by Ogee
What I miss… Your barking at dog photos I am editing on the computer or videos on TV. Chasing those TV dogs around the back of the set to see where they go. Not having to get up every five minutes to retrieve the tennis ball that my beloved retriever purposefully rolled under the furniture (fetch is for humans, too, I guess). Your schedule of demands beginning with breakfast barks and followed by lunch cookie barks, dinner barks, and bedtime […]
by Ogee
Homeward Bound welcomed two new dogs from a Shanghai rescue this week. Say hello to Oscar… and Kenny. We’re working with a new group that we had heard does a wonderful job of giving street dogs a second chance, providing healthcare, vetting, and socialization before they come over to find forever homes. Like the Taiwan and Korea dogs before them, our rescue is happy to be in a position to assist dogs wherever there is a need. But we never […]
Categories: Dog Rescue, Pets • Tags: Dogs, Old Dogs, Senior Dog Rescue
by Ogee
“A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves — a special kind of double.” ~ Toni Morrison Our recently adopted Yogi and his sister Lotta (formerly Lottie who I wrote about here) were reunited last week for a play date. They had not seen each other since September. If there was any doubt that they would remember each other, it was quashed in an instant. As soon as they saw each other […]
Categories: Dog Rescue, Dogs, Pets • Tags: Dog Photography, dog rescue, Gardens Golden Retriever, Golden Retrievers at Play, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets
by Ogee
“How do we know that the sky is not green and we are all colour-blind?” ~ Author Unknown Reality can be deceiving – and when it comes to dogs – changing, especially in response to the environment they are in. When she arrived last February, Foxy’s reality was that of a talker. A persistent, incessant, completely annoying and very loud talker. Correction. Barker. TALK. TALK. TALK. BARK. BARK. BARK! Foxy had things to say and she was going to make […]
Categories: Dog Rescue, Pets • Tags: Dog Adoption, dog rescue, Foxy's Story, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Inspirational
by Ogee
Categories: Dogs, Pets, Photography • Tags: Gardens Golden Retrievers, Golden Retriever
by Ogee
After the rain… and before the deluge… moments of beauty – the company of dogs, filthy, muddy play, and a banner weekend for getting dogs home. There were absolutely no appointments on the board when I arrived early Saturday morning, and then they came, one by one. Thankfully, we had a full complement of adoption counselors on hand because – by the end of the day – eight dogs had found their forever families. In this mix is a very […]
Categories: Pets, Photography, Rescue • Tags: Dog adoptions, Garden Photography, Gardens Goldens Fall, golden retriever rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue
by Ogee
“Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.” ~ Jacques Prévert Happiness forgot us for a bit. With the loss of Bella, the house feels quiet and empty to us, and to Bella’s “brother” Jackson. From the moment they met, they had been best playmates and friends. Only a year separated them – and we hoped nothing else ever would. But sometimes, the universe has other plans. You can’t will grief away; it takes its […]
Categories: Dogs, My Pups, Pets • Tags: finding happiness, grieving, Jackson and Bella, Loss of a dog
