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It Feels Good to Help Save a Life (2.3.13)
For years I’ve help conduct our shelter’s training sessions for new volunteers and yet, I still find them challenging. While I have no problem talking about our shelter, our procedures and the animals, I do find it challenging to find… Read More ›
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Never Too Old To Fall In Love (11.4.12)
“We’re going to grow old whether we have a dog or not” were the wise words of my dear friend Bob Goldenberg when I introduced him and his wife, Peggy to my foster dog Darcy. I had taken Darcy to… Read More ›
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Elvy (7.29.12)
If my column’s main course is to be pet care, I often try to serve a side dish of shelter stories. I know I tend to leap on my soapbox often but when you witness animal neglect and abuse as… Read More ›
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Trooper’s Story – my first column (3.4.12)
This was the first column I wrote for the local paper on 3.4.12. Since it provides the best foundation for how I began volunteering and finally found my purpose (and passion) I thought it would be best to begin my… Read More ›
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Not a Kitty Manicure
The following blog is actually a recycle of an article I wrote for our local paper a few years ago. When a discussion about declawing ensued on our Facebook page recently, I thought this might be worth reposting. So here’s… Read More ›
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