Blog/News
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Apr 17 2015
Boots
A story with a very happy ending Boots, a 15 year-old female spayed, grey and white long haired cat, presented to us early November 2010. Her owners said she had…
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Apr 17 2015
Dori
Proud Mom of 5 Dori and her puppies – all boys! Dori, a gentle Rhodesian Ridgeback was bred by surgical implantation in June. In this procedure a semen sample is…
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Apr 17 2015
A Fallen Lief
A Case Close to My Heart After anticipating a Schipperke puppy for years, I got the call one morning that one of our clients would be having Schipperke puppies. I…
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Apr 17 2015
Meet Iris!
Iris is a kitten that was a stray and in October 2014 was taken in by Furry Friends, a local rescue organization. His right eye did not develop – a…
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Apr 17 2015
The Jack Russell Terrier
This high energy breed is becoming more popular each year, both as pets and as famous TV personalities. “Eddie” on Frasier is a wire-haired Jack Russell who has brought a…
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Apr 17 2015
The Irish Wolfhound
The Irish Wolfhound was originally a war dog, used to drag men out of chariots or off horseback, but was also used as a hunting hound and as a guard….
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Apr 17 2015
The Chinese Crested
The Chinese crested originated in Africa where they were called “African Hairless Terriers.” Chinese trading ships stopped along the shores of Africa on their routes, and brought the dogs onboard…
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Apr 17 2015
Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever originated in the 1800s by cross breeding a yellow flat coated Retriever with the now extinct Tweed Water Spaniel, then later crossed with a Bloodhound, Irish Setter,…
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Apr 17 2015
The Ragdoll
In the early 1960’s a women in Riverside, California, by the name of Ann Baker created the Ragdoll by breeding what was belived to be a white female Persian-type cat…
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Apr 17 2015
Chihuahua
The very smallest dog breed, the Chihuahua is ever vigilant and fleet of foot, with a spunky attitude. Compact with a terrier-like temperament, the Chihuahua has the appearance of a…