We Remember

We named Arike for a star women’s college basketball player whose name means “something you see and cherish”.    She was left at a shelter by owners who couldn’t afford...

Dear Evan, a small shih tzu, was another “stray” who came to us very thin and with labwork suggesting either kidney disease or GI disease.     What we got was...

Though Lightnin’ Hopkins plies his craft in the Pacific Northwest now, his soul is from deep within the Mississippi delta. This bluesman was singing a tale of woe on...

Tyler was booked into the shelter as a stray, black-and-tan cocker, and the dedicated volunteer said he had withdrawn, was sick and wouldn’t live long so needed hospice.    Both...

Bruce is a little old man, an 11-pound – well, we’re not sure what’s in his breeding, maybe shih tzu with poodle? Regardless, he’s adorable! He came into the...

Buttercup was surrendered to a shelter but we have no idea “why.” The most obvious issue was her size – weighing in at 107#, but down to 102# when she...

Sophie is a very small schnauzer, weighing in at only 11 pounds, but with every bit of the feisty schnauzer personality.   She was turned into a shelter at 13...

When Old Dog Haven was asked to take Reuben James, we didn’t know anything about his history – just that the shelter said he was a stray.  And yet...

From Lorenzo’s foster (Final Refuge) mom: Lorenzo was an owner surrender and he came home with me 14 months ago seemingly deaf and de-barked, with tapeworm and matted fur....

Angus was left at a big shelter by owners who said he was 15 and a wonderful dog with no health problems; they couldn’t remember where they got him,...