THE BOOK OF BARKLEY: Keep Calm and Go to the Holiday Bazaar

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Keep Calm and Go to the Holiday Bazaar

It's time for the Lucky Pup Dog Rescue Holiday Bazaar out in sunny San Diego!

Lucky Pup is San Diego's first Adoption Center for "Shelter Dogs" at UC Marketplace. 3358 Governor Drive in the cottage next to Sprouts Grocery Store.

An all volunteer group, they have been rescuing small and medium sized dogs from the highest kill shelters since 2011 and rely on fundraisers such as this, and donations to their 501c3 non profit dog rescue to continue the rescue/adoption process.

The Book of Barkley is happy to support the bazaar each year with books and info on it for our fur-ends. Their founders and volunteers are the nicest people. With my late brother, a part of that San Diego Navy community - as a submariner for many years- we want to give a little back to that area.

This holiday season you too can help, while getting some wonderful things to give as Christmas gifts.

Founders Christine and her husband Steve.

Debora Barreto Photography Christmas reunion 2014 - donated photo

There are four easy ways to help.

1. Visit the Bazaar at the address above on this Saturday December 12. from noon to 4 PM. They will have blankets, beautiful sterling silver jewelry, dog stuff, tumblers, cards, books and more!

2. When doing any holiday shopping online - type www.AdoptAShelter.com in your browser, then go to the list of shelters to select select Lucky Pup in San Diego (if you adjust the search page to list 150 shelters per page, they are on page six.) Then simply select from dozens of retailers (including Amazon) then shop. It's free for you, you don't have to provide any personal information, and they will receive a donation of a percentage of your purchase through the retailer

I tried it and it was easy.

You can also help by adopting a rescue and saving a life or becoming a sustaining member of the Lucky Pup family with a monthly donation as low as $10 or make a one time donation to help the animals this holiday Season at:

Lucky Pup Dog Rescue

Thanks for caring in this wonderful season of love and giving.

9 comments:

SullyDecember 9, 2015 at 11:27 AM
Thanks for sharing this info.

Aroo to you,
Sully
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Hailey and Zaphod and their LadyDecember 9, 2015 at 1:46 PM
Hope the bazaar is a success.
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The Daily Pip December 9, 2015 at 2:58 PM
Sounds like a wonderful organization and I hope they receive many holiday donations.
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MurphyDecember 9, 2015 at 3:37 PM
It's wonderful that you are able to lend support to them! We'll have to pop over and check them out!

Your Pals,

Murphy & Stanley
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Matilda the BoxerDecember 9, 2015 at 4:48 PM
I hope you raise lots of green papers!!
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UnknownDecember 9, 2015 at 5:46 PM
Thank you so much for your LOVE and support of our life saving work!! Xoxo
Christine and Steve
And the Lucky Pups in San Diego
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Frankie Furter and ErnieDecember 9, 2015 at 6:17 PM
Hope the Bazaar is a HUGE success...
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stellaroselongDecember 9, 2015 at 7:31 PM
Some peoples wear super hero capes and you don't even see them!!! We hope they have a great success.
stella rose
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easyweimaranerDecember 11, 2015 at 7:04 AM
we will try to shop that way, maybe it will work! (mostly not, amazon always takes us back to the french site...)
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No one who has ever had a dog as a companion will be able to read The Book of Barkley: Love and Life through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever by L. B. Johnson with dry eyes.

Johnson tells the story of her life, from childhood to adulthood, from the perspective of her relationship with Barkley, a Lab that she got when he was just a stubborn ball of fur who ‘selected’ her when she viewed the litter of which he was a part. Her descriptions of adjusting to Barkley’s presence in her life, and how this helped her come to terms with and understand her past and learn to take life a day at a time on her own terms will resonate profoundly with anyone who has fallen in love with a dog and had to learn to live with its loss.

This is a story of unconditional love and acceptance, the kind that asks nothing but love in return. As Johnson and Barkley forge bonds of trust and understanding, she also strengthens her human relationships.

This is much more than a mere memoir – it is a story of life and how to live it, and how we humans can learn to live our lives better if we’d only learn to live it like a dog does. The author uses language well, with descriptions of animals, people, and places so vivid you feel that you can feel the textures, smell the odors (pleasant and otherwise) and hear the whining of a puppy needing to go out to do its business. Life can be sad or happy, and the author takes us through it all – a trip that you won’t regret taking. A five-star book that definitely merits the Awesome Indies Seal of Excellence

About Barkley and His Mom

My Mom started this blog due to requests from friends who wanted a place to go for stories of her furry friend Barkley that weren't in the book and stories of my rescue and new life in my furever home. She donates all of the proceeds from her writing to animal rescue and groups that train search and rescue and service dogs but that's OK, as she still gives me lots of dog treats and toys.

The Book of Barkley is Mom's first memoir. She used to be a jet pilot for somebody's Uncle but now has a Ph.D. in something involving science and forensics which is like TV but without expensive suits or cleavage. Additional mayhem is provided by my Dad and our 100-year-old "fixer upper" Mission Bungalow.

Her second memoir "Saving Grace - A Story of Adoption" was published in April of 2015". Her Third Book - "Small Town Roads", her first Fiction Novel was published October of 2016 and was an NPR selected "2017 must read" and 2017 Readers Favorite International Book Award GOLD for "Fiction - Religious Theme". Her 4th book, "Calexit, The Anthology", a Novella with other authors, was published in October of 2017 and was on the Amazon Best Seller's list two days later. Her fifth book "True Course - Lessons from Life Aloft" was a #1 best seller at Amazon 24 hours after publishing so I think she has been bribing you all with treats.

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