Archive for September, 2009

This puppy was stunned earlier today when recognized in public by name. Later Dad added a pawtographed doggy fan wallpaper to the Corky dog friends photo gallery. The photo shown below of Corky with Linda, a fan of my website and puppy videos, was posted in the friends gallery. Click any gallery thumbnail to view an 800 x 600 desktop wallpaper version including Linda and Corky with the greeting, autograph, and pawtograph in white ink.

When meeting she exclaimed “Corky? Corky! I love your website and videos!” Linda said she cannot have pets because of allergies although she loves animals, and really enjoyed this website and videos. Dad had his camera, so she said “Yes” to having her photo with me put in the friends gallery. To make her picture special we added the autograph and pawtograph!

Fans of Corky the shelter dog pictures may want to check out some exclusive Corky photographs on Flickr that you won’t find here. Compare the well groomed shot shown below to the early doggy jail scruffy look and you may understand why this is one of my favorites.

Want more puppy photographs? Follow me on Twitter where I tweet and occasionally post Corky puppy photos on Twitpic the Twitter photo sharing gallery. One of my favorites on Twitpic is my very serious puppy stare with the caption “Corky looking at a brown lizard”.

Sam, our cat, is 10 years old and tolerates this puppy though I admit we’re getting friendlier every day. It was time to feature him in My Little Older Brother video on YouTube. (Playtime: 43 seconds of fame)

For some time when I was first adopted I couldn’t get his name right. I thought it was Sam Malone. I’d chase him trying to get him to play and Mom would say “Leave Sam Alone”. Get it? Sam Malone. Haha.

The doggy photos of me on this site and in my videos are just me, folks! No puppy stunt double going on here. The difference in before and after example photos is grooming.

I was a scruffy puppy at 4 months though my captured by the doggy police video is a simulation that shows me with a haircut.

Looking over old puppy photos when I was 4 months old, and then again at 8 months and 12, oh my but some Corky photos at 4, 8, and 12 months appear like more than one dog.

Pet film productions do that Hollywood trick for television and movies. I believe the role of Marley was actually played by 15-20 different dogs.

In the hideous photo shown above (yikes!) that’s me (yikes, again!) at 4 months and never groomed. I did get a bath during my week in doggy jail, plus a jailhouse tattoo, but no haircut. I clean up quite well, don’t ya think?

The collage of puppies in the top header, and the solo puppy photo to the right of those are all me at 4 months old, and groomed. Look in the right sidebar column next. The YouTube video graphic is me groomed at 8 months. The Twitter graphic shows Corky the shelter dog at 12 months.

If you were trying to guess my weight in all of those photographs, here’s how I tipped the doggy scales at the vet at 4-8-12 months. I was adopted at 13 lbs, added 4 lbs by the 8th month, and am now just over a year old and 19 lbs.

Seems like yesterday this puppy was dumped on the street, off to doggy jail, and eventually adopted from the animal shelter.

Today is exactly 8 months from the day I was adopted on January 14, 2009, and now I have a blog, a family, a website, videos on YouTube, and 3 (yes 3) beds, plus a full time job in security.

Barking at an occasional noise or passersby is work, right? I’m on duty 24/7.

With my change in luck at one year old, life is grand. The Life with Corky website documents my story as a rescued shelter dog in pictures, text, and video.

My life goal is to promote adoption of shelter pets, so I tell my story and my guardian, “Dad”, narrates or types as I dictate.

Old English proverb: Every dog has his day.

Looking ahead, I will continue telling my life story through my guardians as my main site and this blog develop. Follow the links in the sidebar to view my puppy videos on YouTube or follow my tweets as @CorkyStory on Twitter.

Finally, if you are looking to add a pet to your home, please visit a local animal shelter. Millions of healthy cats and dogs are euthanized worldwide every year. I was a lucky puppy. Other pets are waiting for you, so please adopt.