It all started in the fall of 2021 when John and I took a trip to Mexico together. At the end of our stay at one of the mega-resorts, we had a few days before our flight home so we ended up at an apartment complex near downtown Cancun. It was here I discovered the […]
Nala was found as a two-month-old puppy in the middle of a street in Cancun. She was covered in sores, was very skinny and terribly frightened. Karin had to chase her down but was able to capture her. She will never forget her cries that day. After a dog is rescued, it takes a trip […]
It’s bittersweet when I hand a dog over for adoption. Heart wrenching, yet heart warming at the same time. We recently completed another rescue mission–four more dogs off the streets of Cancun and into forever homes in the U.S. The day started at 8 a.m. as my new partner, Taylor, and I set off for […]
The Dreams Dogs had a great life for a long time at the gate of the Dreams Lagoon apartment complex. They existed (Tontin and Solovina were born there) since the beginning of the construction of the complex. Unfortunately, as the buildings began to be completed and more and more people moved in, they became less […]
When I returned from Mexico, it was without the Dreams dogs. However, they were not forgotten. I had made friends with several of the guards at the gate at the apartment complex and between them, I was able to get news of how the dogs were doing. My main contact, Carlos, would send me pictures […]
If you could see what I saw, you wouldn’t have to ask. Yet that is the question I get ALL THE TIME. Why am I bringing or working to rescue dogs from Mexico when there are so many here (in the U.S.) that need help too? As my friend, Pamela, who has rescued wolf dogs […]
The day was finally here … the journey home began at the Cancun airport at 7:30 a.m. Karin picked me up at the apartment at 6:30. She had the two pups and another crate for Nucita. We met Nucita with Dayli and Ana at the airport and here we go. Amazing ladies: Ana, Dayli and […]
It’s about a week before I have to return to the states and I have only one dog to bring home when my goal was three. My intention was to capture the “Dreams” dogs but that did not work out (not yet!). Then I met Karin. She has ideas. She also has 30 dogs at […]
The month of March was moving into the second half and I still had not figured out a situation for the “Dream” dogs. One night, I had walked up to the corner store and came back through the gate to find Pepe. Pepe is a legend. He has been working the neighborhood for years: rounding […]
Tontin is the dog that caught my eye when I stayed at the apartment complex last fall. Something noble about this dog. He is gentle, shy, wary but he commands a presence. This was the boy I couldn’t get out of my mind. I was determined to bring him home and show him a good […]
I realized within a few days that I would not be successful in capturing the “Dreams” dogs in time to get them to the vet 30 days prior to my return to the United States. I was very discouraged and distraught. That’s what I came for! But, I knew I couldn’t go back empty handed […]