“I have created this site to help people understand how to treat animals with more compassion, consideration and respect.”
Claudia Hehr

There are millions of unwanted and abandoned animals living in shelters or on the street who do not have a guardian or even a safe place to sleep. Some of these wonderful beings are in desperate need of surgery either to save or increase the quality of their lives.

Maja’s story is a case in point. Maja was a seven-month-old puppy when found in the middle of a road. Shot twice and hit by a car, she was lying in a pool of blood, left to die. Maja needed hospitalization and major surgery. Even though the veterinary hospital that treated Maja absorbed all of their costs, over $3,000 was still needed to pay specialists for surgical treatment.

Fortunately, I heard about Maja and was able to help. Maja and animals like her are the reason why I started the “ANIMALS IN NEED” fund, a fund that will help animals without guardians who are in need of surgery, either to save or improve the quality of their lives. A portion of all the proceeds from Dogs’ Paradise Inc. will be donated to this fund. Every time you participate in a workshop, buy my books or consult with me, you are helping animals like Maja, therefore I want to thank you.

Mady is another dog that I was fortunate to be able to help. She had come from a shelter to the Rottweiler Rescue several months earlier. For her entire life she had been neglected, abused and unloved. As a result, she had growth-related deformities in her back legs and was in pain. The condition was worsening and Mady couldn’t walk anymore and was confined to a wheelchair. Her only hope was lifesaving corrective surgery that would reshape the badly damaged bones in her hind legs. The surgeries were successful, and now Mady is able to run and enjoy a new life with the loving family that adopted her.