My Ramblings

When did fostering get so hard?

I don’t remember things being this tough in the past (then again, we all know I have a short memory for the bad stuff).  I keep trying to remind myself that this will pass.  At the moment, we have four...

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Wowa!

The wait is finally over!  After months of patiently waiting for the camera of my dreams to arrive, I surrendered… gave up… raised the white flag… and cancelled my order.  January 31, I placed that order.  It was backordered several times and finally set...

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Happy Ending for Mama Dog!

Erin sent this follow-up email on Brianna this morning.  What a wonderful ending new beginning!  If you were considering donating, please do.  She will still need follow-up care and the bill has not been completely satisfied…  and she is just one of...

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PLEASE HELP BRIANNA

I have mentioned Erin, the Dog Team Leader at AARF, many times throughout this blog.  She is one of the most dedicated individuals I have ever met.  She sent this email today.  Erin rarely asks for help, so I know...

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One Tough Tuck

…continued from here. On Monday, Tuck went to see her regular Vet and have her stitches removed.  In her words, “Tuck was an angel” when they removed the stitches, you are “very lucky” that everything looks normal.  Tuck can see! ...

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And We Are Back!

Continued from here… It was Sunday evening.  We had just returned from the Emergency Vet where they changed Duke’s bandage.  Scott was working on his computer and talking on the phone at the dining room table.  The weather was beautiful, so we left...

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7 trips in 4 days to the Emergency Vet

That would be a total of nine hours in the waiting room… by the way.  I am finally ready to talk about what happened three weekends ago…  it was hard – really hard.  My emotions about it range from heartbreak...

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Blue – You Crack Me Up!

Blue is a foster we had many years ago… I will tell you his story someday soon.  In the meantime, here is a photo of him laughing at one of my jokes.  Clearly, I am very funny!  🙂

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That is NOT a Shar Pei!

The Humane Society has an agreement with the local Hospice.  If a dying patient has a pet with nowhere to go, the Humane Society will do everything they can to help.  Fortunately, in the year that I was at there,...

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Absent

I must apologize for my lack of posts recently.  There have been a number of reasons. First:  Something happened, something bad… I am still working up the courage and words to explain it.  A post about it is coming soon. ...

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