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A Memorial Garden to help honor and rescue Golden Retrievers.

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common bonds

April 30, 2013 by Ogee

These are both Clematis vines. As different as they look, they are but two of some 300 species in the same genus. Like the Clematis, my sisters and I appear very unalike. We could not have begun on more different paths; but as we age mature, the roads have merged. Instilled in all four of us is a common passion for rescue.  Rescue of different sorts, albeit; but rescue, nonetheless. Susan is a natural history biologist, dedicated to the rescue […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Blessing of Animal Companions, different paths, Robert Frost, sense of purpose, sisters

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Wordless Wednesday: Sweet Dreams

April 30, 2013 by Ogee

Categories: My Pups • Tags: Dogs, Dogs sleeping, Golden retrievers

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Pieces of the Heart

April 29, 2013 by Ogee

This is a story we have heard too many times through these past recession years: good families who love their four-legged family members, but are forced to surrender them due to circumstances beyond their control. Roxy’s family loved her dearly, but had to move to an apartment and could no longer keep her. Now due to circumstances beyond her control, and through no fault of her own, twelve-year-old Roxy is in search of a new family to love. Lucky for […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog foster, dog rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue

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Dahlias returned

April 28, 2013 by Ogee

Before I began this journey to rebuild the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, I had no experience at all with Dahlias. They were the gift of a volunteer gardener and fell into my charge. I watched them blossom through the summer into magnificent plates of color and fell in love. I dutifully dug them up in the fall; placed them in a box of vermiculite following instructions I had read, sprinkled lightly with water and a little prayer, and then left […]

Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Clematis, Dahlias, Dog foster, dog rescue, Dogs, gardening, Highbush Blueberries, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Honeysuckle, Jerusalem Artichoke, Nature, Photography, Rose campion

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The Meadow

April 23, 2013 by Ogee

“How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold.” ~William Wordsworth

Categories: Gardening • Tags: Flowers, Meadow, Nature, Photography, William Wordsworth

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The Divine Miss Bea

April 22, 2013 by Ogee

When Beatrix needed a few days of fostering before her new family could take her, it was easy duty to sign up for. Who could resist this face? It was really less fostering than babysitting. This little one-kidney girl needed a watchful eye as she healed from her spay surgery, and a little big-dog socialization wouldn’t hurt considering she would be sharing her new home with an adult Homeward Bound alum. Jackson is our mellow boy; he has never met […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Dogs, Fostering, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Photography, Puppy, Puppy socialization

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The language of flowers: Iris

April 20, 2013 by Ogee

The story of the Iris flower dates back to Ancient Greece, when Iris, the Goddess of the rainbow, acted as the messenger between heaven and earth. She traveled from one world to another, carrying messages across the arc of the rainbow. Purple irises were planted over the graves of women to summon the Goddess to guide the dead in their journey. Today, the flower named for her is considered a symbol of communication and messages. In the language of flowers, […]

Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Garden, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Iris, Language of Flowers, Nature, Photography

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Wordless Wednesday: Sugar Face

April 17, 2013 by Ogee

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog, dog rescue, Golden Retriever, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Photography, Sugar Face

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Down the rabbit hole

April 15, 2013 by Ogee

If you think plant names are challenging – try coming up with unique and memorable names for thousands of rescued dogs. Lately, we have resorted to “months” – artist month, musician month, etc. This is writer month. Which is how this sweet little girl acquired the name Beatrix Potter. She is a breeder surrender with only one functioning kidney. That makes her imperfect in a breeder’s eyes – but certainly not in ours, or in the adoring eyes of the […]

Categories: Gardening, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Beatrix Potter, Butterfly Garden, gardening, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Lupine Collars and Leashes, Nature, Photography, Puppy

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