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Claire is trying to win a Xmas photocontest in the hopes of donating the prize money to Gundog Rescue CACI, the organization which saved her from death in the pound and brought her to me! They are such a wonderful organization, and I was happy to add Nobunaga and then Chiaro di Luna to the pack, knowing that CEO Rie Kaneko chooses the dogs so carefully to match in temperament to each other and us fur parents so that we gel to make one happy family :) Let's just keep going with voting, clicking FB like/tweet at this link and sharing another two odd days-Yes, We CAN! 
https://smocca.jp/contest/pet_2014xmas/detail/177

I'm really happy with Claire's pictures made on Imikimi , introduced to me by US rescue friend Sheri Minkema Lopez, it's a great way to customize photos and add text: simple and sweet. I'm thinking I'll be enjoying making another one tomorrow.

Dogs and Babies

Nothing like a bit of family time to welcome in 2015. We're still voting for Claire until 1500 on January 6th, just go to the link and click like/tweet, and share for more votes. We're into the home stretch, just 72 odd hours to go: make that vote count, please.
https://smocca.jp/contest/pet_2014xmas/detail/177

Year of the Wood Sheep

Happy New Year to you all. And here is Luna looking sheepish. What a lovely cuddly warm year it's going to be, start this year with LOVE! Vote for Claire by liking in FB, tweet and share, and know that with your first actions of this new year will save English setter and pointer lives here in Japan in 2015. The $1000 prize will be donated in its entirety to Gundog Rescue CACI, the birddog rescue who have saved my three babies, Claire, Nobunaga and Chiaro di Luna among so many others over the years.

It's easy to vote: Click FB like/Tweet icons at https://smocca.jp/contest/pet_2014xmas/detail/177, and actively tweet/and share this link on your FB/ Twitter timeline for more votes! If you tweet every day, you can add more votes that way. Most votes wins, deadline January 6th. Let's keep Claire in first place, only another six days to go!

Ponyo

 Claire is a lady, sweet and genteel. Nobunaga is a samurai, more compelling with age...but whoever abandoned Chiaro di Luna missed out on her secret: she's pure magic!

Luna's Christmas

 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

Luna was nestled all snug in her bed;

While visions of venison danced in her head...

And when Luna woke, her stocking was there;

Did I miss Santa? Just a bird in the air?

Christmas Photocontest

In order to win the grand prize of $1000 dollars and donate the money to Gundog rescue CACI, I entered a Xmas photocontest with Claire's picture.
https://smocca.jp/contest/pet_2014xmas/detail/177
Please take a moment EVERY DAY till JANUARY 6th to vote for her: go to the contest page

link, scroll down under her picture and click the FB like or Tweet: the most social media votes wins. And I'd like to thank you all for taking the trouble to make Claire a Christmas angel bearing gifts to rescue more setters and pointers...please spread the word among friends and family too!

How to vote: Click on this hyperlink, scroll down to find the FB/Twitter icon, and click to vote :) 

It's a fair fight...we're neck and neck with a photo of a golden retriever in Hokkaido who works as a therapy dog in a home, and has a blog too...I'm not giving up yet, the final votes are pouring in til January 6th! so there is still time for you, dear reader, to put in your vote for Claire (a double vote if you tweet and FB!)the . It sure is miraculous way we're spreading the Christmas message 500votes and still going strong, sharing the beauty of rescued gundogs as a family pet. And I am wishing you a very merry, happy and blessed Christmas. 

Christmas Spirit