Pet Harbor Rescue & Referral

13/11/2024

Next in our Living Their Best Lives series is Abram (formerly Pet Harbor's River). Boy, was it difficult to decide which picture best shows Abram living his best life. There are pictures of Abram in a river. There are pictures of Abram playing with his favorite toys. There are pictures of Abram running happily. There are pictures of Abram lying in a hammock with his dad. There are many pictures of Abram and his parents and dog sibling on all sorts of adventures, in a multitude of poses, and with a wide variety of expressions on his face. But we think this one maybe best depicts him living his best life because it shows he has his dad right where he wants him. Tell me that's not spoiled. Tell me that's not love. Tell me that's not Abram living his best life ever!!!

12/11/2024

Anastasia (formerly Pet Harbor's Honor) is the next dog in our Living Their Best Lives series. Ana was the adoptive sister of Pet Harbor's Artie (RIP). She now has a young Siberian brother to torment. Ana just turned 11 and is living her best life. In typical female Siberian husky fashion, Ana rules the family.

Queen of her household, everyone lives around her and her needs. She loves her schedule and reminds her mom and dad of the proper schedule when they deviate for any reason. Ana receives breakfast immediately upon waking, followed by outside time alone until she is ready to come inside. She will raspy bark to alert her parents of her request to come inside. If they don't comply fast enough, she will scratch on the back door to encourage them along. Then she wants her cranberry supplements and will herd them toward the supplements. After all of that, the humans are excused, and she heads to one of many dog beds for a morning nap. She has a similar schedule for the evening. As her mom puts it, you get the drift on who is in charge.

Also living her best life, she and her new brother conquered a groundhog. It might not have been the groundhog's best life, but Ana was thrilled!

Ana's groomers attest she is living her best life by being the best husky they've ever seen. They say that because rather than normal Siberian loud and dramatic reactions to grooming, Ana chooses the quieter route of death glares, judgment stares, and general Eeyore-type behaviors.

This picture kind of proves the queen is living her best life!

11/11/2024

11/11/2024

Next entry in our Living Their Best Lives series is Sif (formerly Pet Harbor’s Blase). Sif was running at large in Prince George’s County, MD and landed himself in the animal shelter there. Then he came to Pet Harbor. Adopted one year ago, Sif lives with a mom and dad, but his main squeeze is his adoptive brother Kaldr. They are completely inseparable. Besides living his best life with his best bud, he also likes socks, dirty socks. He likes to bury them in the clean blankets and in his dog bed. Here is a video of Sif with Kaldr. Such a happy duo! Sif is the darker-colored one. https://youtu.be/v21EA9tTCwc

10/11/2024

Orly (formerly Pet Harbor's Andi) is the next dog in our Living Their Best Lives series. Orly, adopted 7 years ago, has filled those years with a long list of adventures. Part of the list: She started her hiking adventures day one! Her family has moved from the D.C. area to Massachusetts. In Mass., Orly quickly figured out which places give out treats and has them on her frequent visitation list! Besides hiking, Orly goes to the gym. She also runs alongside the bicycle when her mom bikes. She goes glamping. She takes public transit. She officially runs races. She also enjoyed pandemic life because she had a job as the neighborhood squirrel monitor. Her happiest day was when her dad took her hiking in several feet of snow on a day when the wind chill factor was -20 degrees. Yep, she's definitely a Siberian husky! Her dad also occasionally is able to take her to work with him! There are lots more adventures. The list of things she doesn't like is short: campfires. Of all her adventures, the best one, though, is when she participated in her parent's wedding. Well, that's the one we like best, but she may say it's the things she has chewed - like her mom's leather sandals and her dad's hiking pole straps. Yep, she's living her best life!

10/11/2024

As always, we love visits from our alumni. At yesterday's event, we were honored by a visit from Pet Harbor's Grif, sporting his bowtie! ❤️

10/11/2024

11/9/2024 Pet Harbor's Zev (the black and white Siberian pictured) and his happy new family, which is also the family of Pet Harbor's Oakley (RIP)

10/11/2024

Zev went to his forever (adoptive) home today! This is also the family of Pet Harbor's Oakley (RIP). 😍🤩

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09/11/2024

Copper (formerly Pet Harbor's Wolfgang) is the next dog in Pet Harbor's Living Their Best Lives series. Copper was adopted 11 years ago. He's 13 years old now, but he's packed so much adventure in his 13 years that you'd think he was 40 or so. Copper lives in both Virginia and Maryland but spent time living in Sweden as well, where he enjoyed a Siberian husky's dream weather. Copper, typical Siberian husky drama expert, has embarked on an adventure of overachievement in the area of veterinary visits, to the point where his parents have pretty much paid for a wing at the hospital. Quite a bit of dental work, lung lobe torsion surgeries, and tangles with groundhogs and opossums have been some of the biggest causes. Oh, and, like all good Siberians, Copper has had his escapes, but how many can say this? A train actually stopped for him once when he escaped and ended up on train tracks. Through it all, the best part of his life is, despite all the breath- and finance-draining adventures, Copper's family adores him. Yep, he's living his best life! Check out this slideshow video of Copper from five years ago. https://youtu.be/8fgIO99xi7U

08/11/2024

Next in our series of Living Their Best Lives is Annie and Stephie (formerly Ana and Stepheni), littermates who found a home together. They came to Pet Harbor from an animal shelter in Washington, D.C., where they were placed by their owners, a military family that was moving and included a pregnant wife. Annie and Stephie were adopted 11.5 years ago and are now 13 years old and going strong! Annie is the red & white gal, Stephie the black & white gal. They have since moved to the Midwest. These girls are nowhere near their biological age, are spoiled rotten, and living their best lives. Since their adoption, their family has been joined by first L.B., a Labrador Retriever puppy with megaesophagus, followed by Max, a German Shepherd Dog puppy, also with megaesophagus.

07/11/2024

Next in the series of Pet Harbor dogs living their best lives is Echo (formerly Pet Harbor's Gabe). Yesterday we highlighted Marley, a well-traveled dog. Echo is also well-traveled. His dad's job takes him to many different states, and Echo goes with him. The crews on the job sites are all part of Team Echo! Let's dispense with the words and show you: https://youtu.be/6Y-ShPuAaE0

06/11/2024

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06/11/2024

Marley (formerly Pet Harbor's Mickley) is the next dog in our Living Their Best Lives series. Marley is one of the most well-traveled dogs we know. Marley and his dad are frequently together. The family (including Marley) goes to concerts quite a bit in various areas. Though they live in Virginia, they travel to many states, always finding dog-friendly hotels. They go shopping and run errands, with Marley always welcomed wherever they go. He has regular friends at the bank, hardware store, and UPS store. The family took Marley on their Outer Banks vacation as well, where Marley got to ride the ferry. Last year, Marley visited guitar stores all over Southeast U.S. while his dad shopped for a new guitar. He even went outlet mall shopping on Black Friday. He also is bonded to his mom and the rest of the family. Yep, Marley is living his best life!

05/11/2024

Hi EveryPawdy!

It's that time of year again! Show off your adopted Pet Harbor Rescue superstars! We are creating the 2025 Pet Harbor calendar. Please submit your pics to Kris at [email protected] by November 15th, 2024. Pics should be of Pet Harbor adopted dogs and cats; no people or clutter in the pics. Other dogs and cats are great, as long as one is a Pet Harbor dog or kitty. If there is more than one pup or kitty in the picture, please let us know who is who, and who is a Pet Harbor pup so we can properly ID them in the calendar. If your Pet Harbor pup or kitty crossed the Rainbow Bridge, please let us know, as we dedicate a month in the calendar to their memory and would love to honor their memory. Please send HIGH QUALITY pics that are clear,focused and print material, as lower resolution images will be blurry in the calendar. Please limit the amount of pictures to no more than 3 per adopted pup or kitty for us to choose from. We look forward to seeing your submissions!

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05/11/2024

Next entry in our "Living Their Best Lives" series is Ozzy (formerly Pet Harbor's Monty) living his best life hunting chipmunks in West Virginia.🛀🧼🧽

04/11/2024

For the month of Thanksgiving, we are trying to post pictures of adopted Pet Harbor dogs living their best lives. We won't be able to do this every day, but here is the 3rd in the series (first was Kenai at the wedding, second Phoenix at Marine Corps Marathon). This is Sombra (formerly Pet Harbor's Hymel) being a backseat driver to his dad. Sombra's amazing life is lived in Virginia, but he is a frequent traveler to Alaska. So far in 2024, he has visited Alaska three times. And he flies first class in cabin!✈️

03/11/2024

10/27/2024 Marine Corps Marathon. While our adopter prepared for the marathon this past year, Phoenix (formerly Pet Harbor's Lavelle) helped and coached her. So when the big day came, around mile 22, Phoenix started sniffing the air and pulled her dad toward the marathon, finding her mom. Phoenix chose to run the last three-ish miles with her mom, and they crossed the finish line together. Here's Phoenix wearing her medal.