Going Viral
February 19, 2013 at 3:06 PM Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought anything about me or what I am trying to do with Tattle Tail would "go viral"! 
This photo will have traveled literally around the world. I took it as a valentines day "present" for these pups future owners! I thought it was a cute idea and it took off!
For one site alone on Facebook it has been over 91,500 times and liked 111,500 time s (at the time of this writing! Klem's (www.klemsonline.com) facebook page (www.facebook.com/KlemsOnline) has about probably exploded! After they posted it, many of the diabetic alert dog online commuity started letting them know how, when, and why that picture came to be! They felt it was important not not only raise awareness about diabetic alert dogs but also about T1 diabetes!
I wrote this note to Klem's "I am the owner of these 2 week and 5 day old puppies! I raise scent imprinted pups. These pups lil noses already clearly know low diabetic scent even at this tender age! I took this picture as a present for the owners to be! I just wanted to share the lil chocolates as a valentine gift! A coworker at my day job and I made the box that they are in. Thanks for ALL of the likes and comments...diabetic alert dogs are my passion! IF any of you have been around T1 diabetics you know that our lives revolve around NUMBERS. These dogs are not a cure but they are another tool in the battle against this disease! They will grow up to use their noses to help detect bad numbers but more than that they will be friends and confidants to those that live with this disease. They lay beside us when we feel like crap, they bring us a piece of hope and ray of light in what sometimes seems like a dark place! Thank you for thinking this picture is cute but know these lil ones will grow up to fill a HUGE NEED! I dont raise dogs for a living.....I do this as a side passion. I want others to experience what I have experienced with my own diabetic alert dog. I just want some hope in this world"
As I was trying to read through over 8,500 comments associated with that picture I found the were all sorts of comments from all over the world! Finland, Greece, Poland, France, Germany, and Turkey are just a few! I about blew up google translator trying to figure out what they were saying! Mostly...what cute puppies!
One of the funniest stories so far came from a childhood friend who lives in the Midwest. She went into her vets office and showed them the picture...they replied "oh yeah...we saw that on FB!" She then told them about what these pups do and come to find out the vet tech was a diabetic! What a small world!
I do want to say thanks to Klem's for letting the world know "who" took this photo and telling folks about what these pups are going to be doing! (www.klemsonline.com). So if you all need any pet supplies go check them out! They are also a small family business!
Update February 2014, here is a Facebook comment that I received when this photo once again:
KC Owens
It is truly an awesome picture taken by me and sent out for Valentine’s Day to all the new puppy owners with love and hope for the future! All of the new owners have someone in their family with T1 diabetes. When people think about diabetes, they think most often about T2 diabetes. They assume we can do something to make our diabetes better...the fact is with T1 diabetes our body just doesn’t produce insulin! For a T1, this can be very dangerous & scary at times. Often we find ourselves feeling like we are chasing our tail! As a T1 Diabetic, using experience and knowledge along with the love of my very own special dog named Bravo, I decided I needed to try to do something to help others and make a difference. So I created a company called Tattle Tail Scent Dogs to help families and individuals with T1 diabetes. The love and devotion of a dog is FREE for the time and work we are willing to put into it. The pups I whelp and raise are scent imprinted, extensively socialized to a wide variety of situations, and exposed to massive amounts of real time diabetic scent. A dog can detect fluctuations in blood glucose far ahead of the current technology! To date, all of the pups I have placed have alerted within the first 24 hours of being in their new homes. I live, breathe, eat, and sleep with these pups! My heart and soul goes into every litter! It is hard work teaching them, but it is so worth it! A dog is a warm body that provides care, comfort without words and is compassionate about their response to the needs of their human! These dogs are not meant as a cure, but as an aid to the management of Diabetes. They are our friends, our companions and our lifelines! The photo that you shared was taken from my Face Book page and edited…then it went viral. All of the original pictures can be seen at this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...
Here is a little information about the puppies in the photo. They’re all AKC registered Chocolate Labs from parents with health clearances born in Jan 2013. Their names and locations are Jack – UT, Ranger – UT, Saber – SC, Shadow – CO, Avii – SC, Ziva – SC, Candy- AZ, Maggie – NY, and Cleo – CA
Again THANK YOU for caring enough to share my story and my message behind this special picture and for spreading the message of what dogs can do to help us in our life journey!
Sincerely,
KC Owens
Tattle Tail LLC
504 Navajo ST
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
801-598-2567
www.tattletailscentdog.com
"Where a dog’s nose saves a life and embraces a heart!”
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