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. ...
Just when we thought we’d come to the end of the sadness and pain we’ve experienced this month at the Sanctuary, another of our beloved residents has left us. Seventeen-year-old Olivia was recently introduced to you in our end-of-year newsletter. A sweet and lovely...
This week, House with a Heart was not its usually happy place. Losing Peanut on Wednesday was so very sad, but little did we know there was more to come. Our Tiny Tim was taken to the emergency hospital on Wednesday evening because he was in respiratory distress. On...
Today was a very sad one at the Sanctuary. We bid farewell to one of our little loves. That heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to one of our beloved residents had to be made. And we did what we had to do. Little Peanut had been in the throes of kidney failure...
It is with heavy hearts that we bid goodbye on December 1st to our sweet, regal, Sir Shag. This darling little Pekinese came to us from an Eastern Shore animal shelter, quite a number of years ago, along with his brother, Tiny Tim. Shaggyman was such a handsome...
Montgomery County Council made this great video when they visited our Sanctuary. Check it out! https://youtu.be/TVLB3COXPuA