Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue

Puppy Reunion

July 30, 2017 by Ogee

Who says that we don’t get paid at an all-volunteer rescue? Remember my subjects from Puppy Truths? Cici was adopted right away, but you might recall that two of them, Timmy and Wyatt, came home with us for a bit last winter when we thought the rains and flooding would never quit. My Yogi was happy to keep the little monsters company. It’s still unclear who the bigger puppy was! Recently, all three returned to Homeward Bound for a reunion. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Buttercup

June 28, 2017 by Ogee

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What A Service Dog Deserves

June 11, 2017 by Ogee

A garden gives us peace, tranquility – a place to absorb our worries, allowing us to move forward. In exchange for its service, it requires little: some food for a strong foundation, water for life, a little structure, and some support when needed. A service dog requires no less. In the news recently was a disturbing story of an “emotional support dog” that attacked a passenger on an airplane. The dog was apparently (illegally) seated on its handler’s lap, and […]

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Slowly, The Evening Comes

May 28, 2017 by Ogee

It is a rare treat to be in the Memorial Garden at sunset. After the feeders leave, a hush falls over the entire rescue as pups – exhausted from a day of play – bed down with full bellies for the night. “Slowly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon, like a magician, extended his golden wand o’er the landscape.” ~ Longfellow Instead of dogs barking, the air is full of the sounds of birds chirping, bees buzzing, […]

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When All Is New Again

April 23, 2017 by Ogee

“April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” ~William Shakespeare The garden in April is both young and old. New friends appear… Old friends are reborn. The season was never over. It was just waiting for us to find it again. From cold ground covered in earth and leaves, springs forth our long-lost friends looking new and refreshed; ready to write another season – another chapter in our garden’s journey. “Age is opportunity no less, Than youth itself, though […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Mine

April 19, 2017 by Ogee

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Chief’s Gratitude

April 16, 2017 by Ogee

We have been blessed and blessed and blessed. And if April showers bring May flowers…we are in for quite a show. Our five years of drought are officially over – and with the weekly rains, our gardening has been largely on hold; called on account of cold, soggy ground. Quick to forget, people naturally stopped counting our blessings and started whining, prompting one of my favorite nurseries to send out an email: “Don’t be a grumpy gardener!” To complain about […]

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