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10/27/2026

Sweet Remembrance- The Day Of The Dead For Pets💞
Once Upon A Time there were 3 pooches:
Chloe, my Silky Terrier who I got as a 10 week old puppy when a starving artist so the breeder agreed to $25 per month payments over 10 months time, because when I went to see what the breed actually was and sat down with the litter she immediately came to me. Chloe picked me💞
Pickles was her daughter (I bred Chloe and she was the only female in the litter of 3 so there was absolutely no question that we’d keep her).
And into marriage came my husband’s Babe who was the quintessential “which way did they go?” liver & white Springer Spaniel. She shed wads of fluff, unlike my Silkies, so she hesitantly stayed somewhat distrusting of me since I took the vacuum to her daily🤗

I didn’t grow up with dogs. We had hamsters😁
But that special bond and love for my furbabies is incomparable to any other kind of relationship.
Y’all know🐾💓

Chloe, was my first dog and in true smarter than smart Terrier form basically ruled the roost, Pickles was the happy-go-lucky, full of s***k as the lovingly spoiled baby and Babe was very sweet but not as bright so she just quietly went with the flow😉

Memories are significant and heavy in my heart today remembering how they impacted my life. For forever💖

10/27/2026

Meet Gaelic, a striking 4 year old Irish Setter who won Best of Breed at the Newnan Town & Country Dog Show🥇
He was shown by his Junior Division owner-handler-trainer. His breed stays young at heart & puppy playfulness well into their Senior years but require 1-2 hours each day of physical activity and mental stimulation.
His reward for a significant placing was a large Snuffle Ball to completely meet his interactive Enrichment needs❤️

10/25/2026

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This is Isaac. He is one of the four comfort dogs who arrived in Bend, Oregon over the weekend following the latest school shooting. As soon as the devastating news broke, he packed his bags and traveled to Silver Rail Elementary. He spent time at the school and in the surrounding neighborhood providing support to children, first responders and community members. In the wake of such senseless violence and loss, he is doing his best to provide a brief source of happiness. 15/10 (follow LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs)

10/25/2026

10/22/2026

Blonder Each Day Beauty💞
Ruby’s now clean and fluffy so after her bath when air dry enough we do a comb out on top of her favorite perch outside. She can suitably survey the backyard flora and fauna and sniff the breeze💓

Yorkies don’t normally shed but as a rescue we believe that Ruby’s got some other breed who was in the neighborhood. Her coat is soft like a Silky Terrier but sheds a bit🤗

Since she’s never been groomed with a short cut, it’s a regular effort to comb out the tangles. The only challenge is getting her to be completely still because she’s excitedly outside but loves it because she knows she gets her favorite romaine treat💗

I just heard about a special untangling comb to check out because a brush doesn’t get deep enough.
How do you groom your small longhair dogs?

10/22/2026

In September 2018, Hurricane Florence was heading straight for the coast of South Carolina.

People were evacuating. Animal shelters were scrambling to get their animals out. But some pets were left behind: the "leftovers."

The big dogs. The dogs with blocky heads. The older ones, the sick ones, the ones with heartworm. The ones nobody ever picks. 💔

Hundreds of miles away in Greenback, Tennessee, a 51-year-old truck driver named Tony Alsup saw what was happening.

And he did something incredible.

A year earlier, during Hurricane Harvey, Tony had seen news stories about overcrowded shelters. He wanted to help, but his truck wasn't enough. So he made a decision: "I'll just go buy a bus."

He spent $3,200 on an old yellow school bus, pulled out the seats, filled it with crates, and turned it into an animal rescue on wheels. 🚌

Now, with Florence days away from landfall, Tony drove that bus straight toward the storm.

He went from shelter to shelter in four South Carolina towns: North Myrtle Beach, Dillon, Georgetown and Orangeburg. At one shelter, he showed up at 4 in the morning to collect their "leftovers."

By the time he was done, his bus was full: 53 dogs and 11 cats. 64 lives.

Then he drove them hundreds of miles to safety at a shelter in Foley, Alabama.

Some of the animals were adopted on the spot. Tony drove dozens more to Knoxville, Tennessee, where shelters and volunteers were waiting to take them in.

His explanation for doing all of this was simple. Shelter pets always end up in the back seat, he said, so he decided to give them their own bus. ❤️

One man. One old school bus. 64 lives that no one else came for.

Tony, the world needs more people like you. 🙏

10/21/2026

It doesn’t get any better than this🐾💖

Crates terrified the oldest dogs at a small shelter in Missouri. A few of the old dogs shook so hard in one that the volunteers had to pull the van over. And the shelter was moving 3 miles across town to a new building.

There were 64 old dogs to move. The volunteer who runs the walking program asked for one walker per dog, with a notice in the church bulletins and at the senior center. She hoped for 64.

On moving day, 140 retirees were waiting in the parking lot at eight in the morning. Most of them came from the group that walks laps at the mall every day.

They went in pairs, one to hold the leash and one to carry water, and walked the whole 3 miles down Main Street. People stood on their porches to watch. A fire truck crept along at the back of the line in case anybody's knees gave out. One woman made the whole walk with a cane in one hand and an old beagle's leash in the other.

Sherwood retired from the phone company 12 years ago and hadn't had a dog in nine. He drew Barnaby, a shepherd mix with a gray face that had been at the shelter for 19 months. Barnaby had to smell every mailbox post on Main Street. Halfway there, Barnaby lay down in the middle of Main Street and wouldn't get up. Sherwood sat on the curb beside the dog for 10 minutes while the rest of the line walked past and a few people clapped. The walk took him an hour and 40 minutes, and he says he didn't mind one stop.

At the new building, the walkers were supposed to hand over the leash and head home. A lot of them sat down on the new floor with the dog they'd brought instead.

By noon, 38 of the 140 had filled out adoption papers for the dog they'd walked over. Sherwood was one of them.

Barnaby rode home in the front seat of his pickup that afternoon with the window down. The next morning Sherwood and Barnaby walked down Main Street again, slower this time.

10/19/2026

Sunday afternoon at Town & Country Dog Show we met the Most-Well-Behaved Springer Spaniel, 4 yo Arlo!
His PawMom was trying to decide on getting him the red, white & black Snuffle Mat or Ball to match him & her outfit and ultimately chose the ball❤️🤍🖤

Springers were bred to flush out game and retrieve so their DNA is significantly strong in needing fast, high energy physical and daily mental stimulation since they’re easily bored. Ruby’s Snuffle Ball is the Best Enrichment Interactive for Arlo.

Long ago we had a liver and white Springer named Babe whose nickname was RaRa since her facial markings resembled saddle oxford shoes.
The sweetest and most gentle pooch who wasn’t bothered one bit by my toddler daughter affectionately crawling all over her💖

10/18/2026

Willow had her Paws set on getting one of Ruby’s Snuffle Mats but PawMom chose the Pawfect Match Snuffle Ball instead. She’s a 7 year old Whippet who was brought into the Family as a pup.
Whippets are a quiet companion breed known for their lightning speed. Willow will absolutely thrive with the mental engagement when her favorite treats are tucked into the soft fleece folds💞




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