You can do anything! There is a man by the name of Dan Caro who is such an amazing inspiration. As a two year old, he got third degree burns over 70% of his body in a fire. He was rescued by firefighters and no one expected him to live. Dan did live. He was…
Monthly Archives: January 2011
No Mountain High Enough
People can often learn how to overcome adversity and get past barriers by watching animals. Animals don’t focus on inability. Instead, they focus on ability and possibility. Animals don’t feel sorry for themselves when things go wrong. They look for hope in hopeless circumstances and in possibility. People tend to think about the “what ifs?”…
Rescue: The Gift of Love
It is so exciting to rescue and foster an animal and then have that animal connect with you and become a member of your family. This our new little girl Maggie Mac. She didn’t always look like this. She had a worried look all of the time. When she got here, she was afraid and…
Rescuing an Animal
Those of you who are regulars here know that this site is about helping anyone with special needs and helping the people who love them. Today’s post is about the 4 legged variety of special needs creatures. Well, that isn’t actually true because some special needs animals have fewer than four legs. If you have…
It Was Too Late
This post is a bit different from most. It is being written in an effort to share a lesson that several kids learned too late to save their friend’s life. Last year an 18 year old young man died in a car accident. He had not been drinking but the others involved in the accident…
Help an Animal
Like anything and with everything, there are positives and negatives depending on perspective. Many of us were taught as children that Christmas was not the time for new pets to arrive in homes. Many were not taught this and do not understand the concept. Children and Christmas can be chaotic and even with the best…
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Rugby Jones strikes again
If you are a regular here, you've already met Rugby Jones. He's a dog who was paralyzed and had the will and courage to overcome his situation.
He is now famous in storybook and plush toy. We recently became Twitter friends with Rugby and are helping each other spread his message of hope, courage, and love to young and old alike.
We got this note from Rugby's mistress, Claudia just before the holidays. I wanted to share. It's the smile you have been hoping for today:
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