My name is Chelsea. I work full time and have my own place. I tend to be a homebody. I'm blunt, sarcastic, very honest and I rarely know the thing to say at the appropriate time. I have 2 dogs; a shepherd mix named Jade and a mastiff mix named Oakley. I also have 4 cats: Erza, Iris, Jayce, and Aria. Every one of my babies are rescues. I got into rescue in … [Read more...]
They Will Change Your Life
Why in the world would we bring amazing dogs into our home, train them, fall in love with them, and make them part of our family...just to adopt them to another family? Because it's beautiful. Because it's saving a life. Because it teaches us to get over yourselves. Because we know that serving is more life giving than anything else. This next reason surprises me every time, … [Read more...]
Stereotypes Hurt
Sometimes the retriever doesn't retrieve, the family lab bites the neighbors kid, and the collie doesn't care if Timmy fell in the well. I am here to talk about breed based stereotypes. As a vet tech I hear it all the time and it makes me cringe...a family had a golden and he was flawless...never chewed ....probably pooped out nutritious meals for the hungry and in need. … [Read more...]
When Rescue Became My Family
When I first started volunteering for Community Service hours as a college student, I never could have possibly imagined the impact that the rescue community would have on me. One of these things that I never expected was that rescue became my family. In my case, this happened quite literally, as I married my husband as a result of a blind date set up by Laura! I simply cannot … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Sunshine {Kalea’s Introduction Post}
So I have been contemplating what would be my first CVRR post. I know there will be many more, but there's only one first post and first impression. I truly love both my job and volunteer job. My full time job is an elementary school counselor. I LOVE the kids I work with, there are fun days and challenging days but no day is the same and each day I am making an impact on their … [Read more...]
