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Backup PackIna At her peak, Ina was 61 kilograms (135 lbs.) of muscle with a mechanical brain; sometimes, you could literally hear the gears click into place when she seemed to be thinking. Devoted to our family, loving our kids…

Joanne’s Fancy and Cori   Joanne’s Fancy and Cori By Stephen Chambers The horse’s name is Joanne’s Fancy and she is a four–year–old Standardbred racehorse named after my Mother–in–Law, Joanne Travers. After winning six races in 2008, Joanne developed an…

LINKS FROM THE FAMILY OF CHOICE WEBCAST   Webcast co-moderator Mike McNamara is the Deputy Chief of the Park Forest Police Department and Director of Licensed for Life, a Chicago-area non-profit designed to show young people the dangers of impaired…

Backup PackSvach”You get what you raise.” (Rescued 2007-2014) Every once in a while someone or something enters your life and changes everything. A series of seemingly unrelated signs ranging from The Dog Whisperer to Vachss’ Burke character led me to…

Backup PackTopper & Boss Nick in New York sends us these pictures of Topper and Boss, two tough fellas who were born for back up—because they clearly don’t know how to back down.

Backup PackIndia When I first saw India at the Rescue League, she was curled up into a tiny ball, and when I reached in to pet her she started trembling and fear showed in her eyes. I immediately filled out…

Backup PackAngel, Bear and Cubby A few years back, Lisa and her family made contact to let us know the pit bull Angel—a puppy playmate for their eight-year-old Bear—had joined their clan. Lisa got back in touch recently to let…

Backup PackBuddy Buddy has a new, permanent home, and a new name—he’s Max now. In case you’re entering late in our story, Max needed a home. As it turn out, there was a home that needed a Max. If your…

Backup PackHopper My name is Hopper, I am a two-year-old pit bull. I have had a very rough life. My troubles started in the womb. My mother lived on the streets, and so she got very little nourishment. She also…

Backup PackMikey   Night Scope paid his dues–won money for his former owner by running around a track at 45 mph. And when he stopped winning, well … the owners weren’t interested any longer. They discarded him and replaced him.…