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Recent Posts
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- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Riley
- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: River
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- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Aurora
- Home-to-Home Adoption Program: Mama, Charlie, CowCow and Lily
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Happy Tails
Animal Friends presents Happy Tails: Layla
Apr 02 2014
Guest Blogger: Patricia A My 11-year-old son, Robert, and I have wanted a dog for years. I grew up with dogs, but worked such long chaotic hours as a hospital nurse that it didn’t seem fair to adopt. Now that I …
Posted in adopt, adoption, dog, happy tail, Happy Tails, layla
Animal Friends presents Happy Tail: Karma
Mar 05 2014
Guest Blogger: Patty Gongaware It was a cold dark night in January 2012. Potty breaks were all done, so I decided to treat myself to some “puppy cuddling”. A litter of three-month-old collie-husky mix puppies had come in that day, …
Posted in adopt, adoption, by patty gongaware, dog, foster, foster fail, Happy Tails, karma
Happy Tails: Cindy Lou
Nov 27 2013
Guest Blogger: Carolyn AmorosoI met Cindy Lou when I volunteered at Animal Friends in Pittsburgh years ago. At first she was not eligible for adoption because she was being held for court. When I adopted her about a year later, …
Happy Tails: Trinity!
Oct 21 2013
It is an honor to have volunteered and adopted with Animal Friends over the years. As a 93-year-old widower, the true value of my relationship with Animal Friends has been the love and companionship I have received from the dogs …
Posted in adopt, adoption, dog, dogs, Happy Tails, james brown, trinity, volunteering
Happy Tails: Freestyling Disc-Jockey Salvador!
Aug 14 2013
Guest Blogger: Shawn Schrag I just wanted to send out another update about our Animal Friends alum, Salvador! So far, we have competed in 4 disc dog competitions through the Mid Atlantic Disc Dogs and Appalachian Air Canines and have …
Posted in adopt, adoption, by shawn schrag, dog, Happy Tails, pit bull, salvador
Ten was Adopted, and we Can Tell!
Jun 07 2013
By Jeff Geissler, Communications Assistant Ten found his forever home, so I can finally get some work done. Ten, who was the tenth cat rescued by our wonderful volunteer Diane Friske, is the most playful 2-year-old tabby you’ll ever meet. …
Posted in adopt, adopt a cat month, adoption, cat, cats, Happy Tails, kitten season, ten
And Then My Dog Showed Up
Apr 25 2013
By Jolene Miklas, Director of Communications I adopted a dog this year. It’s not a big deal, I know. Especially because I work at Animal Friends. You’d think I’d be tempted to adopt dogs every day. But I wasn’t tempted, …
Posted in adopt, adoption, Beagle, by jolene miklas, Happy Tails, rescue, staff
Happy Tails: Salvador
Mar 27 2013
Guest Blogger: Shawn Schrag, adopter I adopted Salvador from Animal Friends I in November 2010. I wanted a friend for our 3-year-old rescued black Lab and now the two are inseparable! I volunteered with both of them in a nursing …
Posted in Happy Tails, salvador
Happy Tails: Kasper went home with our own Jeff!
Jan 30 2013
By Jeff Geissler, Communications AssistantIt happened yet again. This morning while heading to my office at Animal Friends I walked past the cat condos ready to say good morning to my early bright eyes. One of them was gone. But …
Posted in adopt, adoption, By Jeff Geissler, cat, Happy Tails, staff
Happy Tails: Macadamia
Jan 18 2013
Guest Blogger: Terry Kuehner On December 15, 2012 an incredible tragedy occurred in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School took twenty-six lives that morning, including 20 children. We all vividly remember that day. Everyone I know was …
Posted in adopt, adoption, By Terry Kuehner, cat, guest bloggers, Happy Tails