Pretty Paws House Calls

06/11/2024

Longshot sneaking into my lap.

03/11/2024

Sunday snuggles. Volume up!

25/10/2024

Longshot says everyone should have a box of leaves in the living room! Join us on his page!

14/10/2024

Longshot, my beloved One Eyed Wonder, keeping watch over the house. Longshot the One Eyed Kitten

29/03/2020

What a cutie!

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Silky is the hairless hamster who was turned into the Oregon Humane Society where she received a hand-crotched sweater to keep her warm.

28/03/2020

How gentle is my touch? That's me. Holding a humming bird. Your dog's paws couldn't be in better hands. Call now to schedule the very best nail care: 304-350-9822

21/03/2020

Are those pads and nails ready for spring walks? Our House Call visit includes cleaning and trimming pads as well as paw balm to protect the pads. Call us today: 304-350-9822

19/03/2020

Mother nature's gifts are so beautiful.

18/03/2020

Your pet deserves well cared for nails and feet. We are gentle, patient, and provide the very best paw care for your pet in their home. Message us to schedule your booking!

17/03/2020

16/03/2020

Truer words were never spoken!

15/03/2020

Too cute!!

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When Hurricane Isaac hit, Jill was knocked out of her nest. Luckily for the young squirrel, she was rescued by a nice family, and though...

14/03/2020

Your dog gives you everything. Return the love by treating them to gentle, stress free nail and paw care in the comfort of your home. Message now to book their Paw Spa

13/03/2020

Rawhide treats are dangerous. If you haven't seen this, it is a "must watch."

11/03/2020

This dog feels SO much better! I carefully filed and shaped her nails. No clippers, so no painful squeezing, no splitting, and no quicking of her nails.

11/03/2020

Healthy Feet are Happy Feet! Call now to book your in home pet nail care appointment: 304-350-9822

10/03/2020

Judy, a purebred pointer, was the mascot of several ships in the Pacific, and was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and taken to a prison camp. There she met Aircraftsman Frank Williams, who shared his small portion of rice with her.

Judy raised morale in the POW camp, and also barked when poisonous snakes, crocodiles or even tigers approached the prisoners. When the prisoners were shipped back to Singapore, she was smuggled out in a rice sack, never whimpering or betraying her presence to the guards.

The next day, that ship was torpedoed. Williams pushed Judy out of a porthole in an attempt to save her life, even though there was a 15-foot drop to the sea. He made his own escape from the ship, but was then recaptured and sent to a new POW camp.

He didn't know if Judy had survived, but soon he began hearing stories about a dog helping drowning men reach pieces of debris after the shipwreck. And when Williams arrived at the new camp, he said: "I couldn’t believe my eyes! As I walked through the gate, a scraggly dog hit me square between the shoulders and knocked me over. I’d never been so glad to see the old girl!"

They spent a year together at that camp in Sumatra. "Judy saved my life in so many ways," said Williams. "But the greatest of all was giving me a reason to live. All I had to do was look into those weary, bloodshot eyes and ask myself: 'What would happen to her if I died?' I had to keep going."

Once hostilities ceased, Judy was then smuggled aboard a troopship heading back to Liverpool. In England, she was awarded the Dickin Medal (the "Victoria Cross" for animals) in May 1946. Her citation reads: "For magnificent courage and endurance in Japanese prison camps, which helped to maintain morale among her fellow prisoners, and also for saving many lives through her intelligence and watchfulness".

At the same time, Frank Williams was awarded the PDSA's White Cross of St. Giles for his devotion to Judy. Frank and Judy spent a year after the war visiting the relatives of English POWs who had not survived, and Frank said that Judy "always provided a comforting presence to the families."

When Judy finally died at the age of 13, Frank spent two months building a granite and marble memorial in her memory, which included a plaque describing her life story.

09/03/2020

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