We Remember

The “cookie twins” came to an ODH home at 12 years old, after their lifetime owner took them to a shelter. We knew that they were afraid of people...

Crackle was left on a shelter doorstep with two other westies; he was in very serious danger from pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable disease that affects the breed all too...

Little Scooter landed in a shelter as a very thin, very old fellow with a bad case of diarrhea – no doubt from stress. In his ODH home he...

Maya, a very feisty little Chihuahua, was another survivor. She ruled her ODH family for 1 month short of 4 years despite failing kidneys, a tumor growing in an...

Bernadette (Bernie) came into our care after she had spent 5 months at the shelter, where she’d been found as a stray in terrible condition and was never claimed...

Bugs, an adorable King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, was brought to the shelter at 13 years old by his owner. He had not seen a vet in over a year...

Cleopatra was a beautiful dog whose name fit her, but her final fosters called her Cleo. She was surrendered to a shelter by her owner, in no shape for...

Molly Tzu, an adorable little Shih Tzu, landed in the shelter at age 13 with medical issues – colitis, cataracts and corneal ulcers, terrible teeth, kidney stones and chronic...

Shirley came into a shelter with her sister (?) Granny; they were both in bad shape cosmetically but Shirley looked far worse. Our foster mom who loves to fix...

ShuShu is an older Shi Tzu whose owner had died; the extended family didn’t care for her and then took her to the shelter. By the time she got...