Every dog and cat deserves a loving home, whether big, small, old, young purebred or mixed. Every good animal shelter should make it their goal to find the home that is the in the animal's best interests. Dogs and cats are unique individuals just like people and none are completely faultless. However, there is a dog or a cat and a potential pet parent who are ideal for one another. In an animal … [Read more...]
Nikki And Shorty Bonding
Life At The Doghouse Dog Adoption
We have had three dogs for the last number of years. These three dogs all basically behaved the same way, and they got along fabulously. When our 14 year old Dukie (a Black Lab) left us we got Shorty, a 3 year old Black Lab from the Humane Society. Dukie was 100 pound male and Shorty is a 55 pound female.An adopted dog was a new experience for me. I always believed that all Black Labs behave the … [Read more...]
Losing My Benny And Adopting Our Dog. Learning To Cope
My Benny, sneaking on my bed Here I am again, with a new post including my Benny. I still have such a very difficult time to write about my Benny. Of course I am sitting here crying. The joys and sadness of owning a pet. In case you didn't read it before; Benny is my wonderful Black Lab, 7 years old, that I had to put to sleep. That was just about the most difficult, and yet the most … [Read more...]