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Before You Go

 It’s vacation season. Some are taking to the road with their fur family members in tow. Some are entrusting them to the care of pet sitters. Before you go, here are some tips to keep them safe and secure. HOME OR ROAD TRIP Registered Microchip and ID: Whether you are traveling with, or without your…

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Puppy and Money

How Much is That Puppy…Really?

 The Home4Ever Puppy Project: The True Cost of Puppy Parenthood The second installment in our Home4Ever Puppy Project series to reduce the number of abandoned and surrendered dogs through education. By Kathryn Baines, Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT- KA), Behavior Consultant and an AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy and Canine Good Citizen Evaluator and Audrey Farrington, Homeward…

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Puppies

Home4Ever Puppy Project: Is That Puppy Right For You?

 Introduction Here is a surprising statistic: approximately 30% of the dogs coming into Homeward Bound’s program for the past two years have been under the age of one (puppies are excluded). Surprising because we welcome Goldens and Golden mixes regardless of their age or health which means that many of the dogs we have historically…

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Serving Those Who Serve: A Foster For Zeke

 Our nation depends on the courage, and commitment of those who choose to serve. Their service includes personal sacrifice affecting those they love – including their pets. A career of military service should not preclude close personal bonds with family – two or four-legged. In fact, those close pet relationships provide something to look forward…

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Adventures of a Dog Whisperer

 Those of you who know long-term Homeward Bound volunteer, Tatia Taylor, have felt her presence missed at Homeward Bound. Now that her return date is set, we’re allowed to tell you where she has been. Tatia is many extraordinary things: human mom, dog mom, camper, hiker, adventurer, and recognized dog whisperer. But we bet you…

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Living the Holiday Spirit, All Year Long

 ‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, And outside the house, Two doggies were chained, With less than the meadow mouse. Roland saw them as he drove by. Two dogs chained together in the mud. A dilapidated fruit box, their only shelter in the freezing temperatures and the rain. Entwined as they were, with only three feet…

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Where The Sugar Flows

 In the big dog Park at Homeward Bound, the rough and tumble play. But on the other side of the fence is where the sugar lives. Sugar Shack Acres is home to Homeward Bound’s most senior dogs: the sugar faces – and our sanctuary dogs – like once-and-forever feral Red. Because Homeward Bound is one…

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Max and Felix: Together Forever

 November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month. Fittingly, we bring you the happy “tail” of two seniors who arrived this summer and left proving, once again, that love is ageless. Max and Felix came to us out of tragedy. Their humans, heartbreakingly, perished together. At ten years of age and very closely bonded, the brothers suddenly found themselves…

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Korea Dogs: A Happy Update

 In March, we welcomed four beautiful Golden Retrievers – part of a group of 64 rescued from the South Korea meat market by the Humane Society International. Most of the dogs were adopted directly through their partner, the San Francisco SPCA. But Talgi, Roger, Lena and Myra had extraordinary needs that would require more time…

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