Stella – An Incredible 14 Years

Stella was a constant in our family’s life through so much, getting to watch the kids go all the way from elementary school to graduating from college. She will best be remembered by us and everyone who knew her as the master escape artist, food enthusiast,...

Tucker – Missed Dearly

Hi, I wanted to notify you of  Tucker’s passing on 5/16/2025. We were so fortunate to have adopted him from AFH and have over 12.5 years of joy, antics, and mutual unconditional love.  Tucker was experiencing some loss of mobility with his rear legs which we initially...

Beloved Lucie

In May of This Year We Lost Our Beloved Dog Lucie – We Adopted Lucie in October of 2012. Over the Next Dozen Years She was a Huge Part of Our Family. She Enjoyed Our Yearly Camping Trips – She Loved Going In the Water and On the Water in the Boat ! She...

Atticus (Rudy) Dog of Dogs

I adopted Atticus ( was known as Rudy) from a Forever Home Rescue in July 2009 as a 4 month old puppy.  His foster mom was wonderful; she said he was the best puppy she ever fostered and her own dog would be heart broken when he was adopted.  He was playful, cuddly...

Beloved Maya

Our hearts are broken. Our beloved,  sweet, beautiful black labrador retriever died yesterday at the advanced old age of 15. She never met a stranger – just loved everyone. She and I and my son grew old and gray together and had a wonderful life together. I...

Farewell Ramsey, Ella and Lola

Sadly, we lost our beloved, goofy Ramsey at the end of March to a ruptured tumor. He would have been ten in August. In the five weeks leading up to that, we said goodbye to Ella, our soon-to-18yo boxer mix, and our daughter’s seven year old cat Lola to FiP. It...