Author Archives: Adrian Meli
Jen vs. Adrian in Battle for Cosita Meli or Cosita X
Well, after a few short days, Jen is caving on this fostering thing. Predictably, she wants to keep Cosita. Now that she has been posted on SFTH she is growing increasingly possessive. While I also love Cosita, if we keep her … Continue reading
Budget Cuts Hit Dogs…This is getting serious!
A Connecticut service dog has been laid off because of budget problems. Publicly funded groups definitely need to cut back so this is understandable as long as the dog has a great life ahead of him. We were pleased to … Continue reading
SFTH posts Cosita for adoption
We are pretty sad about it. She is such a great dog. We would love to keep her, but it does not seem like we will ever be able to foster again if we keep every dog. The nice thing … Continue reading
Great article on the history of pitbulls and how people are to blame for their problems
This is a great article on Yahoo about pitbulls and their history. We have long blamed human beings for the issues we have with pitbulls today. Any puppy you take from scratch will still be incredibly sweet but if people … Continue reading
Picked up our first foster dog today-Cosita couldn’t be a sweeter dog
She literally could not be sweeter or cuter. It is hard to imagine how the family that was supposed to adopt her did not take her because she is not a pure bred chihuahua. She is not hyper at all … Continue reading
Organization that trains pitbulls for police work
Here is a great organization: http://outofthepits.org. This organizations trains pitbulls for police work so they can be used in the field. What a great idea-this makes a ton of sense as we have so many pitbulls out there that are … Continue reading
Is Mav’s Friends a Good Name?
Although Maverick, Jen, and I are excited the Dallas Mavericks are in the finals, we unfortunately recently realized that Mav’s Friends has to compete with Dallas Mavericks websites that are “friends” and “fans” of the Mavericks. I suppose it is … Continue reading
And, our first in-home foster, the chihuahua is back on…
We received a call from the head of SFTH today to foster our first dog. We are picking her up on Saturday and will post pictures soon. If you are looking for a 8 month old adorable chihuahua puppy, start … Continue reading
Maverick is upset that his team lost tonight
Well, Maverick is a bit bummed tonight because his Dallas Mavericks have lost the first finals game to the Miami Heat. No, Maverick was not named after Top Gun, and when we get a second dog he or she will … Continue reading
The power of the internet to do good
We wanted to write a quick post about how amazing the internet is in matching needs with people who want to help. In our research on figuring out the best way to help pets in need, we have found that … Continue reading