Animals

When I travel, I often snap photos of the dogs I see along the way. And, I rarely pass up an opportunity to say hello. Many of the dogs make me smile, but some, like the street dogs in Thailand and Puerto Rico, make me [...]

It has been one year since my fearful foster dog Raven (formerly Adele) was adopted. I have kept in touch with her adopters and am thrilled to report that she is making good progress. Here is an update from her family. We absolutely love Raven. [...]

Last week I got to thinking… Adele has not been available for adoption because she is so afraid of people. What if the perfect family was out there - ready to adopt? If Adele stayed on hold, we may miss them. So I checked with [...]

Adele has been with us for two weeks. See how she did this week. Day 8 – May 31 We continued our lunchtime activity, fetch the tidbit of food, but today Adele came within one foot of me to pick up a goodie – the [...]

A few weeks after Piper (our sweet 14-year-old black Lab) passed away, Michael and I became volunteer fosters with Desert Labrador Retriever Rescue (DLRR). Our first foster was a beautiful puppy Mercedes (also a black Lab), who loved everyone and everything. Soon after the one [...]

This post is part of series on amazing blind dogs. Meet some awesome, adaptable dogs and see tips to help you care for a blind dog. Thanks to guest bloggers Tiffany Morrissey-Gollem, Lisa Stubert, and Dianne Marcinizyn! As a volunteer dog foster with Desert Labrador [...]