Barking in the wind (blog)

 Fostering 102 Finding the right rescue  Every rescue has its own guidelines and values so you should do your homework to find out which will work best for you.  The easiest thing before even applying to see if you’re a fit is to learn as much as you can on the internet.  So, for the next 10 days do the following: …

                      Fostering 101 – by Terry Price Kimmel  I talk and cross post a lot about fostering animals. It is one of my passions and one thing I can do on a regular basis to help a homeless animal and the rescue community. I am over the dog limit in my …

courtesy of Simple Photos Rosie to the Rescue! You may have seen on CTV, or heard on the radio that there was a backyard breeder in Quebec City who surrendered 23 of his dogs this past week to a local rescue. We thought you would like to follow their journey. I contacted Anne Dube from Rosie Animal Adoption to find out …

  We have all been waiting for this day to arrive. After being the best Foster Mom ever, Tara Garland has a last installment on Stanley. A Forever Home for the Holidays- This year my family opted not to celebrate the holidays with gifts but rather focus on enjoying the company of loved ones.  Though there were no presents to …

 Some time has passed since the last Stanley update and as the weeks pass his fur gets a little longer and his bones a little less visible. While Stanley still has a good amount of weight to put on he has officially reach the 50 pound mark! Hard to imagine now that he ever could have weighed a mere …

 Tails from the road with Mouse On Friday I got to go on my first weekend get away.  I truly needed to get away from these golden boys. They drive me crazy they are so stupid. I heard Mother lamenting about how maybe she should take me with her as the place they was staying accepted dogs. There wasn’t a …

             Stanley joined my family in the country this weekend to say good bye to Tyson, he was buried in one of the most beautiful garden’s of some very dear friend’s of our family.        Tyson loved being up in the country and some of my favorite photos of him were taken up …

Stanley has now gained 13 pounds putting him at an almost healthy 48 pounds!  This has been a very exciting and thrilling challenge for Stanley who dances around at the sight of food, walks backwards when I walk down the hall with his food (to be sure he keeps a close eye) and chows his food down by smushing his face as …

               It’s official, Stanley has pep in his step!  After a few weeks of a regular food routine, some special probiotics for his stomach and a quiet place to sleep Stanley is ready to explore the world.  So for the last 3 day we’ve been able to go for much longer walks then we were …

NEema and elsa A Montreal writer, a singer, a searcher and traveler. You will love this, I promise ….. NEeMA Where do you live now and who lives with you? Home-base is still Montreal though I’m often away.  My dog elsa lives with me when I’m home. Did you have animals when you were young?  What was your first experience …