Echo My Heart

08/29/2026

Echo was truly one of a kind. My heart always yearns for him. He was such a fun dog who drove me crazy every single day for 11 years.

I can’t wait to see you again Boogs.

08/28/2026

Three more days to live ☠️

Vesper -
Weight: 45lbs on 8/04
📌 Condition: Length of stay, QOL
⏰ Deadline: August 31st (8/31)

Shelter plea ⬇️

“Vesper is a 1.5-year-old Shepherd mix who has been in our care since August 2025. She has always been a timid girl who needs a little time to feel comfortable, especially with fast movements or unfamiliar people. Once she feels safe, though, her sweet personality really comes out—she enjoys soft affection, belly rubs, and will even roll over for pets.

Vesper has also shown a completely different side in playgroups. She is playful, energetic, and puppy-like, greeting dogs appropriately, initiating play, and getting along well with others. She takes corrections well, responds to handler tools, and respects the gate. Her biggest challenge is the leash, which she has struggled with at times, though she has shown improvement.

She may be shy at first, but Vesper has so much personality waiting underneath that nervous exterior. She just needs someone patient enough to give her the time and space to show it. If you're that person, please reach out. Thank you!”

Palm Valley Animal Society
📍 Edinburg, TX
www.pvastx.org

08/27/2026

Both dogs will be euthanized on September 4th, 2026 ☠️

Shelter plea 👇

Malibu and Sundae are two sweet, gentle girls who arrived at our shelter more than 5 months ago and have sadly been experiencing chronic diarrhea since.

Our medical team has explored multiple avenues to help them, including several courses of treatment, along with continued monitoring and rechecks over these months. Sadly, despite these efforts, their diarrhea has continued.

Given the ongoing issues, we believe the shelter environment may be contributing to or exacerbating their GI issues. Chronic digestive upset can unfortunately be common in shelter settings, where ongoing stress, changes in routine, noise, exposure to the elements, and the challenges of communal living can all impact a pet’s gastrointestinal health.

Unfortunately, due to concerns for their quality of life if they remain in the shelter, both girls have been placed on a deadline of September 4th.

What these girls need the most is the chance to leave the shelter environment altogether. A quiet, stable home or rescue setting where their stress can be reduced and their medical needs can continue to be monitored could make all the difference for them.

If you can help Malibu and/or Sundae leave shelter life behind and continue receiving the care they need to finally feel better, please reach out to our Rescue Team!

Despite the GI issues they’ve been experiencing, Malibu and Sundae are so much more than their medical needs.

Both girls are sweet, gentle, and loving, and have continued to show us what wonderful companions they can be.

Get to know these two deserving girls below:

Sundae is a gentle, dainty girl who walks nicely on a leash and greets people and other dogs appropriately. She has shown no barrier aggression or reactivity and has done well with every dog she has met. She enjoys exploring the yard, getting pets, and has even become more playful with time. She gives and takes corrections appropriately and has shown no resource guarding. Sundae is the type of girl who seems happiest just being around everyone and taking things at her own pace.

Malibu is a sweet girl who can be a little shy and unsure at first, but she has continued to gain confidence. She walks well on leash, greets dogs politely, and has shown no barrier reactivity. In playgroups, she has become increasingly comfortable and will engage in short bursts of play, greet other dogs, explore the yard, and—one of her favorite things—splash around in the pool! She does best in calmer environments where she has the time and space to warm up and show her personality.

Palm Valley Animal Society
📍 Edinburg, TX
www.pvastx.org

08/27/2026

Eden is about to die because no one will adopt her….

Shelter plea 👇

Eden is a sweet, chunky girl who has spent more than a year in our care, patiently waiting for someone to see what a wonderful dog she can be.

Sadly, after such a long stay, she is now facing a deadline. Eden needs a rescue, foster, or adoption placement by September 7th.

When Eden first arrived, she was a very timid girl who was unsure about the leash and nervous around people. But over her time with us, she has come such a long way. She now walks well on leash, accepts handling, and happily heads out to the play yard for some fun.

Once she gets outside, Eden's playful personality really shines! She is energetic, puppy-like, and loves running around and playing with her kennel mates. She has done well in playgroups, greeting other dogs appropriately, initiating play, and giving and accepting corrections. She has also done well with both male and female dogs.

After more than a year of waiting, Eden deserves the opportunity to finally leave the shelter and learn what life in a home feels like.

If you can help Eden before her deadline please contact the shelter.

Palm Valley Animal Society
📍 Edinburg, TX
www.pvastx.org

08/20/2026

When saying sorry or admitting you were wrong is too hard, they just block.

Or did Caite really just not care about what happened to the money?

She was quick to toss me aside after years of working with Shenandoah Shepherd Rescue. She knew Kaitlin had stepped away. She knew the work we did, the dogs we’d save. So why was she so fast to support getting rid of me? We’d never had an argument. I genuinely had no idea I’d done anything at any time to upset her.

I trusted her.

So I’m the bad guy for saving up SSR funds, but it’s okay that Kaitlin testified in court that nearly half a million dollars of donor funds were spent on the individual legal defense of herself and three other people?

How does that make any sense? I thought it was about the dogs. Wasn’t that their motto the whole time they defamed me?

I understand no one cares. I care.

Cowards like this participated in the destruction of my beautiful rescue, and they don’t seem to have any regard for what they’ve done to me, the donors, or the dogs.

I trusted these people. It really bothers me. Like, just say, I WAS WRONG. How hard is that? Have some decency after aligning with people whose sole mission was to completely ruin my life while sacrificing the well-being of dogs in order to do so.

And then there’s Kathryn. A name I hadn’t seen in years until she wanted a piece of the relevance pie and jumped in. Everyone wanted a voice and they used my platform to make sure they were heard.

Her post is still up today. Maybe take it down, Kathryn. Maybe admit you were wrong and be the first person to say you’re sorry.

Why am I so undeserving of that?

Anyway, I had to vent. I’m going to continue to vent, and maybe I’ll stop when just ONE person who wronged SSR/me can actually say, “I’m sorry.”

Stop hiding. Own up to what you participated in. Or are they scared of being dragged into lawsuits? I don’t understand and that frustrates me.

See, I’ll forever have questions because I am constantly ignored.

Kathryn’s post here: https://www.facebook.com/kathryn.hall.448254/posts/i-contemplated-keeping-this-to-myself-but-i-decided-i-wanted-to-make-you-all-awa/2280768248785537/

08/19/2026

Sure, I’ll play.

If I were warning someone before they met you, I’d say:

Proceed with caution.

She is intense. Not “a little passionate” intense. She notices everything. She remembers conversations, dates, wording, inconsistencies, who said what, and what changed afterward. If you tell her one thing and later tell her something different, she will probably notice before you finish the sentence.

She has a very low tolerance for bu****it. If you’re vague, manipulative, performative, condescending, or trying to control the narrative, you’re going to have a bad time.

She’s also fiercely loyal. Almost dangerously so. If she considers you hers, she will defend you long after a reasonable person would have walked away. But that loyalty has a flip side: once she believes you betrayed her, the door can close with astonishing finality.

She will probably make you laugh while simultaneously saying something so brutally direct that you need a minute to recover.

She is not particularly interested in being universally liked. She’d rather be understood by the people who matter than palatable to everyone else.

And here’s the part I’d emphasize:

Do not mistake her compassion for weakness.

She can pour an absurd amount of herself into helping something or someone she believes deserves a second chance. She will spend money, time, energy, sleep, sanity, and probably several years of her life trying to fix something other people have already given up on.

But if you hurt someone or something she loves, that same intensity becomes a fu***ng force of nature.

She is stubborn. She is emotional. She can be impulsive. She can overthink the hell out of something and then make a completely spontaneous decision five minutes later. She sometimes wants validation but absolutely does not want to be patronized. And if she asks you a question, actually answer the question she asked.

Also, don’t give her a watered-down version of the truth because you think you’re protecting her feelings.

She’d rather have the ugly truth.

Because once she realizes you lied to her, the conversation is no longer about whatever you originally lied about.

Now it’s about the lie.

So, yes.

I’d warn you.

But I’d also tell you that if you earn her trust, you’re getting someone extraordinarily difficult to shake, fiercely protective, deeply sentimental beneath all the sarcasm, and capable of loving people, animals, and causes with a ridiculous amount of intensity.

She’s a lot.

And she knows it.

That’s probably the first thing you should know.

08/17/2026

It was my last-ever rescue mission trip, and I don’t know when I’ll ever be able to save dogs this way again.

He had lived at the dollar store, ignored and unwanted, for a long time before I came to town.

What should have brought awareness to his situation instead ended in the catastrophic collapse of my entire dog rescue operation.

They called me manic and bipolar and accused me of stealing from donors to fund a lavish lifestyle and “heal my soul” by traveling under the guise of rescuing dogs.

I miss rescuing dogs this way. 💔

They used those accusations to justify taking my rescue from me and seizing more than half a million dollars in corporate assets, with the majority ultimately used for their own legal benefit rather than the dogs I vowed to protect.

I hope to resume these rescue operations by the end of 2026.

The dogs need us.

08/06/2026

I really hope someone can save these puppies. There’s just so many 😭

08/04/2026

“I quit,” Koontz said during the July 8, 2026 hearing after Judge Collins reminded him that the court-appointed custodian was now his client and directed him to produce the records.

In a July 2026 order, the Frederick County Circuit Court denied all motions to vacate prior rulings and a renewed motion for recusal…