Commentor Karen posted this morning: I have a cat that I’ll have to give back to the shelter if I can’t get someone to adopt her. This is Sasha. __ __ I have severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. Sometimes I can barely take care of myself, let alone two cats. __ My spouse (from who I was …
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Early Morning Open Thread
From commentor Grover: Maggie, aka the Blonde Bombshell, aka Queen of the Dog Park, was acquired two years ago from a local family who was losing their house. Our old Dalmation-Australian Cattle Dog mix was on her last legs and we thought some company would perk her up a bit. We were looking for a …
Early Morning Open Thread: RIP Blaize
From commentor Montysano: Back in 2003 or so, we were momentarily without a pet. My wife, however, had been visiting the shelters, and so one day I came home from work to find a 110 lb. Lab/Dane (or Lab/Newfie, or all three?) mix at our home. She was 2-3 years old, jet black, with a …
Early Morning Open Thread: Ozymandias
From commentor Tabor: I found Ozy(mandias) in a shelter after a few months of looking for a dog. He stood on his hind legs and walked to me, and I knew he was the one. He had been dropped off by his previous owners because he was “too expensive” for them. __ His presence alone …
Early Morning Open Thread: Hippie Love
From commentor Leinie: The picture is of our Hippy. He’s one of four. He’s an old man now, at about 16, but was rescued by Mr. L when Hippy was about 6-9 months old. __ Mr. L was doing IT work at an asphalt plant. An asphalt tanker rolled into the yard, and this shivering, …
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Laura W. informs me that the mugs with rotating taglines that you all requested are now available: Also, don’t be the only cool kid on the block without your 2011 Balloon Juice Pet Calendar. And as always, every penny goes to Animal Rescue.
Early Morning Open Thread: Mindreading Milo
From commentor ET: Milo was a proactive (if by proactive you mean ‘he suckered me’) rescue. __ I had just finished my Master’s program and gotten confirmation that I was getting my degree, and along with the career change was thinking of getting a cat. It was all in my head at this point, but …
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