Monthly Archives: August 2009

Why we fight!

During World War II, the U.S. government commissioned a series of films called “Why We Fight” for the general public to educate them about why the war was necessary – essentially by spotlighting how awful the Nazis and Japanese were – so that Americans could understand the gravity of the global situation and steel themselves […]

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The Journey Begins

I cannot believe by 4 pm today I will be looking at Zoey’s mom and dad.  It seems like for so long I have been waiting for this but its finally happening.  I broke down last night as I realized that I couldn’t save them all. But, I guess if everyone said they couldn’t save […]

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Abby on her own

08-28-09 Leslie and I had a long conversation last night about why it might actually be OK for Abby to stay here without her while she and Zoey are on their mission. Although this morning wasn’t easy for Abby (we had to put her back in the house while the three of us left for […]

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Leaving on a jet plane

Soooo, who did decide that nine minutes was the most appropriate time for a snooze on an alarm clock? Who is this person, Abby, Zoey and I want to know. Inquiring minds want to know!!! God I absolutely hate, hate, hate leaving Abby in NY when she knows exactly what is happening. She sees the […]

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What We’re Going to Have to Deal With

So the dogs that are being auctioned off on Saturday are now online.  Wow, what a frightening list!  If you can believe this, there are 15 pages (!) worth of dogs being auctioned, almost all of which have sired or whelped dozens of puppies since the mill started operating about 7 years ago.  Many, many […]

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A Horrible Website

If you want to be horrified, go to kennelspotlight.com.  It’s written from the perspective of a puppy mill owner/breeder and is as you would expect.  Perusing the articles on the front page make clear that kennel and mill owners view their animals as just that, animals, meant to live in the wild, prey on weaker […]

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