GBARK

05/31/2026

The Original

05/30/2026

Sent BoBo for some food today. I really need to talk to him about how he pulled in to the parking lot! (Yes the picture is real the video is AI! I needed to say that because some *genius* will confidently post "that's not real!" ) 🤣🤡🤣

GBARK is a forever home sanctuary for sighthounds who have not been...

05/28/2026

They teach us how to live and how to love.

05/28/2026

For people who don't understand all of us dog lovers..... March 19, 2003 started like any other day. We got up, fed our dogs, got ready for work and headed out. (we operated a commercial service company in San Antonio). After work, fixed the dogs dinner, ate our own and relaxed. My sister was visiting my Mom and they called to chat. We started getting ready for bed (usually in bed by 10:00), when three of the dogs would climb into our bed and the others would scatter around the house. About 9:00 my sister called back and told me that my father had just died. He was the first member of my immediate family that had died. Knowing I wouldn't be able to sleep, I retreated to our home office and just sat, thinking. As I did, each dog came into the office, something they rarely did. Several lay on the floor, two on a couch and one, Misty, just laid her head on my knee. Their bedtimes came and went and yet, there they stayed. Not demanding attention, just present. They all knew. They all sensed my emotional state and knew they needed to be there for simple comfort. Over the years since, dogs have come and dogs have gone, but they always have that sense, that compassion. And that is why I love them so very much.

05/26/2026

The Great Grackle Incident

Sunday night, Alonso and I were in the kitchen getting dinner ready for the dogs when we heard scratching inside the wall. I pressed my phone against it and recorded — and on playback we heard birds chirping.

We knew a bird had gotten into the attic and apparently raised a family. The problem was that the babies had somehow ended up about five feet down inside the wall, where we couldn’t reach them from above.

So we peeled back the wallpaper, found the studs, cut a careful 10" x 10" opening, and stood ready with a box.

What we were not ready for was five full-grown juvenile grackles packed inside the wall like feathery little squatters. The box was too small, the birds made a break for it, and suddenly we had five half-coordinated birds flying through the house while the dogs lost their minds.

Windows were opened. Screens came out. Brooms were deployed. Dogs were dodged. Humans were humbled.

One by one, we managed to guide every bird safely outside. Then we patched the wall, put the wallpaper back, and resumed life as if our kitchen had not briefly become an indoor aviary and greyhound sporting event.

Everyone survived. The birds were freed. The dogs were thrilled. Alonso and I may need a nap.

Life at GBARK is never boring.

05/26/2026

Mesquite Animal Shelter, 1650 Gross Rd.
Mesquite, TX 75149

Phone: 972-216-6283

05/21/2026

GBARK is a forever home sanctuary for sighthounds who have not been...

05/21/2026

Just another day at the office.