Posted in Travel

As a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Bolivia I became the ward of a couple of German Shepherds that belonged to the family I lived with. Boxer was the older, more calm brother and Dingo was the pup that had a lot of unfocused energy but was generally good natured. The dogs looked after me because I lived with the family but also because I was ki… read more

Posted in General

Most people who visit the house are well acquainted with The Dog. He is a pushy little fellow who demonstrates that stereotypical trait of felines - curiosity. He has been known to jump onto shoulders of those squatted down working on this or that to get a better gander of what is going on. Miss Tigger normally hides from any excessive movemen… read more

Posted in Adoptions

What is butterscotch, exactly? The dictionary says it's a flavor but some people put butterscotch on their ice cream. But this is meant to be about the LHS cat Butterscotch (capital "B", not the lower case "b") not the... whatever it is. Mr. Butterscotch has been at LHS for a couple months now, I guess. He's a handsome young man who seems t… read more

Posted in General

The more involved I get with LHS, the more I realize that there is a lot more to do than walk dogs and socialize cats. Don't get me wrong, these are some of the most important things to do at an animal shelter and definitely why I started volunteering but, as this contest demonstrates, people can do a host of other things to help their local shelt… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

Beyond the obvious problem with the name, Oreo is a high energy pit bull that has been at LHS for quite a while. Let me first get this out of the way - Oreo! Come on, let's come up with better names for our critters and not rely on the old standbys. How many Maxes, Garfields, or Smokeys do we need? Or Tiggers? Er... sorry, yes, I guess I am … read more