by Katie Patterson | Mar 28, 2018 | Blog
If you cross paths with a heartworm poster at a vet’s office you’ll know that you would do anything to avoid this pain for your pet. A heartworm is a roundworm that can grow to be twelve inches long that lives in your pet’s heart and can cause fatal side effects, even...
by Katie Patterson | Oct 12, 2017 | News, PAWesome People
Nicole has been an amazing volunteer and foster with DPA. She decided to get more involved on the backend after fostering with us for a while. She serves as a foster representative and foster application vetter and excels in both roles. Due to her background, she is...
by Leslie Sans | Jan 31, 2016 | News, Photo Album, Ruff Life
Emmitt Smith, the dog, started his career on the injured reserve. “He actually was heartworm positive, had a couple of dewclaws he had to get removed and some fly bites on his ears,” Haley Edman, of Dallas Pets Alive, said. These injuries meant Emmitt, unlike his...
by Katie Patterson | Jan 12, 2015 | Happy Tails, Uncategorized
Buster was first found by a good Samaritan who fed the emaciated street dog and whose children soon fell in love with him. The man couldn’t keep him, but contacted Duck Team 6, who found a foster so Dallas Pets Alive could bring him into the program, and did the...