Posted in Food & Treats

I think Maddie is the smartest dog I've ever had. Just now a co worker offered her a treat and she refused it which is terribly unusual because she's incredibly food oriented. The same coworker offered her a different treat and she gobbled it down in an instant and then the coworker gave her the first treat again and she ate it. I informed my co… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

I have now been in my new house for three weeks and it's starting to feel like home. Even Smudge, who lived her first year under my bed, came out at dinner time and sat with the other cats. After supper she went upstairs with us and socialized. I know it sounds silly to some but it was very comforting to me that she was finally confident enough … read more

Posted in General

Finally. And it's meant to be a beautiful sunny weekend which makes me so incredibly happy. I need to work on sorting out my house from the move and washing clothes. Also need to work on the Cotillion Centerpieces and Stage program. Of course I plan to take the dogs for a few nice hikes which is easily accomplished in my own back yard. Liv… read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

It's so nice to be able to go on the ZOOTOO site and now worry about scoring points. I love being able to leisurely browse through questions to see if any of my experiences with animals can be helpful in some way to another animal lover. It's also fun to see what my fellow zootooers are up to and of course, read the news. The one thing I don't m… read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

I was stunned to learn that one of our staff members lost her husband to cancer this morning. He had been sick for awhile but seemed better over the weekend. We are a close knit family style staff and are all heart sick for our Dawn as we know how devastated she must be. Tears are common in our work as we fundamentally aren't built to see someon… read more