Matcha Overcame Her Obstacles
We love hearing Happy Tails from our adopters! Check out this great story from BARCS adopters Erin & Chris and their pup Matcha, formerly known as Tea Time 7 at BARCS: "On January 2nd, we adopted Tea Time 7. She was the smallest rottweiler we'd ever seen and fearful of being outside. She wanted to go back into the safety of BARCS and didn't want to go into our car. BARCS staff assisted us with all the pati…
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Long Lost (Doggy) Siblings
In 2016, Helen G. was walking through the kennels at BARCS, searching carefully for a new best friend. When she was growing up, her family only ever owned cats—Helen had resolved that, as soon as she was on her own, she would adopt a dog. She stopped when she saw Ranger. Helen tells us, “I thought he was hilarious because he was just a scruffy little guy with a tough name. When I met him, Ranger jumped right up on my lap…
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Remembering Dana Hersl
“I can still remember the first day I met Dana when I interviewed her for a vet tech surgical assistant position,” remembers Laura Cos, former BARCS staff member. “I asked her if she had any medical experience with animals, and she replied in the most confident yet sweet, melt-your-heart-kind-of response, ‘I walked dogs at a local shelter!’ So naturally, I hired her.” Dr. Barbara Press, long-time …
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