I’ve been called an old soul so I guess it was not surprising that we got along. She was kinda like me. We both had baggage and we both didn’t care.
Adoption
Does she look like a Lucy?
Having struggled to find my voice lately or at least a voice that was positive in nature, I sort of quit writing for a bit. Well that’s not actually true. I was writing. I just quit sharing my writing. Most… Read More ›
Elvis has left the building
Never has the phrase “Elvis has left the building” meant more then it does today. Not because I wasn’t an Elvis Presley fan. I was! But because in all other previous uses, that phrase meant the end of something. Today… Read More ›
The Last Dog Chosen
When I walked into our lobby one afternoon not long ago and was greeted by the red rimmed eyes of one of our staff, I immediately got that hollow feeling in my stomach. The feeling that happens when I realize… Read More ›
The Truth May Not Set Them Free
At a recent fundraiser, one of the attendees mentioned that they enjoyed seeing our animals posted on Facebook but was saddened by posts stating the urgency for their adoption. I was confused. Not that we don’t feel an urgency to… Read More ›
Izzy: A Man’s Dog
She’s a man’s dog. Not that she didn’t bond with me. She did. And not that her reaction to men in our shelter was vastly different than to women as she didn’t demonstrate any preference in the short time she… Read More ›
Weaseling his way into their hearts!
All too often I hear animal lovers say at the loss of their beloved pet that they just can’t bear to go through the pain again. As such they won’t ever have another. This is just unimaginable to me. For… Read More ›
A Lucky Little Life
When I received the email on the first of December from one of our Shelter volunteers asking for help for some friends who wanted a Boston Terrier, I knew we didn’t have any at the moment in our shelter. But… Read More ›
Tucker, the grumpy Beagle who taught me the secret
Growing up it was normal that when it came time to get a pet in my family, we always got puppies. We bought one when I was quite young and then after that adopted others. But each at their cute… Read More ›
Unfair
Someone said something to me today that has again been ruminating in the my head all day and as often is the case, prompts me to blog. When talking to a coworker who overheard me talking about my foster mommy… Read More ›
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