Kenn, Max & Remy wish you and your family (humans and doggies) a very, merry and safe Christmas. We can’t wait to see what 2012 holds for us all!

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Max & Remy wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Max is getting a little tired waiting.

Remy thinks he heard Santa!

Max figures since Remy is watching for Santa, he can catch some sleep.

Remy's getting frustrated waiting for Santa.

Oh, what the heck, we'll catch Santa next year.

Max Relaxing.

Just wanted to post up some links to great stories or opinion pieces that I think deserves your time. Hope you like them!

This is a great post by Dog Trainer extraordinaire and Dog Files friend, Andrea Arden, star of Animal Planet’s Dogs 101.
Dog Park and Play Group Etiquette

Here’s a great story from ‘The Truth About Pit Bulls’ that will touch your heart. It’s a little old, but worth reading.
Ailing Pit Bull Shows a Family What True Love is All About

This is a heartwarming tale of devotion between an United States Airman, Stephen Hanks and his explosives detection dog, Geri.
Man’s best wingman: Returning home from Iraq

Very little needs to be said about this story. ; )
The Truth About Humping.

And finally, a big rescue group shout out to two great teams in the Detroit, Michigan Area. I’ve personally met both of them and can attest to their belief in taking care of ALL dogs. If you have a moment, check out their sites and donate a little to help them continue what they are doing!
Detroit Bully Crew and Waggs and Wishes.

Have a great weekend!
Kenn, Max & Remy

Kenn Bell & Max

In case you don’t know, Steve Jobs is one of my heroes. Yes, he could be headstrong, and yes, he could be a jerk. But the man saw through the corporate red tape that holds so much of us back. He cut through it with determination and strength. He believed in what he was doing and let no one get in his way.

Steve Jobs knew there was a better way to run a business. A business that didn’t exist on the fears of consumers. Apple never ran on focus groups, but thrived through common sense and rational thought. It’s a business where passion came first, then profits.

Over the last couple of years, I have run into a great deal of red tape as I try to simply “help dogs”. And the problems are always from humans, never the dogs. To get myself through these trying issues, I always remind myself, “It’s always about the dogs.” And then, I stand back up and figure out my next line of attack to continue building on the Dog Files’ mission of showing the world that dogs deserve our love, care and respect.

Of course, I have also met some of the most amazing, loyal and kind people working in the “dog world.” Just look at my Dog Files episodes. Everyone one of the people highlighted in them has given their time, love and life over to helping dogs. They understand how hard it can be working past other people’s egos and stubbornness. They realize that red tape doesn’t really exist if you don’t agree to believe in it. They don’t let the internet naysayers get to them. And when those forces threaten to beat them into submission, they always get back up with greater purpose and double their efforts.

How do they find the strength? Something tells me, they also say to themselves, “It’s always about the dogs.”

Yes, it really can be that simple.

In this video, Steve Jobs will tell you the most important thing you’ll learn all year. And it directly applies to all of us trying to make the world a better, safer place for dogs. We can make a difference and we can change the world.

We just have to keep repeating to ourselves, “It’s always about the dogs.”

– Kenn Bell
Dog Files Creator

The TV show premiered in the United States on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the AMC Theater in Nyack, NY. Below, is Dog Files Creator, Kenn Bell talking about the Dog Files mission to the search & rescue teams, dogs included, members of Homeland Security and the Press that attended.

Below that is the trailer for the Hero Dogs Of 9/11 one hour TV Special. Enjoy and if you’d like Animal Planet to play it in the United States leave a nice message on their Facebook Page right here.