On March 5th, 2021, a Barrington, Rhode Island family reached out for help. “Snowball,” their newly adopted dog slipped her harness and attempts to catch her have failed. I sold my home in 2016 and left my business card with some papers for the buyers. The homebuyer kept the card, […]

Lily was going for a walk when she had an unexpected medical event. In the confusion, she got loose and bolted. Friends and volunteers rallied by putting up fliers. The next day a DPW sander saw Lily in a field, but she ran into the woods near a long path.

It was early June 2020 when a neighboring town’s ACO reached out. ACO Eaton had called me in the past when dealing with dogs that proved difficult to catch. Like everyone else at the Attleboro Shelter, she’s professional, caring, and always a pleasure to work with. This time, a vet

There’s a tale to be told, even if it’s short, especially true with happy endings. Saturday night, August 15th, 2020, I got a short email – “Can you call me?” It’s been a few years, but I would never forget Patti from Pennsylvania. In 2009 we worked together via emails

A chance sighting of a small dog running loose on the streets and some out of state calls led to my involvement in this case. The concerned couple got pictures and tracked paw prints in the snow to a truck cap and pile of old fencing. Startled by their voices,

“Bella,” a 2yr old Golden Retriever, arrived at her new home on Sunday, January 20, 2013. There was “mom” Liz, other Goldens to play with, rooms to explore, and a large, fenced yard. Five hours later (10:30 PM) a door left ajar a few seconds provided an escape route. Liz

Grey Bear grew up in the woods chained to a doghouse filled with straw.  His only company was other dogs and an owner who didn’t interact with them, except to provide food and water.  Fortunately, the man was persuaded to give them up so they could have a better life. 

On September 11, 2011, “Abby,” a Belgian Malinois, arrived at her new adoptive home in Swansea, MA, but quickly escaped by scaling the fence. Attempts to catch and chasing made her run further away. Sheilah Graham had recently adopted the same breed dog from ABMC. Emails and FB posts alerted

Mary Mika from Alaska was sixty miles from home on a 3-day vacation trip when she saw a lost pet flier at a gas station.  Locals said a small white dog had been running loose in the area for over three years, now facing a fourth winter outdoors.  Nicknamed “Ghost

Jill was a black Lab mix from Texas who was lacking in social skills. A group tried to train her to be a “gun dog” (hunter companion) but she failed. Her fate almost sealed, a caring shelter volunteer in Massachusetts rescued and found her a home. Jill, 30lbs thin, was