Champ's Champion Christmas!

“Here’s my special after-Christmas post.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa Paws brought you exactly what you wanted. Here’s me in my Christmas Elf coat, next to the tree, wondering if Santa Paws got my special letter to him…

Isn't our Christmas tree beautiful?

Yay! Santa Paws brought me just what I wanted! A whole bunch of squeaky balls!!!

Yay! Lucky me!

Don’t forget that there are so many needy animals out there, animals who didn’t have a warm cosy bed or a loving family over Christmas. It’s our duty to spread the word and save as many lonesome or homeless animals as possible. Just a small donation at any animal shelter or rescue will help so much.

If you want to help S.A.F.E. Rescue, the wonderful people that saved me from abuse and illness, please consider buying my book about my journey back to life. Champ: My Story of Survival is available on Amazon and proceeds go to help S.A.F.E. Rescue save as many animals as they can.”

About Champ: Champ is a 7-year-old poodle mix brought back to life from the brink of death by S.A.F.E. Rescue, a no-kill animal shelter in California. He lives happily for now with foster parents and their loving family while he gets completely well. He loves to be loved, and has not let being a celebrity turn his head. His favorite toy is his squeaky ball; and he loves going for walks and being cuddled. Collaborating on this book was the biggest step in his life and he hopes that people will love it to bits and tell the whole world.

 

Readers and supporters will agree with S.A.F.E. Rescue when they say: "Champ has touched the hearts of so many people and has been an inspiration, if for no other reason than to bring awareness and attention to the plight of abused and neglected pets. They too just want to be loved and cared for and can and will blossom into wonderful companions with unconditional love, despite their past."

Christmas Stories for Young Readers!

Me curled up on the rug!

Yay! I’m so excited. Here’s the book you’ve all been waiting for! I am proud to announce that my story How Superdog Champ Saved the Day is included. The BookElves Anthology Volume 1 is chock full of Christmas cheer, with stories that will please young and young at heart readers. There’s something for everyone in this collection of whimsical tales. Seven stories, seven situations threatening the festivities. Will the holidays be a disaster? Will families be left out in the cold? Will there be tears before bedtime, or will there be happy endings all round? The #MG BookElves group brings you its first anthology of tales to enjoy during the holiday season:

* Reliable Clooney Dockins delivered his town's mail on time for thirty-two years, until that strange and impossible Christmas Eve when he woke up late. M.G.King (Fizz & Peppers at the Bottom of the World, Librarian on the Roof)
* Max the Tonkinese cat finds Santa Claus on the roof and is whisked away to retrieve a very special message from another time and place. Wendy Leighton-Porter (The Shadows from the Past series)
* Shirley Link is an amateur sleuth who lives in a town that could use all the sleuths it can get! What is it about Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts that makes it such a hotspot for dastardly deeds? Even on Christmas Day? Ben Zackheim (Shirley Link Detective Series, The Camelot Kids)
*Champ may be a rescue dog, but he’s the best person around to stop the dognappers and save heartbreak at Christmas. Fiona Ingram (The Secret of the Sacred Scarab, Champ: My Story of Survival)
* When the railroad gets snowed under, the two bit town of Skunk Corners has to play host to a load of mighty difficult strangers. Can Big Al and the Ninja Librarian keep the season of goodwill from breaking into a riot? Rebecca M. Douglass (The Ninja Librarian, Halitor the Hero)
*Far away on the west coast of a western Scottish island, Dylan and Dougall face yuletide in Castle Haunn with no heat, light or food. Can Dylan get the message through to the mainland for help, or is there something nasty waiting for him in the hills? Jemima Pett (The Princelings of the East series)
*It’s Christmas holiday and Lily is stuck in a remote mountain village. With school out for a month and no internet connection, at first she wonders how she will fill the time. In this sweet romance, Lily discovers there’s more to gift-giving than just the giving. S. Smith (The Seed Savers series)

Each tale weaves its own seasonal magic. Each magician has already warmed the hearts of thousands of young readers with their stories. Enjoy these frantic races to meet the Christmas deadline while you curl up in your favourite reading spot this winter. And if you’re a dog (or a cat!) you can curl up by the fire on a comfy rug and get your human to read it aloud to you. Woof! Woof!

"There is a Father Christmas!"

Hello everyone,
I have wonderful news. My blind friend Joe has been adopted!!! Isn't that incredible???? You may remember a post or two ago I put up Joe's photo of him sitting on Father Christmas' lap, telling the guy in the red suit that all he wanted was his Fur-Ever Family? Well, you won't believe it (or maybe you will), the Father Christmas that flies around the world and gives toys to children heard him, and guess what!!!!!

Joe making his Christmas Wish for a Fur-Ever Home
 

This is what S.A.F.E. Rescue posted on their site.

"What better way to start the New Year than by being able to announce that JOE HAS BEEN ADOPTED! Thank you to everyone who followed Joe's story. This success story was possible because you all cared enough to support Joe. A co-owner of Doggin' Around day-care in Ventura, CA fell in love with him when he was there. So Joe will get to run and play every day all day long!"

Joe happy coz his dreams have come true!
 

 I'm a little bit sad that I won't see as much of him as before, but hey, his new Fur-Ever Mommy runs a doggy day-care so that's a good excuse for me to have lots and lots of play dates. So, if ever you doubted Father Christmas, or the Anjil for Aminals, stop right now. They do exist and as much as they can they are listening and trying to help. I am so happy I could just bark my head off with joy. Please visit S.A.F.E. Rescue and say how pleased you are as well. If you'd like to make a donation to help the animals still waiting for their Fur-Ever Home, then there is a button to do so.

Champ and Joe's Christmas Album

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with lots of love and gifts. I had a wonderful day, and so did my blind friend Joe. In fact, we'd like to share our day with you by showing you our Christmas Album of photos that our foster families took.

Here's me in my red Santa coat!
 

I didn't want to put on any reindeer antlers, but Joe is pretty cool about everything. Maybe it's coz he can't see what he looks like!

Here's Joe again with a SAFE Rescue angel - Joe looks really smart!

Here's me with just one of my lovely Xmas toys! Lucky me, everyone loves me. How much luckier can I get!

 

Everyone at SAFE Rescue got a special something and Joe said he would be Santa's helper! I think he looks so cool.

 

We had such a great day that we were both so tired afterwards. Here's Joe snoozing in his Xmas reindeer sweater.

And here's me on the sofa in my Elf suit, also having a nap. (Joe took his sweater off coz he got too hot in it)

That's all for today, folks. I'll be updating my blog just as soon as I have recovered from all the festivities. Please send me pictures of your Christmas, especially if you have adorable pets.

Finding Family at Christmas

I've been thinking about families this Christmas. You see, I am such a lucky dog. I was in a terrible home that you couldn't even call a home - more like a prison, and then when my life changed, I found out what family is supposed to be like. My Foster Family love me so much and I am blessed. Here's a picture of the small dogs in my Foster Family, including me (I am on the bottom left in my winter coat).

Champ's Clan: (top L to R) Bailey, Nila; Bottom L to R) Champ, Sweetie
 

I mustn't forget Amber, my big younger Foster Sister. Here's me having a snooze with her just a while after I got rescued.

 

And my humans are obviously the most loveliest, caring people in the world. Here's me with Foster Mommy Suzy, having a snuggle. She is telling me how much she loves me and even though I am not sure she hears me, I tell her back how much I love her.

Foster Daddy Robert is the best Foster Daddy any dog could wish for. He loves taking us for walks. That's great because we LOVE walks. It's like going to Disneyland, only way cheaper.

What I'm trying to say is this: your family is the one most precious thing that you have in life. I don't think humans understand, but we dogs (and I guess most other animals) know just how important it is to have that love around you. If you have quarrelled with someone in your family, (maybe they sneaked your bone, or your blanket, or stole your best toy) then now is the time to kiss and make up. We animals have such short lives compared to humans and that's why we try to pack all the happiness and love we can into every single day. You never know what is around the corner. Don't regret putting up a wall of anger. Pull it down now, pick up that tellyfone thingie that humans love, and make the call. Find your family and lots and lots of love this Christmas. You won't regret it.