Blog – Casper's Rescue Shop

Pet Sitter Checklist

Did you know that March acknowledges professional pet sitters with a whole week dedicated to them? Professional Pet Sitters Week takes place annually during the first full week of March, and was first introduced by Pet Sitters International (PSI) in 1995! PSI explains on their website, “this annual observance honors professional pet-care providers, seeks to …

Article, Health

Dog Dietary Do’s and Don’ts

The third week in March marks National Poison Prevention Week. It is an important time to highlight the dangers of poisoning and how to prevent them, not only for us humans, but for our four-legged companions, as well. To mark this important week, HomeAgain, a microchip and pet recovery system, recently put together a handy …

Article, Health

Search and Rescue Avalanche Dogs Save Lives with Their Noses

While we are all about speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves, animals seem to always have a way of completing extraordinary tasks and helping us humans, too. With winter upon us, we were recently amazed by a story that the American Kennel Club wrote in their January/February 2020 issue of their AKC Family …

Article, Inspiring Stories

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: Spooky Little Halloween Wearing the Casper Halloween Bracelet!

In case you can’t tell by her name, Casper’s favorite time of year is fall, and her favorite day is Halloween. Since she loves ghosts, goblins, ghoulies, and everything that goes bump in the night, every fall she makes a special Halloween bracelet. Believe it or not, the Spooky Season is here again, and you …

Fashion, Shopping

RANKED: Casper’s Top 10 Advocacy Accessories

As you probably know by now, Casper’s Rescue Shop was founded with an important purpose in mind: Help Shelter Dogs. Each advocacy accessory purchased from Casper’s Rescue Shop raises awareness of the 670,000 shelter dogs euthanized each year and also feeds up to 7 shelter dogs. Some accessories also have their own unique meaning, which …

Fashion, Shopping

Abused Shelter Dog Shown Love For The First Time

Millions of dogs enter shelters each year, and every one of them has a story. Dog advocates have a difficult time relating to people who would commit a heinous act such as animal abuse or abandonment, but the fact is, abusers like this do exist. Whether they exploit their dogs for underground fighting, deprive them …

Shelter Stories

Shelter Staffer Captures Heartwarming Video Of Volunteer Sleeping Next To Recovering Pup

After a cute pup named Prissy was rescued from a life spent on a concrete slab in the scorching Tennessee heat, she needed to go through the typical shelter motions before being put up for adoption. First and foremost, she had to be spayed. While it’s a super routine surgery, dogs who go through it …

Shelter Stories

Shy Boy With Autism Meets Dog Recovering From Horrific Abuse And Forms Incredible Bond

For kids with autism, life can feel pretty lonely. After all, being different from your peers and feeling unsure of how to communicate with them can prove to be extremely isolating. That’s exactly how a young boy named Jonny Hickey felt. For a long time, he just felt that he couldn’t connect with anyone, even …

Shelter Stories

Baltimore Ravens Player Opens Up About How Pet Adoption Can Change Lives.

Being a football player, Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Ronnie Stanley knows a thing or two about how it feels when the odds are stacked against you — that feeling when your back’s against the wall and you’re not sure where to turn. That’s why this tough guy has a huge soft spot in his heart …

Shelter Stories