On a personal note, I'm thrilled to announce TO THE WORLD (Yes, I'd scream it from my rooftop if I had more neighbors and it wasn't 14 degrees outside - Not fit for dog NOR man) my engagement to Joe Horvath, an old friend and fellow Air Force member from way back. We first met back up via Facebook almost two years ago, and he has become not only my best friend and love of my life, but also an amazing volunteer asset to Dogs Deserve Better.
To be honest, when Joe came back into my life, I wasn't looking to date, because I was married to Dogs Deserve Better. I spent much of my time working or thinking about DDB and chained dogs, and I wasn't in the market for a relationship.
But Joe has not only made me realize I needed to make time for him, he took it a step further and made time for DDB.
He has poured concrete for a pad for the dogs off my back porch, heightened and made my fence more secure when dogs were escaping, built the 24 foot long Wall of Shame, edited and re-edited both Scream Like Banshee and Unchain My Heart, and took on every kind of immediate need DDB has had when he is in the vicinity.
Every woman deserves a man this loving and this good, and I consider myself entirely blessed to be able to share my life with him.
While the nuptials are still in negotiations, I have created a fundraising page in our Honor to raise funds for—of course—Dogs Deserve Better.
So if at any time in the following months you'd like to visit the page to see the wedding progress, below is a link, and I would be touched indeed if you wanted to donate to Dogs Deserve Better in honor of our wedding.
http://www.firstgiving.com/horvath-thaynewedding
—Tamira Thayne, founder and CEO, Dogs Deserve Better
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Dog Organization Claims Seven Spots in 2010 American Dog Magazine Humanitarian Awards
Dogs Deserve Better Inc. takes two first place wins and a second, with founder Tamira Thayne claiming spots in four categories
Tipton, PA, December 10, 2010—Tipton, Pennsylvania-based Dogs Deserve Better, a 501c3 organization dedicated to freeing chained and penned dogs, was named first place winner in the 2010 American Dog Magazine Humanitarian Awards in both the Voice for Chained Dogs and the Rescue Organization Saving Dogs categories.
The group also took second place in the Animal Website category. Founder and CEO Tamira Ci Thayne took four spots, with seconds in Individual Saving/Adopting Dogs and Animal Welfare Lobbyist, and thirds in Role Model-Philanthropist and Animal Advocate for Dogs.
Thayne states "Chained dogs need a voice, a strong voice, and Dogs Deserve Better strives to be that voice every single day. I am incredibly grateful for the recognition of our work, and dedicate it all to our amazing reps who are out there rescuing dogs in tough situations. We are building an awareness of chaining that is heretofore unprecedented: it's time for this archaic treatment of Our Best Friends to end, and I commend all those who voted for us for recognizing that. I also congratulate every single winner of this year's awards, and all those who equally deserved to win. Together we can change the world."
Thayne is the author of the upcoming "Capitol in Chains: 52 Days of the Doghouse Blues," as well as "Scream Like Banshee: 29 Days of Tips and Tales to Keep your Sanity as a Doggie Foster Parent," and editor of "Unchain My Heart: Dogs Deserve Better Rescue Stories of Courage, Compassion, and Caring."
Dogs Deserve Better is a 501c3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Tipton, Pennsylvania, is the 2003 First Place Winner of the ASPCA Pet Protector Award, and currently has approximately 100 area reps in 36 states as well as in Canada, Hong Kong, and the UK.
To see all award winners, visit the page at: http://www.theamericandogmag.com/contests/2010-humanitarian-awards-winners
Contact: Tamira Ci Thayne • founder, Dogs Deserve Better • info@dogsdeservebetter.orgwww.dogsdeservebetter.org •
P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684 • 1.877.636.1408 • 814.941.7447
Tipton, PA, December 10, 2010—Tipton, Pennsylvania-based Dogs Deserve Better, a 501c3 organization dedicated to freeing chained and penned dogs, was named first place winner in the 2010 American Dog Magazine Humanitarian Awards in both the Voice for Chained Dogs and the Rescue Organization Saving Dogs categories.
The group also took second place in the Animal Website category. Founder and CEO Tamira Ci Thayne took four spots, with seconds in Individual Saving/Adopting Dogs and Animal Welfare Lobbyist, and thirds in Role Model-Philanthropist and Animal Advocate for Dogs.
Thayne states "Chained dogs need a voice, a strong voice, and Dogs Deserve Better strives to be that voice every single day. I am incredibly grateful for the recognition of our work, and dedicate it all to our amazing reps who are out there rescuing dogs in tough situations. We are building an awareness of chaining that is heretofore unprecedented: it's time for this archaic treatment of Our Best Friends to end, and I commend all those who voted for us for recognizing that. I also congratulate every single winner of this year's awards, and all those who equally deserved to win. Together we can change the world."
Thayne is the author of the upcoming "Capitol in Chains: 52 Days of the Doghouse Blues," as well as "Scream Like Banshee: 29 Days of Tips and Tales to Keep your Sanity as a Doggie Foster Parent," and editor of "Unchain My Heart: Dogs Deserve Better Rescue Stories of Courage, Compassion, and Caring."
Dogs Deserve Better is a 501c3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Tipton, Pennsylvania, is the 2003 First Place Winner of the ASPCA Pet Protector Award, and currently has approximately 100 area reps in 36 states as well as in Canada, Hong Kong, and the UK.
To see all award winners, visit the page at: http://www.theamericandogmag.com/contests/2010-humanitarian-awards-winners
Contact: Tamira Ci Thayne • founder, Dogs Deserve Better • info@dogsdeservebetter.orgwww.dogsdeservebetter.org •
P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684 • 1.877.636.1408 • 814.941.7447
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