The Story Behind Teeny's Friends

About 5 years ago, I decided I wanted a dog. So I adopted Marteeny, a miniature pinscher mix whose life, up until that point, had been fairly rough. He was sad-looking little thing, with rampant ring worms and ribs that stuck out. Almost immediately, he became my sun and my world revolved around him. I'll never understand how someone can mistreat an animal, much less one so small and helpless. It took a lot of TLC at the beginning of our relationship, but now he is such a happy, well-adjusted dog now and I can't imagine my life without him, or our other precious pooch, Tootsie, who is a Miniature Schnauzer. One of my favorite things to do is to watch them play with their toys, which they love as much as any child loves their toys. Something as cheap as a $1 toy from Wal Mart literally makes their life and it makes me sad that not every dog has that simple pleasure. Last year, we decided to throw a "birthday party" for Marteeny and have everyone bring a "present" in the form of a dog toy so that we could make a donation to needy dogs. And thus, the idea for TEENY'S FRIENDS was born.