dogs

At 12:30 am on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 my best friend in the whole world, my 16 year old black Lab, Sugar, died in my arms. I don't have any close family so Sugar meant everything to me.

I knew a few days before she died that Sugar was very sick and might not live. I went to the local humane society to register to adopt a dog. I had adopted Sugar 10 years before.

Toronto, ON (May 16, 2011) – Loyalty, bravery, unconditional love, devotion and intuition – these are just a few of the ways to describe the 2011 Purina Animal Hall of Fame Inductees – K’os, Moose, Scooter and Missy, and Stinky.

One morning I got up and let the dogs out in the backyard about 5:30. I went back to bed for a bit. Then I got up, took a shower and started getting ready for the day. About an hour passed and I went to let them in... gate open... no dogs! Panic strikes! I jump in the car and go looking for them... stopping every garbage truck along the way to see if they have seen three beagles that looked like they were enjoying their new freedom. No such luck. After about an hour, I stopped in at home. Joey was sitting on the front step of the house (front yard) as if he had been there the whole time. Liar! Jorja and Jersey were still at large.

First & foremost, I am far from being a writer. I simply felt the need to write something to express gratitude for the selfless acts given by virtually an entire community of warm hearted people. Might I please first start by introducing myself? My name is Christopher LeBlanc. My family and I are from Central Massachusetts & I had occasion to be in Branford at my Mother-in-Laws house this past weekend, 11/13 through 11/15. Now my intentions were only to have a short visit on Saturday as my 11 year old daughter Rylee and I were making a stop off to show Mom-in-law & my Mom our newly adopted 6 & 1/2 month old Italian Greyhound/Jack Russell mix puppy.

A pound in Utah was so full it sent some of its puppies to another pound in Salt Lake City, in the hope they might be adopted. We had been using Pet Finder for several months, searching for a Corgi mix puppy, when we came upon Chaco’s picture. We had run into some trouble previously with shelters not wanting to adopt out-of-state, so we tried not to get our hopes up. The lady at the pound told us that Chaco had been ‘viewed’ by potential families but was still available. He had to be adopted by the end of the week or his time was up.

Watch my 30 hour Kennel "Lock In" August 20th and 21st!
On August 20th and 21st 2010 I will be locked up in a Dog Kennel for 30 hours hoping to raise at least $5000.00 dollars in sponsorship for Nanaimo and Districts Scotiabank Paws for a Cause. To sponsor my attempt to raise money for the animals in our district please donate today. Feel free to visit, laugh at me and of course pledge your support!
Watch for lots of media coverage on August 19th,20th,21st!

http://bcspca.convio.net/site/TR/PawsforaCause/General?px=1077820&pg=per...

Hi, everyone.

My name is Mandy and I recently became a dog owner a little over a year ago.

I was only just looking when I stumbled across an ad that said Wheaten/Schnauzer cross for free.

He was 18 mths and you never, ever get a dog that young for free. So I called.

The breeder who had a farm needed to get rid of him because he was disruptive to her other dogs. He put one in the hospital while they were fighting over females.

She told me he came from a long line of fearful, nervous dogs and she tried to sell him 4 times and he kept getting brought back.

Then this woman told me that if she couldn't get rid of him she was going to have him destroyed.

From the blog: 3 Woofs and The WooTWoo

It’s hard to believe that in just a few short months, Tweed will be 10 years old. To the unfamiliar eye, he looks like a young adult dog, and nobody ever guesses he’s more than 5 years old. Even I forget he’s not 5 years old.

Watching him age has been both beautiful and painful. I did not get the chance to embrace Briggs’ aging process … he was an old soul from the time he was small, and his health problems aged him faster than he deserved, or I could believe. He was always an old dog, to me, and I lost him when he was not yet 11 years old.

Hi, everyone. My name is Diana Beuchert and I'm happy to have found like minded people to chat with! I am the proud servant to six cats, one dog and ten horses. I am a professional Animal Communicator and a horse trainer. I also board horses and teach riding lessons out of my 14 acre farm. I own and operate an Equestrian Theatre and we give performances for the public several times a year (when the economy is good). For the past year, we've been doing birthday parties for little kids, which is wildly popular due to the extreme gentleness and beauty of my Andalusian horses.
I look forward to talking with lots of you!
Diana

The day my life changed for the better was the day I met Killian, my Border Collie Angel. I have always loved animals, but I didn't know anything about Border Collies. A friend of mine was a breeder and she had her first litter. On impulse, I had to buy one.

This little puppy, known as King of the Pups, attached to me immediately. I would lie down on the floor and he would lie on my chest. If I left the room, he would cry until I returned. It didn’t matter if someone was in the room with him or not. I felt the pull on my heart strings. Little did I know that I was making such huge investment in myself.