You Can Take Me Home

Every year thousands of dogs are left homeless, looking for a place to call their own. Some have been dropped at shelters when their families lost interest in them, some have been neglected or abused, and others have simply wandered off and lost their way home. Each time someone adopts or fosters one of these homeless animals they save a life. The reasons and rewards for adopting a rescue dog are many; the risks are few.  And no matter what it is you're looking for in a pet, you will find it in a rescue dog. 

All the dogs in this video came from rescues and animal shelters.  Many of them had run out of chances at city run animal shelters and were snatched up in their last hours.  The CARA Fund has been set up to help rescue groups provide emergency medical care for cocker spaniels in need. By supporting rescues in this way we free them up to help more dogs that would otherwise face a sad, all too common fate.

 You Can Take Me Home

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My thanks goes out to Maggie and Livingston Taylor for the use of their song "You Can Take Me Home." The dogs were the inspiration for this piece, but the song brought it to life. Their generosity made this project possible.  I've followed Liv's career for many years and it was quite a treat to be able use this song in the project. For more information on Liv and his music, visit his website, www.livtaylor.com.

It was very kind of Liv and Maggie to let me use their music in this video and they have made only one request: that it only be used on one website.  Please respect their wishes and watch it here.  (Besides, we really don't want to get sideways with copyright laws; I look awful in prison orange....)