Retired Retrievers
Our mission is to reduce the number of senior dogs who die alone in shelters.
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Saving Zoe Jane
This is the story of Zoe Jane, as written by her mom, Heather. Thanks to Heather and Bill for sharing their sweet senior girl with us! Our Zoe’s story started with a senior pup. When my brother stayed with me,…
Read MoreSix Senior Dogs Need Homes After Their Owner Passed Away
We drove out to the country this morning to meet six senior dogs who are about to find themselves homeless after their elderly owner passed away. A neighbor is going to feed them this week, but they need somewhere to…
Read MoreLincoln’s Will to Live
When we decided to bring Lincoln home, we knew we were on borrowed time. He had been picked up as a stray in rough shape and the shelter notes told the story of a really old dog with a host of medical…
Read MoreSaving Gus
On January 2, 2014, we arrived at the Effingham County Animal Shelter right as they opened. As we walked from the parking lot to the front door, we looked over and saw a dirty, matted dog lying on the cement in…
Read MoreA Loving Retirement Home for Sadie
“We have a retriever who needs to be retired. Can you help?” That was the note we received from our local animal shelter letting us know that Sadie needed to be rescued. She had been picked up as a stray…
Read MoreA New Life for Shady
One look into Shady’s soulful eyes and you know that she is a survivor. We’ll never know her full story, but we do know what happened most recently to cause the sadness in those eyes. On November 24, 2014, we received an email…
Read MoreBernard Update: August 20
I just got home from visiting Bernard at the hospital. He was in a lot of pain last night and this morning so they escalated him from tramadol to a morphine drip. He was a little dazed while I sat and talked to…
Read MoreBernard Update: August 19
Here is an update on Bernard. For those of you not on Facebook, this update won’t make sense unless you first click on these two links to read the backstory. Click here to read about Bernard. Click here to read…
Read MoreA Happy Ending for Bo
We met a young man at McDonald’s this morning, at exit 102 on I-95 in Pooler, GA. It wasn’t a chance meeting, we had planned to meet him there. The last time this young man saw his family dog, Bo, was…
Read MoreLast Week at This Time
Last week at this time, a yellow lab was living in a remote area in South Florida. He was scared, hungry, and alone. Today, that same yellow lab is living in a home in Savannah, Georgia. He has a goofy…
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