My apologies to anyone who has been checking in only to find that I haven't posted to the blog . . . since the end of May! I promise to do better and post more often, now that the Garage Sale, the budgeting process, and my (too short) "staycation" are behind me.The two pups pictured here are from Lucille's litter, pictured in my last post. The pups will be in foster care until they are 8 weeks old, at which point they will be old enough to be adopted. You can follow the litter at their blog, http://pupsispups.blogspot.com/.
We'd love to get adopters for the pups lined up before the puppies return to the shelter. That way, they can go virtually straight from foster care into their new homes and avoid the stress associated with a shelter stay. You can help by sending the link to "Pups Is Pups" to anyone you can think of who might be interested in a puppy -- or to anyone at all. Everybody likes to take a break from their daily activities to look at pictures of puppies on the web, right? And, I'll let you know when the LIVE Puppy Cam gets up and running again.
A couple other quick updates:
-The GIANT Garage Sale fundraiser was a huge success, raising a record-breaking $50,300 for CCHS. All thanks go to those who made it possible, the Planet's Best Volunteers. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
-The shooter of the cat in Mansfield has not been identified, and I doubt he/she will ever be held accountable.
Tonight, my heart goes out to friends and coworkers who have recently lost beloved animal companions, and other friends whose dogs are struggling with terminal disease. In empathizing with my friends, I feel a fraction of the heartbreak that they are feeling in full force. I feel it in my gut and in my throat. Like a muscle memory, it comes on without even conjuring actual memories of my own similar losses. But because it is not my loss right now, I can shake it off. And that's what I do, most of the time. That, and remind myself that life can change on a dime, and I'm NOT too busy to toss a toy for Daisy or run a brush over Calamity Jane.
On that note, I'll sign off for tonight. Li'l Rocky is ready for some cuddle-time in front of the t.v. I promise to post again soon, with some tales from the shelter.
