On March 7^th, 2015, just after a late winter snowfall in Texas, Coco (then known as Geraldine) rescued me during a time in my life when I was struggling with depression. As a senior dog, her personality was a perfect fit for my low-key lifestyle. She enjoyed long naps by her favorite window, as well as walks in her stroller. She found peace in the quiet comfort of our apartment, in which we were the only occupants. Her golden years were spent in a home full of love and without worry, just as every dog’s life should be. While I was heartbroken when she crossed the rainbow bridge on January 4, 2018, I remain grateful for the almost three years we had together.

I adopted Lucas from Second Chance SPCA 14 years ago....

who we adopted in February 2009. She was only 13 weeks old when we adopted her from SCSPCA. We lost her at the young age of 9 due to her having two aggressive tumors.  I often wonder how her 4 siblings are doing.

You were our Sweet Millie Sue,
and You were a good girl too.
We picked you up at Second Chance.
You’d greet us at the gate with a hula dance.
You made us smile all through the day.
You liked to go out and play.
Mouse-Rats and Squirrels once feared you,
as well as lizards, cats, and birds too.
It was under the shed you would hide,
and your time you would bide.
Waiting for Opie the Opossum to arrive. 

I had the honor of being Bree's mom for the last three years of her life. I met her when I volunteered at Second Chance, and it broke my heart when no one showed interest in adopting this gentle giant.  I would tell my husband about the older, sweet baby who’d been at the shelter longer than any of the other residents, and we eventually decided it was time to expand our pack.

This is our boy, Snowflake, or “Sam” as he was called at SCSPCA. We adopted Snowflake in March of 2008 when he was just a puppy. He had several siblings up for adoption as well but Snowflake had potty trained himself so I thought that was a pretty good sign that he was the dog for us. And, I was correct.
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A sweet little guy whose passage on this earth and among us almost went unnoticed. He was with us for such a short time that most of us were not even aware of his existence. He came incognito and went incognito, but did his life, short though it was, ever make a difference for the shelter in ways that we ever could have imagined! Ash, we did not get to enjoy your happy presence for long, but your life was not in vain. Thank you.
Ash came to us with an advanced stage of Parvo. Time is precious in cases like these, unfortunately, it did not play in Ash’s favor, and he left us at the ER.