Some dogs touch your life in a way that keeps them in your heart forever. BooBoo was one of those dogs. We first got to know her when she’d been sitting in a shelter for more than six months, watching visitors walk past without seeing her, or hurrying away in fright as she barked and […]
My sunshine doesn’t come from the skies, It comes from the love in my dog’s eyes. Unknown Poet
One is old; one is young. One is bursting with energy; one is content to lay in the sun. One can’t remember life outside a shelter; one has never been outside a home. Both are looking for Forever. We’re devoting this blog post to two dogs who are desperately looking for that special person or […]
Imagine you’re 90-years-old and for your entire life, you’ve known only one home, one family, and one routine. Suddenly, you find yourself in a new home, with new people and an entirely new environment to adjust to. Meet Cocoa, the mellowest of chocolate Labs. She’s 14 years old and with the recent passing of her […]
I didn’t notice Gracie at first. I walked right past her cage without even seeing her. But when I noticed there was a plastic-covered sheet of paper with a dog’s info on it, I peered through the metal bars. And there she was. Gracie was curled up in a ball, and she simply stared at […]
“You don’t have a fenced in backyard.” “Your current pets aren’t up to date on their vaccinations.” “You aren’t willing to use a crate.” “The pets in your home aren’t neutered or spayed.” Does any of this sound familiar? These are a few of the reasons commonly given by shelters and rescues when turning down […]
Does feeding time at your house go something like this: Empty food into dog’s bowl, put bowl down, 5 seconds later remove empty bowl? It’s possible you have one of those rare dogs who likes to graze throughout the day. But odds are, you can relate to the above scenario. Whatever type of eater your […]
I get the questions all the time. “Isn’t working with shelter animals too sad?” “Don’t you want to take them all home?” “How can you do it?” The answers I give people are usually long and involved. So here’s the short version: 1) Yes, working with shelter animals can be very, very sad. 2) While […]
Long ago in a shelter far, far away … I’d just taken Teddy out for a long walk — and by long, I mean it took a lot of time although we didn’t cover much distance. Teddy was an older dog, a “senior.” A lovely shepherd mix whom we guessed was about 10 years old. […]