A story about my childhood Sheltie — During a snowstorm, a two-foot section of my mother’s bedroom ceiling fell onto her bed while she was sleeping. The noise woke her up. Thankfully, she was ok. We were in a rental house and after a call with the landlord, we were given the keys to another rental house…

A “tail” of two dogs — Our new Jack-Chi puppy, Nugget, is absolutely stinking adorable and feisty as all can be. We rescued him at about eight weeks old and brought him home to meet Juno, our rescue mutt of about five years. Nugget weighed 2.6 pounds when we adopted him. Three weeks later and he’s…

Go, dog, go! — Dog owners and friends, you may or may not know what the dog zoomies look like. Have you seen dogs shake off water and run around the house like a half-happy, half-relieved maniac after a bath? Does something get under your dog’s skin while chilling in the backyard and all…

But I wouldn’t trade my experience for anything different — I found Juno through a local rescue organization. She had been staying at a veterinarian’s office for about two years, confined for most of her days. The vet techs adored her, but there was only so much time they had to interact with her before other duties pulled them away. …