On October 15th, 2001 we met the ‘animal love of our lives’! Pip was the leader of a litter of 13 Australian Shepherd puppies. They came scrambling toward us from a barn and Pip was leading the pack! It was hard to not be overwhelmed by 13 bundles of...
During the end of a pet’s life we engage in watchful waiting. The definition of waiting is to delay action until a particular time or event happens, to defer, or to remain in readiness for some purpose. We have both fears for our pets and fears for ourselves. The...
Our sweet Phil crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on October 01, 2016. We adopted Phil in 2009 from the Dane County Humane Society. He was 2 years old. We were planning on just fostering Phil, but after being with us for only 2 hours, we decided to adopt him! He...
Our sweet Dylan crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on January 08, 2017 with the loving assistance of Dr. Laura. We adopted Dylan in 2008 from the Dane County Humane Society and he was 4 years old. Dylan was such a sweet boy and always had a big smile on his face. He was...
We’d like to think that Molly Magoobah Bagoobah McKitty was born sometime in 1999, and that she is the real reason for that moving ballad performed by the Artist Formerly Known As Prince, and that she is the Party Messiah. Molly entered Jenny’s life in 2004 – wait, no...
Pet parents and their families who have lost a pet usually want to open their homes and hearts to a new furry family member at some point. When is the time right? There is no correct answer to this question; nevertheless, here are some of my thoughts: Don’t be in a...
Simon was born June 30, 2001 and lived with us since he was four months old. He grew up to be the best, and only, “Chimese” cat in the world. He was a lover of treats, shrimp and the green peppers from my pizza. He smelled like lavender; I don’t know why,...
