Two Milestones Reached... What Happens If...

Tonight, our campaign broke the $9,000 mark!  There are ebbs and flows to this campaign, and I still believe that it has yet to go viral in a way I think is entirely possible. The message of the video is solid, and the more people who see it, the more buzz there is about what National Purebred Dog Day is doing, and what it can accomplish.

Imagine one of those inane (and often inaccurate) lists we find on Yahoo or the Huffington Post claiming to know the "Top Ten Most (fill in the blank) Breeds" being replaced by the results of a survey of 35,000 purebred dog owners who know what they're talking about?  Those 35,000 people are the fans of the NPDD page!

This is what a grassroots movement looks like, friends, and you've helped advance it. Each one of you.  And what does it look like when those efforts get noticed? Like this:

National Purebred Dog Day's campaign was named Number One in KickSpy's Top 100 Campaigns in Journalism as of tonight. Let's keep it going!

And finally, I've been asked what happens not only if the goal isn't met, but if it is.  Since I won't entertain negative thoughts about the campaign right now, I'll answer the last question.  If the goal is met before the deadline, I hope people keep donating! Why? Two reasons: First, because, as my mom always used to say, things always cost more than you think they will. If I missed something in calculating expenses, it'd be nice to have that cushion. Second, if, and it's a big if, some of the donations have been made by people unsympathetic to our cause who intend to pull them at the 11th hour thereby dooming us to fail, a cushion would protect against that.

Till the next update, keep up the good fight, keep sharing the Kickstarter link and the video, talk about it with your friends, and love your purebred dogs.

National Purebred Dog Day Update!

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 Movement

Did you know that there are more panda bears in the world than there are Skye Terriers?

I'm asking for the help of every purebred dog owner & enthusiast with this project.  Please share the link with ten of your friends and ask them to do the same.  Put it up on your Facebook page; post it on your clubs' pages.  Share with your hunting buddies because they too are impacted by animal laws, by breed specific legislation, and by the animal rights movement to restrict dog breeding.  Whether their dogs are purebreds purchased from an ethical breeder, adopted from a shelter, or re-homed from breed rescue, we are all in the fight of our lives to save our breeds and to preserve our right to own the dogs of our choice.

Will this save the world?  No.  But if having a national day recognizing purebred dogs and their contributions to the world; if having a website to help give voice to us as purebred dog owners & lovers, maybe it's a little start. I know I am tired of not having a voice.

In an effort to promote & celebrate purebred dogs, we hope to have this video go viral and to have a movement that sweeps the nation, but it can only do so with your help.

Please watch the video and offer your support at National Purebred Dog Day.

We all thank you.