Stray Guy spent the night in a house last night. The first time since his family moved out and left him behind to fend for himself.

Thank goodness for the generosity of a kind woman named Irene who has been feeding him. Because she has dogs, she was not able to bring him inside, so she sought help to find him a new home.

From the photos we have received, it seems he was so excited that, after eating, he spent a lot of time cleaning up. Probably felt like he finally had a reason to.

Through a couple coincidences, Stray Guy’s name is becoming Stary. First off, many people may be feeling that Stray Guy is just too hard or odd to say when you are calling a cat… “Here, Stray Guy, Stray Guy.” Others may feel it’s just not personal enough. “Stray Guy? Is that really a name?”

One of the women involved in the rescue misspelled it in a message as Stary. Then it was discovered that he has a small white star on his chest.

So, now off the streets and no longer a homeless stray, I guess Stray Guy is evolving into Stary.

Our next step is getting Stary vet checked. And he has an appointment on Friday to be neutered — or as a friend says, “to lose his ‘twins’.”

We are again putting the word out that we are looking for a forever home for Stary. Someone to love this guy as he deserves.

If interested in adopting Stary, please contact me.

I leave you with a few more photos from Stray Guy/Stary’s first night inside. Click the images to see a larger version.

UPDATE: Bentley has been adopted!

There is a home out there looking for this handsome man.

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I got one of those emails yesterday afternoon that I hate to read –

“Hello everyone, My friend needs to find a home for his Labrador. He is 6 years old, inside dog and very friendly/loving. He has two small children and they are just taking precautionary measures. If they do not find a home by Friday they will bring him to the SPCA. The dog’s name is Frank.“

How do you do that? How do you simply discard years of loyalty? For no seeming reason. Precautionary measures?

Like someone unable to turn away from a train wreck, I scrolled down through the various messages to see the photos of Frank.

And I have to say, it was worse than I expected. Frank’s posture was so confident. His eyes warm and so filled with trust. He’s even a little chubby from living a pampered life.

He hasn’t a clue that his family doesn’t want him anymore. And that come Friday, he was “pound bound” if no one else wanted him.

With a sigh, I deleted all the extraneous comments and sent the original email to everyone I could think of.

Shortly afterward, I received an email from Sandra: Do a mass email.

Yes! A glimmer of light! Maybe we can save a life!

The email went out around midnight to a couple thousand people. Forty-five minutes later came the first response:

“I’ll take this dog if you can not find a home for him….I’ll stay back and prefer to let someone else take him, but please do not let him go to the pound. I will step up and take him if no one else will.”

The email responses continued coming in — some had questions, some expressed their disbelief and some to offer help.

At 2 pm came an email that Frank had a new home! He was moving to a farm in the country. Thirty-five acres. Guess that may help Frank lose a bit of that pampered house dog girth.

Best wishes, Frank!

Here are some of the messages received:

“franks owners SUCK. the least they could do is give poor frank a chance to not eat the kids… i say put THE owners in the SPCA”

“She is beautiful and I would love to have her, but we just adopted a male chocolate lab, Moses (9yrs) and a mix pointer, ????, named Bella (about 4 we think). I will ask my friends here at the beach where we live if anyone might like to adopt her. Please let me know if you find a home for oops, not her, him; Frank.”

“He is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L~ We are going to look at him! ”

“Frank deserves smarter owners that should be able to figure out that this dog could be great for their children and not a THREAT. ”

“Precautionary? I say LAZY. It infuriates me that so many humans think animals are disposable. After six years??? Unbelievable!!!!!”

“And why the deadline? If they really cared about their pet, they would find a new home themselves versus threatening to take him to the SPCA—where he will more than likely be put down. And for what reason?????”

“If you want to do this poor dog a favor, please return this to Franks’ owners.”

“Do they not know that children that are raised with a dog have less allergies and are sick less that children with out a dog in the house. Tell them to read up on this. I do not know how someone who has had a pet for 6 years can just give him up.”

“Remind them that My little brother as an infant was saved by this type of Dog .. He ran out in front of a moving car and the Dog pulled him out of the way,.. so the family should rethink.. I would not worry about the dog but, the parents fear of the unknown.. the baby will be protected by the dog.”

“do they have an acre for mr ? I have no flees..”

And then came the one I was waiting for –

“Frank found a home. I had a friend call to retrieve him and the owner said he had been relocated. Great job.”

Thank you, Sandra, for opening your heart and your network to helping Frank.

And thank you to everyone who participated today. We saved a life!

How was your day?

Un beso, Holly.

Until a few weeks ago, this was Bentley’s life… sharing an apartment with his people, a cat named Celica and Jackie, a Jack Russell in Vancouver, BC.

Bentley and Jackie came with the Mrs., but when the divorce happened, the Mrs. and the dog moved out and left Bentley behind.

The Mister didn’t like Bentley… maybe because he was the Mrs.’ cat? Who knows, but there are some sad stories of conflict between Bentley and the Mister. Ultimately, Bentley was thrown out to make it on his own.

A kindly neighbor has taken him in, but she has a cat and Bentley picks on her cat.

A little damaged in the area of trust and security, Bentley is still acting out from all the changes he does not understand. He seems to miss his mom and dog terribly. Simply, he misses his old life.

His foster mom spends time with him one-on-one. She reports that Bentley is learning to trust again; that he is calm and patient.

“He loves when I floss my teeth… lol …he goes after the floss to play with it. I brushed him out, he was patient with that and loved being brushed around his neck.”

Do you have room in your heart and your home to help this little man out? Either as a foster or an adoptive family?

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Bentley is 5 & a half years old with long black and white hair, a tattoo in his ear and is neutered. This handsome guy has chubby paws and a bend in his tail….don’t know why. He is very affectionate and loving, he craves attention and loves to play — especially with a ball of yarn. He is very smart, adventurous and gorgeous.

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If you are interested in fostering or adopting Bentley — or if you have some tips for Teresa, his foster mom — email me.

If you are in the Vancouver area and have a cat cage (not a carrier) that you can lend Teresa for the short term, let me know and I will connect you.

And please, SHARE his story. There is someone out there waiting for him.

Ciao, Holly