David Rosenblatt

Last month, there were vicious tornados in the Birmingham area that killed many people and destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. One house had a little dog that had a habit of crawling into the open clothes dryer and napping on the warm clothes. During the tornado, the dog couldn't be found, and the house was totally destroyed. The family assumed that their dog was ...

Back in March, we featured a video sent in by one of our visitors. It was an adorable clip of Suni "The Bear" playing in the snow. We love it when people send in pictures and videos of their dogs, and when they do, we try to feature them on the blog as much as possible. Send in your photos by clicking the

Over 200 adorable dog photos were submitted for this November Photo Contest!  About 748 votes later, the listed winning dogs are ready to receive their prizes and to be featured in the spotlight on Dogspired. All winners and participants were truly incredible this month, so be sure to stop by and see their pictures. Check back for future contests and events.

For those who submitted pictures and are not listed here, we have a very special prize for you next week, so be sure to visit us again soon.

1st Place Winner

Prize: Custom, handcrafted water globe and exclusive (DOG)SPIRED apparell.

Courtesy of: The Michael Park Collection

Mischa

Mom: Stephanie

Mischa’s mom says: “Mischa the Bichon, aka Mizzle, loves taking long walks on the beach and watching sunsets. She is the most loving Bichon ever, and has no problem showing it.”

2nd Place Winner

Prize: Exclusive (DOG)SPIRED appared and an assortment of gifts found here.

Mr. Wendel Howell

Mom: Emily

Mr Wendel’s mom says: “Mr. Wendel,” Wendel Howell, is a puppy mill rescue from Nebraska. His puppy mill was particularly awful and run down.  He has one eye that never fully developed, due to a puncture wound and infection that he sustained at the mill, and he is completely blind in that eye. His other eye is too big for his eyelid area, so he is unable to close that eye and has to leave it open all day and night, even while he is sleeping!  We took him to a specialist to discuss the issue, and she told us that we had to get his surgery within a year because he had a lot of corneal pigmentation that made his eye open too much and that he would become completely blind.  We are now trying to hold fundraisers to get enough money to get this eye surgery (canthoplasty), but it has been really difficult. Mr. Wendel is a very happy boy and loves running and playing with other dogs (especially the ladies LOL), and chewing up everything that he can get his teeth on, such as his daddy, durable squeak toys, chews, and his brother Mo Mo.”

3rd Place Winner

Prize: Exclusive (DOG)SPIRED apparel and an assortment of gifts found here.

Choko

Mom: Laryssa

Choko’s mom says: “He is a very friendly dog. He loves people and other dogs. There is nothing he enjoys more than playing ball. He is a Blue Chihuahua with very pretty eyes and great ears.”

4th Place Winner

Prize: Exclusive (DOG)SPIRED apparel and an assortment of gifts found here.

Polly

Mom: Olivia

Polly’s mom says: “Polly is a three-year old Goldendoodle. She is a wonderful part of our family. She enjoys playing with our Scottish Terrier and her best friend “Zola,” our domestic shorthair cat.”

5th Place Winner

Prize: Exclusive (DOG)SPIRED apparel and an assortment of gifts found here.

Shiley

Mom: Holly

Shiley’s mom says: “Shiley has been in our family since she was six-weeks old. She is our best friend and is always there for us. She has a smile that is contagious. Shiley loves to cuddle up with anyone, gives kisses on command, and enjoys the occasional vanilla ice cream cone. She loves getting massages from her mommy. She “works” as her daddy’s “office manager” in our home office. She is very much attached to her stuffed animal companion, “Bob,” and takes him everywhere she goes (much like a security blanket). Shiley was named after an Arctic Wolf that my husband John photographed when he was in graduate school in Montana.”

6th Place Winner

Prize: Exclusive (DOG)SPIRED apparel and an assortment of gifts found here.

Maddie

Mom: Ann

Maddie’s  mom says: “Maddie is a rescued APBT. She has made me such a better person, as well as a better dog trainer. His favorite place is snuggled up in a PitBall right next to me on the couch.

Shown here is my favorite winter photo of Maddie.

7th Place Winner

Prize: Exclusive (DOG)SPIRED apparel and an assortment of gifts found here.

Abbey

Mom: Debbie

Abbey’s  mom says: “Abbey is a nine-week old Staffy that was rescued from Heard County Animal Shelter just hours before she was going to be put down. How could you not just love that face?”

8th Place Winner

Prize: Exclusive (DOG)SPIRED apparel and an assortment of gifts found here.

Bartholomew Samson Mozart (Bart)

Mom: Linda

Bart’s mom says: “Bart came from a litter of five boys. He was the first born, and was dropped by his mother by the front door as a still born. Thankfully, the people who were in care of his mom knew how to get him back to life. Soon after, when he was about five-weeks old, his mom started to push him away, not caring for him. Just under six weeks, I took him home. It wasn’t long after that he began to have health problems, such as worms, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss (Parvo was suspected). Quickly after getting him treatment, I noticed that the medication wasn’t working. Time after time, I brough him back to the vet. Finally, after close to $1000 later, he started to get better. But then came the abusive relationship with my now ex-husband.  He kept telling me that he was going to take Bart out to be shot, and he lied to the Humane Society, saying that Bart had bitten his kids, when in fact Bart protected them from him. Now he is 105-110 pounds and happy, but is still scarred from the experience, though he is getting much better. I love my dog more than anyone.

Here is a question asked by a user in the popular Yahoo Answers Community followed by the best answer selected by the community and confirmed by a friend and local trainer. Question: Why does my dog give me his rawhide bones? My dog is a Boxer. He is very mild tempered. When I am sitting, he will bring me over his bone and either drop it in my ...