Several years ago, shortly after getting her vaccinations at a boarding kennel, our pit bull Sally experienced an immuno-collapse that sucked the life out of her and scared the crap out of us. Our once outrageously vivacious pit bull melted into a lethargic lump of swollen glands who could barely raise her head. She developed mast cell cancer soon after. Talk about owner guilt. Although she slowly recovered and has been boosted greatly with diet and holistic care, we decided to stop giving our sick girl her vaccines. None. Our vet fully supports our decision, although we are, technically, breaking the law.
June 19th, 2010Behind the names: the muses of the contest winners revealed
Behind every supporter seems to be a great dog (or more), so on the heels of our naming contest, I present you with photos of the muses who fuel the good deeds of their people.
June 15th, 2010A dog by any other name. Barn Family names announced!
Announcing the winners of our Name the Barn Family contest. Congrats to: Alyssa Carolla, Lissa Stiles, Andrea Nguyen, Sarah Williams, Samantha Wood, Lisa Wolverton, Sheri Cardo, and (mama’s name) from Susan Cava. Bravo!
June 14th, 2010for Maude
We returned to Sacramento today to do a Free Shots Fair in honor of Maude, a beloved foster dog who came down with distemper shortly after leaving the Sacramento City Shelter back in March. Losing her broke our hearts, but since a simple vaccination would’ve prevented her death, we just had to get back and do some work.
June 12th, 2010When old news is the best news.
Someday, when your kids and grandkids are grown and loving on their own pit bulls, the saga of the bust dogs will seem like old dusty news from a history book. They might even say “Mom! Enough about the bust dogs already. That’s just sooo 2009.” Ledy Vankavage from Best Friends wrote a one-pager that just might work for that history book….
June 9th, 2010Daisy finds her people
As reported by her dedicated foster mom, Daisy Mae is home for keeps. And it’s a good thing since half of our group – including my husband – wanted to steal this monkey as their own!
June 8th, 2010Name us! A contest to name the Barn Family
We’ve been so busy with our new barn guests that we haven’t been able to settle on names yet. Poor deprived doggers! Please help us figure out what to call these little tykes so we can get them listed as ‘Coming Soon’ faces on our available page.
June 6th, 2010nanny’s helper dogs
June 5th, 2010first family: the barn comes to life
Our first barn residents made themselves at home last week … A momma dog and her seven puppies. We weren’t quite ready for move-ins, but how could we say no? Without a little chaos and excitement, I think we’d be bored.
