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Unforgettable May

May was a month overflowing with movement, memories, friendship, and unforgettable moments. It began with Tails in Bloom photoshoots by Andrew of Raven Imagery supporting

The Day We Became We

Darcy’s Gotcha Day is May 16, 2011. It is the day we became we. The day my life changed course. Fourteen years ago, I was

11 years

Our story began eleven years ago today. You had me at hello — no words, no history, just a single look that said you were

Lulu’s Letter

Two Years On I often like to imagine what my dogs would say if they could write their own stories. This one, I think, belongs

Chosen

And I’d choose you, in a hundred lifetimes, in hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you. I remember

GOTCHA!

We celebrated September 18th as Bobo’s Gotcha Day—the day he got me. But it took more than a week for me to make him mine.

10 Years of Us

Ten years ago today, Kim drove me to meet you at South Mimms. My heart pounded with both excitement and anxiety as we rushed toward

365 days

I knew you were meant for me before I held you in my arms. When I saw your photo at Harbin Slaughterhouse Survivors, your eyes

Quietly we sit

Sometimes, sitting quietly on a bench is the best way to speak to those we’ve lost. In the stillness, their memory becomes a gentle breeze,

9th Together Day

To all of you who asked how I am with Lulu, I appreciate your concerns. You can say, I was once in her position and

Stranger in the Night

When Darcy left us, many have asked Mum if she would get another. “But I have George,” she would say. She knew she would one

You never love the same

In September, it would be nine years since Mum had decided to adopt me. Still remembering clearly how she found herself in a dilemma soon

You’re my World

To the world you maybe one person, to me, you’re my world. I had a rough start in life, surviving on the streets in Hungary

Cheers!

On Darcy’s Gotcha Day, we were invited to lunch at the appropriately named Darcie & May Green restaurant. Darcy and Mum were the at the

Gotcha in my heart

Today, eleven years ago, Darcy made her appearance into Mum’s life. She bounced past Mum who stood transfixed at the doorway as she watched Darcy

My name is George

I met my foster Mum on the 18th September, 2014 … it took all of nano seconds before she started saying to Kim, “If I

You’ll Never Walk Alone

Once upon a long time ago, I walked the streets of Hungary on my own.  I was hungry, frightened and directionless. I must have left

Ten Years at Supersonic Speed

The Universe knows the perfect timing for all those things you want and will find, through the crack of least resistance, the best way to

The BIG 3!

Inspired by the TV series This is Us …

Georgeous Stories!

There’s something about George. He’s the little guy that entered our lives five years ago today.

Darcy

Darcy

My father’s a miniature poodle called Ginger and my mother an English Cocker Spaniel called Beth. That’s what makes me a cockapoo.

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