DAISY AND GEORGE HAVE FABULOUS NEW HOMES!

I am happy to give two new updates. First is the lovely DAISY. I got so
incredibly lucky on this one. My friend "Julie Royal" called me up a
couple of month's ago and informed me that her niece saw Daisy on the website and had to meet her. I arranged a meeting, and it was "Love at first sight" Courtney has now had Daisy a couple of month's and she is doing great. Courtney takes Daisy pretty much everywhere, which is wonderful. Even though I miss my girl, I know she is very happy. I will be arranging a play date in the very near future, remember Daisy is my little angel Shakespeare's mama. Please go see Courtney if you are looking for a fabulous hairdresser. She works at NUOVO Whole Foods Centre Sarasota. Next up is GEORGE. Derek ended up fostering him for about 6 weeks, and after interviewing several potential families, we finally found the perfect home. George's new mom Joanna, is a Mental Health Therapist for Sun coast Behavioral Medicine. She takes George to work with her daily, and he is able to socialize with Joanna's patients, and from what I understand he is doing a fabulous job. I am so proud of my Good BOY GEORGE! So there you have it....two happy endings for two very well deserving angels.

RAISE YOUR PAW IF YOUR PISSED!

I'm getting really disgusted by the GREED of Sarasota! First, they shut
down Pelican Man's Sanctuary for whatever stupid ass reason. I'm appalled that they were actually able to close
the place down. We desperately
needed that Sanctuary. Now TODAY I read that "the greedy ones" are at it
again, this time trying to close 17Th Street Paw Park. This is an outrage. What
the hell is going on around here? I guess if there isn't a tidy sum of money involved, SARASOTA wants no part of it. They want to make it a "TRIO" of football fields for the "Sarasota Ringling Redskins". Their current field is becoming a parking lot. The proposed plan is 4 million dollars. What planet are these people on? The worst part is they want to move the dog park to Cooper Creek Park, which surrounds a mile-long lake which contains more alligators than the Everglades. Last time I checked dogs and gators don't mix. I seriously hope that someone will step up and put the KIBOSH on this deal. Our dogs need a place to hang out and socialize without worrying about becoming a gator's lunch. I say move the Football field to Cooper Creek. Why not? They say it's safe for our dogs, why not children? Why? I will tell you why. Because this deal is in fact not about a children's football field. It is really about the "Cincinnati Reds", and their plans for building a "NEW" spring training baseball stadium. So there you have it folks. As usual, "MONEY" will always WIN over everything, no matter who it hurts. Please give me your thoughts on this matter.


UPDATE ON THE LOBSTER GAME:

After a little investigating, I found that I was not the only one that was outraged
by the LOBSTER GAME. The proper name is"LOBSTER ZONE", and there is a petition that is going around to have it
stopped. Please go to the website and sign the petition:

JUST SAY" NO" TO AMPUTATION!

I have worked with hundreds of cats in shelters and have participated in many online forums dealing with feline health and behavior. It’s been several years since behavior modification tools such as Sticky Paws and Soft Paws were introduced to the pet supply market, yet vets continue to declaw cats, often without advising clients that declawing involves amputating the cat’s toes at the first joint, resulting not only in extreme pain for the cat (declawed cats have been used in vet schools to test the efficacy of pain medication), but also in behavioral issues. Inappropriate urination or litter box avoidance is a common side effect of declawing. One probable reason for this is that the cat experiences pain in the amputated toes when digging in the litter. Another very common side effect of declawing is biting.

The reason most people give for declawing their cats is that they want to protect their furniture. Sticky Paws is an excellent way to protect furniture while the cat learns acceptable places to scratch, such as a sturdy scratching post or a corrugated cardboard scratch pad. Nail trimming helps prevent damage to furniture and skin. As a last resort, Soft Paws vinyl nailcaps can be applied to the cat’s claws. When our fingernails grow, would we ever consider cutting off our fingers at the first joint rather than trimming our nails?The bottom line is that furniture does not feel pain or have to walk on amputated toes. The U.S. and Canada lag behind most of the western world in banning declawing. If you are considering declawing a cat, please do some research first and learn about humane alternatives.

SIDE BAR: Please read the Feb 14 issue of "CREATIVE LOAFING" There is an excellent article on Feral cats. Joel, you did a great job on the story!

CELEBRITY SKIN

I had the most amazing day yesterday. I was invited to be the "Celebrity" Judge-MC for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser 'BEST IN SHOW"! This Foundation has been the Global Leader in the fight against breast cancer for over 20 years. The event was held at the Rosedale Golf and Country Club. They had several contests for the pooches, along with a ton of Raffle prizes. They had Best Costume, Longest Ears, Shortest Tail, Most Obedient, and Best Trick. I , as mentioned earlier was the judge. It certainly wasn't easy, they were all winners in my eyes. Several rescue organizations showed up with dogs and cats available for adoption. Cat Depot, Humane Society Sarasota, Underdog Rescue, and Humane Society Manatee County. I did my best to coerce the crowd into opening their hearts and adopting one of the beauties available for adoption I have my fingers crossed! I have to say it was such an honor to have been chosen to MC this amazing event, and I must have done something right...they invited me back next year.

On a side note I want to wish my BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, mommy a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I LOVE YOU!

CATSINO NIGHT OUT!

I just have to thank all of the wonderful people that donated prizes
for the First Annual Fundraiser for "Cat Depot", "CATSINO
NIGHT". It was held at "Michael's on East"
and was a huge success. I went to several business owners looking for
RAFFLE PRIZES at the very LAST minute, I
might add, and they all came through without hesitation. I want to take
this opportunity to acknowledge these amazing people. I want all of my
animal peeps to know who the real animal lovers are in this town, and
hopefully you will patronize their businesses. I will start with "The Table", Rafael
was "Over the top generous; I hear he really loves the kitties, and the
food is amazing.
"Red" a new Peruvian Restaurant is again another fabulous place to dine;The Ceviche is to die for! OK,Chutney's is next, Great Tandoori and Hummus
, not to mention if you want to know the latest gossip in town "ASH" is
the man! If your looking for amazing tapas and people watching please go check out "Sangria's", located in downtown Sarasota, the owners rescued Bella who was on death row, you guys are great. And last but not least for the restaurants is the most
romantic waterfront dining in town, "Ophelia's on the Bay"
Just a quick side bar: the service is FLAWLESS! I was also able to snag
an $85 bottle of Port along with a very generous gift certificate from
Mr.Mike Flanagan, owner of
"Flanagan's Wine
Market", the best wine store in town, AND he has two rescued
kitties. If you like to golf, and I know many of you do, "The Links"
at Greenfield Plantation is the place, beautiful course and
friendly staff. For those of you that need to get away from it all and
pamper yourself, male or female, you must visit my next generous donor,"Urban Oasis Day
Spa",Linda, the owner, will totally hook you up. Any unwanted
hair and she's your wax queen, no need to keep that pesky little
moustache! Last but not least is a Day Spa for your beloved pooch.
"The
Yuppy Puppy". Ask for Becky she will totally give your babies
the STAR treatment that they deserve. So there you have it folks. These
are the people that step up to the plate for animals, even if it is the
11th hour. Thanks again guys, YOU ROCK!

SAVING GEORGIA DOGS!

I know, I know...We have our hands full with homeless animals in Florida. However, I have recently gotten involved with a group in Georgia. As a matter of fact, they are one of the MYSPACE peeps. Just in case you did not know, Georgia has an insane amount of unwanted pets. The shelters in Georgia are very high kill. It doesn't matter if it's a Yorkshire terrier, or a Golden Retriever. This particular group "SAVING GEORGIA DOGS" are amazing. They go around to all of the "HIGH KILL" Animal Shelters in Georgia and pull as many dogs out as they possibly can. They have a network of Foster and other Rescue Organizations around the country that will take these dogs in. The key is actually raising the funds to get the medical, boarding, and transportation for these precious dogs. The group will POST bulletins on MYSPACE, pleading for the lives of these dogs. The amazing part is that 9 times out of 10 they actually raise the money. There are some wonderful caring souls that are on myspace. There is another group I want to mention. They are called "SAVING SHELTER PETS,INC", another amazing group that pulls from high kill shelters all over Georgia, and other states. I had the pleasure of meeting one of their volunteers KASEY. She lives in Orlando, and is one of the most FABULOUS women I have ever encountered. Together, we helped save "MAMADOG", a very pregnant hound mix that came from "THE DEKALB SHELTER" in Georgia. She was literally knock knock knocking on Heavens door. I called the lovely Julie Royal and asked if she could help find a foster for MAMADOG. Without hesitation, she agreed to take her in. The entire operation was executed flawlessly. Several volunteers agreed to transport MAMADOG. She was picked up from Dekalb Shelter, another volunteer met her 100 miles later, then another and another and finally she got to Jacksonville where Kasey met her. Kasey then drove straight to Brandon, where Julie met her, then finally HOME SWEET HOME! Julie has renamed MAMADOG; she is now KASEY..how appropriate! Julie has now had Kasey about 3 weeks. She gave birth to 10 beautiful healthy puppies, and they will all be available for adoption in a few weeks. See, this is what it's all about folks. Animal Rescue may not always be pretty...but at the end of the day, it is sooooo worth it.

MY SPACE....

Hello Animal Lovers. I must share my very recent experience on MYSPACE. You see, up until a couple of month's ago, I, in fact, was a MYSPACE VIRGIN. I decided to make a profile and use it to promote my Pet Adoption Show. I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. I had a friend walk me through the process of "PIMPING OUT" my myspace. I had a blast choosing my layout. The photobucket copy and paste deal, you can really get creative. Then I go on to learning the friend process. My sole purpose for being on myspace is helping animals, I have found that it is a tremendous networking tool. I immediately joined several Animal Rescue Groups. I was amazed and flattered at the number of people from all around the world that requested me as a friend. I am now up to 51 friends. The funny thing is that I only personally know maybe 7. How crazy is that!? I get these "HAVE A GREAT DAY" messages from complete strangers. I suppose the Esprit de corps is that all of my "friends" love animals, which is a beautiful thing. Let me just say, these Animal Rescue Groups on Myspace are raising money and saving thousands of animals lives. So my point to this blog is...Myspace is not just for pedophiles, bands, and teenagers.

HAVE YOU HUGGED YOUR PITBULL TODAY?

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Last night, we shot the most amazing show on Pitbulls. I could not have been more thrilled. We went to Mo-Joe's Family Friends. Melissa Benfield, the founder, is awesome. She rescues mainly Pitbulls and all types of "BULLY BREEDS". Her entire family is very involved, which is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, Pitbulls get a bad rap most of the time. People just don't get the fact that HUMANS are responsible for the violent behavior in all dogs, not just Pitbulls.I have a link that I want everyone to visit"THE PITBULL PROBLEM" It is not fun to watch, but it is the reality of what goes on with these innocent creatures. Pitbull fighting is rampant and doesn't seem to be slowing down. The culture that we live in is branded in a HYPER-VIOLENT PSEUDO WORLD, without consequences. This desensitizing encourages this type of 'ENTERTAINMENT" to flourish. I can attest to the fact that if you give your Pitbulls love and respect, they simply will not attack you. If you knew what these "" "LOATHSOM INDIVIDUALS" actually did to these dogs to get them to behave in this violent way, trust me, you would be OUTRAGED and HEARTBROKEN. Please watch my show this week....You may learn something, and not be so judgmental. Remember, people are afraid of what they don't understand.

LOBSTER KARIOKE

I was recently out with a few friends and we decided to go KARIOKE SLUMMING. There are several dive bars in Sarasota that have FABULOUS Karioke. We decided on "THE CRACKER JACK". Now some of you may or may not know that someone was actually SHOT in there a few months ago, so clearly we were insane for even considering this place. We get there around 11:00 and the place is packed. Some guy was up singing "REBEL YELL", he actually wasn't half bad. Anyhoo, I saunter up to the bar to get a drink, while waiting I look over at a group of people gathering around what looked to be some type of gaming machine. These people were getting really excited, so me being the inquisitive one, decide to go check it out. I finally get a peek, and was absolutely horrified to see it was a LOBSTER TANK, with LIVE LOBSTERS. It is set up like one of those machines with stuffed animals, you know the one where the big CLAW comes down. For $1 you get a chance to "WIN" a lobster. I find this disgraceful. What the hell is some bored drunk going to do with a LIVE LOBSTER? I feel the LOBSTER GAME is an unfortunate example of our culture at large. As the saying goes,"Idle hands are the Devils workshop". I will be contacting several of my Animal Rights peeps, to see what can be done about this repulsive game.

I'M BAAAACK!

Ok, so I have clearly been remiss in my blogging duties. I truly apologize, and promise to try very hard to keep this baby updated. Wow, so much has happened since my last post. I have been able to help many animals get adopted, which of course is my biggest goal in life. At the moment there is one very special dog I'm fiercely focused on getting adopted. His name is George, and he is the most precious angel. I must share his story. I was volunteering at Petsmart one Sunday about 7 month's ago. I had been there about 15 minutes when this VERY young couple came in with a puppy. They approached me and told me they had just found him wondering around the parking lot. He was the most adorable little angel. I thought for sure someone would come in Petsmart frantically looking for their puppy. Unfortunately, that never happened. At the end of the day I called my very good friend Derek and asked if he would consider fostering the little guy ,he happily agreed and I brought him right over. Derek decided to name the hansome boy, Moe. I had Moe neutered and got him his first round of puppy shots,within 3 weeks he was ready to bre adopted. I took Moe back to Petsmart on SDA'S adoption day, of course he was a huge hit, and within 1 hour he was adopted. Now let's flash forward 6 month's later. I get a phone call from the girl that adopted Moe, now renamed George. She is crying telling me she must move out of state and cannot take George. I guess dogs are banned in the state she is moving to...Anyway, I meet her at a McDonald's parking lot to retrieve the now enormous George. Yes, he is indeed a big boy. Thankfully, my very good friend agreed to foster George, AGAIN! He has now had George a little over a month, and I think he will make someone an excellent companion. He just wants to love and be loved. So anyone reading this that thinks they may be interested in having a Fabulous companion, please contact me. Serious inquiries only, I want George's next home to be his LAST, even if you must leave the state!

CHAT NOIR

October has been my favorite month for as long as I can remember. Not only is it my birth month, but I happen to love HALLOWEEN! This year however, has been the worst October of my life. Not only did I lose my beloved NIGEL, I just learned that my adopted cat CHAT NOIR has left this earth as well. Chat came into my life about 2.5 years ago. He just appeared one day, I'm guessing he was dumped off. He was about 5 months old, and the most gorgeous pure black kitty I had ever seen. My neighbor at the time had been feeding him and told me that they wanted to keep him. I was thrilled to arrange getting him neutered and up to date on all of his vaccinations, I even provided the trap. Yes, CHAT was a funny little bugger, he would only let the neighbor touch him. Everyday I would ask the neighbor, did you catch him? Finally after about a month of badgering him, he told me that he caught another neighborhood cat. He said that Chat was too smart to go into the trap. I of course knew that was complete bullshit. So one year later the neighbors were getting ready to move and I'm having a conversation with the wife, she admits to me that in fact they did catch CHAT, but the husband felt so guilty that he released him immediately. I was really not surprised by this. First of all, they had an un-neutered dog, as well as a declawed cat that lived outside, they were clearly irresponsible pet owners. Their cat CASEY had become best friends with CHAT, they were always together. This is why my heart was broken when I learned from another neighbor that they had left CHAT behind. They said they were unable to catch him, again, I say BULLSHIT! I decided on that day that CHAT would become part of my family. I provided food and fresh water every day. He eventually began to trust me, he would even let me give him MAD LOVE! Now, one year later, he is gone. Ron, the other neighbor that I mentioned earlier had been looking after CHAT as well. I'm not sure exactly how all of this came about, I just know it ended with CHAT at the Veterinarian diagnosed with FELINE LEUKEMIA! A FATAL disease in cats that is highly contagious. I also want to mention this disease is 100% PREVENTABLE. I blame the idiot former neighbor, you remember the one that "felt sooo guilty" for trapping CHAT. Had he actually taken him to the Vet two years ago when I set it up (FREE) my little CHAT would still be with us. I will miss you terribly, my hansom CHAT NOIR. PLEASE VACCINATE YOUR PETS! THEIR LIFE COULD DEPEND ON IT!

DOUBLE EXPOSURE!

I had the extreme pleasure of shooting two shelters this past weekend. First up was the Humane Society of Manatee County, what an amazing group. I had them on my show back in March so I knew several of the staff/volunteers. The lovely Denise called me and asked if I could help promote the adoptions of several of the LONG- TERM RESIDENTS. HSMC is a NO KILL SHELTER, which is fabulous of course, but unfortunately they have SEVERAL dogs and cats that have been there 1-3 years. This is a very sad situation, some have literally lived at the shelter their entire life. I am specifically going to mention PEPSI, I know the name is ridiculous, and he doesn't even come close to resembling a pepsi. He is very REGAL in fact. He is a Great Dane mix with impeccable manners. I think he is more of an Arthur. KELLEY is another angel that has been at the shelter for a really long time. She is such a sweet girl, it just breaks your heart. Hopefully, someone reading this blog or watching my show will go down and meet these lovely creatures. After my wonderful experience with HSMC, I was on to ANIMAL SERVICES SARASOTA. Sarasota in Defense of Animals were sponsoring their HOWL-O-WEEN ADAPTATHON. They had quite a full house, I can't remember the last time I saw the shelter that packed. There are some wonderful dogs and cats available for adoption. I hope anyone looking for a new family member will go down and meet these wonderful furries. I am happy to report 17 cats and 3 dogs were adopted that day. I also want to take a moment and honor all of the FABULOUS VOLUNTEERS that showed up to help with the adoptathon..YOU ALL ROCK!

MONEY IS NO OBJECT!

I woke up this morning feeling a bit melancholy. Today is the day I pick up my beloved Nigel's cremains. I was horrified when I checked my phone messages from the day before, and there was a message letting me know that Nigel was back from the Crematory. My poor baby had to spend the night at the Vet's office. Not to be a drama queen, but honestly that was very upsetting to me. I arrive at the Vet's office and one of the Vet tech's told me that he really needed my help with a dog that had come in. Basically there was a 7 month old pitbull that had been hit by a car and her leg was broken. The owners were unable to pay for the surgery, and if he did not find a home for her by the end of the business day they were going to euthenize her. Well as you can imagine I was a bit taken aback. I was already mentally drained, now I have to figure out a way to save a puppy's life, and by the way, I had about 2.5 hours! First, I agreed to pitch in $100 for the surgery. One of the vet tech's talked the Dr. Into giving the employee discount for the surgery, which is significant. Everyone at the office pitched in the remainder of the money. Ok, now we come to the hard part, finding a foster home to care for an active puppy with a broken leg. I decided to call the ultra fabulous JULIE ROYAL, she agreed immediately, without hesitation. Can I just say, I love this woman, she is so dedicated to saving the lives of shelter dogs and cats. She and her husband Michael have already fallen in love with the ADORABLE MICHELLE!
Yes, that's right Julie decided to name her after me, I'm extremely honored. Michelle is recovering beautifully, and will be available to go to her new forever home very soon. I do want to mention to those of you feeling badly for the former owners; they were unfit. I will not be able to elaborate, just trust me it was not a healthy environment. In the beginning of this post I mentioned that I started my day feeling melancholy, then I realized by the end of the day that it was NIGEL that made all of this happen. He brought Michelle to me so I could help save her. When I finally met her, I knew that the $100 that I contributed, was the best $100 I have ever spent!

IN LOVING MEMORY

I am sad to report that my little guy NIGEL, has lost his battle with Heart Disease. He had been doing so well, I was lulled into believing he would be around a bit longer. He had a really alarming seizure on Monday morning. I knew in my heart what was about to go down. I rushed him to Dr. Holland, and after what seemed like a lifetime of waiting, he finally came in. He checked his vitals, and even though he had not completely come out of the seizure, he said everything was NORMAL, well except for the MASSIVE heart murmur. Well folks, I have to tell you, at this point I was ready to have a complete MELTDOWN. What do you mean NORMAL? I had resolved myself to the fact that TODAY was the day, now your telling me maybe not. Now this is the part that is MIND BLOWING. Just as I'm ready to lose it, my little ANGEL goes into another seizure, as if he were letting me know, HEY MOM, IT'S TIME! I told Dr. H that I could not allow this to continue. He left the room for a brief moment, and came back with a Vet Tech and the NEEDLE, you know the one with the PINK LIQUID. He told me that once he actually had the vein that he would go within 20 or so seconds. I thought I would have the HEART ATTACK, I was physically ill. I told my angel how much I loved him, and how much joy that he had brought to my life for 15 fabulous years. I held him tight, and just like that... HE WAS GONE..I think that was possibly the saddest day of my life. I look around my home, and even though I have three amazing furies, the house does feel quite empty. Nigel was such a PRESENCE. YOU WILL BE WITH ME FOREVER MY DARLING NIGEL......

FREE TO A GOOD HOME?....DUBIOUS

Has anyone been on this FREECYCLE_SARASOTA website? Great concept, you can put anything, and I mean ANYTHING on the website..as long as it's FREE. So maybe you have a fax machine or DOG that's taking up too much space and you need to get rid of it ASAP. You can place an ad on this website. I am appauled at the number of animals that are showing up on this website. What the hell is wrong with people. I'm not sure that people really understand the danger of placing your pet in an ad (FREE TO A GOOD HOME). I will explain. First, our local University( you know who you are) will give anyone that shows up with a dog or cat $35. They will then be used for LABORATORY TESTING. That's right folks, your beloved pet that you just had to get rid of because you are moving, or whatever BULLSHIT excuse you want to give, could possibly become a test animal. THAT IS NOT A GOOD HOME! Secondly, pitbull fighting is RAMPANT! Guess what you need for pitbull fighting? BAIT. That's right, your beloved pet could become pitbull bait. Normally these losers are looking for small dogs or cats, but I'm sure anything will do. There are humans, and I use this term loosly, that actually do nothing but scour the Newspapers and Internet for animals that are free to a good home. These folks are very good at what they do, trust me. They will make you believe that they want to take your pet and love them forever, when infact their plan is much more sinister. I will just give this advice, for what it's worth (YOUR PET'S LIFE) If you must get rid of your pet, GOD I hate that term....please please please try first to find them a new home with people you trust. After all, you made a CHOICE to get your pet in the first place. The least you can do is make certain that they have a fighting chance to have a HAPPY HOME If this is not possible call your local shelters, and if that doesn't work then place an ad, but NOT FREE TO GOOD HOME. Charge a small adoption fee. That's my 2 cents.

NEVER A DULL MOMENT

This is my life.....Never a dull moment. Yesterday I had to go to my Vet to pick up meds for my little NIGEL, which by the way is still hanging in there. He is a tough little guy. I thought two weeks ago he was checking out, and low and behold, he comes back. He has an amazing will to live. Anyhoo, back to the story..I leave the office and head down the road, 2 miles later what do I see, a dog in the middle of the road, coming very close to getting run over. I quickly pull off the road and call him over. He comes right up to me, I open the back door, and he loads up. I couldn't believe it. He sat in my back seat like such a gentleman, you would have thought he had been there before. I took him back to my Vets office, and they gladly took him in. Just another day in the life of ANIMAL RESCUE GIRL....And by the way, I'm grateful to have the privilege to assist in saving an animals life.

SMASHING SHELTER!

Sarasota Humane society was on tap this weekend. What an amazing show. It was "Seniors for Seniors", a new event which places Senior pets 7 years of age or older, with Senior Citizens. There is no charge to the Senior, a fund has been established that pays for the adoption. Can I just say..Older dogs and cats RULE! No potty training, or trying to pluck your shoe out of their mouth, unless of course you give them the shoe. HA They are mostly mellow,and just want to be your BEST FRIEND. I am happy to report that they had several adoptions. YEA BABY! Barbara Goodfriend was on hand to do some animal communicating, she is unbelievable! Let me just tell you non- believers, don't knock it til you try it. She did a reading with my beloved, Nigel, and I was blown away. There are simply some things that you cannot fake. So on to the best part of my show, besides the animals of course...The staff/volunteers of the Sarasota Humane Society, what a truly GROOVY group of people, I especially want to give a shout out to KERRI KOPPIN... You are awesome! This is a well oiled machine, and these guys take this shelter very seriously! If I could describe them in one word it would be TEAMWORK! I was very impressed. Keep up the good work guys......

KISMET BABY!

I have to say, I was absolutely put on this earth to rescue animals. If there is an animal in need, they will find me. Let's take the most recent encounter..This week to be exact. I was on my way to work listening to Nina Simmone getting ready to start my work week, and low and behold, the most amazing little pitbull sauntered out in front of my car. I, of course pulled over and the little guy came right up to me. He looked like Petey, of Our Gang. What a complete DOLL BABY..Not only was he a sweetie pie, but had the most stunning underbite, which for those of you that know me, know that is a prerequisite in my household. Ha ha. I took him to my office waiting for Animal Services to open, and within 20 minutes he had a home. There were three people actually fighting over who would take him. Just to let everyone know, I have been looking in the newspaper to make sure his owner was not looking for him. 5 days later, no sign. I must say that I had a feeling that no one would claim him. What a throw away society we live in. I don't understand how someone could dump/abandon, whatever the case may be, such an incredible creature. I am thrilled that his amazing personality was not effected by the carelessness of his previous owner. I just heard today that BO'S new family adores him and what a wonderful addition he has made to their family. Hey, I am always happy to help...

LIVE AND LET DIE

I truly apologize for my lack of posts. You see, this has been a very tough couple of weeks for me personally. I know most of you out there have been through this exact heartbreaking scenario. It goes something like this...Your beloved pet finally becomes a Senior Citizen, for some that day comes a bit earlier, say 9 to 13 years. For the lucky ones you get 14 to 18 years... I, feeling incredibly fortunate, have had 15 amazing years with my darling NIGEL. Then, one day you go to your veterinarian for a routine check-up, and find out the bad news. In my case it was an enlarged heart. You are then given the bleak prognosis, along with a cocktail of drugs. My rollercoaster ride began October of 2005, and now almost 1 year later, we are near the end of the road. My heart is broken, and I know it's about that time, you know the one...The time when you have to decide what day to send your baby over the RAINBOW BRIDGE. I don't know about the rest of you, but this is absolutely killing me! He's not suffering, but the quality of life is just not there. You look in their little eyes and they are trying to tell you it's ok, let me go, we have had a wonderful life together and it is now time to say GOODBYE...We will meet again. My head knows this, I just wish my heart could let go......

PUSS' S........GET THE BOOT!

Yes, it's true. These three amazingly beautiful cats were dumped off at Animal Services by their owners. Even though they had owned all three since they were kittens, they decided that their life was no longer worth living. I really don't know how some people can live with themselves. I'm befuddled, how the hell do you send your FAMILY off to a certain death. I mean come on folks, let's put a little effort into finding them a new home. There is absolutely NO EXCUSE for the way these losers handled the situation. They were all three scheduled to be euthanized on Tuesday. Thankfully, the very lovely Darlene, came to their rescue. She picked them up Monday evening and brought them home with her, even though her home is overflowing with her own furries. These babies are in need of a FOREVER HOME, not a ONLY WHEN IT'S CONVENIENT HOME! Please contact me if you can help find a home for these beautiful animals.