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Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food recently donated 3,854 pounds of their nutritious pet food to help feed rescue animals at the Humane Society of Scott County (HSSC) in Davenport, IA. The donation is part of the pet food company’s Fill A Bowl... Feed A Soul™ (FABFAS) program, a national campaign targeting the donation of one million meals to shelter pets annually.   Adoptable dog Looney “When searching for a rescue organization to assist, we often turn to our dedicated independent pet specialty retailers to help identify animal shelters or foodbanks in their neighborhood,” said Jeanne Blandford, Director of Marketing for Chicken Soup for the Soul PetFood . “In this case, we reached out to Theisen’s Davenport Store and manager Jim Gable.” “Not only did Theisen’s direct us to the Humane Society of Scott County,” continued Ms. Blandford, “but because HSSC is a smaller rescue without a loading dock, Theisen's accepted the nearly two tons of pet food at their Davenport store and the...

One of the things I wanted to blog about this year is how to write stories about your dog, and how to get your story published. With the release of the new Chicken Soup for the Soul My Very Good, Very Bad Dog this month, I thought it would be a great time to share about how to get published in a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. I have stories in more than a dozen of Chicken Soup for the Soul books (including this one), and I'll tell you how you can do it too. Because the subject of pets is so popular, Chicken Soup for the Soul publishes a dog and a cat volume each year. So even though this book is already on the shelves, you can get an opportunity to submit to the next one. Here are some tips. Write Your Story 1. The story must be true. 2. The story must be your own. 3. Write your story in the first person ("I"). 4. Forget that fancy, stuffy writing. Write the story as if you were telling it to a close friend. 5. Remember the five senses--sight, hearing, smell, touch and ...

 I've got some exciting news. One of my stories is in the new C hicken Soup for the Soul, My Very Good Very Bad Dog , and it's available starting tomorrow! From the publisher: They come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. From goofy to guard, from hero to ham, and everywhere in between, our dogs are important and beloved members of our families. Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Very Good, Very Bad Dog will have readers of all breeds laughing, commiserating, and maybe even shedding a tear. These 101 heartwarming, humorous and completely true stories about our canine companions are sure to touch every dog lover's soul. Perfect for "man's best friend's" best friend. My story is called Golden Oldies , and it's about Brooks, who we adopted when he was 11 years old, and how this led to Mike and I having a heart for rescuing senior dogs. And Ike, 9 years old, is here posing with the book, showing you that he is one of those awesome golden oldies we love! I...