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 ›
Special Needs
A Downpour of Love
To anyone that happened to pass me in my car as I was driving to the shelter Friday evening, please know that there was good reason why I went from crying to laughing hysterically in about 30 seconds flash. You… Read More ›
All They Will Ever Know
Just spent some delightful time with the litter of foster puppies I will say good-bye to soon. As I curled up on the floor in the midst of them…..pummeled with tiny paws and noses and razor sharp teeth nipping me,… Read More ›
Hope
“Mommy, mommy, you tied my pigtails too tight! That’s what I thought when I first saw the little black dog in the cage in our intake office. I’m sorry but I just couldn’t help it. That’s how my mind works… Read More ›
Angels ARE Everywhere
The story, as there always is one, was that the kitten had been found in a mud puddle. His rescuer promptly brought him to the shelter. This would be his first angel. There was obviously something wrong with him that… Read More ›
My Very Full Heart
I have spent every evening over the past week writing a very lengthy blog about the no-kill vs. kill shelter controversy and was all prepared to post it tonight. But as often happens by fate more than planning, something happened this… Read More ›
Hoping Tomorrow Brings a Miracle Instead
7.8.13 Update: Less than two weeks ago I wrote this blog with little hope. And yet today I handed these darling babies to a wonderful woman who will love and care for them for life. While it feels a tad… Read More ›
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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