Tag Archives: Adoption
Simone and Gwen
Both Dante (left) and Maggie were adopted from the Aiken County Animal Shelter. Dante was born with a life-threatening birth defect and Maggie was found eating garbage to survive.
Christopher had us worried. The two-year-old, 66-pound, mixed breed known for his soulful eyes, mahogany brindle coat and sweet personality was showing signs of kennel stress. He was sleeping too much during the day, refusing to greet visitors and seemed to be sinking into depression. You couldn’t blame him for losing hope. As a huge […]
A funny thing happened with two of the dogs we adopted from the Aiken County Animal Shelter that made us think that we are on to something. We like to have three dogs in our household and when one of them dies, we honor their memory by adopting a new dog as their replacement. We […]
The 27-pound mixed breed female that hobbled out of the roadside woods to greet Patrick Miller, Animal Control Officer, was bringing a lesson to share. Patrick suspected a hit and run with the number of cuts in her body and the skew of her bloodied jaw. Her ribs were defined under white and brown fur […]
Never say never. That’s something I’ve learned over the years, and it’s something that came into full realization when Hitch entered my orbit. “I saw the cutest little Chihuahua mix at the animal shelter today,” is how my fiancé’ Hallie started the conversation. Chihuahua? Cute? Wait a second. That’s a little dog, isn’t it? Years […]