Mama Blue, a true Cavalier 
We are permanent foster parents to a Blenheim, Mama Blue (Blue for short), about eight years old. Like our other two dogs, she also was a breeder for ...

Keira, a rescued Cavalier 
Here's a photo of Keira - she's a real ham.  We adopted her from Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue (the rescue I volunteer for) in February 2008. 

She ...

Mildred Isabella and the trash can 
Last week I had to go to the doctor's office...not a favorite thing to do. Mildred Isabella, as always, came along to be my helper.

She is an AWESOME ...

Me and Kaja the Rat Terrier 
So. I have a crazy little rat terrier. She loves to play. Her favorite game is tug-of-war. She loves to meet people. Kaja also loves to be with her family....

Crissie: Golden-hearted Dog 
I got my dog Crissie about 3 years ago.

She was so cute as a playful little puppy back then. We snuggled her every time.

When me and my brother were ...

Dear lil Karma 
Hi, I would just like to tell you a little story about my Karma, a 10 month old registered Yorkshire Terrier. She was healthy as can be. 2 weeks ago I ...

sadie  
My mom worked at a vet for 25 years. One day these people brought in a yellow lab. Her name was Sadie. She had a spot in her foot that was called gangrene ...

MOLLY AND PENNY 
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE TWO COCKER SPAINELS. WE LOVE THEM JUST LIKE OUR KIDS. MOLLY JUST RUPTURED A DISK AND IS IN THE VET HOSPITAL FOR 10 DAYS.

LOOKING ...

My dog's life before i got him 
He was bought from a pet store, as a puppy American Eskimo. He was a gift to a girlfriend, but the girlfriend quickly turned him down. The boyfriend was ...

buster's halloween costume 
I have a puppy named buster. His breed is a mix of a shih tzu and a poodle. I got him the week of halloween so i decided to dress him up in build-a-bear ...

Her Baby 
Hi, my name is Jill and my pomchi's (chiwahwah/pomerinian) name is Lily. My puppy Lily is about 9 months old.

She is one of the best dogs i have ever ...

patsy the small cute wise chewenie  
The first time i saw small chewenies in the news paper i wanted to get one. So I called the number and i asked how much the chewenies were. the woman said ...

Our Pancho April 5th 1994 - June 8th 2009 
They say "some people come into your life and leave footprints on your heart and you are never the same" .. Pancho came into our lives when he was 5 weeks ...

Happy Birthday... Patches  
Today Patches turns 7. The perfect number, according to the ancients. The number of God some people say. Fitting then that she is spending her 7th birthday ...

Nikki 
I got my dog Nikki from an animal shelter. When we went in to meet her, she peed all over from nervousness. She hid behind me and was very sweet. People ...

Patches...a great loss!  
Five years ago, I received a blessing -- the gift of a service dog from Florida Service Dogs. That blessing left me on June 17th around 1:00 in the afternoon ...

Dede my Outrageous Dog 
I have a wonderful pekingese named Dede (pronounced Deedee). At first when we got her she was not a good sight to see. She was messy, and whined a lot....

My Bella 
Well, I got Bella from this family. She is a toy chihuahua and is my best friend. I love her so much but she pesters me sometimes. Here is a photo of her....

Hannah's Hips  
For those of you that have been following the adventures of my sweet Hannah, service dog in training, I have some sad news. Hannah's hips are going to ...

My New Service Puppy 
My new Service Puppy is 8 weeks old today, 5-20-09, and weighs 8.2 lbs.

She is named Prissy Leanora, a lab golden mixed matched puppy. She is the ...

Jack's Special Talent 
Jack is my grandpa's dog, so I don't see him very much. But one time I was over at his house, and my four year old cousin was also there. He wanted ...

stylish doggy 
pink dress with stylen hat

Josie Wales
An Angel Sent From Heaven 
As I look back in life, I remember my luck with friends. It wasn’t exactly good luck and it wasn’t exactly bad luck either. I have a way with people, making ...

A wonderful doggie teeth cleaner 
It happened by accident -- turns out to be the best accident that has happened in a long time. Our Great Pyr puppy, Hannah, raided my bathtub area and ...

Burned Up Buck 
Hello, I am a newlywed. My husband and I have both grown up with dogs. Both of our families adopted our dogs from our local shelter. So about 3 months ...

My puppy ~Bruno~ 
Hi, my name is jess, and i have a 7 month old golden labrador. He is white, with some gold on his ears and back legs.

My partner and I purchased him ...

Once in a Lifetime 
My dog is an incredible dog. She is a mixed breed, a pudgy one too, and is one of the only two puppies to survive from her mother's litter.

So far in ...

Annie: A Very Special Helper 
Hi my name is Pam and I am 57 years old amd I am disabled. I have too many things wrong with me to go into but just to let you know I can't bend to pick ...

Golfi the Wonder Dog 
Golfi is the most perfect dog in the world! :-) She is a 4 Yr old German Shepherd who came from Germany as a puppy. Her first owner claims he just didn'...

lacey may my black lab 
my black lab is seven months old now, very friendly and loads of fun though we are having trouble with finding big dog toys she wont chew and destroy.

socks ...

OREO, my dog... 
I have a dog named OREO. He is an ordinary dog. so friendly and also likes pizza. He loves to lick me and bite (playing) with me... He is a perfect dog....

princesss 
its made of pink fabric and has wonderfull texture.

Editor's note: Her owner didn't tell us whether she is talking about the dog clothes or the cushion ...

More about Fred The Painted dog 
Fred has been getting along well. He seems to be enjoying life. We took him to a lake and he loved chasing the little waves at the shoreline. He loves ...

Lily found her love 
This is the last part of a made-up story about Sock, the Rat Terrier:

Hey sock lady here and if y'all don't remember my baby socky got lost. well yesterday ...

R.B. Dawg 
I was reading about Comet's adventures on his blog...any idea what he is mixed with? We had a German Shepherd mixed with BEAGLE....she looked like a GSD ...

Lily's lost love 
I have a mixed breed dog lily and socky my terrier. well lily and socky always loved each other and played all the time. well i told yall that socky is ...

An Elevated Dog Bed
For My Spoiled Rotten Girls 
This is a picture of my girls...on their elevated dog bed which is actually an antique day bed (thank you, Sandy!! We all love it!)

Not every dog ...

Hannah's Service Dog Training 
For those of you following the fun times that Hannah and I are having with the service dog training there were a couple of milestone moments in the past ...

i need advice on my pup lou 
hey every one if yall read or even heard of ms. sock lady then good. if not then let me adress my self. im ms. bell lady. weird name i know but i got a ...

ugly duckling 
When I first met fred I thought he was a sort of ugly mutt, all scraggly and homely and absolutely thrilled to be petted. In his enthusiasm to be my friend ...

Great Pyrenees Service Dogs: Patches and Hannah 
I have two service dogs. My wonder dog is Patches. She's half Anatolian Shepherd and half Great Pyrenees and is brindle and white.

Hannah is in training ...

Cheap Collars 
hey sock lady here and i have a tip on people out there who dont like buying expensive collars.

take a belt and measure it around your dogs neck and ...

Run Away Rat Terrier! 
Part One of the made up story about Socky:

my dog is a rat terrier and is very adventurus and loves to dig. every time he's in the house he always manages ...

The Painted Dog 
I was mourning my 18 1/2 y/o dog Maggie when I ran across Fred.

I was driving down the street and saw a dog spray painted with green stripes and a weird ...

Scylla - This one is trouble! 
I had been looking for a companion dog for almost 2 years and decided that one way to find a dog and try one out would be to foster dogs for the Humane ...

Charlie the American Staffordshire Terrier 
This is a second post for me about my other dog, Charlie. He is a 3 1/2 yr old male AmStaff.

This is a pic of us at the DoDD school. We were giving ...

A blue nose pitbull story -
4 da 1st time!!!  
i have had dis dog 4 a year n a half. she is a blue nose pitbull. her name is lady. she had 11 blue nose pitbull puppies. n they r all very alive. right ...

annabells birthday today 
Today is Annaeblls birthday she is 6 years old. She is having ...

missymouse's shih tzus 
I have two adorable Shih Tzu doggies. My oldest one is almost three years old. Her name is Cricket. She is white with brown spots and a brown/black mask....

Rocket, my jack russell terrier 
Rocket is a five month old jack russell puppy and ive had him since he was 8 weeks. He is really special to me as he helped me cope with the loss of my ...

Little Angel - Teal'c the Border Collie 
My dogs name is Teal'c and he is a Border collie pup. He is only 6 months old and is very playful. I have had him for about 4 months. Teal'c got his name ...

Sirus Siberian Husky 
Sirus is a 4 Month old Siberian Husky. I got him from my brother as a graduation gift. I always wanted one, that was my dream dog. Then one day after ...

Lulu the Miniature Poodle 
This is LuLu - isn't she beautiful? She is my 2 year old Miniature Poodle.

I adopted her a year ago. She is quiet but can be demanding at times. She ...

Raised Doggie Car Seat 
I wanted to build a raised platform for a car seat that would allow my Type A rat terrier, Mister Dude (an appropriate name for his attitude), to see out ...

taconie the springer spaniel 
taconie (ta-con-ie) is a great dog smart and intelligent. taconie is a springer spaniel she comes to work and school with me. shes really nice and also ...

Lucky Dog  Not rated yet
We got our Great Pyrenees when he was about a year old from a local vet. The veterinarian called us because he had this dog that was brought to his clinic ...

Crissie's New Life  Not rated yet
You must've read my story about Crissie a few months ago, right?

Well, she's back! And much better than ever!
She's now happier, and a bit more naughty....

Emma, a tri-color Cavalier  Not rated yet
This is another of our three Cavaliers, Emma, a tri-color who was rescued from the same mill about a year later than Keira. She has been with us for ...

Hannah and the cold spell  Not rated yet
This has been a very cold winter for Florida -- we have had so many below freezing mornings I have lost count. Last year we had exactly 10 days total,...

My little girl =)  Not rated yet
Hello my name is Misty, and my Yorkiepoo's name is Pixie. I named her with the help of my best friend and because of her size. She is two months old and ...

Bad to the bone  Not rated yet
My dog Coco is a 1 year old Shih Tzu. One day we went to the park and on the way back we bought her a bone. When we got home we gave it to her. Then we ...

Star Dog  Not rated yet
My dog's name is Hannah. My name is Kaitlyn. I like to play with her. She likes to wear her star clothes. I like her.


Editor's note: Hi Kaitlyn! Thank ...

Every Pet Needs A Home  Not rated yet
We are getting this dog named Charlie tomorrow and he has a problem in his legs called Valgus. It doesn't hurt him at all; it is just an issue where his ...

Mildred Isabella sitting on a rock...but not just any rock  Not rated yet
When we went to transportation training at Disney in December, I had been working with Mildred Isabella for about 6 months. She is a very good girl, and ...

Service dog transportation training  Not rated yet
In December, three pups from Patriot Service dogs went to downtown Disney for an adventure. Actually it was transportation training -- learning to be ...

A Rescue Story: Riley the Coonhound mix  Not rated yet
I just wanted to tell you a little bit about our girl Riley. Riley is our 7 and a half month old black-and-tan Coonhound/Black Lab cross. Riley was rescued ...

My dog Lenny  Not rated yet
This is my story about my dog Lenny. I got Lenny 11 years ago. He was 5 when we got him from the SPCA. The day we got him he was going to be put down, so ...

So now I know why the hotels charge a pet fee!  Not rated yet
Mr. MacDoogle Dog (white standard poodle) was rescued from a pet store at almost 6 months. Prior to that, his life was nothing but a cage. He has become ...

My dog Thunder is pretty.  Not rated yet
My dog's name is Thunder. My dog is a Malamute/Husky/wolf. He is 24 1/2 inches tall at the withers and 95 lbs. He is not a shelter dog but was bred for ...

Mildred Isabella meets Santa Claus  Not rated yet
Today at Wal-mart, Mildred Isabella had a special surprise. I made her a "coat" that used to be a tree skirt and has the embroidery "I believe in Santa"...

Me, Myself, and Jessie  Not rated yet
Hi, my name is Jessie! I am a Double Dachshund - I have bright blue eyes, with starburst black. My owner, says I have ADHD, I don't know. I think I have ...

My FAVORITE Thanksgiving dog story  Not rated yet
I will give you my FAVORITE Thanksgiving memory. It was 1978, and Billy, Cris and I lived in a tiny 400 square foot duplex...that included a kitchen, living ...

Poppi's wonderland  Not rated yet
Everyday when I waltz on out of my bedroom I am greeted by my fuzzy schnoodle, Poppi!! She loves to snuggle me in the mornings, and is a tug-of-war champion....

Greg with Princess  Not rated yet
i made doggy steps. I took 1x6 piece of pine wood and made three steps. Each step rose 5.5 inches and was 11 inches long.....(1x6 is really 3/4' x 5.5 ...

Mildred Isabella at 7 months   Not rated yet
Mildred Isabella just turned 7 months old last week. She is being trained as a service dog and I must admit she sure does a good job!

Of course, she ...

Team Chihuahua  Not rated yet
The Taco Bell Chihuahua died a couple months ago. That's a sad thing :( He inspired my wife to buy one. Piccolino was a good dog, mean little sucker ...

pregnant baily...  Not rated yet
one day i decided to breed my dog. she has the greatest personality and just loves other dogs. anyways sooo we bred her and it was almost christmas soo ...

a day at the barn  Not rated yet
my dog is a catahoula/lab mix (dad=lab, mom=catahoula).

when we went to the barn, he ran up to one of the horses and tried herding the horse. the horse ...

Timijen the white husky!!!  Not rated yet
Timijen is a pure white husky and an amazing dog. she's so ornery though - she always digs holes and gets any animal she wants!! she's 2 and came from ...

Dental Care Tip  Not rated yet
After reading Jo and Stan's articles on dental health for your dog (Good articles, by the way.) I wanted to share a tip I ran across by accident.

My ...

Our New House  Not rated yet
Ok well I am new here. My name is Dakota and I am a Black Lab Retriver mix (at least that is what they told my mom). I am 6 months old and came from Columbia,...

Courtney's dogg  Not rated yet
Well ive bin in the back garden with my dog and i gave him a football ,and he started playing football with me.

i was amazed. His name is toffee, he ...

Beat the Heat:
How to keep a dog cool  Not rated yet
In our area we have dramatic changes in weather each season. I am always looking for ways to keep our dog comfortable during the times we are away for ...

Kayla's Dog Story  Not rated yet
Hello, my name is Kayla and I am a 5-year old mix between a Lab, Golden Retriever, Irish Setter and some type of terrier. My owners got me when I was 6 ...

The Hamper Sleeper  Not rated yet
My name is Sierra. My Yorkie, Elvis, is what I call a "Hamper Sleeper". He sleeps in anything, but he loves to sleep in hampers. Whenever he hears "laundry"...

Mildred Isabella's big test  Not rated yet
Mildred Isabella was invited to a birthday party for her partner's grandson. Mildred Isabella is a service dog in training and only 20 weeks old and her ...

my dachshund princess  Not rated yet
My princess is named Isabell. she is a dapple dachshund that I love to the end of the world. she is about 2, but she has an old dog's soul. she follows ...

Sami's Birthday Party  Not rated yet
I'm Tabitha and my dog is a two year old yorkie/poodle named Sami. Her birthday is in a few weeks and i want to do something special for her. So I thought ...

My Best Pal, Amy
a Jack Russell mix  Not rated yet
Amy is a rescue. I adopted her 13 years ago when she was 3. She came to me with many problems such as biting and an inordinate fear of riding in the ...

Mildred Isabella  Not rated yet
Mildred Isabella is named after two wonderful ladies -- one, Mildred Bell, was THE definition of a Southern Belle. She was close to 50 years older then ...

Prissy's First Outing  Not rated yet
Well Miss Viki picked me up with Patches her service dog. We have been friends since 2004 and are like sisters.

We went into 2 thrift stores all went ...

So like candy  Not rated yet
After the untimely death of my precious baby boy Papillion Mikail, I swore up down and backward that i never wanted another dog. Mikail died at a very ...

the dog  Not rated yet
my dog is white and it used to lick my toes. my dad sell my dog.

A BIG SUPRISE!!!  Not rated yet
It was christmas 2008 i was soo excited when i woke up that christmas day i screamed my head off when i found out i got a dog for christmas his name is ...

Missy the Toy Poodle  Not rated yet
Missy is a toy poodle. She lives with Mookie, our cockapoo, and our pitbull - see make your own dog clothes for a picture of my pitbull.

OREO  Not rated yet
i have a dog named OREO!!!!


Editor's note: For more information on Oreo, see the story of Oreo and Missy

Abandoned Missy Meets
Sister Oreo Again   Not rated yet
Well, we have 3 dogs, Sadie(old), Missy(puppy), and Oreo(sister with Missy-Puppy). Missy's real parents abandoned her so we dog sat her. We already had ...

Once upon an unloved dog  Not rated yet
Missy is my dog. She was abandoned and we had her twin sister. We decided to take her and love her. She is now mine!

Scrappy McDoodle  Not rated yet
Scrappy McDoodle was a rescue pup from a high kill shelter in West Virginia. At 3 years old, she's a therapy dog, an unofficial officer of the canine geese ...

Hannah's booboo...  Not rated yet
Hannah was playing with her best friend and mentor, Patches -- the regular daily routine of full force, wham bam slam dunking. Hannah thought she could ...

A Dog Named Dozer  Not rated yet
I adopted Dozer about 8 years ago in North Carolina. He's a great all around dog.

Although you can't see it from the photo, he has unique ears. When ...

Zippity Doo Da!  Not rated yet
This is Zip. He's an Australian cattle dog. One of their ancestors is the dingo. They are especially bred for their interesting coat that is a combination ...

Indianna Jones   Not rated yet
Indianna Jones is such a good dog, he's smart and a quick learner. He is also our second dog. He is a Cattle dog and a Jack Russell mix. Our family loves ...

Patches the BEST service dog in the world!!   Not rated yet
Patches is half Anatolian Shepherd and half Great Pyrenees. She was born the same day my first guide dog puppy graduated (who was raised by my daughter ...

Hannah, Service Dog Trainee  Not rated yet
Hannah is a Great Pyrenees puppy...she is only 18 months old and Great Pyrs don't start to mature until around 2 years old. Hannah is in training to take ...

The Dog Ramp Champ  Not rated yet
My dog is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever and her name is Nula. She injured her shoulder so I use the ramp I built from your plans to let her out of the truck....

That's a Pretty Smart Puppy  Not rated yet
Years ago, a few months after my first dog died (Siberian Huskey/Chow 13yrs), I got a new puppy. I was living in a motor home and this little Alaskan Malamute/...

casey, the escape artist, and I  Not rated yet
Casey was given to me about 2 mos after I had a knee replacement. He's a lover, and he was very attentive to me as I proceeded to heal.

My breeder ...

Arrow the cheerleading yellow lab  Not rated yet
Arrow is a 3 year old lab. A yellow lab. Yesterday I made a tennis ball toy for her. Arrow loves to play fetch.

She lets me dress her up and take pics....

Dog Agility With A Twist!  Not rated yet
I am a military member serving at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. I am a confirmed "dog junkie" and could give two hoots about 12 steps for it! :)

The attached ...