April is Autism Awareness Month, and it’s a time of celebration here in my home, because Jake – our 15-year-old – has autism, and he makes our world a much better place, just the way he is!
“Light it up Blue” is the motto for this time of year – people wear blue shirts, scarves, accessories, and so on. They might change their porch light to blue, or make pretty blue posters for their school or workplace.
Come to find out, our precious pets want to celebrate and raise awareness for autism as well!
Here is our own JJ, proudly showing off his blue bandana in honor of Jake and all people with autism:
Here is handsome Rolo, showing his support!
Here is Mort, clearly a SUPERHERO dog! Be sure and check out the blog of Mort’s guardian – Dogthusiast – it’s a really fun blog “for dog enthusiasts with active dogs” – you’ll find tons of great info there!
Next up we have sweet Harley – he doesn’t typically like to get dressed up, but he was eager to show his support – thanks Harley! If you look closely, you can see that the shirt Harley is sporting is from a company called Good Reasons – they employ adults with developmental disabilities in their dog treat operation – how cool is that? Be sure and check out the blog that Harley’s guardians run – called My Dog Likes – they feature lots of reviews of those yummo treats, and tons of other informative and entertaining things for dog lovers!
Checkout Spencer the Goldendoodle! Now that is one stylish and photogenic dog!
And here is Dexter, braving the snowy day and lighting it up blue – isn’t he wonderful?
Next, courtesy of Rosalie of the blog Totally Rosalie, is her precious dog Spenser, wrapped in beautiful blue. He recently passed, and I am truly honored and touched that Rosalie has shared this poignant photo of her handsome boy. We will see Spenser again at the Rainbow Bridge!
Last but absolutely not least – we have a feline friend here to support the cause as well – her name is Amber and she is eager to show her support with her pretty blue collar and harness – isn’t she gorgeous? All you cat lovers out there head over to Pawesome Cats – a fabulous cat blog full of great info, reviews, articles and more!
I am rounding up more cat pictures so I can make a whole new post featuring our feline friends lighting it up blue for Autism Awareness Month – so if you have a kitty who has something blue – send a photo and name my way at blessallthepets@gmail.com!
It’s not too late to add more doggies to this post either – so if you’ve got ’em – send ’em! The more the merrier – let’s keep the blue going all month!
Let’s give a huge round of applause to JJ, Rolo, Mort, Harley, Spencer, Dexter, Spenser and Amber for showing that they too, can light it up blue!
Do you have a pet who wants to show off some blue flair for Autism Awareness month? Send me their name and photo to blessallthepets@gmail.com so we can show everyone that pets can show support and spread awareness just like anyone else!
This is fantastic! What a wonderful way to spread awareness! I’ll have to see if Wynston has something blue in his closet 😀
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Thank you! I would be so honored to have sweet Wynston on my blog – I’m a big fan – so is JJ 🙂
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It’s Pawsome that so many pets have come out to show their support and help raise awareness about Autism. Paws up for all these wonderful canines! Great photos!
Love & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
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Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed them as much as I did. 🙂
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These guys are awesome in blue, thanks for raising awareness of autism! You just needed a cat wearing blue to complete the picture gallery. ;0
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Thanks! I plan on doing a “cats support autism” post as well! I have 4 cats so I’m trying to find some blue flair for them. If you have a cat with some blue flair, send it my way so I can show them off! 🙂
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I love that you are getting pets involved in helping to spread the message! Great idea!
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Thanks so much – glad you liked it! 🙂
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It’s great to see all of these dogs supporting people with Autism. They are a very special group of people. I’ve had the opportunity of working with them in the classroom and as a “zumba” instructor for a special needs class. They have taught me a lot about myself. Awesome post!
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That’s awesome, and sounds so fun, too! I plan on doing a “cats supporting autism” one as well – so stay tuned! 🙂
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So glad to see the pups are out in force to support this great cause. I have twin nephews who are both autistic and several friends touched by it, as well. Oh, and Harley made me laugh! Love him!
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Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it! Harley cracked me up and melted my heart as well – what a sweetie. 🙂
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Love it!
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Thank you, I’m so glad to hear that! 🙂
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So glad to see all the support for a great cause. The building I work at puts up a bunch of blue pinwheels each April and it looks so awesome shining in the sun – and it always puts a smile on my face knowing there’s people out there helping to raise awareness & show their support.
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Wow I bet that is beautiful! Thanks for stopping by, so glad you liked the post! 🙂
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I absolutely loved seeing all the blue around for autism awareness. I remembered last minute and couldn’t find anything blue for Mauja and Atka. I’ll be more prepared next year!
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I’m so glad you liked it! I had to scramble to find JJ a blue bandana because he was having none of the blue tee-shirt we tried to put on him, lol. 🙂
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Glad to see so much support of this!
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Glad you liked it 🙂
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Dex is so proud to share the awareness
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I’m so happy he participated, please give him a big thanks and hug from me! 🙂
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Awesome! Yaaay for the doggies lightin it up blue!
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So glad to see so much support for autism awareness!
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So glad you liked the post! 🙂
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Yay! Its our Harley!!! Such a stinker for the photos, but he doesn’t really mind that much! You might be interested in the company on the T-shirt that he is wearing, Good Reasons. They employ adults with developmental disabilities in their dog treat operation! We have lots of reviews on our site about them, but they are really amazing!
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That is so cool! Thanks for telling me about this company, I’m going to look them up now, and check out your site for the reviews! I wish I could meet Harley, he is just precious. 🙂
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Mort has his paws in the air for such a great cause! But after he hops off the hydrant, of course 🙂
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Hahaha! I’m in total awe that he got up there in the first place – he looks like a superhero dog, lol. 🙂
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Thanks for updating the post to include Amber, she doesn’t mind being surrounded by all those beautiful doggies! Let me know if you do a cat article to raise autism awareness… I can probably find a photo of another cat wearing blue.
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It was a pleasure to include her! Yes, I do plan on a cat-themed one – I have 2 of my 4 cats photographed, and I’ll put a request up on FB soon. Since all month is awareness for autism, it might be next week – but I will keep you posted. If you have more, send ’em! 🙂 Thanks again for sharing her photo, she’s such a beauty. 🙂
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