November 2009
13 posts
“We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in...”
– M. Facklam
My Name is Doc, and I'm a Shelter Dog.
I was found living on the street, and so I was brought to Chicago Animal Care and Control just like any stray would’ve been. The pound is not a great place for dogs, even though they try as hard as they can. If you’re not on the adoption floor (and it is really hard to get onto the adoption floor), you don’t really get much attention. Maybe someone from a shelter will come and...
“Properly trained, a man can be dog’s best friend.”
– Corey Ford
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”
– Josh Billings
“We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded...”
– George Eliot
My Name is Opal, and I'm a Shelter Dog.
It was dark outside when I ran up to a strange man and his dog in a Chicago alley. I was tired and in a lot of pain, so it didn’t matter who it was— as long as it was someone who would listen to my howls! I don’t really know how long I was out on the street, but something seemed to be eating away at my skin. I was itching so badly that my neck, face, paws, and legs had lost their...
“Saving just one dog won’t change the world, but it surely will change the...”
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My Name is Wrigley, and I'm a Shelter Dog.
At six weeks old, I was found with my nine brothers and sisters abandoned under the stairs of a broken down, abandoned house. Somehow, we ended up in the care of the staff of the Chicago Canine Rescue. We were all afraid and really malnourished, but they weaned us back to health and happiness. It didn’t take long for us to all find homes… we were tiny, cute little things, estimated to...
I Do Dog Tricks →
…why is this so amusing/ consuming?
“Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.”
– Oscar Wilde
