Mabel is a medium sized crossbreed aged around four years old. Mabel fostered Badersfield Norfolk. Mabel came into our care a few weeks ago from Roxanas shelter in Romania. She was initially found in a nearby village after her and her siblings were abandoned as puppies. Mabel is a timid and reserved character who has…
Alfie is a medium sized crossbreed aged around three years old. Alfie fostered Norwich Norfolk. Alfie had recently been taken into the Boto?ani public shelter in Romania when we visited in March. He was absolutely terrified and completely shut down at the environment he’d been plunged into. During the days that we were there the…
Please meet handsome Haka! Haka is a magnificent Leonberger gentleman just approaching 7 years old. He truly embodies everything people love about this wonderful breed. Gentle, loyal, and incredibly affectionate, Haka is a big soft soul who is now looking for a peaceful forever home to enjoy his golden years. Like many Leonbergers, Haka has…
Prince is a 20 month old Lurcher and he is looking for a new home. Although he’s not originally an Underdog, when we heard that he needed some support we wanted to try and help him. Unfortunately, Prince is living in a home that is not suitable for his needs. He has been struggling in…
Please meet Regal Rosie! Rosie is a gorgeous little crossbreed that is approximately 18 months old old. Rosie was born in rescue kennels when her mum was rescued from the meat markets of China and promptly gave birth to pups. Dogs are food in China, if you don’t know the meat markets are absolutely evil…
Ivan is a one year old Greek Harehound and unfortunately, Ivan is looking for a new home. He arrived in the UK in June 2025 at the age of five months old, and has been in a loving, supportive home since then. Sadly, due to reduced time to work on his training since a baby…
Recently, I joined the Indiana Writers Center’s creative nonfiction group. The leader provides a prompt, and we all respond. The March prompt was to read this list essay featured in The Best of Brevity and write our own version. Here’s mine, which I’m sharing because it’s sort of about Stola (and maybe, also, about aging)….
Dolores Catania, a RHONJ star who also films for RHORI, is one of the biggest dog lovers on Bravo. She has a house full of furry friends, including two pit bulls, Lolli and Lulu, a mystery mix-breed named Raz, a Chihuahua called Dog, a cat named Pickles, and a chinchilla. Catania is also an animal…
Among the many emails I get, I am seeing some kinda ick shifts and other worrisome details about the current state of vet med — veterinary medicine. Let’s walk through a few of them and see if we can recognize a pattern. (I’m experimenting with some color blocks to make articles easier to skim.) Consider…
Jodi and David standing inside the admin lobby at Leader Dogs for the Blind. Between them is career changed Leader Dog Winston. Jodi Cardin has been volunteering in the philanthropy department since May 2024. While her son, David, volunteers as a dog bather in the Canine Center.  His passion for dogs originally led him to begin…
