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Seth… A super-awesome snuggle bug

I have had the immense fortune to have played host to a lovely little gentleman, Seth.  If you have been following APA!’s news coverage, he may look familiar.  The black and white dog whose picture accompanied the front-page article on … Continue reading

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Cute video of Chico

We wrote about Chico already but I was able to capture the cutest video of him snoring when I had him this weekend to let his real foster have a little break. He is the coolest most laid-back little dude. … Continue reading

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Another Happy Ending…

Dear Staff of Austin Pets Alive, Thank you so much for all of your hard work and dedicating yourselves to such a great cause.  Here are some pictures of our puppy, Eva, that we adopted from your organization on September … Continue reading

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The Joys and Pains of Fostering… You can save a life!

UPDATE…  Mouse found a home yesterday, 9/30.  Yeahhh!  Congratulations Mouse!  I will miss you but will hopefully see you again soon. I am currently on my second foster and will be giving her up tomorrow.  I thought that I might … Continue reading

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Neglected small Golden Retriever Mix Needs a Home or Foster ASAP!!!

APA! was asked if we could help this poor little angel.  Of course we said YES!!!  But now we need your help.  The person who he is currently living with can’t keep him any longer.  He needs to recover in … Continue reading

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Our Happy Endings are Their New Beginnings

One of our rescues, Scamp (now Sasha) was adopted by a wonderful new family a few weeks ago. Jenny, Sasha’s new mom, works at Taurus Training- Lake Travis and was nice enough to send along this note. It is always … Continue reading

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Minnie Mouse

Hi, my name is Minnie Mouse (Mouse for short) and I was rescued from the shelter this past Sat. I am living with a really nice foster mom and foster brother (dog) and sister (cat) but I am looking for … Continue reading

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APA! at the Austin Farmers Market- Week 3

This was our third weekend at the Farmers Market downtown on 4th and Guadalupe.  We were the most popular booth!  The puppies had a big day! We had the sweetest moma Lab mix, Honey and her 8 puppies.  Honey found … Continue reading

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