Category Archives: The Journey

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

I guess the story REALLY starts with my mom. She was on her deathbed (literally) and she suddenly sat up and said, “I need to write you girls a check!” My sister wrote out the checks and my mom signed them. Not a huge amount but I decided to use the money to do something […]