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Toronto Sun
5 days ago
- General
- Toronto Sun
Stray dog's desperate act inspires hundreds to post their rescue pup photos
Published Aug 14, 2025 • 4 minute read Sadie Mae, a stray dog that showed up near Katie Simon's front porch in Jamestown, Tennessee, in mid-July with her six puppies. MUST CREDIT: Katie Simon jpg Katie Simon was sitting on her porch in Jamestown, Tennessee, when she spotted a dog in the nearby woods with something trailing closely behind. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account 'It was this little white thing bouncing up and down through the grass,' said Simon, who lives on a 44-acre property. As the dog approached, she realized it was a stray with a tiny tan-and-white puppy. Simon and her husband – who have five dogs of their own – brought the dog and her pup inside to clean and feed them. The adult dog was in bad shape, Simon said, as her nails were overgrown, her paw pads were cracked and she was very skinny. She also cowered at one point. 'Obviously, someone had hurt her before,' said Simon, adding that she was not wearing a collar. Simon posted on social media to see if an owner was looking for them, but nobody came forward. The following day, in mid-July, the dog – whom they called 'Mama' – was roaming the Simons' property, and resurfaced with three more puppies. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Simons cleaning the stray puppy that was trailing behind its mother. (Katie Simon photo) jpg 'We immediately bathed them, pulled the ticks out of their ears,' Simon said. The next day, it happened again with Mama bringing two more puppies, for a total of six. They looked to be about a month old. 'They had tiny little teeth and were so hungry,' Simon said. 'Every day, it was like more puppies and more puppies.' It seemed like a life-and-death situation for the pups. 'We knew we had to stop and do this because they wouldn't make it otherwise,' Simon said. 'They needed us.' The Simons set up a pen for the puppies to play in and reached out to the local rescue, Best Friends Sanctuary, to let them know about the seven dogs. The rescue provided dewormer, food and antibiotics, but could not take all the pups. 'They didn't have room,' Simon said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. She and her husband agreed to look after the six puppies and Mama for three weeks, until the rescue was able to bring them into their care and place them for adoption. They grew fond of the dogs, especially Mama. 'She was just so kind to us,' Simon said. The Simons' daughter, Ashlee Simon, who is in the process of moving to Indiana, visited her parents and the pups on Aug. 5 to see if she might want to adopt Mama. 'I met her and was like, 'immediately yes,'' said Ashlee Simon, 32. 'She is really smiley, she's a big tail wagger.' Ashlee Simon posted on social media to let her friends and family know about her new dog, whom she named 'Sadie Mae.' She thought only her 80 followers would see it. 'Meet Sadie Mae!' she wrote on Threads, explaining how she got the dog. 'She's had a few litters, is probably between 2-4 years old, and clearly wasn't ever allowed in anyone's house before. She's the sweetest dog, and she has hit the jackpot finding a childless millennial who is now going to spoil her for the rest of forever.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'SINKWAD life, here I come!!,' she wrote using the acronym for 'single income no kids with a dog.' The female stray with her puppy. (Katie Simon photo) jpg To Ashlee Simon's shock and delight, the post took off with thousands of likes and comments. The replies turned into a cascade of adorable, happy dog photos accompanied by their rescue backstories. 'My boy was found living under a dumpster as a puppy,' wrote someone with a photo of a smiling, pointy-eared dog. 'Meet Winslow! They found him on the freeway, blind in one eye, underweight and rife with fleas,' wrote another, posting a photo of a comfortable Winslow on a couch. 'This dog was found in a field along a highway in Missouri,' someone posted, along with a photo of a furry, content pooch by the ocean. Another person, Marianne Richardson, stumbled on Ashlee Simon's thread and shared about her dog, Winnie, who was also rescued while pregnant. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'My pregnant girl was rescued from being tied up outside. She gave birth to 10!!' Richardson wrote. 'I truly appreciated that she, too, was devoting this love to a mama dog that deserved it so much,' Richardson said of Ashlee Simon, in a phone interview with The Washington Post. Karen Adcock also shared her story on Simon's thread. She was hiking in the mountains of North Carolina in 2018 when she found a sick, pregnant dog. Adcock rescued her and named her 'Nandi.' 'She has been a light in my world,' said Adcock, who lives in Worcester County, Maryland. Adcock said she was heartened to read Ashlee Simon's story, and the hundreds of others on the post. 'I can't imagine reading that and not having it touch you in some way,' she said. 'I hope her story inspires a lot of people who might not have otherwise thought about giving a neglected dog a chance.' Ashlee Simon agreed. While she never expected her post to reach so many people, she's glad it did. 'Sadie's story is great, but I'm so glad that people also gave us glimpses into their own experiences,' she said. 'We all needed this happy moment of humanity.' Sunshine Girls Sunshine Girls World Columnists Toronto & GTA
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Washington Post
Stray dog's desperate act inspires hundreds to post their rescue pup photos
Katie Simon was sitting on her porch in Jamestown, Tennessee, when she spotted a dog in the nearby woods with something trailing closely behind. 'It was this little white thing bouncing up and down through the grass,' said Simon, who lives on a 44-acre property.
Geek Girl Authority
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
8 LGBTQ+ Books to Keep Pride Going for the Rest of 2025
Pride 2025 is here, and one way people choose to celebrate is by reading LGBTQ+ books with stories that represent them, speak to them, or create a safe space for them to feel accepted. However, literature opens the floor for readers to keep Pride going all year long by releasing new stories, creating worlds full of diversity, and introducing us to characters who may experience similar situations or live life the way readers wish they could. Here is a list of eight new LGBTQ+ books you can read from July to November to help the Pride feeling expand through the rest of the year. Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault by Katie Simon – July 29 If you wish to continue Pride 2025 with non-fiction reading, Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault might be the book for you. As a journalist and survivor, Katie Simon sought out others who have experienced sexual trauma to share their stories. The goal was to help sexual assault survivors cope with triggers from their trauma to embody consent and self-pleasure in a way that satisfied them and their needs. Simon gives survivors a positive approach to their stories based on empathy and community. Tell Me What You Like: An Honest Discussion of Sex and Intimacy After Sexual Assault by Katie Simon comes out July 29. RELATED: Book Review: Just Emilia We Are the Match by Mary E. Roach – July 29 Have you ever wondered what would have happened if the Helen and Paris love story had been between two women? Mary E. Roach brings her version of events to life in We Are the Match . Her LGBTQ+ book finds Helen of Troy as the daughter of a powerful crime lord in a mob-filled Greece. Paris is the woman set on destroying her. However, things change when they become closer and start falling for each other. Helena is now tempted to leave behind the marriage alliance her father arranged for her in order to be with Paris. We Are the Match by Mary E. Roach comes out July 29. The Build-A-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver – August 5 If you want to focus Pride 2025 on trans representation, you might want to check out The Build-A-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver. Eli works as Peter's assistant at a magazine where he believes he should be a writer. When his roommate pushes him to go on a disastrous date, and Peter hears Eli talk about it, the two decide to go on a series of fake dates. The purpose is to make Eli a better boyfriend and help him write an article about it. But as they go out, Eli takes this opportunity to ask Peter about growing up queer in the South. As they spend time together, feelings begin to take over. The Build-A-Bear Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver comes out August 5. RELATED: 10 Star Wars Characters Who Need a Novel of Their Own Leaving the Station by Jake Maia Arlow – August 19 To keep Pride 2025 going, you might want to dive into a story about self-exploration. Leaving the Station is exactly that. Zoe moved from Seattle to New York to go to college, and used this as her opportunity to figure out what being a lesbian meant to her. Slowly, her life falls off the rails as she tries to understand who she is and why she spent so much time dating a boy. She decides to take a cross-country train from New York to Seattle, and it is there that she meets Oakley. Okaley is the opposite of who she is, but they are just as lost. Leaving the Station comes out August 19. The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood & Boyfriends by Jamie D'Amato – August 26 What if Twilight was about two young men falling in love and the Volturi were a clan of 'good' vampires? The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood & Boyfriends tells the story of Brennan, a 19-year-old recently turned vampire. As he tries to navigate his new reality, Cole, the cute librarian, discovers his vampire secret. Now, Brennan must figure out how to balance his life while looking into the disappearances happening around campus and the 'good' clan of vampires trying to claim him. The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood & Boyfriends by Jamie D'Amato comes out August 26. RELATED: Book Review: Love at Second Sight A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love by Ann Rose – September 9 The Dead of Night Halloween store is a store that appears at a different location every year, disappearing without a trace two days after Halloween. Pepper White has been working at this store for the last five years. The last Keeper of the Store tricked her, cursing her to be stuck inside the store and disappear with it. No one ever remembers the keepers, but things might change this time after Christina walks in. Pepper must find a way to share her secret with the girl she is falling for and hope that something might keep her in Christina's memory. A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love by Ann Rose comes out September 9. Girl Next Door by Rachel Meredith – September 9 MC's best friend, Joe, is an editor on a gossip website. He reaches out to tell her she is one of the main characters in a new sapphic story that is the word of the town. The book is written by Nora, someone they went to high school with. To find out if the story is about her, Joe sends MC back to her hometown to dig into what motivated Nora to write that story. Back at home, MC begins to work on the story, but as she reunites with Nora, she realizes she might be in over her head. Girl Next Door by Rachel Meredith comes out September 9. RELATED: Book Review: Where Shadows Bloom My Roommate From Hell by Cale Dietrich – November 11 Owen is going to college to study hard and get a good job, but his plans get derailed when he is introduced to his roommate, the prince of hell. Prince Zarmenus is at college for the first-ever Earth/hell exchange program. He brings random boys back to their room, throws parties, and sets Owen's furniture on fire. As he continues to go wild, his behavior threatens to put an end to demon-human relations. To save himself, he asks Owen to play the role of his boyfriend, and in return, he guarantees Owen an internship that will help his future. My Roommate From Hell by Cale Dietrich comes out November 11. 6 Great Historical Fiction Novels Focused on Real Women From History By day, Lara Rosales (she/her) is a solo mom by choice and a bilingual writer with a BA in Latin-American Literature who works in PR. By night, she is a TV enjoyer who used to host a podcast (Cats, Milfs & Lesbian Things). You can find her work published on Tell-Tale TV, Eulalie Magazine, Collider, USA Wire, Mentors Collective, Instelite, Noodle, Dear Movies, Nicki Swift, and Flip Screened.
