Sherri's Paw Spa

03/29/2026

These pups belong to friends of mine and are super sweet if you’re interested please message me!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1KwY1RNNuQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

✨ LOOKING TO RE-HOME ✨

🐶 Meet Aramis and Gracie 🐶

🐾 ARAMIS 🐾

- 9.5yr old, Yorkie Mix, Male Neutered
- UTD on all Vaccines 🏥
- The curious little adventurer who’s always ready to explore and steal your heart. A barker who’s best suited for an acreage to run around.
- 🦷 * Will need a Dental Cleaning * 🦷

🌸 GRACIE 🌸

- 9.5yr old, Yorkie, Spayed Female
- UTD on all Vaccines 🏥
- The gentle, happy girl with the biggest smile and a love for making friends.
- 🦷 * Will need a Dental, with likely both upper carnassials extracted * 🦷

LOOKING TO RE-HOME THEM AS A BONDED PAIR (as Gracie has some anxiety without Aramis) 🐶

Posting on behalf of a lovely client at SRVC, help us find these two sweet pups a home 🏠 💕

03/23/2026

This!!!❤️❤️❤️

03/07/2026

Teen builds dog shelters from recycled bottles to save freezing street animals in Spain 🐶♻️ Sometimes the biggest ideas begin with a simple moment of empathy. In a quiet neighborhood in Spain, a teenage boy noticed stray dogs trying to survive the cold nights. Watching them curl beside walls and benches stirred something in him. Instead of looking away, he started imagining how everyday waste could become something lifesaving. He began collecting discarded plastic bottles from streets and recycling bins around his community. With patience and creativity, he compressed and layered the bottles into thick insulated panels. These panels formed small shelters with raised floors and slanted roofs. The trapped air inside the plastic keeps warmth in and helps protect dogs from rain and damp ground. What started as a small experiment soon became a quiet act of compassion spreading across the neighborhood. Each colorful shelter shows how creativity can solve more than one problem at once. Plastic waste finds new purpose while vulnerable animals find warmth. It raises a simple thought for many people... how powerful can one thoughtful idea become? References: BBC: Plastic Recycling Around the World National Geographic: The Global Problem of Plastic Waste Reuters: Communities Creating Solutions For Stray Animals Smithsonian Magazine: Innovative Uses of Recycled Plastic NOAA: Understanding Plastic Pollution And Its Impact

03/07/2026

When we arrived at the shelter, the manager gently stopped us at the kennel door.

“If you take the boy out for a walk,” she said softly, “never close the door on the girl. She’ll panic and hurt herself trying to get to him.”

We had come intending to adopt just one dog. We live in a farmhouse with a big backyard, but we also have a budget. Then we saw them — Mickey and Minnie. Two enormous, long-haired German Shepherds pressed tightly together in a kennel that suddenly felt far too small for both their size and their bond.

A volunteer told us their story. They’d been returned twice. Not because they were aggressive — quite the opposite. They were gentle, fluffy sweethearts. The problem was how deeply attached they were to each other. If one left the room, the other would cry and panic like something terrible had happened.

The shelter was running out of space and was considering separating them just to give them a better chance at adoption… even though everyone knew it would break their hearts.

As we stood there, Mickey rested his big, heavy chin on Minnie’s back. Both of them were trembling. They knew people were watching them, silently deciding they were simply “too much dog.”

My husband looked at me, then back at the two frightened giants clinging to each other. He didn’t check the bank account. He didn’t hesitate.

He just walked over, took two leashes from the wall, and clipped them on.

“We don’t break up families,” he said.

Now our house has no personal space. The vet bills are doubled. And our bed is permanently occupied by 140 pounds of snoring, fluffy German Shepherds.

But honestly…

It’s the best “mistake” we’ve ever made. 🐾

03/01/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/1H2Pu3EHZC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Many don’t know this information! Remember every second matters during a choking incident.
1. Place the dog on their back. Brace the back against the floor. Straddle the dog while adjusting yourself based on the size of the dog. Position the head in “in-line position” with the airway parallel to the floor.
2. Make an open diamond shape with your hands. Place your thumbs on either side of the trachea below the ball or object. Grip the “V” of the jaw using lip/cheek to protect fingers.
3. Push with a J-stroke down and out against the ball until it ejects from the mouth.
Both this method and the Heimlich method has been proven to work in these scenarios so don’t hesitate to save your dog.

01/16/2026

Asked for a trim. Got the full ‘kindergarten picture day’ special. 💇‍♀️✨

06/16/2025

Got to spend time with this sweet boy Sky getting him all cleaned up for his new home, thank you Alberta Sheltie Rescue!

05/27/2025

First one of the year😳 be vigilant about checking your pets for ticks, fleas, and lice!