Many
who hunt have Labs, Chessies, Springers, etc. Purpose bred purebred
dogs. As many of you know, our rights as animal owners & lovers are
under constant attack by the anti's (anti-hunting, anti-gun,
anti-fishing, anti-dog ownership, etc.). There is a movement afoot to
establish the National Purebred Dog Day.
National Purebred Dog Day was created for a whole lot of reasons, not the least of which was that it didn't exist a year ago, and that seemed wrong to me when there was a National Mutt and National Rescue Day. It struck me that with such a name, it was not only fitting, but expected to celebrate purebred dog ownership and its ethical breeding. And finally, the existence of such a day gives all purebred dog owners, even the shy ones, ONE DAY out of the year when they can be PROUD-OUT-LOUD about being purebred dog owners and breeders. For all the other 364 days, there is National Purebred Dog Day on Facebook.
But it's time to grow, and to realize the potential in how better to give a voice to purebred dog owners and breeders in a way they can't seem to find anywhere else. And that's why a Kickstarter campaign was launched last week to fund the building of a website that will rival National DOG Day's website. There is one, you know. It just had its second make-over.
Right now, the fundraising effort is stagnant. It hasn't gone anywhere for the past 24 hours. I really dislike seeing flat lines in graphs. My guess is that people are afraid to support a movement for purebred dogs. Too many people are afraid of alienating their friends, fans base or audience. That's why this grassroots effort has to be made; has to be successful among those of us who stand to lose the most. The rich and famous will always be able to get whatever kind of dog they want. Who will suffer? Guess. We & the dogs do. This is time to call in favors, reach out to the people we know with a bully pulpit, anyone with a blog, massive Twitter audience, or even write to a celeb. Help me get that line moving up again.
I'm asking for your help. Share the link to this video and Kickstarter campaign. Talk about it with your friends and family over Thanksgiving - the campaign ends December 13th. If I fail to meet the goal, we all walk away empty handed and, the anti's will win and the dogs, our beloved dogs will lose.
National Purebred Dog Day was created for a whole lot of reasons, not the least of which was that it didn't exist a year ago, and that seemed wrong to me when there was a National Mutt and National Rescue Day. It struck me that with such a name, it was not only fitting, but expected to celebrate purebred dog ownership and its ethical breeding. And finally, the existence of such a day gives all purebred dog owners, even the shy ones, ONE DAY out of the year when they can be PROUD-OUT-LOUD about being purebred dog owners and breeders. For all the other 364 days, there is National Purebred Dog Day on Facebook.
But it's time to grow, and to realize the potential in how better to give a voice to purebred dog owners and breeders in a way they can't seem to find anywhere else. And that's why a Kickstarter campaign was launched last week to fund the building of a website that will rival National DOG Day's website. There is one, you know. It just had its second make-over.
Right now, the fundraising effort is stagnant. It hasn't gone anywhere for the past 24 hours. I really dislike seeing flat lines in graphs. My guess is that people are afraid to support a movement for purebred dogs. Too many people are afraid of alienating their friends, fans base or audience. That's why this grassroots effort has to be made; has to be successful among those of us who stand to lose the most. The rich and famous will always be able to get whatever kind of dog they want. Who will suffer? Guess. We & the dogs do. This is time to call in favors, reach out to the people we know with a bully pulpit, anyone with a blog, massive Twitter audience, or even write to a celeb. Help me get that line moving up again.
I'm asking for your help. Share the link to this video and Kickstarter campaign. Talk about it with your friends and family over Thanksgiving - the campaign ends December 13th. If I fail to meet the goal, we all walk away empty handed and, the anti's will win and the dogs, our beloved dogs will lose.
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