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 Behavior & Training

Sweets, You're normally such a good girl. Yes, I know, you're usually quiet, sometimes moody, and a little feisty around other dogs, but that is no excuse for teaching Shivers how to break out of the kitchen! I know it was you, just like it was you that robbed the granola bars and fruit cups out of my locker. You showed this stunt off quite a bit … read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

Lately I've been working more and more with the cats at LHS, but I found myself working with the dogs today. The dogs were very mellow after the last visitors left around 6PM so there wasn't too much going on in the kennel. I went over to ISO to check on my babies and also the "hissyspit" cats in the nursery. They are just too cute! The calico one … read more

Posted in Shelter Makeover

...and the only prescription... is more zootoo! Okay, so maybe that was corny, but really, the New Years resolution is to help LHS win the Million Dollar Makeover. Why? Because we need it BADLY. Every single day that I come to work, we are taking in more animals, animals that their previous owners could no longer care for. Instead, we care f… read more

Posted in General

Today we celebrated Thanksgiving at LHS. Henry and Sweets were in attendance. I ate with my new family, people who share an undying love and devotion to the work they do and the animals they care for. It was my first real Thanksgiving dinner in years. Thinking about my situation, I started to wonder if Sweets and Henry have ever had Thanksgiving. … read more