Author name: Dianne Snater

Etymology. The origin of the name “Oreo” is unknown, but there are many hypotheses, including derivations from the French word or, meaning “gold”, or from the Greek word ωραίο (oreo) meaning “nice” or “attractive”. Others believe that the cookie was named Oreo simply because the name was short and easy to pronounce. Whatever the name’s origin […]

  Chopper was welcomed into Almost Home Foster and Rescue.  He was a breeder-release.  He was released with three siblings and his momma.  Momma, shortly after their birth, preceded to chew his foot off; hence, the name Chopper.  But this little disability didn’t stop this little guy, it didn’t even slow him down.   Jessica

Zoozie means:                 The prettiest of the pretty girls.  “She’s the bee’s knees, a real Zoozie!” Zoozie, a popular term used in the 1920s Flapper Era sure rung true with our own Zoozie Beagle.  With one striking blue eye and one brown, Zoozie was definitely the “Prettiest of the Pretty Girls.” Zoozie was discovered

“Dianne, I have an 8 week old Chihuahua. Can you take her?” “Felicia, I can take any Chi.  We can find homes for all the Chi’s up here.” “Okay, but I’m not driving to Kansas City to meet you with just one dog.  I will find two more.” So goes the typical conversation between Foster

Ah, Chewy, Chewy, Chewy, Chewy, Chewy, Chewy, Chewy, Baby,   Another SU-Weet! King Cavalier and Mini-Poodle Mix, also known as Cavapoo.  Chewy was released because he was classified as a Cryptic Orchid, or only one testicle had descended.  Breeders cannot sell pups with deficiencies such as this.  Therefore, Chewy was given the chance to be

I asked her her name and, in a puppy-dog voice she said, “Lola”L-O-L-A, LolaLo-Lo-Lo-Lo-Lola   Lola was welcomed into rescue as a breeder-release.  It was suspected that she had a ½ grade Luxating Patella.  However, our vets failed to find it.  There were a few loose ligaments, which were conducive to being a puppy, and

Tip-Toe through the Tulips with Me…. A favorite song amongst many. Tiny Tim, musician, singer and songwriter back in the day cannot outshine Almost Home Foster MN License #132328‘s Tiny Tim, who managed to tip-toe past the backyard garden gate, and into the hearts of Brian and Andrea and their family. Brian and Andrea had

  The word lūna, which means Moon in Latin, is the origin of the given name Luna. Luna; goddess of the Moon. So, is it fate?  Destiny? Coincidence?  Happenstance?  How is it, then, that Luna, our little, breeder-release, Blue (as in the moon) Merle Pomeranian’s stars all came into alignment this month, and on the weekend

Poppy, a breeder release, along with her three siblings were welcomed into Almost Home Foster MN License #132328. We were asked to find all of them phenomenal, deserving homes and families and we did just that. Poppy made her way into the hearts and home of Bev and Dan yesterday. Bev greeted us outside when