What's the Difference?

Teddy was shocked when he read about
inequality, but happy that people are getting
along better now

WOOF! Recently my brother Teddy asked me about Martin Luther King Jr. and why his name is on our calendar for next Monday. Teddy is very young but I did my best to explain to him about unity and injustice and how awesome it is that we can have pals from so many different backgrounds and countries and religions. I told him that when our granny was young she wasn't even allowed to go to school with some of her friends just because of what she looked like.

My brother Teddy said he would gladly lick the face of anyone who wanted to give him treats & bellyrubs, no matter what they looked like. I think my brother Teddy is pretty wise.

a dog is a dog no matter what they look like

We can ALL be Champions

this year i had the privilege of participating in the Teddy Olympics with my fellow twitter anipals. Brilliantly organized by @Ollyted @SpencerTeddy & @MarshallSheldon the #TeddyOlympics has different events that all the animals on twitter can compete in by sending in photos of themselves. these were my entries for the 2011 games :

Anipalete - Squirrel Chasing

Anipalete - Tug-o-war with Teddy

Balltastic via my bro Teddy

Treats Competition

Hugs with my bunny

Naps Event

Peek-a-boo in my blue hoodie

Double Naps with my bro Teddy

i trained very hard for each event but the competition from all the talented anipals around the world was fierce (go to the Teddy Olympics page & click on each game to see all the entries).

you can imagine my surprise when @Ollyted announced that EVERYONE who entered is a winner and he was sending Teddy Olympics medals to ALL of the athletes. i never ever got a letter before so getting a package from the UK was so exciting.  my medal is so beautiful and every time i look at it i remember that if we try hard and believe in ourselves we can all be champions.