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Human: Cynthia P. of D'Precio Boutique
Piwi was my first pitbull. I didn't want to give him a large potentially threatening name like Hercules because I knew of the pitbull stereotype. He was 3 months old when I brought him home in March 2011 and he was very small and...
Human: Karen S. of Florida Wiener Dog Derby
I owe everything I am now to one special girl in my life, Roxie. My husband and I had already fallen in love with dachshunds, but unexpectedly added another from the clearance shelf at a local pet store. I knew she was...
Human: Lauren H. of YuppiePuppyCityKitty
When I adopted Nessarose I had a bunny named Elphaba (so named because originally her name was Merlin but then I found out she was a girl and I thought it only right to name a bunny after a magician or magic user). Elphaba is t...
Human: Jessica G. of The OK Dog Blog
Ossian is the St. Bernard. He was named after the founder of Phi Mu Alpha, my husband's music fraternity. Koda is the husky, who's named after the Coda sign in music (though it's not spelled the same way). We're a musical family.
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Human: Christin B. of Andalusia Animal Shelter
Grace came into the shelter I manage. When she arrived she was covered in ant bites, had a severe bacterial skin infection as well as having sarcoptic mange. She was matted to the skin and was very distrusting of h...
Human: Adam and May B. of TriPekes & The Joker
Huck: My wife and I decided we wanted to share our life with a dog. After looking at pictures of dogs at a local rescue we picked our Huckleberry. He was a little boy who spent the first 2 plus years of his life at a pupp...
Human: Nancy T.
Lola: My 14-year-old chihuahua Toby died recently from cancer and the house was so quiet and lonely without him I couldn't bear it. I went to the shelter on a Saturday and adopted a little girl that could have been my Toby's little sister. She was sche...
Human: Jody M. of Bark and Swagger
Sophie - She came from a farm in Oxfordshire, England and when I saw her picture before my husband brought her home, I immediately thought of our adorable English niece, Sophie. They’re both light haired and cute. Of course, I asked...
Human: Jason of Talking to Animals
These two adorable pups came into our lives when we visited the local Dogs Trust to find a new family member. They are sisters and had been handed in together at 9 months old. We only went for one dog but we couldn’t let them be sepa...