September 28, 2010. Papa, the dog that brought out an emotion in me I have been successful in keeping at bay; came to us by way of the dedicated and caring staff at Town Lake Animal Shelter. As you may have read in his first blog, Papa’s situation, like many others I have worked with in the last 23 years was that of severe abuse and neglect. Judging by the wounds he suffered, it is likely Papa was used as a “bait” dog. Papa received an out-pouring of support from our clients

(update: as of 2017 this program is now called Stepped In Texas & is operated in tandem with Wags, Hope & Healing Dog rescue in central Texas. Contact us at steppedintexas@gmail.com for info!) What we do: We travel into low income and Spanish speaking neighborhoods with high populations of stray dogs, neighborhoods at risk of street dog fighting, and areas that have a high number of shelter surrenders. We do not judge or lecture We go in and offer help by teaching basic comma