Vacation with Dogs

Following up to my last blog entry, we vacationed in the Northern California coast of breathtaking beaches and redwood forest. I'm having a hard time finding appropriate, sufficient words to describe my sentiments and enjoyment, so I decided to post some pictures of our trip showing glimpses of paradise.

Time Out

-Jennifer Z

"A dog naps so much because it loves so hard." -Anonymous

Every once in a while, it's absolutely necessary for everyone to take a break from work and play. Dogs serve as great role models in this department. They live in the moment by mostly enjoying life and only dealing with stress as it arises. We should follow their example by taking time out to just play.
We all face challenges and deal with hardship, but we often intensify the situations by wasting our precious time to continuously stress over our problems. Don't throw away another minute stressing; life is too precious and we deserve to live it happily and pursue things we love.
Practicing what I preach, we're preparing to go on a mini-vacation, a weekend to the Northern California coast and redwood forest. There will be no internet, no phone, and most of all no worries. We'll be walking the trails, enjoying nature and wildlife, cooking, and just spending quality time with our dogs.
Where is your next vacation?

In the Spotlight: Retro Dog Prints

I'm very excited to offer retro dog prints in my shop! Featuring all our favorite dogs in various retro themes, the designs are original, creative, and delightful; the artistic quality is superb. There are several retro themes being featured in the collection, including dogs in old advertisement posters for beer, coffee, biscuits, and candy, and also dogs as saints. The characteristics and traits of each breed of dogs are emphasized and depicted in whimsical fashion. Measured at 8" x 10" and packaged with backing board and poly sleeve, this collection of retro dog prints would delight any dog lover!

Partners in Success

-Jennifer Zhang

News alert! I'm so proud and excited to announce that Sirius Republic has partnered with East Bay SPCA to give some special-needs animals a second chance at life.

Club Second Chance is a wonderful and necessary program that East Bay SPCA created to promote the adoption of special-needs dogs and cats. This program provides necessary medical treatments, specialized behavioral training for animals with special conditions. It also help in giving older dogs and cats a chance to find loving homes.

To help support this program and save lives, Sirius Republic has teamed up with East Bay SPCA by offering special discounts to Second Chance Club adopters.

As a Second Chance Club adopter myself, this program is dear to my heart! My very own lovely Sally, a Chihuahua mix, was in poor condition when her previously family gave her up to the shelter. She was missing her right eye and suffering from cataracts in her left eye. She was extremely fearful and stressed. Thanks to the program, she went through surgery to permanently close up her right eye lids to prevent future infections and found a foster home while healing from her surgery. Today she's a happy girl who behaves as if she had 20/20 vision!

To see adoptable animals in Second Chance Club, visit http://eastbayspca.org/adoptableanimals/clubsecondchance.cfm

For the Love of Animals

by Jennifer Z

This is colossal; the East Bay SPCA is turning 135 years old!

As a longtime volunteer at this organization, I see the efforts, dedication and love its staff members put into their work and understand how important and necessary animal rescue groups are to our communities.

On a weekly basis, I help walk, socialize and train the many dogs who temporarily call the shelter home and us their family. Some get adopted right away while others wait patiently day after day. The exciting news almost always come when I show up for my volunteer shift one day, my favorite long-term resident dog is not there because he/she has just found a new, loving home! Nothing is more positive, inspiring, and encouraging than to see dogs that were once neglected or abused get a second chance at love and a home to call their own.

To celebrate East Bay SPCA's 135^th birthday, another volunteer and I are creating an exhibit showing the organization's 135 years of service via historic pictures, heartwarming stories and interesting artifacts. The exhibit will be on display at the organization's Oakland shelter from now until the end of April and then will be on display at its Tri-Valley shelter in Dublin, CA. Come and check it out!

The Oakland Tribune did a cover story on us and below is a link to the article:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_12110789?IADID=Search-www.insidebayarea.com-www.insidebayarea.com

New Beginnings

It's an exciting time here at Sirius Republic. After much preparation including countless hours of painstaking data entry (my litter fingers are numb from typing!), our online shop http://www.siriusrepublic.com/ is live and receiving great reviews from dog lovers everywhere!

It's a new beginning for us. I'd like to think of it as a fresh start of an amazing endeavor filled with endless possibilities, an opportunity to learn, to grow, and to reach our goals and realize our dreams. New beginnings ensue every day, everywhere, identify yours and make it count.