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Second Chances: Look Back

April 15, 2018 by Ogee

Working on a special project, I have been looking back at some old photos (if you can call them that) dating back to when I first began volunteering at the rescue. They are pretty bad. I can’t believe I had the audacity to post them. Just goes to show: I’m still capable of growth and learning at my advanced age! Two volunteers, Chris and Steve, make repeated appearances as they were fixtures at the rescue at the time. I have […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Old Bud

March 21, 2018 by Ogee

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Follow Up Friday: Tag – Now Max

March 16, 2018 by Ogee

I did not recognize him – this gorgeous hunk of dog. But he seemed to know me. And then – the head tilt. The telltale sign of a once ruptured ear membrane – and those eyes. It was Tag. Now Max. One of the Korea dogs that came to us two years ago in March. Rescued from a dog meat market by the Humane Society International, and brought to us with three others by the San Francisco SPCA. While most […]

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Princess Gracie

March 7, 2018 by Ogee

My name is Gracie. I am the grande dame of the E. & D. household. Technically, I am the middle dog. I arrived last January. Molly was here first. Been her since she was a young pup. She had pups herself before E. found her. I guess that’s why she never entirely grew up. While I may not have the seniority of tenure – I certainly do of age. At 14, I am top dog – even among the humans […]

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Raining German Shepherd Dogs

March 4, 2018 by Ogee

Winter finally arrived – in March. It has been raining buckets of water, hail, mud – and lately – German Shepherd Dogs. The AKC does dogs no good service by listing them as among the favorite breeds. When Goldens hit the top of the chart, a wave of abandoned and surrendered golden dogs followed. German Shepherd Dogs have been making their way up the list and now rival Labrador Retrievers for the top spot. So guess what? The shelters and […]

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Nash’s Big Day

February 18, 2018 by Ogee

Nash, the furless wonder, arrived almost two years ago. At the age of eight, he had been left in a local shelter. He was listed as a Black Labrador, but he looked more like an exotic hairless dog – except for the smell. He was suffering from Malassezia pachydermatis – a yeast found on the skin and ears of dogs that can get out of control leading to greasiness, loss of hair, and “malodorous discharge from legions” – in other […]

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Follow Up Friday: Just Add Love

February 16, 2018 by Ogee

Taylor was the eighth dog of 2018. You may remember his arrival. At three years of age, this Golden Retriever weighed just 40.8 pounds. He was emaciated and scared, but he instantly clung to our people. Within minutes a tiny grin appeared. That was his true heart shining through. There was nothing medically wrong with Taylor. Why he was so thin is still a mystery to us. We know he was kept in a kennel during the day – which […]

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Follow-Up Friday: Journey Now Charli

February 9, 2018 by Ogee

My Yogi had a play date recently with our former foster and his protégé, Journey. Her name is now Charli – and it suits her, but I have a hard time re-training myself. She is forever Journey to me. She has grown, but not too much. She is loved (that can never be too much). But in one way, she has returned to her old self. It seems that our Journey Charli has fallen back into her old habits: greeting […]

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