Feeding your Pet at Thanksgiving During this special time of year, it’s always a temptation to give our pets some extra treats as we enjoy some of our favorite holiday food. Just remember, while some human food is safe for pets, other foods that we enjoy can be toxic...
If Wishes and Words Would Win a senior dog a new home I would be ecstatic!! This is SUPPOSED to be National ADOPT a Senior Dog month NOT give up your senior dog month!!! Here at HWAH we have been overwhelmed with calls and emails from people who can no longer keep...
We love our volunteers, and the Sanctuary would not be what it is without them! We wanted to share another special story about an amazing volunteer at the Sanctuary, Katrin Weixel. Kat found HWAH through her work at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association....
From December 2013: "Candyman (or Candy, as he’s best known), is the Sanctuary’s senior statesman and the last of HWAH’s “originals”. Years ago, Candy, a handsome champagne miniature poodle, was brought to the Montgomery County Humane Society after his owner passed...
Meet Tiny Tim! Tiny Tim was a little white poodle. What made him special was his big personality! This long-legged, one-eyed, toothless, little seventeen-year-old came to HWAH with his brother Sir Shag, from the Caroline County Humane Society, where they had been...
Told by Susan: On a cold Sunday in January of 2016, 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...
People often say about Sher, “How wonderful that you dedicate your life and home to saving senior pets.” And it is truly an amazing thing to see an entire home full of happy healthy senior pets. But the real miracle is the amazing transformation that occurs when a...
Noodle was a ten-year-old little Jack Russell who came to us from the MCHS in November of 2011 where she was surrendered by her owner. She needed to be quarantined when she arrived because of kennel cough. That’s when we realized we would have our hands full! Noodle...
Faith was a tiny little poodle that came to HWAH from Caroline County Humane Society. She had been found in a ditch and was extremely emaciated and in very poor condition. We were fearful at first that she wouldn’t survive her terrible ordeal but after several...
Is sharing a bed with your dog a good idea? Am I spoiling my dog too much if I allow them to sleep in my bed? Will sleeping with my dog keep me awake at night? Is it healthy to share a bed with my dog? According to PetMD, many vets now believe that "sleeping with your...