Lauren Kramer-Theuerkauf's Blog (27)

It was never my intention to own five dogs and a cat.  But, whenever I see an animal in need, I can’t not help.  Somehow, my husband and I always find room for one more.

I also never said it was easy.  My husband and I are certainly not millionaires.  And vet bills don’t ever seem to get cheaper.  Still, we wouldn’t have it any…

This time, www.petfinder.com is not to blame for the final addition to my family.  I received an e-mail from Diana’s Grove Rescue because this is the organization that I adopted a dog (Tito) for my mom.  When I opened the e-mail, I saw a color flier for their upcoming adoption event.…

I am not going to lie.  Penny’s adoption story is my favorite out of all of my fur babies.  My husband and I were talking about the fact that we never expected to have so many male dogs.  I had always envisioned having female dogs, like my grandma.

That is when Matt opened Pandora’s box.  He said, “It would be nice if Adriel had…

Around the time that I had set the date to adopt Domino, someone at work posted onto our electronic bulletin board that they had a dog free to a good home.  I should not have opened the photo attachment.  When I did, staring back at me was twin of my husband’s dog, Duchess, that had recently been put to sleep.

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Domino came into my life completely by accident.  While taking my break at work, I did a Google search for Chihuahuas.  That is when I discovered Chihuahua Rescue Midwest.  This group is out of Missouri and specializes in rescuing…Chihuahuas!

Upon opening…

The second fur baby to come into my life was Adriel (formerly Petra).  My husband and I were living in an apartment at the time and noticed that Theo was just laying around on the furniture.  He was not sick (he was still eating like a horse).  I soon figured out the problem.  He was lonely!…

Meet the first of my fur babies, Theo!  He is a long-haired Chihuahua that often gets mistaken for a Pomeranian.  I tend to think that he looks like a fox (especially when his ears are straight up).

Theo has perhaps the saddest story of my bunch.  He…