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February 2010

I am grateful for the wonderful years together

February 28, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

I first met her while walking my dogs. She would come close to the fence, I would talk to her and I could tell she listened. She had a twinkle in her eyes but I could tell she was also very sad. A look in the garden and her living condition broke my heart. How [...]

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I was not ready for another dog. Biscuit and Patti

February 27, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

I wasn’t sure I was ready for another dog, having just lost my beloved dog of 15 years six months earlier. My family was ready, however, and we began searching Petfinder.com. I had three criteria: it had to be female, small, and not a puppy. My children saw the picture of Biscuit and begged me [...]

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This is how Maxie came into our lives

February 26, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

One day I was sitting in my living room when a black puppy wandered in! We had left our back door (sliding glass) open and she decided to come for a visit! She had been digging under the fence between our neighbor’s yard and ours! (They left her outside all day so obviously she was lonely [...]

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I hope you got my ball in the big dog park in the sky

February 25, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

“I was new to the dog park – just a small puppy and a little overwhelmed by everything. All the other dogs were hyper and a bit overwhelming for me, and I liked to hide behind my master’s legs. But then I met Lucy. Lucy was out in the park with her owner at the [...]

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She Eased a Loneliness in My Heart – Emiline and Shellie

February 21, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

The day my husband was deployed is 2001 was a sad one. We had been married for 11 years and had never been apart for any great length of time. I went to work with a heavy heart and tried to go about my day as usual. In the afternoon a gentleman walked in with [...]

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Life is a Journey – Journey and Karen

February 17, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

On January 2, 2009, I made a huge decision for my family… I finally bought our first family dog. Most people would stop and scratch their head and say, so what? But, let me tell you my story… My name is Karen. I am a single mom in the US Air Force. I have two [...]

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I Love My Dog – Daisy May and Connie

February 16, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

Until I found this contest, I never really thought about how to put how much my dog means to me into words; but here it goes: I met my dog when she was 6 months old. She was owned by a older couple and she was just too much for them to handle. As soon [...]

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He will always be my hero – Stacey and Mousse

February 14, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

My name is Stacey, I live in Florida , and I’m 19 years old. I have always wanted a dog of my own. Ever since I could talk, I was consistently asking and begging my parents to adopt a dog. I would use the classic sad faces, the melodramatic tears, and the phrases such as “I’ll [...]

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Visiting Dogs In a Nursing Home

February 13, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

This is not a story between me and my dog. I witness this in Windermer Nursing Home in Vancouver BC where I worked as a nurse aid and I just want to share it. My schedule does not permit me to have a dog yet but I am a big dog lover. I really liked [...]

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It Was Love at First Sight and I Knew She Had to be Mine.

February 9, 2010 Tribute to Our Dogs

It was love at first sight and I knew she had to be mine. I was working for my local Humane Society when I first saw her. I was working the front desk when a gentlemen walked through the door with Stella (now known as Mystical Skye) a Pit Bull mix. I immediately knelt down [...]

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