July 2023

Sara rushed to the door – someone was outside. Foolishly I opened the door. Sara ran out and immediately I heard growling and barking. A

In the spring of 2014, I saw a photo of a skinny German Shepherd named Champ on a local rescue group page, and I knew

My happy life came later than most people. It was not until 1998 when I met my soulmate, my husband Tom. We were so very

My dearest Moose, Fourteen years ago you called out to me from your jail cell. You were alone, scared, dirty, and infected with mange. I

I’d always, always wanted a cat since I was a little kid. We had a dog but he wasn’t my responsibility. He wasn’t mine. In

Duke was brought home when he was eight weeks old. He lived with our daughter at night, and he spent his days with me, his

I remember the first day we chose each other. I walked into this little grooming building in Leesville that had a sign posted: “Kittens available”.

In November 2004 we welcomed 12-week-old Winnie into our home, named after Winnie the Pooh because she was the colour of honey. Throughout the years

July 13th, 2006 – May 6th, 2022 In 2006 I brought home an adorable eight-week-old Rat Terrier puppy, Sandy. That day was the beginning of

Nellie, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, came to us as a young dog who had been unwanted, neglected, and mostly left outside. She lived with us

Smokey was a Maine Coon cat who became a blessing in my life on December 6th, 2009. Smokey was a kitten tossed into a dry

Rudy was the last Schnoodle in the litter, so we were destined to be together. And it was love at first sight – but also

Pecan was a two-year-old timid, scrawny little dog when we adopted her from Dogs Trust in 2006. She was scared of everything, didn’t know how

I was 22 years old when my best friend’s sister sent me a text asking me if I wanted a puppy. “Sure!” I said. I

Hudson was barely even a dog he was so human-like. He was so much a member of my family that when he passed, it was

I had a 20-year-old cat named Sophia. We found out she had cancer in 2019. She had surgery, but we were told they couldn’t do

Teddy came to me on May 26, 2022. He was a Siberian Husky who had lived his entire 15 years with a “loving” family until

My former husband mentioned getting another dog because one of his regular customers was a breeder. I told him that I didn’t want a dog

I first saw Munson in a shelter. Here was this tan and white lab/husky puppy with one blue eye and one brown eye looking so

You were my soulmate. We went through so much together during the almost 17 years we had together. You were the best to come home