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Jackson’s Happy Tail

Posted: May 15th, 2010

    Hi Jodi – Just wanted to tell you Jackson (formerly known as Cupid) is the best and is living the life! Tara 06/01/10- Hi Jodi – Okay we have been delaying our update only because we are having SO MUCH FUN with him and truly want to send pics that capture his gentle… Read More

Dixie’s Happy Tail

Posted: May 15th, 2010

    Hi Jodi, It’s me, Precious! Well, now my name is Dixie. I wanted to give you an update on how I’m doing with my forever family. I just love my big brother Tank! And traveling with my mom and dad! As you can see by this picture I’ve gained some weight…and love the… Read More

Rescue Recap- w/e 05/15/10

Posted: May 15th, 2010

Happy Weekend Everyone! As usual, we’ve been busy, busy, busy and we’re broke, broke, broke so any help would be greatly appreciated.  We have a couple of events coming up and, if you’re in the area, we would love to see you. Thanks for visiting and we hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!      Maggie… Read More

Mark Your Calendar!

Posted: May 14th, 2010

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Adoption Application

Posted: April 13th, 2010

Thank you so much for your interest in one of our dogs. A couple of notes about the Adoption Application before you get started- Please be sure to use the “tab” key instead of the “enter” key when advancing to the next field. If you hit the “enter” key, it will submit the form. The… Read More

Bronko- Our Hope Dog

Posted: April 3rd, 2010

We first wrote about Bronko on 02/28/10 to congratulate him for graduating the Hope Dogs Prison Program. We’re so proud of him and so thankful to his caregiver for loving him and taking such good care of him. Bronko had been a bait dog before coming to ABR. But now he’s famous! He’s been in… Read More

Bella’s Happy Tail

Posted: April 3rd, 2010

        Hi Eve,I just wanted to say Hi and let you know that Bella is doing great!  She’s gained about 10 pounds since you last saw her and Zeus has LOST 7 pounds from all the playing.  They are a perfect balance!  She’s definetly calmer…still licks like a maniac but it’s getting… Read More

Maizie- In Memoriam

Posted: April 3rd, 2010

  MaizieApril 2, 2010   Sorry to have to share such bad news but Maizie crossed the rainbow bridge this morning.  Her heart was getting so very weak and the meds just weren’t helping anymore.  We will always have a special place in our hearts for our big mama.  She will be sorely missed.  We… Read More

Pixie’s Happy Tail

Posted: April 3rd, 2010

      Hey Jodi,Sorry for the delay, I actually had more pics of Pixie at work then at home.  I attached a slide show of some recent pics of her.  She is doing fantastic.  She is about 65 pounds now and a little bit shorter then Ole.  Her new thing is to sleep in… Read More

Rescue Recap- w/e 05/11/10

Posted: April 3rd, 2010

With your help… we can rebuild her. Meet Daisy! Her 85 year old owner walked her into to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay because he could no longer take care of her. She was scared to death after being left by the only person and home she ever had. She just stayed in the… Read More

Rescue Recap- w/e 03/28/10

Posted: March 27th, 2010

Greetings! Short and sweet this week. Thanks for visiting and we hope you’re having a great weekend! ps- It’s been a really depressing few days with BooBoo and the myriad of other beautiful babies. We’re going to leave you with something fun… one of our favorites. Crank it up full blast (scroll all the way… Read More

BooBoo- URGENT- puppy in FL

Posted: March 25th, 2010

I received the email about this one yesterday evening. Have you ever received such awful news that your brain just couldn’t process it? I honestly couldn’t get my brain around this one until now… or shall I say, I’ve composed myself enough to present the facts. WARNING- this is NOT for the faint hearted and… Read More

Mallory’s Happy Tail

Posted: March 20th, 2010

      Dear Miss Jodi,Here are a few pictures of my new family.  We are having a fun time – lots of walks, playing, and love! Hugs and Kisses,Mallory Maree Hickey, the Princess View Mallory’s Photo Album

Nellie’s Happy Tail

Posted: March 20th, 2010

    Hey Gail… Nellie is doing great. She is such a great girl. We took her to the dog park today and she had a blast! She was the fastest dog in the park. Here is a little video I took of her. We’ll come visit sometime soon. Paws and doggie kisses,Nellie, Josh, and… Read More

Lucky’s Happy Tail

Posted: March 20th, 2010

    Carey, I took your advice and used Dave for some dog training last week.  He was very impressed with Lucky (Bella) and showed us how to train her to behave with the cat.  We are working on it.  Dave was very helpful and seems to have a way with dogs so thank you… Read More

Rescue Recap- w/e 03/21/10

Posted: March 20th, 2010

  ……. never, ever, ever, write that it’s been a quiet week in the updates (like last week). Clearly, it is just the calm before the storm.   LOTS of updates and new arrivals this week! We could SURE use some donations to care for all of these babies.  Don’t forget, this is just a… Read More

Color Us Happy!

Posted: March 15th, 2010

Wow!!! You can color us happy! We signed up a few months ago for people to buy magazine subscriptions (and other stuff) and added the link to our site (top right). The site doesn’t notify us when someone makes a purchase so we had NO idea until Jodi just called me to let me know… Read More

Hoover’s Happy Tail

Posted: March 14th, 2010

    Hoover, formerly known as Tumble…. Hi Jodi,Just a little update on Hoover. He is adjusting well at his new home.  He just loves Keith.  (he is his new shadow) I am sending some pictures for you to see just how healthy his is getting.  Thanks again for letting us adopt him, he has… Read More