She's my baby!

Officially had Wylie since April. He’s a rescue from an animal hoarding situation. I’ve had a lot of dogs, and I’ve loved every one of them. But this guy is something special. Can’t be more than 5 feet from me most of the time and always wants to snuggle.

Had to share because when rescues finally feel at home they really are just the best.

And a random sunset here.

We adopted these two puppies today. They're almost two months old. The brown is male and his name is Kiko, and the white is a female, his sister, and her name is Kika.

It's so nice that they love each other. We wanted our other dog to have a companion, and it worked out well.

Say wondering what they're playing with... It was a piece of bone 😂. She thinks she's as tiny as him whilst he thinks he's as big as her 😅.

It's such a bittersweet moment to witness him getting old...It takes him twice as long to get up and move now and I just can't imagine how I am going to handle not being with him, one day! I wish there was something I could do...I keep telling myself to cherish each and every moment but even then, how can we prepare ourselves for something like that...

I think Kino would sound like Spongebob.

Lil Dude and our next door neighbor Etta Mae. His companion Jill passed in August and since then he and Etta have been best friends. They each watch for the other to come out to play. They are so cute together.

Yes, I bought a 4Runner because of dog.

Sorry if my spelling is not good English is not my first language. I have Valkyrie since she's 7yo, a good dog with kids and other animals and my best friend. She's now 14 and started to shit in the house at night frequently. No pipi, just popo. And nothing liquid, all hard. Never during the day even if she spends more time alone not going out in the day than at night. During the week I work from home so I take her outside on my breaks but some weekends were out of the house for a long time. We had 3 back to back loaded weekends with birthdays, baby shower and apple picking with family and she was just fine not doing anything while we were gone but at night I take her outside around midnight and wake up at 6 because of the kids and I wake up to a mess to clean. I just don't get it. If she had accidents during the long days she's alone at home I would think she's unable to hold it anymore because of her age but no. One day during the weekend we left her at 7am and came back at 4pm and everything was fine, took her outside at midnight like usual and woke up at 6:30 to a pile of dog dooki in front of the dore. And it's not like I'm quick to get her inside. I leave her wonder in the yard as long as she wants, most of the time that's her who wants to come inside.

I've been missing my little dog lately, so I looked through some old photos of him and picked one of my favorites to draw.

I ended up spending way more time on his eyes and little facial details than I expected lol

I found a long forgotten open bag of chicken quarters in my freezer, probably about 6 pounds, improperly stored (bag was OPEN. I don’t know what I was thinking storing it like that) and really freezer burnt. I checked the date on it- it had to use by date of 2022. Yikes. I looked up on Reddit for the best way to dispose of it. Luckily, I found a post about using it to make dog safe chicken broth, so I thought what the hell. I defrosted it all (because it was one solid chunk) and then put three of those chicken quarters into my 6 quart slow cooker along with some carrots that were about to go off and a sad looking stalk of celery. I put it on low and eight hours later, my dogs are now getting the most delicious topper for their kibble, which honestly is great because my 15 year-old girl is getting really picky with her food lately (I did skim the fat off). I still have like 6 chicken quarters left to use, but they’re back in the freezer, separated and ready to go in the crockpot when this batch runs out. I got some happy girl dogs, and I’m happy that I didn’t have to waste what once was perfectly good chicken. Bonus: the meat actually came out really good and though it’s dog safe, I might use some of it for tacos or enchiladas!

Had a deeply frustrating and eye opening experience trying to foster to adopt through Cause 4 Paws in Toronto. I am an experienced local and international foster and this has to be the most unprofessional organization I have come across and I have seen a lot. The coordinator, Helen, explicitly confirmed a dog named Anaisa (not special needs or a difficult breed) was on hold for me. Based on that promise, I went out, prepped my space, and bought all the required gear and trackers she had mentioned was needed on the phone.

She promised to set up a group chat with airport pickup details for Sunday, but never sent anything. After I cleared my entire Sunday schedule waiting on her, she only messaged me late Saturday night (because I prompted her first) claiming Anaisa was sick during transport and was being placed with a vet tech instead- this I could absolutely understand. What happened next was what made this situation look very sketchy.

She told me to reach out on Tuesday for an update, but left me almost three full days without a real response back, or update on Anaisa's health. I messaged her Tuesday morning like she asked, and she left me on read (read receipt and everything) all day. She finally texted back near 10:00 p.m. (prompted by an email) with another personal excuse, completely dodging every direct question about the dog's actual health or when she'd be coming to me, as was promised. I was more concerned for the dogs health and safety and they were more concerned on the fact they wanted no text or email communication- It’s very clear she refuses to put anything in writing via text or email and only wants to do everything through phone calls so there's no paper trail.

When I finally received an email from their main team to for a check up on Anaisa, another representative (Sue) emailed me back and literally tried to gaslight me, saying: "You must have misunderstood because being on hold does not mean that she is on hold for you." On the phone call Helen had explicitly stated Anaisa would be marked on hold for me, that I would foster to adopt and that they would require my help for Airport transport (which I am familiar with.)

I am amazed by the total lack of transparency, zero respect for adopters' time or emotional investment, and outright dishonesty. If you’re looking to foster or adopt in Ontario, save yourself the headache and go with a reputable rescue that actually communicates honestly.