It was almost two years ago that I wandered into the shelter in downtown LA and found a small, black dog sitting all alone in the middle of a kennel. This dog intrigued me and I could not figure out why. I studied the dog and upon closer examination found out she was blind. A seven year old BLIND dog, …
A Happy Day for Romeo & Juliet
If you’ve ever wanted to see an expression of true happiness, you only needed to be with me as I secured the safety of Romeo & Juliet, the sharpei pair that have swept the web by storm. Blind Juliet depends on her Romeo for safety, security and love. He is absolutely one of the sweetest creatures God has ever created. …
Support the Peanut Polo Cup
There are those people in life, as in rescue that I could care less about, then there are those I could not live without… Let me tell you about 2 women that are beyond amazing, Kathy and Dawn from Merlin’s Hope in Canada. Not only do they have an immense compassion for the dogs they save, but they are also …
A Visit from an Old Friend
It had been almost a year since I adopted Zeus to Joey, Tim and Lori and even though I’ve had regular contact with them, I still missed seeing him. Lori and I arranged to meet last Sunday. She had some questions regarding Zeus’ training and thought a visit would do him good. If you forgot Zeus’ situation, he was the …
Adopt Ozzie…. the Prince of Barn-ness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApxGGz20WXs&feature=channel_page Ozzie was dropped off at the shelter in a shopping cart. For the first two days he was in a state of shock and merely laid on the floor of his cell. I took him out and slowly he got up and licked my hand. A few days later I got a call that he was die to be …
Chaining is STUPID…
Take a close look at the picture above before you read the story below… and know that this dog is dead because of human stupidity. Dogs are not meant to be chained up…. just like people are not meant to be chained up. However, people can stand up and complain, dogs just die. If you see someone who chains their …
This Makes it All Worth It
Hi Robert, Just wanted to send you a quick e-mail to tell you how great Zeus is doing. It feels like we have had him since he was a puppy. He is fitting in really well and seems to be very comfortable here. He is definitely my dog, he comes in whatever room I am in and when Tim or …
From Hope-less to Hope- FULL
One of my happiest days… All of you know how much saving Hope has meant to me and it is a dream come true. I pulled Hope from the downtown animal shelter on Thursday and drove her to San Diego. I had a few people offer to do it for me, but I had to do this myself. I almost …
A Worthwhile Drive
I receive hundreds of emails and/or phone calls each and every week about dogs that need rescue, dogs that are about to die, people giving up their dogs… so, you can imagine how happy I am when I receive a call from someone who wants to actually rescue a dog. That was the case last week. Someone was interested in …
Saving Tina
I’ve said it many times: “When my phone rings, the clicker method didn’t work.” I’ve gone into kennels of some really tough dogs. Dogs even the shelter employees don’t wanna mess with, and I always come out with a new friend. I like the tough ones, they make me smile, cause they usually always have a story. How do I convince them …