July 2023

Kohana was always a special dog, and looking back on our time together, it feels like she was meant to be ours. I have always

Tinkles lived 19 years – one year as a stray and the rest with us. Weighing only six or seven pounds, Tinkles was ridiculously cute.

In July 2015, about six months after moving to a new city, a friend said she had too many cats and asked if I would

Chester was my “heart dog.” I lost him when he was only nine years old to lymphoma. It wasn’t until he passed, and I was

I brought Roxy home in April 2015. Her first “fur mom” needed to re-home her, and I volunteered to take her in. I had been

Our best buddy, Vata Man Mayeux, a tuxedo, was found outside with his calico sister during a cold Alaskan spring. When we first saw him

April 7, 2010 – April 23, 2021 Howie came into my life in a cardboard box and now lies easy under the maple tree that

I have had the pleasure of having many cat companions in my life, and I am currently writing a book “Cat Kismet” about each and

Unconditional love. We all want it, and what a blessing to receive it. December 4, 2010 was the day that I met my best friend,

We’ve been together a long time, me and my boy. He’s changed so much – from the bedraggled puppy found in a car park to

You came to my life as a two-month-old and it was love at first sight. The bond was instant. You came at a perfect time

Deja, Sweet Deja. You were the silliest little Yorkie bean. I loved your little quirks and idiosyncrasies. If I had to pick one to immortalize,

I was ALWAYS a dog person. Until one day a cat came and sat outside on our patio, then sat by the door. My wife

My dearest, sweet Mocha, I cried tears of joy the day we said “hello.” Today, the tears fell for our “goodbye.” In between, there wasn’t

Henry and I met under circumstances that were at the same time both amazing and clichéd. I was on the floor with seven Maltese-Yorkshire terrier

Murphy was a rescue dog from Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue. He was surrendered by his previous owner when his child started walking. Murphy was

My life changed overnight when I lost my sweet and loving companion, Cooper. For all the years I was training him, beginning at eight weeks

Many years ago, my husband Marty and I were gifted with two Oriental Shorthair kittens. The first one was a striking nine-month-old Lilac Point named

We always called him Captain America, but after eight years and four months we discovered he’s Captain the Little Love Warrior. My dog passed away

My beautiful boy Leo was only three weeks old when I rescued him from a trash can at a bus stop on a busy street.