Dahlia the dog needed a little extra love and patience to open her heart to humans. BMHS volunteer Joe King was ready to help.

A lot of the dogs who show up here have been out on adventures… because they escaped their yards! Guest writer Fay Smith shares some tips on making your landscape pup-safe.

Bean is just about the brightest, bounciest, perky-est, wrassley-est, glossiest doggo you ever did meet. But… he wasn’t when he showed up at our doors.

Need a good mouser? We’ve got kitties ready for the job!

Guess who is STILL here? Joker has been with us 5 months now. He’s 7 years old, but you wouldn’t believe it - he acts like he’s about two - all made of frolic and delight. He’s healthy, he has a soft, sleek coat for pets, he has a happy doggy grin, a snuffly nose, a pink tongue and perky ears that flop over at the tip. He is only 34 pounds - so if you’re looking for a not-too-big dog, he fits the bill.

Once upon a time a cat took a nap on an electrical transformer…. it did NOT go well. (Don’t worry, he’s ok now!)

Leela is a fuzzy, grey, playful girl. Fry is a sweet, orange, stripey boy. These two sweeties are in foster care ‘til they’re big enough to be spayed/neutered, which is… surprise! Tuesday! They will probably be adoptable by Wednesday.

Lady wants more than anything in all the world to run with you. Sure, she can catch a tennis ball or sit for a treat, she likes a good hug and a drink from the kiddie pool… but all of that is nothing compared to the idea that you might run with her.

One of our favorite things about Lobo is that when he’s listening intently with his ears all perked up, he looks kinda like a cute little bat! Na-na-na-na-na-na BAT-DOG! He’s prepared to help you in protecting Gotham City! Or, you know, looking particularly on-theme when you take him for a walk on Walla Walla’s Adam West day.

Luna’s favorite thing in the whole wide world is playing in the pool. Well, for right now at least – and who can blame her? It’s been so hot in Walla Walla – so she’s been getting in early morning play sessions to splash around. She likes to snuffle her nose into the water and blow bubbles. She likes to crawl around in circles then stand up and shake the water out of her fur. While all we’ve got here is a kiddie pool, we have our suspicions that Luna would LOVE the beach.

Happy-Go-Lucky Otto likes to play. If he gets the impression you’re not catching on, he’ll toss a Frisbee in the air himself, and catch it in his mouth. See? It’s so much fun! Don’t you want to try?

The first thing you should know about Jack is that he is a Good Boy. Basically, every time you hear Jack’s name mentioned around here, you immediately hear someone else pipe up “Jack? He’s such a good boy.” In fact, he inspired this week of posts – a volunteer said “How is Jack still here?! We need to do something about that!”

You know how little kids draw a picture of a dog? With the “brown” crayon and the little floppy ears and the big smile and wagging tail? That’s Layla. She’s the platonic ideal of a dog!

You’re going to want to move things away from the edge of the coffee table, because this girl has the waggiest wag that ever wagged. We’re talking tail-thumping, SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU, FRIEND!

Moving paws for a good cause and a lesson in how PAW-some this community truly is!

A famous BMHS alumni travels the PNW, supporting his new family emotionally and modeling for photos.

You get used to hearing barks and meows when working in an office at an animal shelter, but even these animal noises can't always prepare you for writing an email and being interrupted by oinks and squeals.

Local Boy Scout leads out construction of new concrete entrances to dog parks.

One unusual phone call later, we have a full storage room full of pet food to distribute to the community.