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...

There is this crazy phenomenon where vet clinics get EVEN BUSIER in the summer. It doesn’t feel possible, with how busy we already are,...

June always reminds me of Clancy, so I figured this was a good time to share his story! June is the time of year that it is just getting...

Summers are tough for dogs who don’t do well in the heat, and Stilwell is a great example of this. Way back in the summer of 2014,...

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...

My pittie Sawyer was the type of dog who made poor life choices. He LOVED toys, but he loved to eat toys as much as play with them, so...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

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...

Fiona is by far, the worst dog I have ever had the privilege of knowing and owning. You know the book ‘Marley and Me’? Well, Fiona was...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

I do not have a good track record with chickens. I like chickens, don’t get me wrong…and one day I’m hoping I can talk Tom into us having...

Our first year on BCI on our veterinary mission trip, one of the very first dogs we came in contact with was Monica. At the time we met...

I can’t even count how many times people have said to me when they hear I’m a vet – “Oh I love animals, but I could never do that because...