Tips for successful bottle feeding.1. Make sure your puppy is not TOO cold to eat. 2. Use a good bottle for whatever your feeding3. Use the right flow nipple 4. Use good formula and make sure it is well mixed5…. Read More ›
Shelter Facts
A day in my old life. One of many I don’t miss.
So here is how my day goes with little variation – day in and day out – for the last ten years. Pretty much every day starting at about 4:30 to 5 a.m. to one degree or another depending on… Read More ›
Never Too Old To Fall In Love
“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 ›
Changing the course of the stream
The other day I saw a post from a friend that was so familiar and yet so strange. Familiar as I could have written the words. Probably not as kindly but the sentiment was my own. Strange as the writer… Read More ›
All animal lives should matter
My retirement in June after more than 33 years working for the Federal Government was not the least bit scary because I knew exactly what I was going to do. Or at least I thought I did. And it wasn’t… Read More ›
I took his dog
Tim Frazier was a total stranger to me when it started. And while I’d never know him well, I would learn where he lived, how he lived, who his best friend was, that he had cancer and not for the… Read More ›
A dog named Nitro
I will begin this story with the cold hard truth. My foster dog Nitro is unadoptable. Or at least by many standards and statistics in the animal sheltering world, he should be deemed as such. In fact, I am sure… Read More ›
Yes, I can try!
This puppy, named Rebel was hit by a car today and has not one but two broken legs!! Sound familiar? And he needs our help. Sounds too familiar doesn’t it? Is it his fault that his owners can’t afford his… Read More ›
Unwilling to forget
Okay I won’t hold out for those anxious for news of Atticus in his new forever home. While it’s only been a few days, I can tell you that he’s doing well, is getting so much attention as the only… Read More ›
Such a good little trooper
Honestly I don’t like it when I feel like I have to blog because I’m so angry I don’t know what else to do. I wish I had some wonderful adoption or sweet story to share. But having fumed all… Read More ›
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