Arrrrr-ROOOOOOOOOOOO! Happy Howloween to all my two- and four-legged guy and ghoul friends out there. May your day be boo-tifully spooktacular! (Okay, I’ll stop now.)

As happy as I am that it’s All Hallows’ Eve, it saddens me that today also marks the end of Adopt-A-Dog Month. My pawl TJ has introduced me to so many wonderful new furiends over the past few weeks who all deserve happy furever homes. I’m crossing my paws that each and every one of these dear pooches is as fortunate as I was to find a loving new family.

Our last – but certainly not least – adoptable pup is a sweetie named Little Jake. Now, Little Jake is about as tall as me, and I’m no Jackahuahua, so I think his name might be a ”little” joke, BOL. He’s a 3-year-old terrier mix who loves to bop around chasing his Kong Wubba.

Why, there’s the pup now. Little Jake? Here, boy! Excuse me…Little Jake? Can you please put the Wubba down for a moment and introduce yourself to these nice people?

LITTLE JAKE

Oh! Sorry about that, Sophie! Sure, I can take a short break.

Hey, everybody. My name’s Little Jake although, like Sophie said, I’m really not so little. BOL! My original family had a couple of small dogs – I mean, they really were little guys – and I think I was kinda sorta a joke to them. I spent most of my puppyhood in doggy day care, which was fun, but I really missed having my family around. But they decided they didn’t want me anymore, and that’s how I ended up with the nice people at the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation (LBWF).

I gotta say I really like it here. I have my very own Kong Wubba! Do you know what that is? If you don’t, well, let me tell you – it’s the greatest invention ever. This crazy toy bounces all over the place, and I love bouncing after it! Before I know it, a few hours have flown by, and I’m still chasing that wacky Wubba!

My people pals here are the awesomest, too. I like to give big ol’ doggie hugs to show how much I love ‘em. I can’t wait to give you a big ol’ hug, too! I’m a real low-maintenance kind of dog, and you won’t have any problem with me. So how about it? Here…let me show you how fun this Wubba is. Come back, Wubba!

Little Jake? Yoo hoo, Little Jake? Are you finished? Oh well. Now that you’ve had the opportunity to meet Little Jake, do you think you’re a good match? He’ll do fine in any loving and fun home, and as you can see, he can entertain his silly self for hours! To adopt this dearheart, please contact the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation. If you mention TJ or i Love Dogs, you’ll get a FREE puppy starter kit!

Sophie was almost 84 dog years old when she passed to the Rainbow Bridge last November. She was adopted by i Love Dogs writer Laura Goldman in 1998 from a Hawthorne, Calif. shelter. She loved long naps, looking out the front windows and, most of all, her best buddy Leroy. Check out her other articles!

When Rampage enters the room he blocks the light. I flopped onto my back and showed him my belly when he lumbered up to me.

But I didn’t need to show submission. He greeted me with a nose tap and a bit of sniffing. This 2-year-old Bull Mastiff suggested a leisurely walk around the cul-de-sac and we talked about his hopes for a furever home.

As we strolled, I decided Rampage doesn’t live up to his name. This gentle giant would be a great pawl for that special human. He’s the 29^th dog featured in I Love Dog’s effort to find 31 pooches furever homes.

Here’s Rampage to tell you about himself.

(Rampage settles down and crosses his paws.) “Hullo. I’m Rampage and I’m ready to be your side kick. I will mind my manners in your home and car. When I’m on a leash, I’ll walk right next to you.

You’d think with a name like Rampage I’d prefer to bounce around in a mosh pit. Nopes. I like nudging humans and leaning against them if they don’t mind my bulk. I’m not very interested in toys – I prefer a human to kick it with. Right now my favorite person is my foster mom/trainer.

I’m hoping to find a mellow, mildly active person who will be a strong leader who will keep my training up. I’ll be OK with older children but not wee ones because of my heft.

Spread the word, i Love Dogs Rescue Network and help me find a furever home!

To adopt me, contact Karma Rescue or call 310-512-RUFF(7833). If you mention that you heard about me via the i Love Dogs website, we’ll send you a FREE puppy starter kit.”

Karma Rescue was a beneficiary of the i Love Dogs Summer of Giving program.

A very merry Woof Wednesday to all my pooch and people pals! Adopt-A-Dog Month is finally winding down, so I’d like you all to meet the last dog I get to introduce – the very well-behaved Katie Fay! (Or as I like to call her, Miss Manners.) She’s a 3-year-old pit bull mix who’s i Love Dogs’ 28th featured pooch in its campaign to find furever homes for 31 dogs during October.

Now, I’m not exactly a polite pooch. You might even say I’m a little rude sometimes. But sweet ‘n’ mellow Katie Fay here has shown me how to be a good dog.

Did you know there are lots of advantages to sitting and waiting for an invitation instead of just grabbing food out of your peoples’ hands? For one thing, they don’t yell at you, and for another thing, you might even get a bigger treat, just for being polite! Wow. KF has opened up a whole new world for me. I think she’d work wonders for you, too.

Anyhoo, I’m going to sit here and wait while Katie Fay tells you her story.

KATIE FAY

Thank you, Leroy. You’re becoming quite the gentledog!

Honestly, I don’t remember much about my life before Karma Rescue found me. Or perhaps I just don’t care to remember much about it. I was living in a house with 200 other dogs, and let’s just say it was a struggle to survive.

But that all changed when I was brought to my wonderful new foster home. My foster mom, brother and sister are amazing. I love them to pieces!

They have worked with me so much and taught me all kinds of skills. I’ve learned so many useful things – like how to use a doggie door, run alongside a bicycle, walk on a leash, ride quietly in a car, and sleep through the night in my crate.

I’m also learning basic commands like “sit” and “come” – plus I’m learning the American Sign Language signs for them! My foster family tells me that’s a very special skill for a pup to have. But I certainly don’t mean to brag or to bore you, so I’ll stop there.

I do hope you’ll consider adopting me. It doesn’t matter if you have a big family or it’s just you – I know we’ll be very happy together.

…And if you give me this sign (which means “I love you”), I’ll show you I love you right back by giving you lots and lots of kisses!

Aww, Katie Fay, if I had fingers I’d be making that sign right now!

So how about it, humans and hounds? Wouldn’t Katie Fay make a great addition to your family? To adopt her, please contact Karma Rescue or give them a call at 310-512-RUFF (7833). If you mention my pawl TJ or i Love Dogs, you’ll get a FREE puppy starter kit!

O’Mama is the kind of neighbor I wish lived beside me. She’s friendly , cheerful and such a people lover. When I interviewed her during a walk, she wagged her tail and smiled at the humans.

This 3-year-old Terrier mix nuzzled legs and tried to snuggle anybody who pet her. And she managed to do all this while clutching her beloved plushy bone in her muzzle. 

O’Mama would rock in a home full of humans who need the attention of such a cuddle bug. She’s the 26^th dog of i Love Dogs effort to find homes for 31 pawls. Let’s hear what O’Mama has to say.

O’Mama:  “HHHRRRROOOLLLRORORMMMM. OOHHMM?  RRRCCCUUUPTTTHH. (Drops plushy bone from mouth.)

“Howdy howl! I’m O’Mama and I can’t wait to play with my future two-legged furiends!

If you take me home I’ll cuddle and kiss you for hours. Or we can have endless games of fetch with tennis balls, my bone, you name it!

My fur is teddy bear soft which is ideal for hugs and pets. I’m also house broken so I won’t make a mess.

I made friends at the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation. One of them is Andy who says I’m his favorite dog to play with because I’m spunky and have character.

I don’t like thinking about my days when I was on the streets, constantly hungry and full of pups. I had my five beautiful babies at a Los Angeles animal shelter but they didn’t have room for all of us. Fortunately the foundation helped us.

Now that sad time is behind me and I’m ready for my furever home.

To adopt me contact the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation or spread the word, i Love Dogs Rescue Network and help me find my perfect family. If you mention you learned of me through the i Love Dogs website, we’ll give you a free puppy starter kit.

The Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation was a beneficiary of the i Love Dogs Summer of Giving program.

It’s Sunday Funday, a perfect day to introduce you all to my new friend Jesse James. Oh, do not be alarmed! The only thing this sweetheart will rob you of is your heart – although he might very well steal a kiss or three!

Jesse is the 25th featured adoptable dog in i Love Dogs’ campaign to find homes for 31 pooches during Adopt-A-Dog month. The 3-year-old terrier mix hardly barked a woof when TJ first introduced us, but in no time at all he came out of his shell and now he’s one of my very dearest friends.

Since the young pup is very shy in front of an audience, I’m going to tell you his story, and he can bark in anytime he wants to.

Jesse was rescued from a city shelter by the good people at the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation (LBWF) about two years ago. He was a bit timid around people at first. But when he was paired up with Libby, a sweet 4-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix, Jesse blossomed like a beautiful Dogwood tree. The two of them got along splendidly and–

Jesse: Um, Sophie?

Sophie: Yes, Jesse?

Jesse: Can I take it from here?

Sophie: Of course you can, dear! Ladies and gentlemen, here’s Jesse!

JESSE

Libby is the greatest pooch in the whole world. I love her so much, it makes me feel like I’ve swallowed butterflies and they’re fluttering around inside my tummy. Actually I almost did swallow a butterfly once, but it flew out of my mouth and yelled at me before taking off.

Do you have a dog? I bet I’d fall in love with your dog, too, just like Libby. Do you have any chew toys? Oh, I love you already.

Let me sit in your lap, okay? No, really, I can fit. See? Wait, let me fold up my back leg here…tuck under my front paws…adjust my tail just a teeny bit…and voilà! Oooh, you have such a comfy lap! Let me give you a kiss, okay? Just one or two more, okay?

I sure hope yours is my furever home. Please contact the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation. If you mention TJ or i Love Dogs, you’ll get a FREE puppy starter kit when you adopt me!

Sophie was almost 84 dog years old when she passed to the Rainbow Bridge last November. She was adopted by i Love Dogs writer Laura Goldman in 1998 from a Hawthorne, Calif. shelter. She loved long naps, looking out the front windows and, most of all, her best buddy Leroy. Check out her other articles!

Cachorritos! Welcome back for another pawbulous day of adoptable dogs! I love finding other doggies good homes. Pues, that’s how I found my home when I was in the smelly cages. Mami and papi came to the rescue. Sabes que? There are actually special groups of people that rescue cute puppies like me and try to find us furever homes. Today, one of those super pack rescues, the Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation, gave me a special play date with Sophia, the Terrier mix!

This doggie is four-year-olds, but puppies wanna know a secret? She plays like a puppy! She is the absolutely coolest doggie ever. Pues, besides me of course – look at me, que cute soy! Anywho, Sophia is so nice and now really my new best friend. She runs around with me, wags her tail (that’s how I know she likes me), and tells me every so often “Irie, you’re so pretty!” Let me tell ya, I like this doggie. She knows the right pups to hang out with – me!

I told her she could talk to you humans and tell you why she’s the pawfect best girlfriend!

Sophia: Hi everyone! <sniffs you incessantly – shrieks with joy!> You’re humans! Ack! I absolutely love humans so so so much. Come here, hurry hurry. Come close. <she takes you down with a tornado of hugs and kisses>

Humans are so great. Humans rescued me, you know? Want to run? Let’s go run around the yard. Hurry, we can’t waste time ‘kay? I’m sure we only have a little bit of time to play — unless, wait, are you here to take me home with you furever? Oh my dog!!! Please please please. I’ll totally love you, and tell you which outfits look cute on you. Your hair? So pretty! Your shoes? So in style! Do you need a shoulder to cry on? Someone to listen to your sad stories? Oh, I’ll howl and whine and lick your face. I’m the very best at being a best girlfriend.

Or! We can run around the yard, let’s run! Hold on, let me grab my bucket. No, you don’t have to hold it. Nope, don’t put anything in it, silly. Just put it in your mouth like this and run. <she frolicks across the yard as the bucket clinks and clangs back and forth – wide smile on Sophia’s face> You see? It’s the best toy.

Having fun? I thought so! Listen, this doesn’t have to end here. You see those pretty people with the forms and the smiles. They take care of me, and if you go talk to them they’ll let you take me home with you furever. Please, please, please!

I’ll take you home, Sophia! Ay puppies, but I can’t. Mami lives in a small apartment with only enough room for one puppy, me. Humans, come on, don’t just sit there. Get up, go get Sophia, she’s the sweetest doggie I’ve met!

Just bark at this super rescue pack, the Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation and take Sophia home right away.

Abrazos y besos perritos! 

Irie La Mona (The Little Doll) is a 7-month-old mixed breed, bilingual Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua adopted from the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Still a puppy, she aspires to one day host her very own show, and be the Oprah of mixed breed pups around the world! Check out her other articles!

Indi seems like a fairy tale waiting to happen. For one thing she reminds me of an elf with those bat ears that flop a little at the tips and those shiny button eyes. The 7-month-old Pit Bull and her brother had a ruff beginning on the streets until Karma Rescue came to her aid.

Now she’s in a foster home waiting for her prince or princess to come. The i Love Dogs Rescue Network is helping her seek a happy ending as part of a campaign to find 31 dogs a furever home. 

When Indi met me for a walk, she politely allowed me to mark territory first. The pup was trotting along when she scooped up a tree branch from the ground with her mouth. She offered it to me but I’m not much a of a stick dog.

(Indi pads up dragging a leafy tree branch. She drops it to speak) Hello I’m Indi. Humans at Karma Rescue say I remind them of Dobby the house elf from Harry Potter.

I don’t know much about Harry Potter since I’m not allowed in movie theaters, can’t read and don’t have opposable thumbs to operate a DVD player. I know Harry Potter is about wizards and magical creatures.

Well I can’t ride a flying broom but I can pick one up with my mouth if it stayed still enough. I like other dogs too – my best furiend is Roscoe, my housemate and step-brother at my foster home.

I’ll snuggle close to you at night to protect you from Lord Voldemort. I can be the elf in your house who will be faithful to you.

To adopt me contact Karma Rescue or call 310-512-RUFF(7833). Or spread the word for the i Love Dogs Rescue Network and help find me a furever home. If you mention you heard about me via the i Love Dogs website, we’ll send you a FREE puppy starter kit.

Karma Rescue was a beneficiary of the i Love Dogs Summer of Giving program.

Happy Fursday, friends! I’d like you to meet a new pawl of mine, this kooky kid named Alexander, or Alex for short. He’s an 8-month-old Lab/pit bull mix who’s i Love Dogs’ 22nd featured pooch for Adopt-A-Dog Month.

Alex cracks me up. I thought I was a ball of energy, but Alex is like a kangaroo. When TJ introduced us, Alex was all, “Look Leroy! It’s a trampoline! Jump with me, Leroy! C’mon, jump!!” But I looked around and all I saw was grass. That pup has some springy paw pads, I tell you.

Hey, Alex! Come on over here and introduce yourself to these nice people and pooches.

ALEX

What? Who? Oh! Hi everybody! I’m Alex and – is that a Kong? It’s not empty, is it? Is there something peanut buttery in it? Oh, yay. Num num num num – oh! I guess I can work on this later.

So anyway, when I was really little, these two teenage kids found my sister Indi and me, and they told us we had to make puppies so they could sell them. The kids were homeless, just like we were, so we sort of felt bad for them, but we were really, really scared. Then these super nice people – look, a bird! Two birds! Oh, sorry. These super nice people from Karma Rescue took us away to a safe place. The teenagers kept coming back and trying to get us, but the nice people told them to scoot.

I love my foster mom and my foster pup sis Robbie, a cute little pittie, sooo much. I’ve learned to go potty outside and to stay in my crate, which is really cozy. Wait. Do you smell bacon? I smell bacon! Where is it? Can you smell it? Oh. I’m only 8 months old but I can already do some cool tricks like shaking paws, and I know how to sit.

You know where I like to sit? In the window. I’m not kidding! I can see all kinds of things from there. Mail guy! Mail guy!

I love you so much. Let me give you a kiss, okay? (kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss ki–)

Wait! Is that a delivery truck? Do you hear it? Here it comes! Oh. Where was I? Well, that’s pretty much my story. If you’re active and looking for an active pooch, I’m your guy! I get along great with kids and other dogs, but not so much kitty cats.

If you’d like to adopt me, please contact Karma Rescue or give them a call at 310-512-RUFF (7833). If you mention my pawl TJ or i Love Dogs, you’ll get a FREE puppy starter kit!

Leroy is a 2-year-old “terribull” adopted from a Carson, Calif. shelter by i Love Dogs writer Laura Goldman. When he’s happy, Leroy snorts just like a pig. He really misses his gal pal Sophie, who passed to the Rainbow Bridge last November. But he adores his new pawl Ella and his chew toys (a little too much). Check out Leroy’s other articles!

‘alooo cachorritos!

Pues, enough about me. Do you know why else it’s such a great day? It’s my turn to tell you the Adopt-A-Dogs for not only today, but tomorrow too! These two funny fuzzy girls are the coolest older dogs I’ve met! They’re about ten years old so I had to behave, my mami taught me to respect my elders. BUT, they love to pull on their leashes as much as I do, muahaha! So, they still like to play like puppies like me.

I told them that they should let you all know why they’re sooo pawfect for any human. They said they wanted to sing you a song instead. They said something about “Laverne & Shirley“? Pues yo no se, they said you humans would understand. I just woofed and let them sing their song. Here they are — bark bark, I mean presenting the incredible daring doggie diva duo… Ping & Pong!

 Ping: Ready Pong?

Pong: Ready! Ready Ping?

Ping: Ready!

Ping & Pong:

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Schlemeel, schlemazel, houndingfeffer incorporated.
We’re gonna do it!

Give us any chance, we’ll take it.
Give us any rule, we’ll make it.
We’re gonna make your dreams come true.
Doin’ it a pup’s way.
Just go ahead and adopt us today!

We just want to roll and bark now,
Straight ahead we run the track now.
We’re gonna make your dreams come true,
Doin’ it a pup’s way.

Just go ahead and adopt us today!

There is nothing we won’t try,
We’ll roll around on the ground
Hold your paw and maybe nuzzle
Never heard the word impossible.
This time there’s no stopping us.
We’re gonna find a furever home!

On your mark, get set, and woof now,
Got a dream and we just know now,
We’re gonna make your dream come true.
And we’ll do it a pup’s way, yes a pup’s way.
Make all your dreams come true,
And do it a pup’s way, yes a pup’s way,
Make all your dreams come true

Adopt us today!

Aw, bravo bravo! These Lab/Irish Setter mixes have some howl on them, que chulas! Besos for you girls. Who wouldn’t want a couple of funny poochies like you two Ping and Pong?

Ready, humans? Get set, go adopt! Just bark at a super rescue pack Karma Rescue or call them at 310-512-RUFF (7833). If you mention my pawl TJ or i Love Dogs, you’ll get a FREE puppy starter kit!

Abrazos y besos perritos!

Irie La Mona (The Little Doll) is a 7-month-old mixed breed, bilingual Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua adopted from the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Still a puppy, she aspires to one day host her very own show, and be the Oprah of mixed breed pups around the world! Check out her other articles!

Kai fits the definition of a hunk. He’s big and muscular. This 3-year-old Pit Bull may have a big head but he’s all gentleman.  When we first met he planted a kiss on me … and the other grrrls in the dog park. Kai is looking for that special someone, that’s why he’s the 19^th dog of the i Love Dog’s effort to find 31 dogs furever homes. Let me give up the floor for the hunk. 

Kai: Wassup, I’m Kai and I’m available through Karma Rescue. People are intimidated by my size but don’t judge me by my looks. I’m a lover not a fighter.

I kiss all the pretty girls but my best buddy is my foster mom and trainer Claudia.

Ask me to sit and I’ll sit. I won’t move until you allow me to. I don’t leave my crate until you give me permission.

Put me on a leash and I’m amazing ….until you take the leash off, then I get nutty but I know you wouldn’t allow me to run in the park without a leash!

My special human would be an experienced Pit Bull parent. If you show me who’s leader of the pack, what my boundaries are, then I am one drama-free dog.

I’m a favorite among some of the Karma volunteers and if you give me a chance, I’ll be your favorite too.

To adopt me, contact Karma Rescue or call 310-512-RUFF (7833). Or spread the word for i Love Dogs Rescue Network and help me find a furever home. If you mention you heard about me via the i Love Dogs website, we’ll send you a FREE puppy starter kit.

Karma Rescue was a beneficiary of the i Love Dogs Summer of Giving.