Chasing Sticks,LLC

10/16/2026

Through the eyes of our pets…🐾❤️🐾

10/10/2026

10/05/2026

Had the pleasure of meeting this sweet girl today. She is 20 years young! 🐾❤️

09/28/2026

They say so much without saying anything at all…you just have to listen closely 🐾❤️

09/26/2026

Happy 1st birthday to my sweet little piggies, Albert and Penelope! May the year be full of delicious peanut butter treats and big muddy puddles 🎈 🧁

09/22/2026

🐾 A few of our sweet patients from today! 🐾

09/17/2026

Some patients leave paw prints on your heart that never fade. Though they are no longer here, I still think about them, remember their sweet faces, and feel grateful that I had the honor of caring for them. Once my patient, forever part of my heart. 🐾🌈❤️

09/13/2026

Basic? Maybe. Vaccinated? Absolutely! 💉🐾 Pup-kin spiced vaccines are officially back in season! 🎃

09/11/2026

🇺🇸🐾 The Four-Legged Heroes of 9/11

On September 11, 2001, hundreds of dogs answered the call alongside first responders. Search-and-rescue dogs climbed through the rubble looking for survivors. Detection dogs helped with recovery efforts. Guide dogs led their people to safety. Therapy dogs offered comfort when words simply weren’t enough.

But there’s a part of their story that doesn’t get enough attention.

These dogs worked among twisted metal, broken glass, smoke, dust and debris. Their paws, eyes and noses needed constant care from veterinary teams working alongside them.

And perhaps one of the most heartbreaking details: when search dogs went long periods without finding survivors, some became discouraged. Their handlers would sometimes stage a successful “find” so the dogs could receive their reward, rebuild their confidence and keep searching.

They didn’t understand what had happened that day.

They only knew they had a job to do — find someone, help someone, comfort someone.

Dogs like Bretagne, Riley, Roselle, Salty, Scout, Jake, Appollo and hundreds of others became part of the story of September 11th.

Today, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the first responders who ran toward danger, and the four-legged heroes who worked beside them.

Some wore badges.
Some wore fire helmets.
And some left paw prints in the dust. 🐾🇺🇸