Howie is as good as they come. Together we can get him across the rescue finish line.

Texas has an economy bigger than Canada’s or Russia’s. Also big in Texas: the homeless dog problem.

In the animal welfare world, human cruelty is a given – but so is human kindness.

Adopting Rex opened up a space for another dog to be helped. His foster family headed to a crowded shelter the very next day, and brought  home their next foster.

When you work in rescue, there are animals you never forget, even when years have passed. Some have heartbreaking endings; others are adopted. But you rarely get to see them again or hear how they are doing. You just wonder.

I gave Mama and Hija space when I visited, not wanting to scare them. But they quickly became my favorite dogs at the shelter. I could sense how special both dogs were. Despite what they’d been through, they were gentle souls.

She was thirteen years old and had the longest toenails I’d ever seen. They made it difficult for her to walk. She had a big red “E” on her cage card.