I feel like this dog looks... I feel odd. Naturally I'm tired after working at Best Friends, but it's more than that. It's a disjointed feeling. A feeling of being out of place. Going anywhere for a period of time... Continue Reading →
This is Lucas. Lucas was one of Michael Vick's fighting Pit bulls and was Vick's champion fighter. Apparently somebody made a lot of money on this dog. When Lucas arrived at Best Friends about five years ago with 21 other pit bulls,... Continue Reading →
The Welcome Sign at Best Friends Was Hand Painted by Janet Bray The Best Friends Parrot Garden feeds Chop. The cockatiels get it everyday and the other birds get it three times a week. They have had great success with... Continue Reading →
Photo by Janet Holt Hilton King O's original name was Ophelia. But because he's the King around here, everyone refers to him as King O. O has been here for about three years. And he is adoptable and available. However,... Continue Reading →
Mugsy! Mugsy is a very handsome Blue and Gold Macaw at the Parrot Garden. Yesterday when I was washing the windows and glass downstairs, Mugsy became quite involved in observing my work. Kelly Moore Parsley shot this little video of... Continue Reading →
If there is one thing I always try to do at best Friends, it's the jobs nobody else wants to do. One of them is cleaning. I learned that the way to endear yourself to the Staff is to clean.... Continue Reading →
Layla, a Michael Vick Dog After an exhausting and surrealistic stop in Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel, Janet Hilton, Wellington, and I took off yesterday to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary where we met up with Bonnie Grafton and Kelly... Continue Reading →
Porter, Janet's dog that went missing for 24 hours on Bald Head Island I made it to Charleston after a ride to the Tri-Rail train station and five trains later I was in Miami Airport. And I hopped a flight... Continue Reading →
You'd think with all of the traveling I've done, that packing would be easy. As a one-time supervisor said to me once when I was working a special assignment for my airline in the Chrysler Building in Manhattan about 23... Continue Reading →
Parrot Nation 