Today we celebrate Operation Santa Paws, a movement introduced in 2001 in Long Beach, California by an animal lover and animal rescue advocate who wanted to set encourage people to help local rescue and shelter organizations. The winter holiday season is ripe with high levels of animal abandonment as individuals dump pups & kitties to
Continue Reading...Ellie the Wienerdog Watching the Paralympics Closely
Tune in for the paralympics, starting today! I think I may have got a little too close while admiring the athletes… whoops! Know someone who would love this? We would love to be introduced to them! Feel free to share this on your Facebook, tweet it on your Twitter account or tag us on Instagram
Continue Reading...Ellie the Wienerdog Celebrates Operation Santa Paws Day
Today we celebrate Operation Santa Paws, a movement introduced in 2001 in Long Beach, California by an animal lover and animal rescue advocate who wanted to set encourage people to help local rescue and shelter organizations. The winter holiday season is ripe with high levels of animal abandonment as individuals dump pups & kitties to
Continue Reading...Ellieβs Heroes: Pet Project Foundation
Itβs Giving Tuesday! #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Although
Continue Reading...Happy Veterans Day!
Ellie the Wienerdog and Open Door Press are thankful for veterans this Veterans Day. Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his countryβs cause.Β Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause. – Abraham Lincoln How important it is
Continue Reading...Ellieβs Heroes: Sit-Stay-Read Non-Profit Organization
Here, at Open Door Press we are passionate about learning and empowering others to learn. Knowledge is the gift that keeps on giving and we hope to inspire Β readers to enjoy that gift andΒ share it with others. Whether you are a homeschooler,Β a proud parent, or an educator at a public or private school, we want
Continue Reading...Ellieβs Heroes: Hurricane Irma and Harvey Rescue Organizations
Today, we are introducing a new topic for our blog posts, affectionately described as, βEllieβs Heroes.β A hero is defined by courage, outstanding achievements and noble qualities.Β So organizations and individuals who go out of their way to help those in need are whom we would like to recognize and honor as βEllieβs Heroes.β This
Continue Reading...Get Well Crusoe My Hero
Wishing Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund a speedy recovery from his emergency back surgery on August 5th! Β He’s one of my heroes for sure! Β Now we both have some of each others swag! Β Keep ballin’ Mr. C!
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