< Remembering the Rescue Dogs of 9/11

--After the attacks of 9/11/01, hundreds of rescue dogs from across the country participated in the massive search & rescue efforts. We'd like to take a moment to remember those dogs and honor their service.

read this:Examiner article about the 9/11 dogs: the other Heroes

Still Available: APONTE

Aponte is a 6 years old Chow/Amstaff mix. He has been at BARC for awhile, and he needs to find a place to grow old at. He is a good guard dog and loves belly rubs. If he can spend the rest of his life on his back and get attention, he would.

* Still Available: Precious the Pekingese

Its surprises me that little Precious is still up for adoption. Its been 3 weeks since she was rescued off the street. She is a quiet little Pekingese mix, about 4 years old, who likes to hide when there is too much going on around here. She spends her time under the bench until someone comes and sits with her. She would prefer a strong alpha owner that would give her confidence.





[Precious and Sandy Girl]

[Precious with Christine]

^ Walk some Dogs at BARC

Come volunteer and walk some of these dogs you see up for adoption.

They all need to be socialized by different people and potentially find new owners.

dogwalking hours: Weekdays - Monday to Friday - 9am to 12:30pm
5pm to 7:30pm
Weekends - Saturday and Sunday - 9am to 1 pm

-- You will be provided a walking map of where to properly walk to avoid a lot of foot traffic, that can freak out some of the dogs. Please obey them.

-- New volunteers need to sign a volunteer form.

-- Please wear proper footwear (sneakers preferable, no heels or flipflops please)

[Nancy walking Sleepy Pete]

^^Toughest Cat who lives in Metropolitan Avenue

This is the toughest cat I have ever met, He lives in Metropolitan Avenue, right off Berry Street, infront of the homemade garden made out of truck tires on the sidewalk. He belongs to the lady that made the garden. Some days, this cat will jump down on his ledge or the doorway, and harass some of my dogs by swiping a claw at them, sometimes he even hides behind the plants and suckerpaws my dogs. I have to always keep my eyes open for him when I come to this corner, because some of my dogs would kill a cat.




[Sleepy Pete sees the Cat, who once swiped at him from behind a plant]



+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


[Molly knows where the Cat lives. Molly is dangerous to Cats]

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


[Brenda spots and confronts the Cat, but she didnt do anything except look and be curious. The Cat was calm the whole time]

--Sandy and Hennessy meets the 1st time

[Sandy Girl and Hennessy on their first playdate. Sandy Girl exhibits aggression to other dogs, Hennessy can be aggressive as well to other dogs, only if they start the action. She has been crucial in helping me diffuse aggressive issues with some of the other BARC dogs. The first picture shows how onguard Sandy is. A little positive reinforcement and calm introductions makes for better playdate]

++Sasha Finds a Home!!

Sasha, the senior male poodle mix, who has been at BARC for a couple months now, just left for his new home!!

Have a GOOD LIFE, Little Doggy!!


[last pic of Sasha before his Grooming appointment]
[Chance, Biggie, and Sasha one warm monday morning]
[Sasha w/ Christine and Jill, with Chance's head weighing in on Biggie]
















[After the makeover]