Truelove For Dogs

07/05/2024

07/05/2024

Ziva hoped you are having a Happy 4th🇺🇸

06/03/2024

Ziva and Bentley win the sourcing for last weeks class! Both made a high hide accessible by climbing on a tack trunk, then table! 👏👏👏

05/27/2024

Memorial Day is not just a holiday, it is a day to pay our respects and remember those that served and sacrificed their lives to protect our country. This includes the brave K9 partners who gave their lives to keep us safe.

Today and every day, we honor our fallen heroes who “made the ultimate sacrifice for their fellow Americans”.

Wishing you and yours a happy and peaceful Memorial Day!

04/09/2024

Intro to Nosework class starting next week! Email [email protected] to sniff out your spot!🐾

04/09/2024

04/09/2024

04/09/2024

Photos are up from the ORKC Trial this weekend!

03/13/2024

‼️SOS‼️ It is situation *CRITICAL* at the shelter right now! We are over capacity and dogs continue to come in. ***We must have 6 large dogs leave by tomorrow one way or another.**** 💔 EVERY dog here is in DANGER‼️ We need fosters, rescues, and adopters today and tomorrow to move dogs out! Don't YOU dare wait until Friday and 😫then tell us you were interested...after dogs have lost their lives simply due to a lack of space!

https://www.accgov.com/9482/Dogs
***If you are interested in adopting, please come by the shelter to look! *****You don't need an appointment. *******

***If you are interested in fostering, please e-mail our Foster Coordinator Tiffany at [email protected].

***If you are a rescue and can help, please e-mail our Adoption Center Coordinator Ashley at [email protected]

Located at Athens-Clarke County Animal Services shelter
125 Buddy Christian Way
Athens, GA 30601
706-613-3540

03/06/2024

K9 Jack was requested by Chester City Police to conduct an exterior search of a storage unit believed to be storing illegal fi****ms. Fi****ms Detection K9 Jack alerted on the unit and a search warrant was obtained. 6 illegal fi****ms were recovered from the unit.

03/04/2024

The Broken Heart Dog

Most of us know what a heart dog is: that special dog that we connect with on a deeper level. The dog that we know and that knows us forwards and backwards. Our four legged other half and in some ways, one of the great loves of our lives. These dogs are talked about often, placed on a pedestal against which future dogs are judged and revered by their owners for the lifetime of the human lucky enough to have spent their time with them. Some people are lucky to find that one heart dog. Some are blessed enough to have two or even several in a lifetime. Some people will describe them differently. Referring to a heart dog, a soul dog, a spirit dog, etc. All are just as important as the first and all can change the life of the person fortunate enough to have found them. Praise and honor is given to these dogs on a daily basis and today will be no different for many, but today I want to take a few minutes to talk about a different type of heart dog. The broken heart dog.

These are the dogs that follow our heart dogs. Maybe they survive them in this life or maybe they find us after we have suffered that profound loss of that “once in a lifetime” dog. It doesn’t matter how they arrive in our lives or why, it just matters that they do. They are there. They are there at our worst and they stay at our sides until we find that new version of ourselves. They help us discover our new normal and they never ask to take over the place of the dog before them. When we are broken, they are the guardians of the pieces. When we are whole again they are elated to be there and experience that with us too. As we move on in the world and we no longer need them to plug the leaks and fill the cracks, they are honored to still be by our sides as we grow and face new challenges. These dogs are irreplaceable in their own right and equally deserving of recognition and celebration.

I’m sure you can think of who this dog (or dogs) are in your life. Some of them may have grown to become heart dogs in their own right. Others may have quietly done their job of support and regrowth, quietly and with dedication that allowed us to change and grow without seeming to realize it. It’s hard not to be reminded of your past, of your history and what you lost with the passing of time. Our history is what formed us and shaped us into who we are now, heart dogs and broken heart dogs included. Our history will repeat itself because such is the nature of the beast. I think what we need to remember, with these broken heart dogs, is that sometimes the most important history, is the history that we are making today. Because of these dogs we find ourselves ready to take those steps and make that history. Their accomplishment in that moment and in that victory is not to be overlooked. They remind us who we are and why we love the things that we did with those heart dogs.

So here’s to the dogs that clean up the messes that this life makes of us. The dogs that may not be the best looking, the most talented or the ones that catch everyone's eye. These dogs are the therapists, the mechanics and the keepers of the soul. Their value known only to the one person fortunate enough to have found them through chance or sheer desperation. Maybe they are great dogs, known to the masses and legends in their own right. Maybe they are a little tall, a little too shaggy, a little too leggy or they have a crooked ear. It doesn't matter. This is the perfect work that can be done by dogs both imperfect and otherwise. The mending of a broken heart that requires the love of a heart so pure that it can repair, rebuild and cleanse the scraps that it finds itself responsible for. I see you and the work you do. We all do. This is your day to shine for the beautiful work you do, even if you do your job in the shadows. Today is your day for the pedestal.

Written by Jen Rainey, CPhT

02/27/2024

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02/01/2024

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01/21/2024

My Vet is certain the Librela shot has caused PawPaws illness. While there are dogs with no side effects, and good results, there are many with adverse reactions. The FDA has sent a warning letter to Zoetis . Make the best decision for your dog, but be vigilant. I pray my boy recovers😢

01/18/2024

Yep😂