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Bobo, Siberian Husky
Mare and I have no children, even after being married nearly 35 years... Slugg, Massad, Marc, PK, Bruce and a few others know what the above subject line from earlier today means. Like Tristan, I have had comrades and even… Read more »
Booker , Boxer
Mine isn't a remarkable story - just a subtle one. But no less to the point - this dog DOES change my life in simple, yet profound ways. Booker, now a 7-year-old Boxer knows how to spread the love. I… Read more »
Breezy, Mutt
My father always wanted a huge German Shepard, unfortunately living with three bossy ladies has always landed him with small poodle-mix pups. We got Breezy just over three years ago. Originally, she was to be my dog, but as time… Read more »
Bubba, Chow / Golden Mix
Bubba Our first dog was named Bubba. He was a shelter dog, between 8-10 years old, with only a few teeth and arthritis in his rear hips. He was a Chow and Golden (and who knows what else) mix; his… Read more »
Buddy, Husky / Rottweiler Mix
gives me somehting to do when im bored. and i enjoy playing with him. when im upset he makes me happy. Read more »
Buddy Bear, Pomeranian
Memories of Buddy Bear Although my husband and I have always had animals, it had been almost 10 years since we had our last dog. I wasn't ready to get another one but with the death of my mother in… Read more »
Bugsy, Boston Terrier
As I write this, I find myself tearing up, I am going through what I suspect are the final days of my dogs life, in which I already find myself in a state of reminiscence. As of late my mind… Read more »
Buppy, Spaniel / Border Collie Mutt
By the time my 8 year old son and I got to the address for 'free puppies', only one scrawny, cowering border collie-looking puppy was left. I took my son aside and said that we should keep looking as I… Read more »
Buster, Collie/Shepherd
My first job out of college was working at a Humane Society. The very first dog surrendered to the shelter when we first opened our doors to the public was a stray collie and shepherd mixed who we named Buster.… Read more »
Buster, Great Dane
I obtained Buster at a local yard sale for $5. Instantly, I was enamored by his adoring qualities. Buster was trained like most puppies, but he was most comforted when I would sit there and read him stories every day.… Read more »
Cadence, German Shepherd / Collie mix
At the end, with a weak smile, my sister-in-law Autumn reached out her hand and murmured, "Puppy." Cadence, always a good listener, leaned in for her mommy to pet her. Autumn had just been brought home as a hospice patient,… Read more »
Caleb, Lab
Caleb is a career-change dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, CA. We adopted Caleb on March 14, 2009. Caleb was 8 months old at that time. He had been career-changed due to an injury to his… Read more »
Cane, Pit Bull
my dog cane is very awsome he has changed my life because he protects me from strangers and he has gave me a friend as far as i know that is just a little bit so yea ... thank you… Read more »
Casey, Golden Retriver / Border Collie Mix
Casey was just another puppy at the aminal shelter in Oxford Mississippi where I was attending graduate school. After much work across 3 years, our roomate finally allowed Dave and I to bring a dog into the home. Casey was… Read more »
Charlie, Beagle
Seven, the number of cats I've had in my life time. Cat lover is probably how I'd describe myself; however friends often describe our two cats as dogs. They sit, fetch, come, and behave as dogs. After all the comparisons,… Read more »
Chaucer, Shetland Sheepdog
I was in fourth grade when my parents brought home a Sheltie puppy. Chaucer (named by my Anglophile mother) was a mere handful of puppy fuzz. He was still a pup when we discovered his talent: the dog could sing!… Read more »
Che', Bichon
The last ten years of my life was dedicated to my mother and best friend mother passed away April 26, 2009, with Parkinson Disease.The disease is slow deteriorating disease to some one who was a strong and intellectual person. The… Read more »
Chevy, Black Labrador Retriever
Chevy is my 2nd Guide Dog. I retired my first, Romance, in March of 2009. I'll tell you, that 10 month period (I'd taken a 3 month healing time) was pretty lonely, and by November of '09 I was ready!… Read more »
Chief, Pekinese
Sadly in 1983 I was diagnosed with M.S. My relapses began in 1995. I would always feel tired sometimes unable to even walk, it began to take a toll on my emotional state. Around 2005 I went into a deep… Read more »
Coach, Golden Retriever Mix
One day I popped into a local shelter "just to look around" and walked out with a big dog that chose me because I offered him endless children and cafeteria food. Five hundred corn dogs later, Coach has become the… Read more »