Posted in Adoptions

Today is the one year anniversary of the day we adopted our dog, Kotter. It has been a great year with him, and I can't imagine not having him in our lives. This has been an especially rough year, and I have to admit that he has helped me to get through it. He is a great dog! It is because of him that I am always telling people to check out loc… read more

Posted in Adoptions

This journal is a few weeks overdue, but I guess it is better late than never. We recently added a new member to our family. He is a goldfish named Tipton. Since losing Gorgeous George last year, I have always had one eye looking at the fishes whenever we would pass them at the store. Now we have Tipton and it is great. Hopefully he lives as l… read more

Posted in General

So, I am sure many of you have felt the same way I am feeling right now. As animal lovers we all wish that we could give enough to save every animal, and help every shelter to thrive. Lately, though, it just feels overwhelming. Every day in the mail I get two or three letters from animal groups asking me for a donation. From wanting to help far… read more

Posted in General

I think I have the oddest (but sweetest) dog of all time. I believe this for many reasons. If you met my dog, you would completely understand. Anyways, one of the things that makes him so weird is that he is always licking his paws. He gets baths regularly, so I don't understand why he is always cleaning himself. Also, he can't do it during th… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

So, Kotter and I have been trying to lose some weight for the past two weeks. We started off strong. We went for walks everyday and watched what we ate. Now, though, things have gotten a little off track. I recently started working, so by the time I get home I am so exhausted the thought of a walk makes me tired. So, we aren't doing so well on… read more