I’m sick of irresponsible dog people. I wish that the people that choose to be irresponsible could keep that irresponsibility to themselves and not affect the safety of my dogs or myself. Please excuse my rant, but after what happened today I couldn’t keep it to myself. Today my two dogs and I were out [...]
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Today is a day I simply cannot imagine NOT fostering. The rewards are just too bountiful. The days may be getting longer but it is still cold and tomorrow will bring another 4-8″ of snow. But here, at my house, the warmth and love is plentiful. Here at my home I see progress everyday. Like [...]
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It was my fault. It is always my fault. In the last few weeks, I have been working more than 65 hours per week. Had I not been so tired, yet still working to keep the dogs on a regular exercise schedule, I might have noticed something was wrong. But no. Somewhere, somehow, and sometime [...]
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There was a moment this morning that seemed so perfect that I wanted it to last forever. One of those moments that happen very infrequently but when they do you hold on to them in order to tie you over until the next one comes. This moment was simple and plain. It was nothing overly [...]
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The two week shut down is still in progress. Everything is still going swimmingly. I must confess that Saturday (day 9) I caved on the walk thing. There just is not a great way to exercise a beast in your yard in Minnesota in February! With the warm up and subsequent thaw, layers of doo [...]
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Isabelle (pictured right) is as sweet as can be. She is available for adoption, learn more about her here. Dear Potential Adopters, Thank you for considering my foster dog as a new addition to your family. What an exciting opportunity awaits her in your home! Before I can give her to you though, there are [...]
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She was found last Saturday afternoon. Tied up to a pole behind a bar off of Broadway Avenue hours after giving birth. And while it was a milder day than we have been having here in Minnesota the wind had bite. When I met her she had been in her run for only twenty minutes [...]
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It’s been awhile since I’ve had a puppy in the house. So every now and then I just like to sit back and observe little Emme. She is filled with so much curiosity and innocence that she amazes me. Seeing Emme observe and figure out the world makes me wish that Nina could have had [...]
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Every foster dog that comes into my home touches me in their own way. Each one is special. Even though I know that I will never forget any of them, I still wanted a place to go when I want to remember and reminisce and a way to share their unique stories. So I started a special scrapbook for my [...]
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We need foster homes! Somethin’ fierce! Who needs holiday gifts? I just want foster homes. Wonderful loving foster homes. The more the better. Nothing sucks more than those phone calls from animal control asking you to come take a look at some really special dogs. On the phone I sound cheerful and say “Let me [...]
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