Meeko

Thanks for inquiring about Meeko - he's doing great. The first couple days he liked to take naps upstairs under the bed - now he prefers the couch. He is a lot of fun and likes to be anywhere that we are. His favorite place is on a cat stand Dennis made - he has a great view of the bird feeder. We are so glad we adopted him. Thanks for all you do.

Sue Swenson

Lucky

We're doing great. We get a nice walk in every morning. He's got a great fenced yard he loves to run in most of the day. He usually doesn't want to come in for hours at a time.

We've been working on fetch with a ball. Sometimes it becomes a game of keep away from dad though. We started a training class last week so working on that as well. Trying to get to the dog park next week some. He does great with all the dogs we've met on walks and the neighborhood dogs.

I think he's gonna be a great dog especially when he learns what is and isn't ok to chew on. We've lost a fre pair of shoes already.

Jamie Atkins

Belle and Linus

Both Madeline (Belle) and Moose (Linus) are doing GREAT!! They play all the time running and chasing each other. Moose loves bags (paper, duffel anything he can climb into) and Madeline pounces on top. They snuggle and cuddle and are very happy to have their foever home. Madeline had a ball fetish, every night when I climb the stairs to go to bed she sits on the end of the bed and cries and cries until I toss her pink spongie ball, she fetches it and I have to toss it at least 10 times, then I put the ball away and we go to bed. Moose plays with my husbands feet, pouncing on them as he has them under the covers while I play fetch with Madeline. They are a great addition to our family and we adore them.

Karin Aulwes

Otto

Otto is doing great! He is so happy to have a home, especially now that the weather is getting colder. Otto even has his own collar and tags now--the real sign that he has people! He loves to be loved. He still has some manners to learn, but he has made such good progress. He sits on command now and this week he has learned "get down" when he gets on the couch. When he first came home, he was afraid of so many things. He wouldn't leave the living room/kitchen area and he was afraid of the cats. Now he loves to come into my bedroom and sleeps on the bed with our other dog. It's a good thing I have a king-sized bed! He doesn't understand why the cats don't want to play with him now, either. Conquering his fear of the stairs is next. Keeping him in bones and other chew toys is a challenge since he goes through them very quickly!! Overall, he is just a love and we can't imagine our home without him!

Our best wishes to our Humane Society friends!!

Kari Roppe

Garner

He's doing wonderfully! He has been renamed Wilson. At the moment, he is snoozing underneath my chair near my other dog Ziggy. We're working on potty training and I'll be settingup a vet appt.

We love him - he's a great dog!

We took a bunch of pics as well (one of them, Wilson fell asleep head first in Mark's shoe!). Very cute! Will definitely stay in touch!

Eileen Potter

Aviva

Thanks for the email. She seems to have settled in quite well - everyone in the family is very happy with her, and her with them. The only exception is the 19 year old cat in the house, but they seem to have an "understanding."

By the way, we've named her Freya. She has really grown!

Pete Henrikson

Scooter

Greetings from Minneapolis -

Scooter it was when adopted & Scooter it will remain. It really fits. He's so quick, alert, active and very mischievous. He & Jake-D cat are getting along much better. Starting to play & believe it or not caught them sleeping side by side the other day. Took Scooter to our vet last week (Dr. Katrina Schimmel at Pomeroy's Small Animal Hospital in St. Paul). Staff & doctors fell instantly in love with him. Asked Dr. Katrina if she were to venture a guess what did she think he was mixed with. She immediately said Black Lab & Border Collie which is what I had guessed. She also feels he won't get much bigger. She said our first visit was complimentary because of your great facility & the wonderful things you do. This past Monday, Scooter got to go to PetSmart for the "royal" treatment. Bath, teeth brushing, nails clipped, etc. The staff was great with him & naturally fell in love with him. Who couldn't!! He just wiggles his way into your heart. So far we've got him sitting, staying (pretty well), retrieving & giving kisses. We're working now on heeling. He also thinks he's a lap dog.

Scooter is just a joy.
Linda Fossum