Willow

I adopted Willow about 14 months ago and today, she is absolutely my most prized possession who makes me smile everyday.When I headed to the AWLQ in Helensvale last year I was hoping to meet a beautiful Boarder Collie, but when I arrived he was being adopted. I was...

Persevering with Percy Pays off!

As I was growing up, my family pet was always a blue heeler – from Booga to Rocky and now Buddy. After moving away from home I desperately wanted another ‘puppy’, but my husband and I lived in a duplex and didn’t think it would be fair to have...

Beautiful Bangle

When a dog arrives at the Animal Welfare League Qld they come with all kinds of personalities, likes and dislikes. Some are energetic and outgoing, some are frightened and missing their families. All react differently which in some cases prolongs their chances of...

Foster Failures – Enriching Families!

For four years of my life, I didn’t have a dog. My boyfriend at the time wasn’t interested in a pet and his son was very scared of dogs after being cornered by one when he was younger. When I married said boyfriend, he wrote into his vows that if I really...

Pippa the little Princess

I remember after the floods in 2011 thinking I must foster an animal after I heard on the radio that the AWLQ was in dire need for Foster Carers. I didn’t know that I was about to meet a little girl that would become my little princess.I arrived after receiving...