Have you ever been at the beach and one minute your towel is a good fifty feet from the water…. We all want to be this cat. And then you look up and your toes are soaked? The tide just rolls in so quickly you don’t see it happening? That, in a nutshell, is kitten season. And the tide, dear … Read More
Even When You Lose, You Win: The Catch-It Challenge.
Sometimes we all want things but maybe aren’t the best at getting what we want. As hoomans, it’s easy to get discouraged. We have one miss… Aaaaand we just quit trying. Dogs, however, are a totally different animal (obviously). They have one miss.. And realize that trying a) is fun and b) gets you a cookie. I got a lot … Read More
How A Baseball Sized Furball Turned Us All Into Hamster Paparazzi
So this is absurd. We get a lot of hamsters. They’re cute. As shelter workers, we see a lot of cute. It’s not that we get immune to it, it’s just that we’re connoisseurs of cute. Particularly with pocket pets, most of which are pretty stinkin’ adorbs. So when we got a bunch of hammies in from a fellow shelter … Read More
A Frosty Update To Wrap Up 2016.
He likes coyote scat and walks in the desert. This view makes him happy. As do the holidays, Never has a dog been more willing to wear silly headgear.. though they can be exhausting. Post holiday derp-face. So can those walks in the desert, to be honest. Post coyote-scat investigation snooze. Which is why it’s good to have a sunroom … Read More
What A Difference A Day Makes.
Could you watch this all day? We could. You might be asking what this is. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the face of pure, adulterated joy. Damp joy. Soaking wet joy. Exhausted joy. But joy none-the-less. What was the cause of this joy? A hose. Some squirrels. A hike. A car ride. Hours and hours of uninterrupted people time. For … Read More
This Week In Odd Shelter Coincidences: A Triad of Tri-pawds.
So this happened this week. What happened? Me being awesome? I AM awesome. No, seriously Benji. Turn around so they can see what we mean. Oh, you mean this? No biggie. We got Benji. In case you didn’t notice, he’s missing a leg. You poor thing – it must be so horrible…. Stop. Just….stop. Right now. Benji was brought into … Read More
Scrub Wearing Human Tornadoes Skip Lunch, Save Lives.
As far as abandonment go it was an innocuous one. Instead of a pet, two forlorn sandwiches sat forgotten on the lunch table. Besides them two containers of soup were rapidly cooling. Meanwhile, back in cat triage, this was happening: You guessed correctly – it was a kitten. Kitten. Or to be more accurate, about 34 of them. Some strays, … Read More
The Kitten That Almost Wasn’t.
This is Britney. She’s named after Britney Spears. More on that later. Can you get the laser pointer out now? I’m bored. She’s friendly, outgoing, a laser pointer addict – a pretty awesome kitten. Sure, she dances a bit when she walks but it’s not a big deal. And no, it’s not why she’s named after Britney Spears. Kitten does … Read More
Methuselah Update And The Current Number Of Eyeballs In Bridget’s Home.
People are just awesome. Can we all just stop for a minute and realize that? People are fan-flippin-tastic. You guys are awesome. Bridget (AKA Queen Sucker) is awesome. Our vet staff is awesome. And most of all, Connie is awesome. We’ll get to Connie. We just needed to have a group hug first. But remember Methuselah? What’th up? Thusie for … Read More
Age Ain’t Nothin’ But A Number: Methuselah Is In The House.
If Methusalah wasn’t so happy we’d swear she was dead. And had been dead for quite a while. Maybe it was the eyes. Or the missing jaw. Or the tongue. Or the tendency to sleep very, very deeply. Tho the tongue thtickth out. It giveth me charm. She certainly wasn’t a spring chicken. Don’t get us wrong. We have a … Read More