In honor of Rusty the therapy dog - spring special

Linda, one of our dog-loving bloggers on our new community site I Remember Love, recently wrote about her dog, Rusty, who just passed his evaluation to become a full-fledged therapy dog.

Besides Linda’s obvious and justifiable pride in Rusty’s accomplishments, I was struck by her description of him.

“…the most placid creature on the face of the earth; letting absolutely nothing bother him.”

They threw things at him, offered him food, and did everything they could think of to distract him. Nothing worked.

I know for a fact that even my darling Maui - the meditating champion - would not resist a treat, no matter what!

In honor of Rusty’s certification, we’ve decided to keep the DVD version of Do You Remember Love? at $9.95 for a few more days, and not put it “out to the world” yet. So this is still a private sale just for dog lovers like you who get my emails on a regular basis.

If you haven’t picked up your copy yet, go here to check it out:

Rusty’s Spring Special: DVD

And Rusty, thanks for being such a good dog. I know your new friends at nursing homes will be infinitely enriched by your loving, peaceful companionship.

I hope I have a “therapy dog” like you if I’m ever in need!

Warm Aloha,

James
Rusty’s Spring Special: DVD

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Wow!

So many of you sent emails chastising me for letting Maui go so long without a haircut that my assistant Crystal thought I should explain the “why.”

Maui (the island) is paradise … but not for groomers.

There are only three on the entire island - for 100,000 residents!

They are all fully booked, all the time.

Maui’s groomer, Allyson of Pawsitively Purrfect, is one of the sweetest, most doggy-loving people I know. She grew up rescuing injured animals - wild and domestic - and to this day remains totally obsessed with furkids.

She’s totally in love with Maui, and takes excellent care of her like clockwork, every six weeks.

You can see a photo of her here: www.irememberlove.com/photo/photo/show?id=2013722%3APhoto%3A4761

But a few months ago she had to go out of town for several weeks, and because she works ten hours a day, six days a week, many of her clients had to live without her services - there was no way for her to “make up” the appointments that she missed.

Meanwhile, the other two groomers … well, let’s just say that I would never, ever, take Maui to them.

I have had very bad experiences with both, and one cut Maui’s eyes a few years ago and actually caused the cataracts that she carries to this day.

She never even apologized!!!!!

The regular bathing and brushing that Molly and I do just isn’t what Allison can do - but waaaaay better than what either of the other two groomers do.

When Allyson said she was not going to be able to see Maui for three months, Molly and I were quite downcast. We asked if there was ANYONE else on the island that she trusted with Maui (who is her second oldest client), and she said

“I wish there were. I’ve been trying for years to get reliable help.”

If you know any stellar groomers who want a job in paradise, let us know - Allyson’s waiting list alone could be a second practice!

Allyson really is a “pet angel,” and we’re blessed to have her. Check out her photo here:

www.irememberlove.com/photo/photo/show?id=2013722%3APhoto%3A4761

You’ll see immediately why her clients adore her. She oozes dog love.

Meanwhile, Maui thanks you for your concern.

Warm Aloha,

James

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I have been embarassed to post any recent photos of Maui on IRememberLove.com because she hasn’t been groomed since mid-January … which for a Maltese guarantees disaster.

Her hair was matted (even though I bathe her regularly) and Allison, her groomer, was a little worried that Maui would have to be shaved in order to get them out.

But she promised that since it was Easter she would make a special effort to keep the hair … and as always, she worked a miracle!

Some dogs don’t like to be groomed, but Maui does.

She is very content once she gets that it’s going to happen - and just patiently holds out her paws, stands in place, and generally is a very good dog.

She prances for a few days after she gets cleaned up - I can tell she feels better.

She also likes her hair in a “puppy cut” instead of the typical long-hair style for Maltese.

Anyway, I finally took some good photos of my cute doggie, and just to show you the dramatic difference Allison makes in Maui’s life, I put up before and after photos here:

www.irememberlove.com/photo/photo/show?id=2013722%3APhoto%3A3774

I hope you comment on them - and then post a few of your own!

In the meantime, warm Easter wishes to you all, and I hope you are enjoying this early spring day!

Warm Aloha,

James

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My friend Stephanie is a schoolteacher here in Maui and she’s in love.

His name is Petey.

Stephanie and Petey met a few days ago at the Maui Humane Society … and let’s just say they’re sleeping together now.

If you haven’t guessed, Petey is a lucky shelter dog to have attracted the eye of my friend Stephanie.

I’m urging Stephanie to start a blog on IRememberLove.com so she can share with the world the adventures (and mis-adventures) of adopting a dog.

Already several of you have started blogging with your own blogs on IRememberLove.com.

It’s extremely easy to use and if you ever thought about creating an online diary, this is the perfect place … and the price is right

(your own blog for $0!)

Of course you don’t need to start a blog, you can just start by posting a photo of your dog or even commenting on someone else’s photo or video.

Already, a lot of people have posted comments about my video at www.irememberlove.com/video/video/show?id=2013722:Video:15#comments

I hope you will check out IRememberLove.com today and share it with your friends.

The site is totally free and I hope you’ll visit the sponsors who make it possible.

I’d love to hear your comments about my new site. You can post them on my profile page at www.irememberlove.com/profile/JamesJacobson

I’ll keep you posted on Stephanie and Petey and hope to see you in our new online community.

Warm Aloha,

James

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Every day you email me with your incredible stories and your amazing photos, and I can barely keep up.

(OK I can’t, but I try.)

Finally, I have been able to build a place where we can all SHARE our stories, pics, and videos with each other.

It’s called I Remember Love and it’s here:

I Remember Love

You will LOVE IT if you are a dog lover.

You can post your own stories, photos, ask questions, start Groups that have a common interest and discuss discuss, discuss.

If you have heard of facebook or myspace, it’s like that, only just for DOG LOVERS who want to celebrate the way our dogs bring love into our life.

I am really excited about this, because I know how much all of you want to connect with each other directly.

Let me put it this way - if you all could read all the emails I do, you’d feel darn good about yourselves. It’s a lovefest everyday.

So please check it out and start posting - you can put up photos, videos, make prayer requests, tell stories … anything you like.

Please watch the videos I’ve already posted on the front page, and check out our sponsors, who make this free site possible!

I Remember Love

Please check it out now - I can’t wait to build this up. You’ll see me, Molly, Crystal, and Collette are the “first members” - join us!

I Remember Love

Warm Aloha,

James

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I feel like it’s 1990 again, like I’m back to my former days as a television producer ;-).

You probably don’t know about my background in television, because I usually only talk about dogs in my emails … but it’s true. I used to make television!

Last year when I made Do You Remember Love? for Maui’s Valentine’s Day gift, I was calling on old muscles that haven’t been flexed in a while.

Well, it started something I wasn’t expecting and has turned into waaaaay more than just a little lark of a project.

So many of you have asked me for a DVD version of the movie since last February that it got me thinking maybe I should go back into production mode.

So I just “wrapped” on the DVD version. I wrote all about it on my blog, here:

www.doyourememberlove.com/packwisdom/watch-do-you-remember-love-on-dvd/

The DVD took six months to plan, create, edit, package, and replicate, and I love it.

The DVD can be played in - and looks great on - any television, including the new high-definition sets.

It also includes a fun “behind the scenes” movie that Molly and I made that answers a lot of the questions we get in our email inbox - like whether I mix up Molly and Maui’s names, and who the voice of Maui is in the movie.

We’re not releasing the DVD to the public yet, but I would love to get you, my loyal email readers and fellow dog lovers, to give me your thoughts on the DVD so I can tell others about it.

In order to do that, I want to make you a special offer to watch this DVD for only $9.95.

Now it’s available just for you guys.

Click to read more about it on the blog and get your copy direct from my fulfillment house before I release it to the wider public.

I hope you will because I treasure your feedback and endorsement of this DVD, which you can leave on my blog.

Read more here:
www.doyourememberlove.com/packwisdom/watch-do-you-remember-love-on-dvd/

Warm Aloha,

James
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