Shortly after my childhood dog passed away at 19 years of age, I wanted to get another pup to share my life with. I turned to Craigslist, posting a request saying I was looking for a dog to adopt. Within the first 24 hours, I had tons of emails, but one caught my eye. PHOTO:…
Dear Jessie, When I first adopted you, I whispered to you, “You gotta live forever, ‘kay?” Over the years when I would imagine life without you, I would say again to you, “You gotta live forever, ‘kay?” My body still wants to take you for a walk. Your leash still hangs by the door waiting…
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I lost my beloved golden retriever Bud at only 8-years-old to a hideous blood borne cancer. The cancer was so aggressive, he went from feeling fine one day to passing only three days later. I wanted to honor him by rescuing another special golden in need. I was looking on the website of DFW Metro…
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Your porch was my home. You’d always give me a little food and a head scratch and I truly loved you for that. I never asked for much. I’m a happy loyal girl. Then you stopped coming home… DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ANDRE HART I waited for days, weeks, maybe longer. Since we live in the…
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My husband and I have always had shelter dogs. Over three years ago, we went to a shelter to get a dog. It had been a while since we’d lost our last one, and it was time for a dog in the house. We were going for a lap dog that was older and had…
We didn’t want another dog. After all, we’ve already been chosen by several outdoor cats, who we’ve had fixed, and who we love and take care of. We also have one indoor kitty, two rescued guinea pigs, and a chocolate lab (her first family offered her to us when they had to move and couldn’t…
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My wife and I were married only a few years when we discovered that having a child of our own was not to be. I think the need to fill that missing void put us on a search for a puppy. One Sunday, we stopped at a local humane society where we found our little…
Faye is a German Shepherd about 12 years old we believe. She was living in the backyard of her home and was in very poor condition when we discovered her. She was ate up with fleas, crippled with arthritis and both eyes were terribly infected and she was blind from never having any medical care….
Lucy has always been obsessed with sticks, and even though she’s a very tiny dog, she still loves trying to pick up sticks of all shapes and sizes. Even if the stick is way bigger than she is, she’s always up for giving it a try. One day, Lucy noticed a huge pile of logs…
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Megan Clemens was on one of her usual walks around her Nashville, Tennessee neighborhood with her Pomeranian Stanley when something caught her eye. From across the street, it looked like a missing pet sign posted on a telephone pole. But as she approached the sign, the words on it broke and warmed her heart all at once….