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    These are the dogs currently looking for their forever homes.

How much do I love you? Enough to let you go…

Her name is Emmersyn. Emme for short. The boyfriend often calls her Emmers. And my non-public nickname for her, the name that she would be so embarrassed if she knew I was telling you, that nickname is McMuffin. She is My McMuffin. The My being very possessive. There’s a story behind the nickname but because [...]

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A Rotta Love to Go Around!

Here’s a tribute to some of our favorite folks, We’re counting our blessings and your name’s been evoked. We’re taking a pause, For a round of applause, To give all your egos a stroke. Our dear animal control: BAC, SPAC, and MACC, It means so much that you’ve got our back! Few could endure your [...]

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Happy Freedom Day! – Having their cake and eating too!

Haley enjoying her ice cream cake! 07-08-09 sounds like a young child practicing its counting, instead of a date. It’s an important date in the pit bull rescue community. July 8th of 2009 marked the date of a multi-state raid that netted over 500 dogs and 26 arrests–the largest dog fighting ring bust, in US [...]

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A Moon Haiku

Maggie Moon Moon moon maggie moon A family is out there just Waiting to love you Well my foster momma says that I have gotten her feeling all poetic so she broke out a haiku in my honor. Not so sure what a haiku is but she tells me it isn’t something I can eat [...]

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Love of My Life

Dear Love of My Life, Where are you? It’s been four years, and I’m still waiting. Don’t get me wrong, I like my foster family an awful lot. I have doggie brothers and sisters, kitties to play with, and even birds! Birds are weird. And my Foster Dad plays tug-o-war with me until his arms [...]

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One Cool Dude

Post written by ARLP Alum Albert & Volunteer Laural Winston Winston Needs a Home!! Hi all………….Albert here! You may or not know this, but I am adopted. My sister is adopted too! Now we need to find a home for Winston, he needs to be adopted too. Winston spent the weekend at my house while [...]

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Myth Busting at Edina High School

The mission of A Rotta Love Plus is threefold: Rescue & Rehome, Educate and Advocate.  Much of the public’s attention is focused on the first aspect of ARLP and many are unaware of its thriving and active education program. To illuminate some of ARLP’s specific education and therapy activities, we will begin to feature them [...]

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The Gift of Learning

Blog post written by ARLP volunteer Laura M. When I was in second grade, my parents decided I could get a pet of my very own. I don’t know who chose a parakeet, but once we settled on a species, there was still a lot of work to be done. We bought books, researched on [...]

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Who Wants to be a Meanie?

We love our dogs. I mean we LOVE our dogs. ARLP makes a commitment to each and every one of them the moment we take them into our program. It is just what we do. It is never our intention to hurt or anger people when we turn down their application for adoption. But inevitably [...]

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Pearla

Pearls have been a source of fascination for centuries. They have been considered the most magical and feminine of all gems and are the only one created by a living organism. Pearls emanate a certain warmth and glow not found in other gems, due to their unique beginnings. First and foremost, Pearla’s story is a [...]

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