Just when you think all is well….

Posted by charlene on January 18, 2009

I have just been thoroughly enjoying Desi’s good health every day of late. However when I was petting him yesterday, my fingers felt a soft lump or swelling on his left side. I could feel my heart stop, then my fingers felt the lump again, it was no mistake. I tried to keep myself calm, but at [...]

 Another Year For Desi

Posted by charlene on January 4, 2009

Last year was an unusual year for all of us, but somehow I feel differently about the New Year. I have surmounted some health(foot) challenges, but I truly feel that I have rounded the corner. I feel that Desi is in a really good place right now, we treasure every day with him. The word [...]

 Small Blessings

Posted by charlene on November 18, 2008

As I was working out the details of the new services I am offering, and I thought about the check-in service in particular, I realized that one of my own dogs was benefiting from this service right now, and I had not even realized it!
Boy, this was a real wake up call to pay attention [...]

 Adopting Older Dogs

Posted by charlene on October 16, 2008

We all end with senior pets through many avenues.Some come to us as puppies, some a bit older, but the ones that pull at my heart are the older pets who end up in shelters. You’ve heard the grim statistics about the small percentage that are ever adopted, I won’t go onto that today, but [...]

 I’m not going anywhere soon

Posted by charb1 on October 2, 2008

Greetings!

Although I intended to add more to my blog before now, Mother Nature has a way of surprising us, sometimes in a not appreciated way. As some of you may know, I’ve had a running battle with my Achilles tendon and foot, and I had surgery on it last year. Following surgery I [...]