Duke

by Mary Anne Mathews In September of 2005, my daughter and I decided to take 2 shelter dogs to a doggie pool party. On the day of the party, we were informed that some of the dogs at the shelter had parvo, so none of the dogs were allowed to leave. Holly’s Place had a...

Gentle Giants

We receive a lot of phone calls from people who want to adopt small dogs. Generally, we do not have many small dogs in our program for one simple reason-they get adopted out of shelters very quickly and do not need our help as often. It is the large breeds who get...

Mischievous Beau

by Nici & Keith Gaines Beau is a mischievous hound. You can just look in his eyes and see that he is thinking about what he can get into – or out of – next. After Holly’s Place had him for awhile, we realized he could, and would, escape any yard within...

We Like Big Mutts!

For about a year and a half after my grandmother’s blue heeler Foxy had passed away, we all tried to convince her to rescue another dog, so she would always have company. But no dog was ever going to measure up to Foxy, and Granny was adamant about not getting...

An Unfinished Gift

The Duchess was one of over a dozen cats and kittens who were dropped on someone’s doorstep in the middle of the night. This little tortoise shell kitten was different from the rest…she was born with no back feet. Something went wrong genetically for this girl....

Second Chance for Foster Mom & Dog

Holly’s Place specializes in giving dogs and cats second chances, but the animal rescue also did the same for Cathy Miller. Last Christmas, Miller’sdog, Colby, just “woke up sick,” she said. So sick, that Miller, who lives in Lawrenceburg, knew...