Happy Tail: Wyatt
Our long-time volunteer, Cathy Lloyd has recently adopted Wyatt and we wanted to know how he was doing. It seems that this adoption was meant to be! Wyatt was rescued from a high-kill shelter in Kentucky this March. It didn’t take long for this sweet boy to find his new home and now he is happier than ever! Why did you decide to
Happy Tail: Nell!
Nell came to TAGS at the end of December 2012. At that time, she was estimated to be just over a year old. TAGS named her Noelle because if we had not rescued her in time, the shelter she was at in the United States was planning to euthanize her on Christmas Eve. Before ending up at the shelter, she was living in a
Happy Tail: Jill
Interview with Julie White – Jill’s Happy New Mom Why did you choose Jill? We saw Jill at Pet Valu at the end of her shift. Her foster mom Gayle was picking her up. My husband spotted Jill and said “Hey did you see the dog over by the cash?” I said no and he brought me over to look at her. We fell
Iggy’s Happy Tail
Casey Liut, Iggy’s new mom, answered our questions about how Iggy is fitting in since his adoption in March. Why Iggy?I have always had a love for shepherds as I had one growing up. My husband has always had a love for Rottis, so when we read about the shep/Rotti cross, it perked our interest. After we read his bio, we became really excited—he sounded like such a
Boomer’s Happy Tail—Every Dog Deserves a Second Chance (Part 2)
Part 1 of this article can be found in our June newsletter. Click here to read it. We had a dog, Buddy, for 11 years. We rescued him from the Port Perry pound when he was a puppy, but we had to say goodbye to Buddy last October. At first, we all agreed not to get another dog. As time passed and the emptiness remained, though, our
Happy Tails
Read more Happy Tails on our blog! Bo Hi everyone! My name is Lee-Anne and I’ve been blessed to have adopted Bo almost a year ago! Now for me it was love at first sight at the meet & greet but for Bo it was a different story as he was very attached to his foster mom Brittany! But I quickly learned Brittany had
Wordless Wednesday: Happy Halloween!
One of the perks of having a forever home is having someone to dress you up for Halloween! (though it is difficult to tell if they all think of this as a ‘perk’) Chloe, Buffalo, Blondie and Starr were all adopted through TAGS. This is a blog hop. Don’t forget to check out the other participating blogs by clicking on the
Adopt a Cat!
Cat ladies—and gentlemen—this post is for you. Today we are featuring the cats of TAGS! They come in different shapes, sizes, colours and genders, but they do have a few things in common: all of these furry felines are litter-trained, spayed/neutered, have up-to-date vaccinations and cannot wait to join your family. Read more about them on our adoptable pets page. The process for adopting a cat
Farewell, Becky <3
Written by Christina Smallbridge We adopted our beautiful girl Becky, one year ago this month (See Becky’s Happy Tail). Our family chose Becky because she was a senior dog at 15 years of age. We had the privilege of adopting 2 previous dogs from TAGS and our lives were enriched by the unconditional love and devotion they showed us every day. We knew it would
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2013
2013 was our best year yet for the blog and for TAGS social media in general. It was the first year where we had a regularly updated blog, Facebook page, and Twitter account. We find these resources to be instrumental in helping animals find homes and couldn’t do it without your support! Thank you for liking, commenting, and sharing our content. We welcome any