I am SO excited to announce that we have adopted a four-month-old puppy! Named Baby Bear at the shelter, we’re now calling him Bärli (little bear). He was adopted from the Hill Country SPCA in Fredericksburg, a wonderful shelter with a home-like atmosphere. We took Tiki with us to meet this little fellow, who’s 4.5 …
Today I need to write the post that no pet lover wants to face. We lost Irie to cancer on Friday. Her illness was sudden and unexpected; a vet visit on Tuesday diagnosed a tumor on her spleen. We’d hoped to have a splenectomy but Friday’s visit to the oncologist showed tumors throughout her lungs …
This weekend we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Irie’s adoption!! On Feb. 2, 2008, we adopted Irie from the Bulverde Humane Society, near San Antonio. We’d seen a Petfinder listing for a young blue heeler–but when we reached the shelter, we soon saw that the heeler was far too energetic to be a companion to …
Every evening, Irie snuggles up on couch for a few hours of TV viewing–but Tiki feels that she really must assume her position on the front porch. From dinnertime until bedtime, Tiki lies on her cot on the porch, and it’s not uncommon for her to suddenly bolt to the back fence, barking as she …
Happy New Year! We hope New Year’s Eve was a joyous one for you; we had a nice evening at home (although it was marred by some incredibly loud fireworks that Irie did not like…) We spent the evening with the TV volume cranked up…when we weren’t running outside to see if snow was falling! …
Yesterday we had so much fun at the annual Barktoberfest, a fundraiser for the Central Texas SPCA. The event was held at Brushy Creek Lake Park, one of Irie and Tiki’s favorite local parks. We’d hoped to bring Irie and Tiki–but a cold front that blew in Friday night dropped our temperatures lower than they’ve …
Thank you all SO much for your purchases and social shares of our fundraiser this Labor Day weekend to benefit the City of Port Aransas Animal Shelter! As you know, this coastal community has long been one of our favorite destinations to take Irie and Tiki–and on August 25 they were battered by Hurricane Harvey. …
Do you ever keep your pets’ shelter names? For some reason or another, we have always changed our pets’ shelter names, with the exception of our Yoda, who was named by the city shelter: Our newest family member came to us with the name of Sunday: It’s a fine name but we didn’t adopt her …