Resources: Pet Adoption

Saying Goodbye to Bogie

Eleven months ago we welcomed a sweet old Labrador into our family that we found on PetFinder.com, my very favorite website. His name was Bogart and he’d been a “throw away dog” that someone abandoned and someone else had rescued. He couldn’t wag his tail. His spine had been pelted with buckshot. And he had [...]

Simple Ways You Can Volunteer to Help Pets

“I wanted to be a vet when I was a kid.” Not a day goes by when I don’t hear that sentiment. It warms my heart to interact daily with people who love animals, no matter what their role. But it warms my soul down to my toes when people volunteer their talents purely for [...]

Update on Adopting

We were so pleased to welcome “Bogart” to our family yesterday. Bogey is a senior black Lab found wondering many months ago and ended up in the slammer in Ellensburg. Fortunately, he avoided death row when some wonderful folks posted bail and have been fostering him since. We drove over to Ellensburg yesterday to meet him, and it was love [...]

The Ups & Downs of Adopting a Dog

My family and I are Lab lovers from way back. “Jester,” our 2 1/2 year old Lab is our 5th retriever, if you count “Bozo,” the one my husband grew up with. I don’t know what it is about Labs, perhaps their sparkle, but I’ve heard people are attracted to the breed they most resemble — does that mean [...]