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I'm still feeling warm and fuzzy inside after seeing how well Jamie and Dazzle did together. He really wanted her to like him! I'm just glad that it occurred to me to try her since in many ways, Dazzler-girl was exactly the right dog for Jamie and his issues. I reminds me so strongly of when Anne finally found a dog that Hoover, a very animal … read more

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Two or three weeks ago AHS took in a pair of very shy houndy type sisters dubbed Claire and Maybel. They'd been transferred in from Bastrop Animal Control, so it was no surprise they didn't know anything about being in the big city (Bastrop County is a predominantly rural area just southeast of Austin). I followed updates on the pair via our Yaho… read more

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Suzuka and Akane decided that getting into a fight when the Time Warner cable guy arrived was a good way to release tension over a stranger in their yard. It sounded and looked brutal, and they took it into a crate, so I couldn't safely grab one to break it up...they finally stopped and sat in the crate together panting heavily, afraid to move beca… read more

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I'm not sure what the boys' issue is this morning, but one of them knocked over a litter box and shoved the track free litter mat under the cat room door during the night. Perhaps these are merely signs of feline debauchery during the night or a sign of extreme disgust that I'm not adding more fresh litter to the boxes since tomorrow is the day we… read more

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Like siblings many dogs have their tiffs and dust ups over minor things like who has the best chew toy or who gets to sleep in the prime spot. Unfortunately, my crew seems to be prone to crankiness with each other, probably because we proudly hail the estrogen banner in my pack. I've noticed that Akane, in particular, is much more likely to be cr… read more