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 […]
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 […]
Life doesn’t always make sense. And I’m finding that death doesn’t either. Jade was only one and one-half years old, and had already lived through hardships that would have crippled the best of us. But I don’t want to talk about the tough life she had. I want to talk about the joy she brought […]
This is like one of those TV shows, where couples have to answer personal questions about each other – and usually get a bunch wrong! Do you think you know your dog pretty well? You’ll find out when you answer the 12 questions below! Some are easy and some … well, you just may have […]
Dogs jump. They lunge, they grab, they chew, they snarl, they chase … we’re not telling you anything you don’t already know. For most of us, there’s been a dog — or two — who’s made us uncomfortable, if not downright scared. Sure, jumping, grabbing and chewing can be the friendly behaviors of an excited […]
Some stories just keep you smiling — and this is one of those stories. Things were going great for Sophie a couple of years ago. An easy-going pitbull, she was living with two of her puppies in an apartment. But then the landlord decided he didn’t want three pits living in one of his apartments, […]
Look at the photo of Timmy lying on the rock. Does he seem happy? Absolutely! And here’s how you can tell in the Language of Dogs: His mouth is open and relaxed His eyes are soft His ears are neutral — not too far forward, and not flat against his head His face doesn’t show […]
It would be hard to argue against the idea of a no-kill shelter, and I have no intention of doing that … especially when you consider the flip side. Is there anyone who supports high-kill? Maddie’s Fund defines no-kill as “saving both healthy and treatable dogs and cats, with euthanasia reserved only for unhealthy and […]
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 […]