Today I found out an amazing thing, a Jack Russell rescue organization in Greensboro, North Carolina found out about a rural NC breeder who decided to retire and surrender a total of 14 Poodles, and they stepped up to help. Pilots and Paws Volunteer Pilots were kind enough to fly all 14 dogs from Henderson, NC to this rescue group in Greensboro, NC in February. They have even been professionally groomed, and they are doing well on crate-training, so they are well on their way to becoming housetrained. Busy, a little lady who is only 6 months old As with all of the dogs in the care of Finding Great Homes for Great Jack Russells Like You, adopters must qualify so that each dog is carefully matched to its forever home.There is an adoption fee to help cover the cost of their medical care, and to help this group continue to save special animals like these. You can see more information on each dog, including age, adoption fees and other details, on the group's list of adoptabl...

Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the  kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid. As she stopped at my   kennel  I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't wan t her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the overworked shelter keepers get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them. As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have  the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life. She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to  assure her that all would be well. Soon...

Raggedy Andy is just six months old, but he has a heart condition that will greatly limit the length of his life. His breeder is in Northern New Hampshire and would like to simply give this special boy to someone who can love him for whatever time he has left. It would be wonderful if someone had the funds to take him to a veterinary specialist school, to see if there is something more that could be done for him, but his regular vet says that sweet Andy was just born with a "bad ticker" so he may simply have only a short time to live and be loved. This boy is still young, birthdate in March of 2011. He is a Moyen sized Poodle, which is a smaller sized Standard Poodle. If you can help by offering him a forever home, please email me at knowingdogs@yahoo.com and I will send you contact information for his breeder. If you love Poodles but cannot add another to your family, yet you still want to help Andy--perhaps you could donate to help get him to a veterinary school just...

My friend Corinne Grant, in Greensboro, North Carolina asked me to let all of my Poodle friends know about this special little girl named Lacy. She is in need of a forever home due to the death of her owner. Here is what her temporary foster home had to say about sweet little Lacy: Lacy is a 10 year old white miniature poodle. Her owner died 3 weeks ago and she has been at the vet having a little surgery to remove two warts on her back so she is missing a little hair. She gets along great with kids, other dogs and loves to be talked to. Her owner was an 89-year old widow and she is a inside lap dog. I have all of her records. She has been a patient of Greensboro Vet on High Point Rd. She has had her senior annual and is on heartworm preventive. We have all of her supplies. She has a small heart murmur and she is on meds for that. If you do have someone interested we would love to talk to them We are willing to supply them with a supply of heartworm and heart murmur meds if ...

Come on, admit it--dog people can be a tad snobby, as we think our dogs are the BEST, period. And purebred dogs are very special dogs but I have to confess to you that at our house, Kate the Standard Poodle is no longer the queen. She was just fine with having Suzie Q. Bean, an elderly Dachshund rescued from a shelter last year, come in and take over. I honestly think that Kate thinks it is a bit humorous when the little weenie dog runs over to get the first treat, or tries to take over watchdog duties when someone knocks on the door. For many years, we only owned two kinds of dogs - Poodles in the house, and Siberian Husky show dogs who had their own quarters involving indoor/outdoor runs and a big fenced yard. After recently losing our oldest Poodle, the numbers of purebred dogs in our home has decreased.  But we are not lacking in dogs!  "Ewok" the Siberian shares her quarters with an Aussie, two mixed breeds and a recently adopted Beagle, all shelter dogs except the Aus...