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cara sue achterbergCrisis Brewing in Southern Animal SheltersA crisis is brewing in our southern animal shelters. While 2020 and early 2021 saw record adoption rates, summer and fall of 2021 told a…Jan 7, 2022Jan 7, 2022
cara sue achterbergShelter Transformation in TennesseeThankfully, Maury County Animal Shelter was much changed from the last time I was there. That was clear from the faces of the dogs.Nov 20, 2020Nov 20, 2020
cara sue achterbergTraveling South to the Dog Pounds….We’re a day into this trip, but all we’ve done so far is drive (and drive). No traffic, no complaints, it just feels very anticlimactic and…Nov 9, 20201Nov 9, 20201
cara sue achterbergWho Will Let the Dogs Out?All over the southern US, dogs are waiting.Nov 6, 2020Nov 6, 2020
cara sue achterbergSaving the GiantsWhen we pulled up at the gate, enormous dogs loped towards us. They looked prehistoric…Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
cara sue achterbergA Shepherd in the Wire Grass Corner of Alabama“I hope this isn’t some wild-goose chase,” I warned Nancy, my photographer and friend, as we headed south from Montgomery to visit our…Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020
cara sue achterbergThe People Who Will Not Let the Dogs DieOut to the west of Nashville, after a long slog on US 40 and several smaller highways that took us through Paris and Pillowville, we…Jun 27, 2019Jun 27, 2019