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Rescue Dog of the Month: Corrine

by Alicia | Apr 19, 2017 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy

This beauty named Corrine is available for adoption through Players for Pits in the Chicagoland area! Learn more about her below. About Corrine: Corrine was rescued from Chicago Animal Care & Control and currently lives in a foster home. Corrine is about 3-4...

Rescue Dog of the Month: Walter

by Alicia | Mar 9, 2017 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy

Meet Walter, the rescue dog of the month! He is available for adoption in the Chicagoland area through Fetching Tails Foundation. About Walter: Are you looking for a fun-loving, playful but very affectionate 75-pound lap dog? Walter is a one-year-old, tan Mastiff mix...

Rescue Dog of the Month: Tessie

by Alicia | Feb 16, 2017 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy

I am so excited to share a new monthly blog series, Rescue Dog of the Month! Every month I will feature an adoptable dog who is looking for their forever home. Our first Rescue Dog of the Month is Tessie from Colorado who is up for adoption through Underdogs Animal...

Izzy’s Latest Adventure: Transporting a Rescue Dog

by Alicia | Jan 18, 2017 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy, Izzy's Adventures

If you follow me on social media you might remember seeing a post about a dog named Roxie who was given up by her owners to animal control. I was volunteering with the Chicagoland Rescue Intervention & Support Program (CRISP) which diverts owner surrenders from...

Montreal’s Pit Bull Ban Suspended + Miami’s BSL

by Alicia | Oct 5, 2016 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy

Quebec Superior Court Justice Louis Gouin granted the Montreal SPCA's request for a temporary suspension of discriminatory BSL! This legislation was voted in by Montreal’s city council last week and came into effect this Monday. While this is amazingly positive news,...

My Puppy Mill Survivor, Hudson

by Alicia | Sep 18, 2016 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy, Life With Dogs

It's National Puppy Mill Awareness Day and to me this is a very bittersweet day. While we should celebrate all the survivors of puppy mills and advocates to end puppy mills on this day, it's also so important to make others aware of the devastating and horrible...

Izzy’s Latest Adventure: Charity Canine Cruise

by Alicia | Aug 30, 2016 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy, Izzy's Adventures

Last Sunday Izzy, Jeff and I jumped aboard one of Mercury Cruiseline's boats for a canine cruise to benefit the Live Like Roo Foundation! As many of you know, Izzy is an old pro when it comes to adventures and the water. She loves everything that has to do with boats...

Something Terrible Could Happen to Pit Bulls in Montreal

by Alicia | Aug 23, 2016 | Dog Rescue & Advocacy

Photo Credit: Sophie Gamand Ontario, Canada already has ineffective breed specific legislation (BSL) in place. This legislation has torn families apart and cost thousands of innocent pit bull type dogs their lives. BSL in Ontario is widely opposed,...

Dog Rescue Fundraisers - Two Easy DIYs

by Alicia | May 16, 2016 | DIY Projects, Dog Rescue & Advocacy

By trade, I own an event planning company and have been planning events for over ten years. Many of the events my business partner and I plan are fundraisers for non-profits, and, shocker, a lot of them happen to be dog rescue related. Though event planning...

Live Like Roo Bracelets

by Alicia | Jan 30, 2016 | DIY Dog Mom Shop, Dog Rescue & Advocacy

I've met some pretty incredible people as a dog mom and dog rescuer. The two other hands in this picture belong to Sarah and Kelly who rescued Roo and took him on an amazing adventure. They are incredible women and I am lucky to call them friends. When Sarah and...

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