maureen Adams discuss her book Shaggy Muses: The Dogs Who Inspired Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Edith Wharton, and Emily Brontë with Patricia McConnell and Larry Meiller., May I Pet Your Dog by children’s author Stephanie Calmenson(listen to Stephanie discuss her book) (A  must read for visitors to the Whitehouse—ask Jon Decker and Heather Walker), Izzy and Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me by Jon Katz, also see Jon Katz and Izzy video ,  Stanley Coren, Eugene O’Neill, John Steinbeck, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Virginia Woolf, Roger Rosenblatt, Charles Krauthammer, Christie Blatchford, Senator Richard Nixon’s Famous Checker’s Speech, Barbara Amiel and her dog Jonas, Jon Katz, Billy Collins United States Poet Laureate (2001-2003) and dog lover.

MY NAME IS ROXIE’S RECIPES -These (dog) recipes  are a collection that Mawm found on the internet (see Roxie’s Free Internet Recipes)  - (unfortunately Mawther doesn’t cook or bake for me).  Also includes what foods your dog should avoid.  STANLEY COREN STEPS INTO THE KITCHEN AND BAKES DOG BISCUITS, PREPARES HOMEMADE DOG FOOD, AND DISCUSSES NUTRITION(VIDEOS).

ROXIE’S FAMILY AND DOG ISSUES There are so many ways that my canine friends can heal a family, or help someone with a disabiity do better.  This site will bring out some examples where my fellow dogs have helped individuals and families deal with difficult issues.

My Name Is Roxie Replies to Thinking Mother’s Post: “Am I the only one that thinks having a child read aloud to a dog is weird or inferior?”,  CHILDREN READING TO DOGS =R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs i.e. Reading Assistant therapy dogs(Videos and Links), – Dogs and Children With Autism(Videos and Links), – Zachary -A Case Study - A Therapy Dog(Henry) and a Child with Autism- (Zachary)(Parts 1,2,3, 4 ,5)(Videos) -Watch a remarkable progression,—  A Rescue Dog helps children with autism see Hanson Centrer video,– R.E.A.D.(READING EDUCATION ASSISTANCE DOGS PROGRAM)  and HOORAY FOR READING DAY! (Jessica Worries Series) by MARGERY CUYLER, – May I Pet Your Dog by children’s author Stephanie Calmenson(listen to Stephanie discuss her book) (A  must read for visitors to the Whitehouse—ask Jon Decker and Heather Walker),–Second Chance How Adoption Saved A Boy with Autism and His Shelter Dog by  Sandra J. Gerencher - All characters in the story are based on Sandra’s real life family.  Read along as this adopted dog adjusts to his new home and the boy with autism who befriends him.Sandra J. Gerencher is a special education teacher. Before becoming a teacher, she worked at Lehigh University in a school-based program, as a Program Specialist for adults with disabilities.

ROXIE’S BABY AND DOG ISSUES – I really don’t have any issues with anyone but this deals with other dogs that might have a problem with a new baby suddenly appearing – MUSIC AND DOGS -LISTEN TO HOW LULLABIES SOOTHES BOTH BABIES AND DOGS AND THE SOUND OF THE  MOTHER’S HEARTBEAT IN TWINKLE TWINKLE  LITTLE STARS,  PREPARING THE FAMILY DOG FOR  BABY’S ARRIVAL

ROXIE DIGS CELEBRITIES AND THEIR DOGS  – Dame Elizabeth Taylor Humanitarian and Animal Lover(Videos) – Lassie Come Home, National Velvet, Courage of Lassie, Elizabeth Gifts Michael Jackson an Elephant, also Elizabeth and beloved dog  Sugar are interviewed by Paolo Limiti .,Sadie, Sadie, Lovely Lady –  Oprah Adopts New Pooch from PAWS Chicago Animal Shelter (Video), Listen and watch Paul McCartney’s music video “In the Heart of the Country”, Leona Helmsley – On Point discusses effects pets on have people,  Billy Collins United States Poet Laureate(2001-2003) and dog lover, Listen to Martha My Dear and watch live footage of Paul McCartney and his sheepdog Martha on his farm in Campbeltown, Scotland ,Steven Spielberg remembers his dog, Watch Barbara Streisand sing to her dog Sammie in a live performance in Paris

ROXIE’S MORNING SMILE This requires no explanation why don’t you start off the day right Dog Fetches Beer from Refrigerator, See Dogs Catch Bus To Go Swimming, Roxie, Duck and Friends, skatboarding dog, talking dog etc