Posted by admin on May 1, 2012

Celebrating Senior Dogs – Introducing Layla’s Sweet Sugarface

Here at West Coast Dogs we love all dogs but hold a special place in our hearts for senior dogs and their irresistible sweet sugarfaces. Layla is almost 13yrs old and she lives with her family in Virginia. She has had a very busy life since being adopted at age 9; she rescued her human from a vicious dog attack, has mentored and nurtured foster pups and new family members, and together with her humans...

Posted by admin on Apr 24, 2012

Anticipated Delivery – BarkBox

We’re back and excited to tell you about this cool new product/gift idea that we’ve signed up for. First a bit of background, for Christmas my sister signed me up to receive a monthly gift called a luxe box that contains cosmetic sample sizes, shampoos, nail polish, etc. We thought it was a great gift and love the idea of getting package every month. Then, being the dog lovers that we are, we...

Posted by admin on Mar 30, 2012

Celebrating Sugarface August P Doggest!

Here at West Coast Dogs we continue to honour special senior dogs, and their telltale Sugarfaces! Today we are celebrating 12yr old senior sensation August P Doggest coming to us from Portland,...

Posted by admin on Mar 22, 2012

Putting Cyber Bullying on Paws – Getting to know Phoebe!

Welcome Phoebe! (and her spokesperson Jayne) Now Phoebe isn’t your ordinary dog, not by any stretch. Phoebe is a dog of adventure, a dog of experience and a dog who is taking a stand against cyber bullying and cyber crime. We’re not quite sure where to begin, but we’re very excited to have you talking to us today. Now Phoebs, can I call you Phoebs? Yes, of course you can, people call me that all...

Posted by admin on Mar 10, 2012

Huck’s Journey – Finding Forever

People often say, ‘it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey’. This week we met a dog named Huck who made us look at this quote a bit differently. In fact, I bet if you asked Huck, he’d tell you that for him it isn’t about the journey at all, it’s about getting to his destination, arriving at his forever, all wrapped up in love and attention and food and shelter and...

Posted by admin on Mar 8, 2012

Life as a Foster Mom, Foster Dog Mom, Foster Family

Recently we brought you the story of Home For Good dog rescue. In that story we learned that dogs who are rescued are placed in foster homes while they await permanent placement in a forever home. This sounded like a great idea to us, at least in theory, but then the more we thought about it, the more questions we had about what it would actually be like to foster a dog in your home. So, we went in...

Posted by admin on Mar 6, 2012

The story of Home For Good Dog Rescue

Today we are pleased and excited to bring you the story of Home For Good dog rescue. First off, we love the name, and we were interested to learn the story behind the origins of this organization. And lastly, we’ll follow this up with a story about what it’s like to foster a dog. But first let’s learn about the rescue group. The Story of HOME FOR GOOD DOG RESCUE – Berkeley...

Posted by admin on Mar 2, 2012

CONTEST FROM RESCUE ME COLLARS – FREE TO ENTER

From our friends at Rescue Me Collars – a contest for “LUCKY” dogs! – free to enter. Here are all the details about the contest: We are very lucky around here. Helen is lucky because she has been through so much, is a cancer survivor, and had an amazing foster Mom before finally getting her forever home here. Reilly and Haley are lucky because they have each other, and lots of love and toys to...