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All In A Day

February 3, 2019 by Ogee

All in a day… A motley duo transformed and made as beautiful on the outside as they are within. A one year old boy is surrendered, and then reclaimed because his people could not be without him with the understanding that a dog is a member or the family and a promise is a promise. Kids (human or canine) take time to grow up. Patience, perseverance and consistency are the keys. You get out what you put in. Three Golden […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Dogs, Golden Retreiver Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden, Photography • Tags: dog rescue, golden retriever rescue, Good Samaritan, Kindness, Puppies

Fragility and Resilience

January 14, 2018 by Ogee

“Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze.” ~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Sometimes, the most fragile-looking things have the greatest resilience. A spider’s intricate web is designed to hold its maker, its prey, and a chandelier of droplets ten times its weight. This tiny frog is everywhere in the garden in the middle of winter, finding shelter and warmth under leave piles and overturned pots. […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Nature Photography • Tags: Fragility, golden retriever rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Resilience, Spider Web Droplets, Winter Garden

Hope is a Road: Amelia’s Story

July 23, 2017 by Ogee

“Amelia is loose at Lake Tahoe. Can you post for help?” Amelia is a six-year-old “English Cream” Golden Retriever and retired breeder dog. And not from a responsible breeder. We see too many of them. They have spent their whole lives living outdoors and making puppies. They arrive shut down, fearful, and unsocialized. They connect with other dogs, but not quickly or easily with most humans. It can take weeks, months, and in some cases, years for them to overcome […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Rescue • Tags: Dog lost in Tahoe, dog rescue, golden retriever rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, hope

Buster’s Little Miracle

July 16, 2017 by Ogee

“He’s going to break your heart,” they said. Buster was an emergency transfer from a local shelter. He had been found stray and unable to use his back legs. His fate, if he stayed at the shelter, was clear. Homeward Bound – on Independence Day – was his last chance. His transport angel said he looked like he had given up. She thought he would just sleep on the long journey to safety. But after he was lifted into the […]

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Rescue • Tags: golden retriever rescue, Golden Retriever walks again, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, hope, Inspirational

Wordless Wednesday: Going Home Day

February 22, 2017 by Ogee

The little girl renamed Moose, the Doodle, Clifford – after the Big Red Dog. 🙂

Categories: Dog Rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog Adoption, Golden Retriever Adoption, golden retriever rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue

And Toto Too

February 5, 2017 by Ogee

We prune to encourage new growth in the spring. It’s an art and a science. And while roses are pretty resilient, you still take great care because, sometimes, you can go too far. In December, odd couple Cody and Rusty arrived. We nicknamed Rusty, Toto, for his resemblance to Dorothy’s little friend. Rusty is 7; Cody 10. Cody portrait graciously loaned by Rob Kessel Surrendered when the wife developed allergies, they were inseparable. It was easy to know. On the […]

Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog Adoption, dog rescue, golden retriever rescue, Homeward Bound Golden Reriever Rescue, Rose Pruning

After the Rain

October 30, 2016 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