A Life of Love and Second Chances

In May 2017, Bonnie Buzzard lost her dachshund, Roxie. She was heartbroken and believed she would never be able to love another dog the way she loved Roxie. Looking for a new dog to love, she checked the Lawrence Humane site frequently. Every time she looked, one dog always caught her eye – Kota. She […]

Love at First Sight

Back in April 2017, Mary Baskett and her husband had been hunting for a companion for several months. They were becoming discouraged as they constantly checked the Lawrence Humane site, but could never quite find their match. Their daughter kept telling them, “She’s out there waiting for you.” On a random day in April, Mary […]

Gidget to Chloe

Chloe, a pregnant Yorkie, came to Lawrence Humane from a breeder. She lived in a cage where she lost a lot of her hair, suffered from a lack of contact with humans, and weighed only 4.5 pounds (almost 3 pounds lighter than the average Yorkie). Upon arrival to the shelter, she was immediately sent to a foster […]

Mama Nellie

LAWRENCE, KS – Back in 2021,  we posted a female mastiff on our foster Facebook page that needed to be fostered. We desperately wanted to get her in a home because we believed she was pregnant and the shelter is not the best place for a pregnant mom to have babies. Wouldn’t you know it […]