It doesn’t happen to every dog, but it does happen. And this is why we tell people a shelter should be the last resort for a surrender, not the first. This is Mashed Potato. He is two years old and almost a 100lbs. Bigger and stronger than most of the dogs at our shelter, and yet, he spends his days shaking like a leaf in his kennel.You see for two years, Mashed Potato had a home, with a family, and other dogs. It was the only world he’d ever known. His owners decided they had too many dogs, and

I just realized today - on this frosty cold Minnesota morning - why Icy might’ve chosen to have a secret affair with Walter the Donkey that resulted in our sassy little surprise baby mule instead of her pre-arranged and pre-approved relationship with Monarch the beautiful white registered Welsh Mountain Pony stallion. Monarch probably took her out to dinner first. 😳🐷🐴 SIDENOTE…..I am well-aware it’s got a little too much water in it on this particular day but he’s just fine. He didn’t choke o