Animal Haven: Dogs Rule

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After a three-week hiatus, I count wet noses as soon as I arrive at Animal Haven. [...]

Hurricane Irene Brings People & Pets Together

Ready for the Storm

A mandatory evacuation of our neighborhood sent me, my husband and our dog Shadow scrambling to the home of our friends Heather and George in Murray Hill. They extended an invitation that included said dog, despite their pint-sized NYC apartment and a jungle of plants brought in from the [...]

Puppy Takeover

Animal Haven Poodle Leo

Sweet Leo

Returned to volunteer at Animal Haven after skipping a week and the shelter is swarming with puppies. I walked five pups, one after the other. I was never quite sure who was on the end of my leash. Later, I figured my guys must have been Alan Stuart, Montauk, Hampton I [...]

Cha Cha and Bubbles Find Homes

Cha Cha Gets Adopted

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A Yankee Poodle Heads South

Yankee, Before Grooming

—Your mother wants that?

I am holding Abagail who looks fragile and frightened. Pink skinned, almost hairless after a serious grooming, the little poodle has a sad-sack aura about her. Red tear stains cover most of her face and her paws.

But the comment by a tactless neighbor stings and [...]