Obituaries

Oct 4, 2025

He came to us as a tiny, scared kitten that someone discarded. He was so frightened, he hid under a shrub by our garage, and would not let anyone touch him. Our daughters and friends patiently coaxed him out with food and water. He decided he had found his forever home. We already had a spay female cat, Sassy, who...

Sep 30, 2025

In Loving Memory of Rocco

For nearly 16 wonderful years, Rocco filled our lives with love, joy, and lessons we never expected to learn from a little dog. At just 10 pounds with only one eye, he still managed to be the alpha—guiding Reggie, Bailey, Willow, and Louie with quiet confidence and a spark of sass.

Rocco came into our lives to...

Sep 22, 2025

ZEUS

6/7/2012 – 09/22/2025

Zeus was a gentle giant, a keeper of secrets, and a faithful companion for 13 wonderful years.

Zeus loved all seasons, from the fireworks of summer (he was the god of thunder after all) to the deep snows of winter, where his favorite activity was to do his business at the top of the tallest snow piles his dad...

Sep 12, 2025

Molly was our Foster Fail.  In January 2015 we received a scared foster dog who had grown up her first five months in a crate. She couldn't stand up straight and did an army crawl.  After several days of love and good food she stood up straight and tall and never stopped.  She became ours, standing out to us after...

Sep 1, 2025

Steven Bailey Hullett was born in Ames, IA. He spent his early years at Iowa State University where he graduated with an honorary degree in Pogona studies.  After graduating, he started his career as a stay-at-home lizard. He kept this position for the remainder of his life.

Steven never found that special someone, but used his extra free time to be...

Aug 21, 2025

Lucy

(“Little bear”)

August 7th, 2007- August 21st, 2025

We were blessed when Lucy came into our lives on August 7th, 2007. Lucy was the first child of our two Pomeranian’s, Foxy and Harley and was named after her mom’s favorite show “I love Lucy”.

Lucy was an odd duck when she was growing up, acting more like a cat than a dog. Lucy...

Jul 24, 2025

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Beloved Companion, Healer of Hearts, Gentle Soul

🌈 Crossed the Rainbow Bridge – July 24, 2025

With profound sorrow and tender love, our cherished companion and best friend, peacefully crossed the rainbow bridge on July 24, 2025.

Phoibe was more than a dog. She was a guardian of the soul, a quiet strength in stormy times, and a constant source of unconditional love....

Jun 24, 2025

Our beloved Ruby passed away on June 24, 2025, leaving behind a home filled with love, laughter, and cherished memories. Though her time with us was far too short, she made an everlasting impact on everyone who knew her.

Ruby was a joyful and spirited companion who loved going on walks with her family and, in her younger days, would happily...

Jun 23, 2025

Jun 17, 2025

While her quiet and calm presence defined her, the mark she leaves on all of our hearts shines bright. Fifa, a pup of many names (Fifa Bifa, Feef, Margaret, Beef, or Princess to those closest to her), our most well-behaved child spent over 15 wonderful years gracing us with her love. Fifa was the star of the household, she was...

May 29, 2025

This marks the end of 16 wonderful, laughter filled years with the best dog a family could dream of having. Bandit was loyal, loving, compassionate, and we were lucky to have spent as much time with him as we did. Thank you for all your years of friendship and love. Bandit, we love you and will miss you forever.

May 12, 2025

Jordy lived life to the fullest.  He went to work every day, went on vacations to Northern MN, Northern WI, Florida and a host of other spots.  He especially liked parties when all his friends would come to visit.  He made even the toughest guys soften up.  His favorite hobbies were kayaking, boating, golfing with Dad and riding in the...

Apr 30, 2025

Daisy Lou Kubal passed away surrounded by family on April 30, 2025, at the Heartland Pet Hospital in Faribault. Common nicknames were “Sweeties” and “Doodahs.” Daisy was born October 16, 2014 at a rural community home by Princeton, MN. When we adopted her, she was the first puppy who approached me and stole my heart. I picked up a second...

Apr 16, 2025

Blondie was a special girl, as everyone’s dog is. We only had her 4 short years. She was 6-7 years old when we adopted her. Blondie was calm, cool, and collected, except for mice, voles, and rabbits. I’m sure she was a rabbit dog in her younger days. Every morning before our walk, she’d do a mice check in the...

Apr 11, 2025

Fridley, aka Fritter Critter, aka Fridley Didley, aka Fritter Fried, was a sassy cocker spaniel who was just as dedicated to his humans as he was to getting treats.

He brought his family joy, laughter, and the occasional panic when he ran into places like Walgreen's Drugstore or jumped into strange cars and watched as his human looked for him.

Fridley loved...

Apr 11, 2025

He was loved from the day he came into this world and made his presence known - he was a talker.  His puppy note that accompanied him home included how he enjoyed morning discussions with his dad.  He loved to tell his people whenever a perceived slight occurred or he was unfairly accused of something.  He'd come running in the...

Apr 3, 2025

Mya Hope Schuler

June 4, 2010 - April 3, 2025

Mya was born on June 4th, 2010 and joined our family on August 13th, 2010. From the day we picked her up in southeastern Iowa, traveling home in a thunder storm, we could see how mellow her personality was. For the entire 15 years of her life, she remained the calm in...

Apr 1, 2025

The day I walked into the sanctuary, Dr. Pepper greeted me almost instantly; and even though I didn't know it at the moment, he had already chosen his forever home. He followed me everywhere in the sanctuary, slowly stealing bits of my heart. Visiting hours ended and something just felt missing as I headed home. A few days later, I...

Mar 14, 2025

Jersey joined our family on March 24, 2011 after we spent countless hours in the car traveling the state of Minnesota looking for the perfect Boston Terrier. She instantly had a new big brother and sister who were Labrador Retrievers and we were constantly worried about making sure she wouldn’t get trampled or played with too hard as she was...

Feb 21, 2025

Patrick was born on July 29th, 2014. Eight weeks later he came bouncing into my life. The first night in his crate, not even a whimper. He was off to a new adventure and never looked back. And that was his attitude for the next ten years. He looked at every day as the best day of his life. He...