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Pet of the Week: Gentle Auggie loves to go on walks
Auggie is a dog who has lost two owners. Not on purpose – far from it! His first owner died and the family didn’t want Auggie. In fact, they left him at a kill shelter (not exactly honoring the deceased’s memory). Just before his time …
Pet of the Week: Bella is beautiful -- inside and out
Bella is a perfect dog, an instant dog, a “move-right-in” dog. Her late owner, who died with Bella at his side, would probably agree. After her owner died, Bella ended up in a high-kill shelter in New Mexico. Like Scarlett, the featured Pet of the …
Pet of the Week: Sue Bob loves everyone she meets
Sue Bob looks like a Schnoodle – that adorable mix of poodle and schnauzer. Apparently, she has poodle smarts as she is eager to please. Whoever had Sue Bob first certainly didn’t have poodle smarts – she arrived at Save-a-Pet in terrible condition. Her nails …
Pet of the Week: Scarlett loves to patter after people
Scarlett is not only gentle, lovely and sweet, she is also a lucky coonhound. Found on an Indian reservation in New Mexico, she ended up at a high-kill shelter in Albuquerque. The volunteers there were bereft at the thought that this loving dog would be …
Pet of the Week: Mandy Mae loves attention
Mandy Mae is a beautiful girl who would rather get some love from people than play with even the most interesting toy. Although she is lovely and sweet, she has lost her home twice through no fault of her own. Mandy was rescued from a …
Pet of the Week: Rosie, Lyla learning about love
Rosie and Lyla are lovely Yorkies who are getting used to living in a safe environment after living for years in the horror of a Missouri puppy mill. Rosie and Lyla are lucky; many puppy mill dogs who are no longer wanted are killed and …
Pet of the Week: Biscuit is sweet -- even after troubling life
Adorable Biscuit and his brother, Herman, were rescued when humane investigators found the horrible living conditions they lived in. These two extremely loving guys were living outside. Both were emaciated and covered in bite wounds. Obviously, they were not sad to bid their keepers goodbye …
PET OF THE WEEK Precious is friendliness personified
Precious was given her name by the folks at the shelter where she ended up because that’s what she is – precious. She has stolen their hearts as she will surely steal yours. This beautiful, freckled girl with a huge smile on her face is …
Pooky has an adorable face, lots of energy
Pooky has a funny name but an adorable face. She’s an American Bulldog mix and she’s raring to go play! This girl has learned to work her beautiful, soulful eyes. One longing look and the volunteers take her out for a romp. Her favorite thing …
Pet of the Week: Black Beauty is a gentle girl
Black Beauty doesn’t just rely on her beauty to get through life – she has brains to match her pulchritude. She knows lots of English words: treat, walk, ride, breakfast, dinner, and the usual doggie vocabulary of sit, paw and down. She loves to play. …
Pet of the Week: Peter remains gentle after rough upbringing
Peter is a small, handsome little guy. He has trusting brown eyes that are very misleading. He does not trust humans yet. Peter was rescued from a breeding situation where the only contact he had with humans was not a pleasant one. But in spite …
Pet of the Week: Sunny lives up to his name
Sunny is a handsome Shepherd mix who is a happy, happy dog. His happiness starts when he gets to know you. At first, he is a little wary of strangers because of the idiots who raised him with abuse. However, after a few visits, he …
Pet of the Week: Cat brothers are outgoing, handsome
Tucker and Wrigley are two brothers who lived happily and contentedly until the day their owner couldn’t care for them any longer because of a foreclosure. They are in a shelter, but the shelter environment is not a good one for them. Some cats just …
Pet of the Week: Tyler has languished in a kennel for too long
One of the saddest things that shelter workers see is a dog who arrives at the shelter as a puppy and then, for whatever reason, doesn’t get adopted. Most puppies quickly find homes, but when they don’t, people shy away from them thinking that there …
