Killian
Back in 2017, we had the cutest litter of babies come in to Harley’s Haven who we named after the Brady Bunch. One of these little...
top of page
Harley's Haven Dog Rescue
"Rescue today to change tomorrow"
Home of:
Search
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
Luna, a BCI airport dog
It’s been a bit since I’ve taken you back to our tiny island down in Nicaragua, so I feel like we are due for a visit to Big Corn Island....
53 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Nov 7, 2021
- 5 min
Zoey, the most challenging adoption of all time
I can’t believe it has been 7 years now, since Zoey busted into our lives. It was this time of year too, so it feels like a good time to...
190 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Oct 31, 2021
- 2 min
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!! It’s a fun holiday (honestly, I think it’s my favorite!), but we often want our pets to participate, and maybe they...
37 views1 comment
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Oct 10, 2021
- 4 min
Earth
Our most recent large litter of puppies through the rescue was our litter we named after the planets. If you follow Harley’s Haven, then...
157 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Sep 26, 2021
- 4 min
That time we neutered a pot-bellied pig….
In vet school there was a course on pigs. I took this course, and did some very general pig care and learned some pig specific diseases....
82 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Why should I adopt my next pet?
Being a veterinarian, I definitely get to see both sides of the new puppy (or kitten) story. Whether you adopt your puppy or kitten (or...
72 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jul 25, 2021
- 5 min
Struggling with loss
I struggled with what to write about this week, and finally decided I’m just going to write about what is most on my mind. These past two...
280 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
Tilly the tiny terror
In December of 2017, I vividly remember the urgent email that came from ACCT with this tiny black/tan Chihuahua pictured. She was so tiny...
262 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Jun 13, 2021
- 4 min
Mowgli and his broken heart
In the fall of 2015, Alison was tagged in a post on Facebook with a puppy with the most adorable, yet ridiculous looking face. He was...
475 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Brotherly Love vet clinic
I love traveling to Nicaragua, and the difference we make there is one that you can clearly see. However, each year that we traveled down...
47 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
Nellie Rae and heartworms
Alison has a thing for short, squatty, smooshy faced creatures – we all know it, and she freely admits it! Nellie Rae has been one of her...
61 views0 comments
Lisa Bogan
- May 16, 2021
- 3 min
Party of 5
I have one of those “Dog Lovers” novelty kitchen towels. It says “One Dog Away From Being A Deranged Dog Lady”. Well, I’m already there!...
65 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Miley
During our 2018 trip to Big Corn Island, Nicaragua, we had the pleasure of helping a furry version of Miss Miley Cyrus. This Miley was a...
53 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 25, 2021
- 4 min
Sawyer
To tell the story of the original three Mehaffey dogs, we have to round it out by talking about Sawyer. Sawyer was by far the BEST out of...
158 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 11, 2021
- 4 min
Starting out as a vet
My very first job out of vet school is where I met Dr Jen Heller. We went to the same vet school, but she was 2 years ahead of me, so we...
125 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
BCI stories - Into the barrios we go!
One of my favorite parts of our BCI trip is always going out into the neighborhoods, or barrios. We have done this every year as a way...
53 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
Geralt of Rivia – the little dane puppy with a big will to live
On a cold day at the end of January of last year, a client came in with a teeny tiny 3 week old great dane puppy wrapped up in a towel. ...
257 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
Our piggy puppies – the little mange babies who could!
Going way back in the rescue’s history, all the way to 2013, I want to tell the story of the piggy puppies. We came across an urgent...
304 views0 comments
Dr. Beth Mehaffey
- Mar 14, 2021
- 4 min
BCI stories – Blue, the puppy with distemper
I shared this week on our Harley’s Haven social media about how BCI is having another distemper outbreak, and I felt like it was also a...
157 views0 comments
bottom of page