It’s a time when great manners, good looks and the composure of a gentleman aren’t enough to keep a home. Even though five-year-old Tobias was a stray, led into an overwhelming environment, the shelter director says, “He was quiet and reserved.” Tobias seems able to follow Rudyard Kipling’s advice, “…To keep your head while others […]

Otto is a very well-mannered gentleman-of-a-certain-age. The neutered, Shepherd – Great Pyrenees could fit smoothly into nearly any social gathering. However, Otto could never play poker. His face shows exactly how he feels. The fellow, who’s loved his family for six years, is heartbroken and inappropriately apologetic. Otto believes that he must have done something […]

Purrscilla, a 12-week-old kitten with a memorable look and an even more memorable personality, heard that blonds have more fun. After waiting to be noticed among shelter cats, the fluffy, subtly multi-colored torbie believes it. Purrscilla saw flashy yellow cats go home, while no one even bothered to notice that she was actually a more […]

Even though he’s wearing a fashionable, sophisticated tuxedo, Purrcy is the youngest, most overwhelmed creature in the shelter. The seven-week-old kitten is alone, even though kittens shouldn’t leave their mamas until they’re at least eight weeks old. Yet, people explained that they found Purrcy in their front yard. Someone has been unkind and unfair to […]

Sometimes people trust the wrong friend. Good dogs, like two-year-old Gamma, usually trust everyone. The person who said that he wanted a dog must have realized that he was getting a great one, in elegant, interested, ready-to-adore Gamma. So, everyone involved would have been smiling, or wagging, as the new person led the Dutch Shepherd […]