by Andrea Merrill | Nov 27, 2019 | Rooster's Bucket List
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in the United States, a day usually dedicated to food, community, and feeling grateful. There are plenty of myths and misinformation about Thanksgiving and Black Friday sales seem to creep in earlier and earlier each year. For so many reasons,...
by Andrea Merrill | Aug 3, 2019 | Rooster's Bucket List
Two years ago, I started ‘Animals of the Pacific Northwest’ and so much as changed since then. I started this project because I realized that there’s an amazing online community that loves animals the environment like I do and because folks were...
by Andrea Merrill | Jun 19, 2019 | Rooster's Bucket List
In the last couple of weeks, we had to say goodbye to both Rooster and Milo. These two dogs were best friends, brothers in some way. Milo was the little brother who adored and annoyed Rooster but they loved hanging out together and taught each other some tricks (like...
by Andrea Merrill | Apr 3, 2019 | Rooster's Bucket List
Over the last ten months or so, Rooster and I have been doing so many fun things to celebrate the time we have left with him! We’ve gone to Paws For A Beer and made so many friends, said hi to animals at Hovander Park, played in the snow, gone on adventures with...
by Andrea Merrill | Jan 3, 2019 | Rooster's Bucket List
At the beginning of 2012, Rooster came to my family’s home for a home visit to see if he’d be a good fit with us. It’s been seven years since then and he’s been a wonderful and consistent part of our family. Even with all his anxiety and flaws,...
by Andrea Merrill | Oct 20, 2018 | Rooster's Bucket List
Over the past few months, Rooster and I have been spending a whole lot of time together! As a dog with some intense anxiety, he’s always been my shadow and as he’s gotten older, that really hasn’t changed too much. We still spend a whole lot of time...
