I woke up this morning from a very bad dream. Now I can't remember all the contents but the feelings were what I woke up with. I'm still working to shake them off. But the sweet thing is my dogs. Even Mr. Aka who would rather sleep than do anything else in the morning was there for me. He and Taffy both cuddled up to me as tight as they could. Maybe I had made noise during the dream, I don't know but they both seemed to just know that I needed them. Even now as I sit here typing, they are both w...
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That's right JOYS!! While a lot of rescue work can be hard, heartbreaking and grueling as we try to educate people, eradicate puppy mills and unscrupulous backyard breeders, as we see 100s of dogs pulled from Puppy Mills looking so scared and hurt and we wonder will they ever be different; it often overwhelming and easy to become sad and negative and not find any joy in what we do. However, I am here to share a lot of joy about a Puppy Mill dog rescued by Ratbone Rescues, an animal rescue g...
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As some of you know, I have two mini Rat Terriers. The female is a rescue dog. She was rescued from a kill shelter where she had been dumped by the owner of a puppy mill who had used her as a breeder dog her entire life. When she became unable to breed any more pups, she was thrown out. Sadly there are too many thrown away dogs and other pets in the USA and the world. I volunteer for a rescue group called Ratbone Rescues. They are a volunteer based rescue organization dedicated to rescuing,...
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The joys of ripping up your house! Mom’s home was built in 1982 and had the original carpeting put down back then. It is a testament to my mom’s housekeeping (before she got so ill) that it is still a fairly nice looking carpet. However, in the last year, we have added two dogs and that has taken its toll on the floor!! The vinyl that is in the kitchen and bathrooms was also the original and was also showing wear and tear so this year Mom and I decided it was time for new floorin...
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What's your Four? Four, Four, Four, Four...

A) Four places that I go to over and over: Food Lion (grocery store), New Attitudes (mom gets her hair done there every Friday that she is able), CVS (pharmacy) Doctors’ offices (Chapel Hill, Wilmington, Elizabethtown) B) Four people who e-mail me (regularly): LeiMomi, Bonita, Alison, Harry C) My favorite 4 places to eat: Olive Garden, Steaks at Front Porch (local place), Chinese place in Jeff City, MO but I obviously do...
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