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“Saving just one dog won’t change the world, but surely it will change the world for that one dog.”

Never has a foster dog so captured our hearts as our current little man has. His name is Snoop and he is absolutely one of the sweetest dogs you will ever meet. We work with the foster program at our local shelter, Animal Friends of the Valleys, to provide a good home for dogs that need a little extra love and care beyond the normal scope of the shelter. Knowing our love for Dobermans Animal Friends asked us if would be interested in fostering Snoop as soon as he came to the shelter, and our obvious answer was “absolutely.”

He has since been neutered and is beginning to put on weight, although he hates to eat. (Update 3/7/13: He is now eating regularly with no problem!) Up We are trying our best to have him eat 2 cups of kibble three times a day but despite his skinny stature we have to sit right by him for every meal to encourage him to eat.

We have fallen hard for this sweet Dobe, no doubt. But we are still hoping to find him the best forever home where he will get lots of attention and love. If you are in the Southern California area and are looking to adopt a wonderfully loving Doberman, Snoop is your dog. For any questions and/ or adoption inquiries please email us at woof@crazyrebels.com. 

Snoop’s Story: Snoop was brought into Animal Friends of the Valleys as a stray. He was definitely someone’s pet as a puppy as his ears have been cropped and stand nicely. He loves people so he was indeed taken care of at some point.

Health and Stats: Snoop is estimated to be about 4 years old. His teeth are healthy, his coat is beautiful, and he has a nice crop job. He is a red Doberman with a white patch on his chest and the sweetest brown eyes. He is still very skinny but gaining weight nicely and is otherwise healthy and happy. 

Temperament: This guy is incredibly lovable, gentle, and docile. He will sit with his head in your lap for hours; all he wants is to be loved. He adores having his ears scratched and would let you pet him all day. He is low key, enjoys walks, and loves his squeaky Kong toy. He is very people friendly, but a little on the timid side. Snoop is crate trained and sleeps in his crate at night. He does well in the car too. 

This dobe has a whole lot of love to give!

Movie Monday: Fluke

Genre: Family

Year released: 1995

Breeds in movie: Golden Retriever and St. Bernard

Notes: Fluke is essentially a film about reincarnation, specifically as people who die come back as dogs or animals. In this family film Thomas Johnson, a workaholic big shot, dies in a car crash and comes back as a Golden Retriever puppy who comes to be called Fluke. A St. Bernard named Rumbo shows Fluke the ways of the world as a stray dog. Fluke eventually realizes who he is and makes his way back to his wife and son, who he befriends as their dog. The final twist at the end of the movie makes this a worthwhile watch. Because of the family nature of the movie it is a little cheesy, but overall a good story line.

Paw rating: 3 paws up 

We tend to love holidays a lot around rebel headquarters. The themed decor combined with an overage of seasonal candy (and dog treats) makes for a fun and festive month. Now that Cupid's holiday is over we are already looking forward to that little green leprechaun. Next up we celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and we are doing so with new Rebel Bandana Collar prints and free goodies...lucky you!

Because we're so lucky to have friends like you, we want to send you FREE rebel stickers! So for every Lucky Dog and Shamrock Luck print Rebel Bandana Collar ordered now through March 17th, you'll also receive a totally free totally awesome rebel logo all-weather sticker.

Get your St. Patrick's Day edition rebel bandanas right here!

Valentine's Day is pretty much the perfect excuse to bake heart shaped dog treats, although our pack would argue that EVERY day is a perfect excuse to bake them treats. For today we baked dozens of bite size cookies and packaged them with ribbon and a Valentine note for Diesel and Dakoda to share with their friends at play school. Cupcake supervised the baking and helped taste test the final product. She approves.

These cheesy biscuits are the perfect size cookies for dogs of all sizes, and our three dogs will tell you, they are super delicious too.

We’ve been sick at the rebel house, like really sick, so we’ve been watching a lot of movies. In our midst of watching movie after movie, many of them dog movies, we came across some dog documentaries. We immediately loved them for their true depiction of the loyal and unconditional love that exists between a dog and his human. 

Movie Monday: My Dog  (An Unconditional Love Story) 

Genre: Documentary

Year released: 2010

Breeds in movie: Lots!

Notes: This documentary interviewed celebrity dog owners about their dogs and the role they play in their every day life. The theme that instantly came through, was that even for these celebrities in their busy lives, their dogs are number 1. Because dogs are not just pets, they are family. These New York celebs went on to explain that the dog doesn’t care who they are or how famous they might be, the dog loves unconditionally. Honest and endearing interviews of real dog loving people.

Paw rating: 4 paws up