Glass Walls – A Video Exposé

July 6, 2011 cwolters

WARNING – GLASS WALLS = you can see through it. This is graphic and difficult to watch – if you can can stay present and feel. Don’t show this to your children.
It illustrates however that the plight of dogs is but the tip of an iceberg and that there is a much more fundamental problem we are facing.
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi

Sir Paul McCartney (yes, one of the Beatles): Continue reading Glass Walls – A Video Exposé →

Essays, Stories and Poems, Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge — A Story

July 6, 2011 cwolters

When you get into the field of life with dogs, dog rescue and dog lovers, you will inevitably encounter the Rainbow-Bridge. Below one of my favorite Rainbow-Bridge story.

Unlike most days at RainBow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp as a swamp and as dismal as could be imagined. All the recent arrivals were confused and concerned. They had no idea what to think for they had never experienced a day like this before. But the animals who had spent some time waiting for their beloved people knew exactly what was happening and began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge to watch. They knew this was something special.

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Things that work

Success is worth it – Thinks that work

July 6, 2011 cwolters

When you consider all the work that those active in the rescue field go through each day, sometimes you wonder is it worth it. But, then just one little success answers the question. A happy dog face, a wagging tail – Pappy Paws running free. That’s all it takes to remind us why we are doing this.

Successes come great and small and in all shapes and sizes – humans saving dogs – and dogs saving humans. There are many things that work.

Watch out for the “Things that work” category blogs to uplift your heart.

When you go online, you not only see the bad news, there are many many people out there doing what they can, where they are, to help. I will post a link to the blogs with those good news topics as I am able to post them. Just know: You can make a difference.

There is a little story I will tell – coming soon

Benefiting a no-kill not for profit shelter