Meet Buster, a boxer/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. “My wife worked at Chinquapin School, and he wandered onto the campus. I didn’t really want a dog, so my nieces took him. That was a bad idea because they’re 5 and 8, and their mom just couldn’t handle … Continue readingBuster the boxer best big brother
“Sometimes I just stop and think: What would Balto do?”— Keena, medium coat Husky “We got her on the side of the road. We were looking for a Chick-fil-A. We couldn’t find it, but we found her. Out of all the puppies they had, she … Continue readingChicken sandwich and a puppy, please
“I like cows.” — Sasha “We’re not sure what kind of dog she is. We got her from the Baytown Animal Shelter about a year and a half ago. Cost just $10. We saw her picture in the paper, so we went to see her and … Continue readingRescue dog has growing vocabulary
Meet Annie, as in Little Orphan. The veterinarian suspects she’s a Lab mix. “I work at the Baytown Post Office, and she was in a warehouse behind us. There were two of them, but the other dog died. It was real sad because this one … Continue readingPostal worker delivers for sad dog
Meet Copper (front) and Darryl. “We adopted Copper about eight months ago and Darryl eight years ago. “Darryl came from the Pals for Pooches organization. When they rescued the three puppies from a river bed area, the organization named them Larry, Darryl and Darryl. You … Continue readingCopper worships ‘four-paws brother’
“Some say that the ear is the avenue to the heart.”— Honey, a Chihuahua-Dachshund mix “She used to be my son’s dog, but I have her now because he’s living in a place that won’t let him keep dogs. “They found her on the side … Continue readingRescue dog sure loves her catnaps
“My full name is Buster Douglas. I’m a fighter, not a biter.”— Buster, a rescue dog found in Huntsville a couple years ago “He’s a bad dog. He eats everything in sight. He jumps on the chair, gets on the table, and eats all my … Continue readingYou name it, Buster will eat it
“God has had a hand in my life.”— Ash, a Miniature Schnauzer “A friend of ours had two of them, but they weren’t getting along. So we got this one. They found him roaming the streets of Houston on Ash Wednesday. That’s how he got … Continue readingAsh Wednesday roamer finds a home
“My nails are painted orange for Halloween.”— Camille, a Husky “We got her from the Harris County Animal Shelter about three months ago. I hadn’t long been here (after moving from England) when we went to the shelter and found her. My wife’s a very … Continue readingFirst-time dog owner gets his Husky
Meet Speedy (left) and Cocoa, mother and son. “A year and a half ago, somebody dropped her off out in the country. A neighbor across the road started feeding her, and she would come over every night to our house and sleep on our steps. … Continue readingAbandoned Speedy steals her heart