Tag Archives: SHUG

First Person – Transports Don’t Just Happen

SHUG appears to do a good job of moving dogs from foster homes to forever homes, from foster homes to airports, from foster homes to foster homes. But while we may do a good job, it is far from effortless. Case in point: The Anni and Newly transport. This is how it came to be. Read more

SHUG Policies Part II: How Much is That Galgo in the Window?

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Juan, one of our Galgos still looking for a permanent couch, has a $650 adoption fee.[/caption] It’s $650 to adopt a Galgo from Spain, and that includes their flight...

Wordless Wednesday: Marcus the Rock Star!

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That's Marcus, a beautiful five or...

February 18, 2019 4:02 pm
About that Application Fee

SHUG receives hundreds of applications from potential adopters…
February 6, 2019 10:50 pm
The State of Our Union

Fourteen years ago today I adopted my first…
November 8, 2018 11:00 pm
The Year of the Greyhound

Greyhound racing in the US has been steadily…
September 23, 2018 10:51 pm
This is not your dog.

Once a potential adopter complained about my terrible…
November 16, 2017 11:52 am
Update on Application Processing Time

As the holidays approach, the world slows down.…
June 20, 2017 2:04 pm
There are good days and bad days . . .

There are good days and there are bad…
April 22, 2017 10:18 pm
We called. You answered.

Only two days after her arrival, little Miss…
March 11, 2017 4:57 pm
Eternity. 363 days. Same difference.

Yesterday the SHUG family lost Joe, aka White…
March 4, 2017 7:52 pm
Screw you, Cancer. We won.

When I first met Winter the Borzoi over…
December 31, 2016 8:55 pm
2016: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Goodbye, 2016. Most of us are quite happy…