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• G’bye Puppy Kibble

  By Donna Black-Sword on Mar 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Here ya go, Miss Holly, I say. Your last bowl of puppy food. Those are not words I like to hear in the same sentence, says Holly.  Last Bowl and Food. Wait, the world is going all fizzy. I think… Read More ›

• National Puppy Day

  By Donna Black-Sword on Mar 23, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  In recognition of National Puppy Day, we offer up a collage of the five little biscuit eaters that have christened our carpet since we started volunteer puppy raising in 2008. Who recognizes, and can name off, those black boop buttons?

• The price of springtime

  By Donna Black-Sword on Mar 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Tell me the truth here. Is there a fish coming out of my neck? Close your eyes. No wait, before you do that, let me offer a challenge of imagery. Take a deep breath. No, not like that. A deep… Read More ›

• Wordless Wednesday: Winter Trifecta

  By Donna Black-Sword on Mar 4, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

• Healing by rescue

  By Donna Black-Sword on Feb 25, 2015 • ( 12 )

  

  Introducing Saxon SwordPossibly the most epic dog name ever. My mom and I tend to roll towards similar tastes, as many mother and daughter combos do. We agree on lifestyle choices like the preference of spending a quiet afternoon with… Read More ›

• It’s snow fun in the midwest

  By Donna Black-Sword on Feb 19, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  The puppies of this Hero Litter are with volunteer puppy raisers across these great states of ours. And while the H pups in the Midwest are blissfully snowplowing their noses through the latest frosty precipitation, their puppy raisers are trying… Read More ›