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Penny came into my life during my first year out of college, when I was a teacher in rural Mississippi. There aren’t many details from her first two years of life. But we know that Penny was found scared and with a litter of fresh puppies abandoned by a dumpster. Her puppies were quickly adopted…

Our beloved Ray was equal parts adventurer and cuddler. He loved the wind and the fog and watching birds. When we had people over, he would join the conversation. He was tolerant of everybody and almost anything, and children loved him. He left an impression on everyone he met. Those of us that were lucky…

Biscuit c. September 2004 – 13th August 2022 Biscuit was an SF SPCA rescue. We went to visit the adoption floor “just to look” for a mature, small, short-haired, non-vocal cuddler, and ended up coming home with a year-old, long haired herder with a big voice and an even bigger personality! Bitsy (as she was…

Cleo (2007-2021); in Chicago during her daily squirrel hunt. She was a lab to the core – loved food and people, tried to hunt any critter that moved, and in general she was very high maintenance. She once ate a half-dead squirrel and threw it up on my rug, got bit on the nose by…

Leia (2007-2022); in Chicago during “snowmageddon”. Leia was my husband’s baby; she loved him so much that it made her crazy. She had separation anxiety and would bark at him for sneezing. She got into a lot of trouble – she escaped her crate and dug out his mattress TWICE, she once jumped off a…

Pluto (2007-2022); at Oma & Opa’s cottage on Lake Huron, MI. Back in 2007, I was looking at a fuzzy picture of a puppy on a dog rescue website when I spotted my boy. I knew that second that I wanted him and the rest is history. Pluto is the sweetest dog I’d ever seen….

Luliki came to us from the SPCA 20 years ago, and quickly found her way into our hearts – and tables, counters, closets, boxes, beds and sofas. She was an intrepid little thing, who found a way to “escape” from the third floor window down into the garden below, raced around playing catch me if…

I welcomed Mickey and his littermate Bianca into my life when they were 11 years old. Little did I realize the love bombing that was in store for me! Mickey would climb into my lap even if Bianca was already there. He would flop over for belly rubs on the couch. He would rest his…

Malcolm was a very good and special boy. He could be a scaredy cat and did not like disruptions to his routine but he was always sweet and open to new people, new cat towers, and vet recommended food. In his 11 years, he made our house feel like a home in four different states…

Dear Chia,Tomorrow, we say goodbye, and I’m struggling to imagine my life without you. I can’t believe I won’t see your face at the door when I come home anymore. I’ll always wish I could’ve helped you more, but you grew so much. I remember how scared you were when I picked you up from…