The Calypso Sanctuary, Inc.

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The Calypso Sanctuary, Inc.

A nonprofit 501(c)3, honoring Carrie Shinego-Tetro, that rescues senior pets from shelters and provides them a loving home for their remaining years.

06/16/2026

Yesterday evening, the pups said “Dad - let’s play ball in the backyard” ….. some videos for you to enjoy. Duggie is one fast doggy! Pipifax is much more energetic/engaging since we adopted Duggie.

06/14/2026

Duggie’s one month anniversary of being adopted by Calypso Sanctuary today … he is doing great!!! He still avoids the bathrooms and is afraid of the vacuum cleaner but otherwise, he has fully engaged with the Calypso Sanctuary family. He & Pipifax are becoming BFFs and he now will follow Dad into the den and lay down/snooze while Dad is on the computer just like Julie & Bently used to do.

Really warm weather the last few days so not too much ball playing in the backyard and walks are on shady trails. This warm weather has really got the wild rose bushes and mountain laurel blooming. The Weetamoo Woods Red and Green trails are just beautiful. Dad tried to take some pictures of the flowers with the pups but the camera can’t capture how pretty it is. Another week and the blooming is over …

A new adventure for Duggie - going on a walk with Carrie Lea at Wilbour Woods.

He is very relaxed and affectionate now - not nervous and reactive to things like he was the first week or so. Safe to say he is home for good!!! Happy One Month Anniversary Duggie!!!

06/10/2026

Today kind of a bittersweet day for Calypso Sanctuary. On the happy side Pipifax had his leukemia checkup today with Dr Alexander at Ocean State Veterinary Services and got a clean bill of health - leukemia still in remission, bloodwork liver levels back in spec, no kidney issues, and a small weight loss (1 lb). Yay for Pipifax. Dr Alexander was very happy and said Pipifax is a very healthy 16 year old pup! He goes back in three months for another checkup.

Sadly, today is also the one year anniversary of Julie crossing the Rainbow Bridge. She was such a good girl. We miss her and honor her memory! Rest easy sweet Julie.

Duggie doing great! Loves his walks and gives Dad a really good workout! He loves to play ball in the backyard and tug-a-war with Dad. He has completely assimilated into the Calypso Sanctuary and our home.

06/04/2026

It’s official - Duggie is a permanent member of the Calypso Sanctuary. Today marks three weeks since his adoption and more importantly, his official pictures now hang on the wall of the Calypso Sanctuary dog room next to Bently. (They came in the mail today) Carrie Lea helped Pa/Dad print out his name and hang the pictures on the wall.

Some new adventures for Duggie - visiting the “enchanted forest” (abandoned Christmas tree farm adjacent to the Simmons Mill Pond area), and climbing High Rock in Weetamoo Woods off the Blue trail with Dad.

Temps warming up as we enter June. It appears summer has arrived ….

05/31/2026

It’s been 17 days since Duggie joined the Calypso Sanctuary so time for an in depth update.

Some interesting things we discovered about the Dugster …. he does not like the vacuum cleaner, Mom’s hairdryer, or thunder. He will not go into either of the bathrooms but will go into the bedrooms and den but leaves quickly, won’t stay. He also won’t go into the laundry room into the garage so we have to use the front door when going out for walks. He likes to hang around in the great room, living room, kitchen and dog room.

He is very gentle with taking treats and bites from the dinner table. He gives lots of kisses and frequently jumps up onto Dad & Mom when they are sitting in a chair or on the couch. He loves to go on walks/gets all excited when we get his harness off the hook in the dog room. He loves to play fetch with the ball in the backyard and play tug-a-war with Dad. He gets along great with Pipifax, the cats, and the grandkids! He only barks at Grunt on morning walks, just like Buddy did and Pipifax does. Otherwise, he gets along fine with all of the other pups and their Moms/Dads.

Duggie likes to sleep on one of the dog room couches at night instead of the dog beds. Pipifax sleeps on the other couch. He pretty much sleeps through the night but usually gets up at dawn ~ 5am and looks out the window. He is eating the same food as Pipifax now and eats well. Both pups get bites from the dinner table too.

He rarely barks, even when the other neighborhood dogs are outside in their yards barking. He is bonding with Pipifax more and more each day. He has become one of the family and has fully settled into his new forever home! We are so pleased he has settled in so well. Thank you Our Companions Animal Rescue for letting us adopt Duggie.

Duggie has been on hikes with Dad on all of the trails now except Fogland Beach. We need to wait until Columbus Day as that is when Fogland Beach is open to dogs again. Pictures of recent hikes to Fort Barton, Pardon Gray Preserve, and Lafayette Rd/Sakonnet Ridge below as well as him playing in the backyard with our neighbor’s daughter’s dog Junie. He & Junie had a great time chasing the ball/each other.

Pipifax is doing fine - a little slower on the afternoon walks so Dad cut them back to around 20 minutes given that it is getting warmer now in the afternoons. He has his next leukemia checkup on 10 June with Dr Alexander at Ocean State Veterinary Services. Hopefully, he is still in remission and his bloodwork is good.

Spectacular sunsets & sunrises continue to bless us - our Angels Up Above are working overtime!

05/27/2026

Big day yesterday for Pipifax - the Birthday Boy turned 16. Amie & the grandkids came over for dinner and to celebrate/sing Happy Birthday to him. To add to the fun, both Pipifax & Duggie had their wellness checkups yesterday with our vet and Pipifax had his toenails clipped and had bloodwork done. Our vet, Dr Goyette, said they both look good and no detectable issues with Duggie. Great job guys!

Lots of playing ball in the backyard with Carrie Lea and Dylan with both Duggie & Pipifax.

See the videos in the comments.

Happy Birthday Pipifax!

05/23/2026

It’s been a busy week for the Dugster hiking new trails with Dad, training Mom & Dad on how best to meet his needs/wants, and helping Mom & Dad celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary today.

Duggie & Pipifax are starting to form a bond - spend a lot of time next to each other in the house and yard.

Duggie hiked several new trails this week … Weetamoo Lake Road Red/Blue trail, Westport Woods, 8 Rod Farm, Nagetuck Christmas Tree farm, and today, a multi-color spectacular trail hike at Weetamoo East Road hiking the Yellow, Blue, Green, Red, Orange & Meadow trails. He is quite energetic and pulls Dad along. Hikes are between 1 hour - 1 1/2 hours.

Dad BBQ’d some steaks today to celebrate his & Mom’s 45th anniversary and Duggie & Pipifax got some bites - yummy.

Pipifax & Duggie have vet checkups on 26 May (Pipifax’s 16th birthday!) with our vet Salty Paws Veterinary Care. They come to our house. This will be the initial vet visit for Duggie.

Some amazing sunset pictures from Thursday night below …. spectacular!

05/18/2026

Going on Day 5 with our newest pup Duggie so time for a little update. He is doing fine - gets along great with Pipifax, the cats, the grandkids, and the dogs/folks we have met so far on walks. He is a very light sleeper as it appears any noises get him up. Dad had taken him on several long afternoon hikes and he is very energetic and is giving Dad a good workout. He loves to play ball in the backyard with Mom, Dad & Carrie Lea. He is fast!

Dad & Duggie hiked Simmons Mill Pond area - Farmsite & Amy Hart Loops, and the Pocasset & Sakonnet Ridge trails with a water/treat stop on Wildcat Rock. Dad looking forward to exploring/hiking all of the old trails he used to do with Buddy over four years ago before Buddy got DM.

Some pictures from the last few days.

05/15/2026

The Calypso Sanctuary welcomes Duggie to the family! We adopted him from Our Companions Animal Sanctuary in Ashford CT yesterday and Dad picked him up and brought him home for good!!! He is doing fine - pretty much ignores Pipifax, just watches the cats and they watch him, ate dinner last night & breakfast this morning, and went on his first Weetamoo Woods morning walk this morning meeting a bunch of new friends. He did get sick at 2am, probably a little stressed with his new digs. Just discovered he does not like the vacuum cleaner 🙂. He got along great with all of his new friends at Weetamoo - Brownie Bea, Emma, Bear, Penny, Max, & Hammy. Still a bunch more to meet! Welcome Duggie!!!

A few pictures of his first day …..

05/12/2026

Spring has sprung and there are flowers blooming, leaves on trees & bushes, and green stuff everywhere. Also, our resident “snowbirds” are back home from Florida and rejoined the Weetamoo Woods morning walk - welcome back Brownie Bea and Bear (and Dads)!

Dad will be picking up our new senior pup Duggie on Thursday, 14 May. There will be a “welcome aboard” post later this week once he gets here and gets settled. Stay tuned.

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Tiverton, RI
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http://calypsosanctuary.com/

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