This past Saturday-Sunday I loaded up 11 dogs from the Santa Paula Shelter and transported them to the New Hope store in Thousand Oaks so they could have a chance at a wider audience and get more exposure. Out of the 11 they adopted out 3. That’s our reward for all the hard work people at the shelter and the store put into getting these guys and gals their forever homes. We just keep doing it and doing it and sometimes it pays off. And sometimes not.

Meet Zoey, a 8-9 year old black lab that I transported from his foster’s to a more social environment at a vet office on the west side of L.A. Zoey left his foster’s today so he could have more dogs to play and socialize with. His foster mom recently lost her lab and Zoey was all alone during the day and was not happy. So the rescue decided that he would be better off until his adoption in a more communal atmosphere. Of course Zoey doesn’t understand this and is wondering why his world has suddenly changed. We all hope that he will be happier here with more doggy friends, time will tell. The real answer will come if he can get adopted. It’s so hard when you are a senior, black and a big dog. Let’s all hope the best for Zoey.