Myah the Beautiful Husky

Yvette, Just dropping you a note. Myah is doing great, she is a wonderful little girl, her housemates love her too. If she could talk this is what she might tell you. "after I was given away, and then left behing, I was very apprehensive of these humans. I came into this house not knowing if I would like my new housemates, and the humans. Sassy she talks and complaints about everything (ok its more like a mumble), Avalanche likes to still hugs and kisses, but after a good husky howl fest (even the human pup join us) I stared to see this may not be so bad. We go out for walks, we get lots of treats, jump on the bed, and even the couch. Oh the food is not bad; bison and/or smoked salmon. I got to see the ocean and I felt sand under my paws, can you believe it they took me to the beach WOW.. that is when it hit me. I have found my loving human family and I finally arrived home." Again thank you for allowing us to provide Myah her forever home, we will take care of her and love her as much as we love our other two huskies. Regards The Sheltons

Madison the Survivor

Thanks for the inquiry. We absolutely love Madison, she is energetic, eager to please, and very affectionate -she loves to cuddle and give lots of kisses.. Madison and our cat are slowly getting used to each other. When we have taken her on walks she is gets very excited when she sees people, bikers, other dogs, etc. She is getting better but still needs some additional training. Yesterday we took her over to my sister's house so Madison could play with her two dogs. One of them accepted Madison's right away and quickly established herself as the alpha female to which Madison could care less. She was a little too much energy for the other dog and he was growling at her and even got a little "snappy." However, this didn't phase Madison at all and she backed off (without any signs of aggression) and continued to run around and play. We are very happy with her temperament and she appears to be interested in all animals. When we walk her at night she will even watch frogs jump and chase them a bit with a look of curiosity. In regards to training, we are going to either go with a friend of mine who is a professional dog trainer or with the services you recommended. We also give her "mental workouts" and exercise everyday. The first day she was here she peed twice, pooped once, and threw up in the house...LOL. We understand this is part of the process and we are working with her on this. Since then, it has been much better with only a couple of pee accidents yesterday but that was the day we went to my sister's house, so, we are associating this behavior with excitement. We already took her to the Vet and everything is fine. Rachel and I love the fact that Madison is now part of our family. We feel so lucky that we were able to rescue a dog like her - she's awesome! Thank you for all of your help during this process. It helped us out a lot.

Mick the Lab Puppy

Hello Annette, It's been a bit since we last spoke, almost a year I'd say. I'm not sure if you're still working with Judy - I wanted to give you an update on a puppy that you helped to pair with my family. You all knew him by 'Mick', we've changed his name to Maxamillion(Max for short). After our adoption, you suggested that I write a lil blurb about how Max was doing ... I'm sorry it has taken me so long. Max has definitely found a place in all of our hearts. He is a great companion to our eight year old son, they love to 'romp' together. Max's favorite things to do are, playing fetch with a ball or just about anything, laying in the sun, long walks, playing at the doggie park and going for a long run along side his Mommy's bike. He'll do anything for a cookie treat! Including, sitting, giving his paw, laying down and showing you his belly. We're still working on balancing it on his nose ... Max is a loyal friend, he always has love to give. It's great coming home to him after a long day, he greats me with a big smile and a wiggle - he doesn't just wag his tail, his whole body wiggles! Everything happens for a reason, I'm so glad that we found him - thank you! I've attached a couple of pictures. One of his handsome smile, Max with his Christmas present from Santa(a new bed) and the other he was showing Daddy 'belly love'. Sincerely, Christa, Quinton,Logan and Max

Molly the Mastiff

Hi Amanda, it's Nidia, the one who adopted Molly from you. Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how she is doing. We renamed her Skylar Mora (aka Sky, or Wiggly) and we're totally in love. We had a few days while the other dogs figured out what she was, and they tried to get this hungry hairless thing from eating all of their food, but that's calmed down some. Skylar is playing a little bit with the other dogs, engaging in chase with the IG mix, and a little bit of tug with our Boxer/Rottie. She's still not sure about squeaky toys, but she picked one up for the first time today. She's housetrained and out of the crate now (and no accidents since the first day) and she can sit on command, but not for long! She has really bonded to me, and follows me around. She even wakes me up at least once a night just to say hi and check to make sure we're still there (we're working on that, too.)

Martin the American Bulldog

Attached are a few pics of Martin. The kids renamed him Goose (it was either goosehead or honker). Figured Goose was the lesser of two evils and 1 syllable names are easier to get out. We hope to sign up for obedience class when we go get a larger crate for him today at petsmart. My husband Michael said "Somewhere my life de-railed, I went from a household of 2 cats to having 4 cats - 1 bunny (we kept it) and a dog". All talk on his part, he is the first one to get on the floor with Goose and wait for kisses and scratch the belly. We have success with the cat interaction as well. The little grey one has him walking away when she poofs up and growls and they have sniffed noses as well. The white guy, he is still cautious but knows now to stay still rather than run and the other 2 know Goose is in the house but are world savvy - so they are in stealth mode. Goose still paces a lot and is still trying to figure out what do do in a house. He has yet to learn to be a dog of leisure... I bet he will get there.