Posted in Shelter Makeover

Aurora said it best at the end of our video for the voting page. This job, this cause, and this dream has become my life. I never thought a trip to the shelter could bring on such a change in my life. I made a complete 180 in the direction I was heading. A big, affectionate, loyal, and handsome pit bull sleeps on my lap as I type this. I just sp… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

This will be probably my last Monday off in a while. I started working at a chain restaurant in Jersey City and I must admit that it must be the worst experience of my serving life. I am hoping to head up to East Hanover (my old store in the chain) to get at least a few shifts per week up there instead. The money is way better up there, the hours a… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

Today was the first Sunday I've had completely off in a long time. I didn't have any late afternoon or PM walks to do as I have had in the past few months, and though I had a ton of things I wanted to get done, I decided to do the one thing I wanted to do the most since September; Take Sharky to a place I could let him off leash to throw the ball. … read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

So things have been rough, and my most recent journals in the past few weeks have reflected that. I had no car for a few weeks and that was brutal. I was riding close to 12 miles a day by bike, working in all sorts of weather, hoping to find warm places to stay before my next endeavor. Sometimes I'd take the trek back to Jersey City to my parents, … read more

Posted in Adoptions

At the parade today, right towards the end while we were being announced over the loudspeaker, some lady runs up to me and calls Sharky a different name. He doesn't pay attention and keeps looking at me as this lady asks me if he came to the shelter last year. Of course, I thought to myself in that "oh, hell" kind of way. Then I realized I own this… read more