This is 11-week-old, Great Pyrenees-mix Opal’s first winter. It’s also a wonderful opportunity for someone. That someone, maybe a person who’s dreading winter, can choose to focus on the dreary weather or take Opal home and have the best, most memorable winter ever. Most puppies are born in spring. Opal wasn’t. She’ll discover the world […]

Dude, a handsome, neutered Russian Blue, was home for Christmas. It was his 10th Christmas. Maybe his people remembered Dude’s first, when he was a kitten amazed by the tree, the wrapping paper, the celebration. Maybe Dude does, too. He definitely remembers this one, when he felt comfortable, secure at home, with his people. Dude […]

The human family members have known Jax for years. They’ve seen what a good cat he is, loyal to his person, shy and polite around others. They watched that loyalty in action, when Jax’s person became ill. They must have noticed Jax staying close to his person, as though the little cat was trying to […]

Like every mother, Lydia’s mama wanted her babies to survive. Sadly, Mama believed that she was the only one. She was feral. She’d learned that people were dangerous. Maybe she’d met one of those people who visit the shelter and announce, “I hate cats!” When asked why, they answer, “I just do.” Yet, kind people […]

Hazel is a mystery, in some ways. It’s a mystery that this cute, responsive pup-of-a-certain-age, who’s obviously loved people for her six years of life, was wandering. It’s mysterious that no one has come for the beautifully behaved little lady, especially since Hazel seems to be expecting her person. Sometimes Hazel puts her funny ears […]