The Dog Blog

  1. Boxer Bo

    “We rescued Bo in 2012 from the Virginia Beach SPCA when he was almost a year old. He had been left at the shelter by friends of his previous owner. We immediately went to meet him, and it was a match made in heaven! He licked our faces as well as his adopted big ‘sister,’ […]

  2. Meet Karly

    Meet Karly, a chocolate lab and our latest Companions in Crisis grant recipient. Karly’s mom writes, “My sweet dog Karly was my grandma’s dog. My grandmother, who absolutely adored Karly, passed away in October 2020 from Alzheimer ’s disease. The dog my grandma had prior to Karly passed away from lymphoma, and she got Karly […]

  3. Nya the Siberian Husky

    Meet Nya, our latest Companions in Crisis recipient, who lives in New Kent County. “Nya joined our family as a puppy of 13 weeks as my wife’s and my first dog. She was one of the last huskies left in the litter; because she had brown eyes instead of blue, no one wanted her. As […]

  4. Tyson Fights in Round Two

    Tyson, who received a 2020 CIC grant, is now a 2021 recipient also as he continues his treatments for lymphoma. His mom Chase tells his story: “I adopted Tyson from Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS). As I walked by his cage, the lovable pitbull mix just looked up at me quietly with those […]

  5. Meet Bella, 2021’s First CIC Recipient

    Pitbull mix Bella is our first Companions in Crisis recipient of 2021. Sarah, Bella’s mom, tells her story. “Bella has been my absolute best friend ever since I adopted her seven years ago. She has helped me through so many hard times and has always been by my side. It’s easy to say that without […]