THE STORY OF COOPER By Stephanie In the middle of December 2010 my dad and I were invited to a bbq with some of our close family friends. We arrived and I was greeted by the cutest, loudest, skinniest, little puppy I had ever met. From the moment...
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WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT CARING FOR THE MEGAESOPHAGUS (ME) DOG By TA Smiley Greetings, and I’m sorry that your pup has been diagnosed with Megaesophagus (ME). My pup, Zoey was almost two when she collapsed at home. We rushed Zoey to our...
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By Melanie Carballo My life is chaotic at times, but I embrace it. Sometimes I even love it. Other times I think I’m pretty darn crazy for bringing things into my life which increase the chaos ten-fold. Things weren’t supposed to have...
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By Hilary Brezinka Time is flying by, I didn’t realize until just now that Max and Kiba turned 9 months old yesterday. I can’t believe they’re only a few short months from turning a year old. I’m going to share a little of...
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By: Chrissy Wilson Sometimes the greatest adventures in life are the ones that are a) unplanned and b) come with bumpy roads – and let me tell you, I just had the GREATEST adventure, bumpy roads and all! Summer time tends to be a really busy...
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April 10th 2016, Sunday The decision was made. It was time to give Kodi rest. He was struggling to breathe. According to our ER visit the night before, his O2 was down to 90%. His red blood cell count and platelets were plummeting. He was...
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“Every once in a while a dog enters your life and changes everything” I can’t really say that I have been fortunate enough to experience the MegaE bond personally. To say such a thing, I would be quite a fraud. I’ve been a active stalker of...
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