Second Chance Mushers

My mom volunteers at our local shelter in honor of Shiloh. This boy, Mr. Pants, has been there since September. She says she’d have taken him home, but he needs to be an only dog and no cats. He’s over being at the shelter and wants a home so badly! Can we share! Go meet him? Find his forever home? Come on SCM Family! For Mr. Pants and Shiloh 🐾💜 You can find him at Antrim County Animal Control.

Hope you all slept as good as Quigley 😂

No greater feeling than coming home from work and feeling so much love 💜🐾 Quinnie wants mom to have a work from home job, but mom can’t afford one 😂

Thank you whom is an Arlo supporter and sent him his favorite toys EVER! We are grateful for the canned food as well. 🐾💜 Must be sneaky and still can find our wishlist 😎

Some days are so much harder than others. Shiloh did not have to die at his hands. While you all know, forgiveness towards the man who killed Shiloh is very, very hard for me. I don’t want to…..I absolutely don’t want to. He doesn’t deserve it. But….God is more powerful. I’m trying to get there….I’m trying.

Why my blankets are always so disheveled 💜🐾 and no, the dog blankets are a hodge podge of what I lay down so they don’t match.

Cold snowy morning getting ready to do chicken chores 💜🐾

I have to start making changes to my life. I recognize I have isolated myself since Shiloh’s passing. I go to work and the outings I do attend are with the dogs or ones they can come with me. (Not all of them, but having some reduce my fear) I am afraid of leaving them because what if something happens and I’m not there? That thought plays repeat daily. I am working on that. I have ideas in the works. Ideas that hopefully will provide financial income for the Pups. I am switching our income to more good/services since I can’t afford the liability insurance to have adoptable dogs. I am a sanctuary home and will always keep our non-profit status so I am able to help other dogs when I am able. I have ideas to come down the line for summer to help sustain us 💜🐾 Thank you all for hanging in there with me. I know I go on repeat about the events, but I want to keep the story alive and not forgotten. Maybe someone in the universe may be able to get Justice for Shiloh. My time on oncology and working with hospice patients reminds me…..life is short. So….I have to change.

Pups had an adventurous day 💜🐾 We went to watch the slush cup Shanty Creek Resorts. Kiddos got to meet lots of people and we ran into a few supporters as well. Then I went to Tractor Supply Co. to grab some new water buckets. I really want one of those 6ft chickens 💜🐾 Someday 💜 Followed by a grocery store run for meal prep supplies of carrots and sweet potatoes. Shiloh was always my public meet and greet dog. This was our first outing like that without her. They all did well, but nobody loved people like Shi. She should have been there. Instead my neighbors uncontrolled anger took that from her. I wore my Shiloh shirt and told everyone we met her story. They were all supportive of SCM and not him. 💜🐾 #payitforwardforshiloh #stopanimalcrueltyinantrimcounty #neverforgetshiloh #JusticeForShiloh

Haha! Had to do this trend. Yup….I am their emergency contact 😂

Haha! People say all the time, “life wouldn’t be so hard if you had less dogs!” Absolutely! 1,000% true! But each dog I have here is a life, a soul, a personality that means something to be alive. They deserve to be here and while I know my life could be easier, I wouldn’t trade it.

I have now barricaded my two pieces of workout equipment into a tiny corner in my kitchen. Most days I cannot spin the pedals on the bike because of dog bodies. They form a line, smash themselves in around me. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Yes, Huskey has the e-collar on as I am working on recall for him. He’s doing fabulous! My high risk dogs I am putting more effort into recall training with them. I need to be safe at all times. I won’t survive my neighbor killing another dog and since what happened to Shiloh is not against the law in Antrim County, I have to do my due diligence.