June 2023

I first noticed Chance on the webpage for a local shelter. He was an adult male Chiweenie who needed a home. My two children and

“Paulie was made either on a Monday or a Friday,” our vet would joke when we brought him in for one of his many ailments

My BettyLou came to me in 2009 as a foster. She was a rather difficult pup with some significant behavioural issues. I tried working with

What do you do when your husband tapes pictures of an adorable miniature dachshund puppy all over the kitchen … a puppy that’s just waiting

Just over three years ago, three lives changed. I was arranging to adopt a young male dog from Ukraine who was disabled after being attacked.

We brought Red home when he was eight weeks old, and me seven months pregnant with our first child, with the hope that we were

I drove through a snowstorm on my birthday on November 24, 2008, to pick up my dear pup Sarah on the day she turned eight

Back in 2010 I was working as a waitress in a strip mall, and there was a pet store located right next to the restaurant.

I met Colby Jack in the parking garage underneath my apartment. I heard him meowing and at 1 a.m. went down to say hello. He

Growing up I wasn’t allowed to have a dog. When I started working from home I felt lonely and needed a companion. Sommer, our first

In the days after you passed, someone asked how I was handling your loss. To avoid the pain a full response would cause me, I

Oscar was a West Highland White Terrier from the south of England. The smallest of his litter, with a brown strip running along his back

After you left us, it became a habit for me to close my eyes and imagine; to spin dreams out of the threads of memories

My Sweetsy was a Coronet guinea pig. I purchased her and her twin sister Sissy, an American shorthair, at the El Cerrito PetCo in September

You were born and graced to me with a numerology of 23. Psalm 23, one of the most famous Psalms, is named “The Lord is

I saw Nora in one of the saddest Facebook videos I’d ever seen. She was in the shelter just completely shaking and looking terrified, with

I LOVE… how affectionate you were Ciro. Following me room-to-room so we could be close. Or to strangers in our elevator, or any store. Sitting

It is not merely a decision or a choice to open our hearts to another pet. It is indeed an act of courage as the

We adopted Dixa Babu, a rescued stray dog, under challenging circumstances in 2021. Our association went back to 2007, when he used to sing-bark to

Rescuing a kitten named Wolfgang was a turning point in my life. Little did I know that this tiny bundle of fur would become my