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Merry Christmas Eve!

The Night Before Christmas ‘Twas the night before Christmas at House With a Heart, The pups had created their Christmas nose art, The house was quite twinkly with bright lights aglow, To make sure that Santa knew the right way to go. Mama Sher slept and nestled among...

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Olivia, forever in our hearts

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...

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Thank you, Pam!

We're so happy that we get to share pictures of our pups and kitties when they're safe, happy, cozy and warm.  The key to making that happen?  Our amazing and dedicated volunteers.  We are losing one of our wonderful volunteers as she moves out of state, and we wanted...

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Tiny Tim, forever in our hearts

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...

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Peanut, forever in our hearts

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...

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Piper

Piper is being fostered through Buster’s Buddies, a program in which our Sanctuary fosters special dogs for their current rescue. While the rescue continues to look for a forever home, HWAH supplies their daily needs of food, shelter, and love. We also assist the...

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Sir Shag, forever in our hearts

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...

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Shout Out Saturday: The Carlyle Group!

We'd like to give a shout out on "Shout Out Saturday" to the Carlyle Group for their recent day of service at the Sanctuary! The group chose us as their recipient for this year's Season of Giving and came to HWAH for the day to volunteer. The group consisted of...

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Shout Out Saturday: 10/3/15

Here at the Sanctuary, we are always amazed and humbled by the support we receive from our friends and followers. We’d like to send a special “Shout Out Saturday” thank you to Joseph Albanese and Associates. Mr. Albanese is a businessman in New Jersey and every year...

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Volunteer Spotlight: Carol Y.

Our volunteers are the heart of our Sanctuary and we couldn't fulfill our mission without them!  This month's Volunteer Spotlight shines on Carol Y. Carol is a do-it-all volunteer who has been volunteering with us since 2011. You may have met her adorable pups, Lacey...

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