Archive for March, 2011
Dreams Really Do Come True
Wow – that may be the cheesiest title I have ever written. I am from Wisconsin – we LOVE cheese – so deal with it! 🙂 Scott and I purchased our home in July 2006. We refused to consider any...
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Helping Out ABGA
Tuck is the center of my Universe. She makes me laugh every day… just by looking at her. Obviously, this means that I am also obsessed with the Brussels Griffon breed, in general. Griffons are so rare that there...
She is tougher than she looks!
This is one of my favorite photos of Tuck. Several summers ago, my Dad and I took Fred and Tuck up to my uncle’s cabin for the weekend. Located in beautiful Minocqua, Wisconsin, the cabin sits on a...
When is it selfish?
In the last six weeks, Spirit has regressed significantly. Bringing in additional fosters has limited the time that I spend working with her and resulted in a backwards slid of her behaviors. While she is still never aggressive, she also...
Bittersweet
There is nothing better than seeing a foster go from a difficult situation to one where he/she is clearly going to be loved forever. At the same time, it is always hard to say goodbye. I started this weekend with...
The one that was left behind…
…Continued from “Hold On Puppies! We Are On Our Way! Approximately six months after the last Flintstone puppy was adopted, E’s phone rang. Much to her surprise, their original “family” was on the other end. They had held onto E’s...
Hold on puppies! We are on our way!
…Continued from “And Then She Graced Her Littermates” Exactly one week later, E got the call! Grace’s littermates were ready to go home and they wanted us to pick them up. We jumped in the car and headed out. This time the...
And Then She Graced Her Littermates
… Continued from “Grace’s Delicate Dance” It took some serious detective work (and maybe a few things that were border line legal – but I am not saying anything for sure), but eventually another volunteer and I were able to locate the...
Grace’s Delicate Dance
It was 10:30 pm when my phone rang, an AARF volunteer was on the other end. Earlier in the day, a local vet had taken in a tiny little baby. The owners brought her in to be euthanized, not having...
Big changes are happening in our house!
After several denied applications, both Romi and Michelle have home visits scheduled for this weekend. E, the Dog Team Leader for AARF, will be taking Romi all the way past Charlotte to meet her potential new parents and doggie brother. ...