Val's 4-Paws&Pals Petsitter

09/06/2026

09/04/2026

Would you feel sorry and let it in?

09/04/2026

Because area. Share to help find this little one

Lost Dog!!

Maisie

Last sighting around 930am running behind the park through the strip of woods along the loxahatchee canal, near Pickerel Circle in Boca Raton.

DO NOT CHASE!!!

Call Tri County Animal Rescue if spotted or found 561-482-8110

09/04/2026

Many puppy mills, like this one, are legal and licensed. But the dogs confined there never get a walk, a hug, a treat, a bed or a toy - none of the things that dog owners know are the keys to happiness for our canine companions! We're working to change the laws, and progress is moving in the right direction, but progress is slow. Please keep adopting instead of purchasing, and keep telling others why it's so important!

09/04/2026

And now we know!

Long before millions of grieving pet owners knew the words Rainbow Bridge, they belonged to one heartbroken 19-year-old girl and the dog she could not imagine living without.

His name was Major.

In 1959, Edna Clyne was living near Inverness, Scotland, when her beloved Labrador Retriever died. Major was the first dog who had truly been hers, and their bond was unusually close. When his life ended, Edna was holding him in her arms.

The next day, she was still overwhelmed with grief.

Her mother saw how badly she was hurting and suggested that she try putting those feelings onto paper.

So Edna sat down and began to write.

What emerged was a vision of a peaceful place where beloved animals wait until the people who loved them arrive, allowing them to eventually continue their journey together. She called it Rainbow Bridge.

Edna never planned to make it famous.

She eventually typed a few copies for friends who had been moved by her words. Crucially, she did not put her name on them. The copies were passed from person to person, slowly separating the poem from the young woman who had written it.

Then, in 1994, Rainbow Bridge appeared in Dear Abby.

The column reached an estimated 100 million readers, but there was a problem. Nobody seemed to know who had written the words that were making so many grieving pet owners cry. Dear Abby even asked readers to help identify the author.

Decades passed.

Then art historian and author Paul Koudounaris began investigating.

His search eventually led him back to Scotland and Edna Clyne-Rekhy. When he contacted her in 2023, she was 82 and still had something extraordinary in her possession.

The original handwritten page from 1959.

For more than six decades, countless grieving people had found comfort in words written by someone whose name they never knew.

And those words had begun not with fame, publishing or an audience.

They began with a 19-year-old girl missing her Labrador.

Sometimes something written for one dog becomes a way for millions of people to remember their own.

06/30/2026

Some of my recent Patriotic pups . My own dog Skeeter is as agreeable as ever to picture! 😂

06/26/2026

Save these numbers and report abuse and neglect.

🐾 This week is Animal Abuse Awareness Week, June 24-30, and we are asking everyone to Be A Voice For The Voiceless.

If you witness animal abuse or neglect in Palm Beach County, here is who to call:

Emergency or active abuse? Call 911 immediately. Do not wait.

Non-emergency or general neglect? Contact Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control at (561) 233-1200.

Want to report anonymously and potentially earn a cash reward? Call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at (800) 458-TIPS.

📲 Save these numbers in your phone right now. You may be the only chance that animal has.

06/05/2026

My Foster boy is ready for his forever home

05/31/2026

Post a pic. Of your Rainbow bridge pet we can honor with you for mental health awareness month

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and we here at A Dog’s Purpose wanted to let you know weather your dog is still by your side or has passed onto the Rainbow Bridge, we want you to know that we’re here for you if you’d like to share a picture or memory of your furbaby. We’re also sending out love and hugs to whoever needs it right now.