Author: jchick62

Sweetpea dies at nearly 25 years of age. Sweetpea’s urn arrived today which signals the end of her physical presence for me. Her spirit and memories I hope will stay with me forever. While the return of her ashes can be considered the end, the beginning started in 2009. I saw a piece on channel…

Rest in peace to our beloved Lili. ​We rescued Lili over 14 years ago when we were still teenagers, almost half of our existence on this planet. She shaped us more than we can comprehend. Her love for everyone was immense. She loved guests and her lifelong human friends. Her favorite things were: Cuddling under…

About a week ago, we said goodbye to our sweet, sassy Lady Fal. Falmouth (Fally) came into our lives through serendipity. We walked past a dog adoption event months before we planned to adopt. When we met Fally, we knew she was meant to be in our family. She was smart and engaging – smiling…

We said goodbye to our sweet boy Blade on September 1 at 2PM. He was the light and joy of our lives and every moment with him was a gift. It has been a month but his presence is still felt so strongly. We truly miss him with all our hearts. We adopted Blade from…

Baphy was in our lives for six years, more than half of her life. When I found her at the SPCA she had gone unadopted for five years because she was a black adult cat. I fell in love with her before I even met her when I saw her online. Her name on the…

Dori Whitney Bunny Bixler Maggie Malone Rodriguez Peña Jones Our lovely fluff fury crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday. People tell us that she was lucky to have us, but really, we were so damn lucky to have her enter our lives with so much love, energy, fieriness, and confidence. If it wasn’t for her, we…

Yesterday, Patrick & I said goodbye to our first dog, Rocky. He was our best friend & loving family member. He transitioned peacefully in our backyard, snoring cutely at 11.5yrs old. He brought smiles to so many. I’m grateful we got to experience many of them as we walked around with Rocky. No matter where…

Monday, November 6th, God took our beloved Manish home. 13 years ago, Manish was adopted from the SPCA when she was almost one year old. Found as a stray inBakersfield, and with the name Olivia at the time, Manish was a beautiful Labrador mix with an impressive black coat. As soon as Anaperla met her,…

In memory of our adorable little girl – Bella. We adopted Bella in September 2015 from Milo Foundation when she was about 2 years old. She had the right amount of energy and playfulness for us. She was friendly to everyone, including other dogs. She really loved children and adored babies and they loved her….

August 26, 2004 – January 25, 2024 Rescued by the Woodside Priory staff from the feral cats living on the grounds. He was adopted by the Rodondi/Pekarek family along with his brother Bandit as a kitten. He lived his most of his life at the family home in Redwood City, CA, but moved to San…