Kash, the Sanctuary's beloved horse, has passed away at 38 years old. Our hearts are broken and he will be truly missed. Sher wrote this memorial to him: Kash went out to the pasture last night as usual with all of his friends and during the night he passed...
On a cold Sunday in January, I stood in front of the oxygen chamber in the Critical Care Unit at Veterinary Referral Associates, watching Marzi pant as she tried to get enough air. Sher had asked me to visit Marzi to see what I thought. Was it time to say goodbye?...
We lost our sweet Vickie Mia yesterday, Monday, March 28th. She left this world with Sher, Harriette, and Wendy at her side. We were able to give our little paraplegic rat terrier a wonderful life these past three years, but as her back legs atrophied and she became...
Our sweet Sugar crossed the Rainbow Bridge on February 26, 2016. Mama Harriette wrote a beautiful tribute to this precious girl. Sugar, you will forever be in our hearts. People often ask me how I can deal with the loss of our House with a Heart residents time and...
There are two new angels in Heaven today. Losing one of House with a Heart’s precious souls is tragic. Losing two in the same day is indescribable. Sammy, a little white poodle came to us from North Carolina, where he had been surrendered to a shelter by his owners. ...
Although we love to share happy stories and videos of our pups and kitties, sometimes the news we get isn't so great. Please send your thoughts and prayers to Logan and Piper- they really need them. Logan had a biopsy of a suspicious mass recently and he has a soft...
Piper is home and she is back to her usual antics! 🙂 Sher had this to say about her first night back at home: "I had her in a nice pen for the night and she truly wanted to be with us snuggled in as usual, but she had to stay in her pen. I stayed up until about...
Our very own Harriette Sackler, in addition to being House with a Heart’s Vice President, is also a prolific writer. We’re very proud to report that she has been nominated for Malice Domestic’s Agatha Award for Best Short Story of 2015! The Agatha is one of the most...
We truly have the most amazing volunteers! Because of the responsibilities of caring for all of the pups and kitties at the Sanctuary, it's very difficult for Sher to leave the house, even to visit her babies in the ICU. It breaks her heart but she has a secret...
Today we added the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center as a Rescue Partner for our Buster’s Buddies program. Harriette picked up little Clementine so she could spend her last days with us at HWAH. Clementine is a female Chihuahua, approximately 15...