Hudson is settling in so well with our family. Initially, he seemed confused about going outside and didn’t seem to understand what to do. But now? He loves the outdoors and is happy running around in our wonderful 12-acre secure yard. At first, he seemed lazy and uninterested in life around him but now he has completely come out of...
Read morePosted: January 28, 2024
Dixie has progressed beautifully since she joined our forever family. She was timid around other dogs but now she plays for hours at the dog park and comes home exhausted. She is still learning commands and getting better at not jumping up on people, although this is part of her enthusiastic nature so it might never go away completely. She...
Read morePosted: January 28, 2024
One year ago, our family’s life changed. Enter Murphy who arrived from Cairo just before the ban. It’s incredible how much joy he has brought to us in one short year. And we know that one year of happiness, love, and kindness has changed his life forever. Thank you for connecting us with our sweet boy! He puts a smile...
Read morePosted: November 19, 2023
Our little Cairo girl is doing wonderfully in her new Canadian life. She is surrounded by canine siblings and gets along with all of them. Her sister Freyja, her big brother Loki, and her brand-new sister Sunny (a miniature poodle mix) cohabitate harmoniously and they all love each other very much. Cozy and Freyja are particularly close ~ always playing...
Read morePosted: November 19, 2023
Bowie #3825 (aka Ebony who was on our website waiting to be adopted for almost a year) is a wonderful boy who is so grateful to be part of our family. He has two brothers, Bentley and Bruce, so now they are the 3Bs. He and Bentley got along instantly and have become real buddies although their play-fighting can get...
Read morePosted: November 19, 2023
Our beautiful girl arrived from Istanbul five years ago with her buddies, Lillian and Doris…all named after the Shrek movie. Fiona settled in right away because she packed light and came with very little baggage. She is super smart and obedient ~ she must have lived with a family before being abandoned. Her lovely face is a bit whiter and...
Read morePosted: November 19, 2023
Buddy used to be Olaf, who was also posted for a very long time before he found us in April. We were fostering Olaf and we are foster failures as we could not give him up. In a nutshell, he is a sweetheart and a very grateful boy who loves us very much. He is a big boy and for...
Read morePosted: November 19, 2023
Clark, previously known as Kevin, is a wonderful Golden. He has happily settled into our home and with his Lab brother Lewis. How cute is that ‘Lewis and Clark’? Not many dogs are named after famous explorers like Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Thank goodness we chose their last names though. Our boys do everything together and they are not...
Read morePosted: August 30, 2023
Lou is a handsome dude who came all the way from Turkey. Our well-traveled boy started his journey in Istanbul flying on to Vancouver. From there we took a ferry to Nanaimo. From Nanaimo, we went by car to a small boat that took us to our little island. After a well-deserved rest, our Turkish delight looked around in awe....
Read morePosted: August 30, 2023