Reilly’s Story
Our Story Begins
Welcome to the journey of a little sheltered puppy named “Rescue Reilly”!
Here, we will “Unleash” Powerful Messages, Stories and Photos of Connection, Hope, Unconditional Love and New Beginnings.
We will also provide you with some great new and recommended books, blogs and images of our favorite pets and people.
Let’s start here:
By the time I had reached the age of four months, I had three different names, lived in four different towns, was a temporary guest in two different animal shelters and was separated from my mother and my 4 siblings.
My name is “Rescue” Reilly and this is my story.
Rescue Reilly’s Stories
Bluelight Special Pups
The bright blue flashing lights that surrounded me that brisk March night swirled hypnotically. The intermittent flickering cast dancing shadows on our make-shift home. The waking sky was slowly dimming the distant stars and the night air was still and silent...until...
Give Me Shelter
After our 20 minute ride with Officer Jenkins, we reached our next destination. We watched the sun come up and waited for the doors to open to our next new home. We heard lots of barking. At 9 AM he carried us into a new place. Here, nearly all of the creatures looked...
Chip On My Shoulder
Four days after our arrival, people in white coats took me out of my caged condo and prepared me for something they called an exam, inspection and chip insertion. That morning I got my vaccinations for rabies, worms (yuck) and then, they put a tiny microchip in my...
Heart Whispers
My murmuring heart was tested every minute at the Animal Shelter. Each day as a new animal was admitted I welcomed them quietly with my heart as it murmured loving messages to them. I always tried to calm them down when they first arrived at our noisy and sometimes...
Calling Warm Hearts
After saying goodbye to my brothers on March 31, Selena, and I huddled together and promised that if we ever got separated we would find each other. She asked me to use my Superhero Murmuring Heart to find someone to come rescue us. I sat in my caged condo every night...
Rescue Reilly’s Book!
Rescue Reilly has his own chapter in the new book
The “UltiMUTT” Book for Dog Lovers
This is a dog lovers’ treasure trove of heartfelt, inspiring and educational stories from me and my 13 co-authors, who have lived through major life events with their canine partners and developed a strong, innate and unbreakable connection in the process. These stories are meant not only for dog lovers but for anyone wanting to develop a special connection to the animal world in their life.
Author Hal Price with Rescue-Reilly
Help Rescue Dogs Like Me
Learn how you can help helpless little pups like Rescue Reilly find new homes with loving, caring people like you.