Iris

 You're right -- it has been exactly a week ago today that I drove home with Iris. She is such a sweet dog. We love her already. She gets along with everyone, including our cat and little norwich terrier Louie. Our youngest daughter Molly loves taking her for a walk and feeding her.

We are slowly teaching her that being indoors is not a bad thing. She is very apprehensive about coming inside and would prefer to be outside all the time. We have to put her on a lead to bring her inside. She is scared of city living -- noises outside our fenced in back yard, cars and even walking on the sidewalk. All these things are new to her but she's coming along and slowly making strides.

She does not know how to go up and down a large number of stairs. We're working on that, too. We all sleep upstairs and she's been sleeping on the main floor with Louie. She has the couch and Louie sleeps underneath it. It all works out but I plan on teaching her the stairs in a couple of weeks. I'll let her get used to the household first before we really tackle the steps.

Lucas was right, she is a great dog. We're thrilled that we found her. Thank you for everything you did for her while she was with you all. Kathleen

Duncan

Duncan is doing very well.  He is still pretty timid around new people and our 3 cats, but loves to run in the big backyard.  He has been going to Branton's baseball games with us and has done quite well there. We will be starting to work with him on training this week.  We wanted to give him time to  come out of his shell a bit before worrying about teaching him commands but he quickly learned "outside".  He loves to chew up the beds he has had in his kennel (still trying to find a true chew resistant one!) although he is not kept in the kennel often.  He uses the kennel as his security blanket at this point.  He has been sleeping in our room next to or even under the bed (not sure why on under..)  It will take him some time to be more comfortable and less timid, but he is doing great.  He has a fantastic demeanor and we love having him!!

I do have one question.  The medical records indicate you used frontline, but I thought I had been told that you were trying a new product?  Would you be able to tell me what that product was?

Thank you for helping us find Duncan, we are thrilled!
Lorajean

Rusty aka Flynn O'Malley

I changed Rustys name to Flynn O'Malley...thought he should have an Irish name  :) He is doing amazing!! We love him so much! He fits into the family perfectly and gets along great with his dog brother! Thank you for checking in on us. You guys are awesome there, I was very impressed :)

 

Thank you,

Shannon

Harley aka Sadie!

Hi, my name is Sue and I adopted Harley now named Sadie back in April. I just wanted to let you know she is doing great. I adopted her a friend about a week ago. They get along great. Her name is Rose and she is a hound mix. I tell them they look like sisters. Just wanted to update you on how she is doing.  Here is a video I hope you can view. Thanks for such a great dog. Sue

Sadie aka Bailey!

Hello!

 

"Sadie" is doing so well!  However, we actually changed her name to Bailey.  It seems she's getting bigger and growing everyday.  She is also one of the sweetest dogs we have ever met.  We can always count on her to give us some love and we love taking care of her.  She's adapted to her home really well and hasn't even had one "potty" accident.  We love that we get to have her as part of our family now; she makes it all the better.  We have attached a picture of her snuggling like she loves to do.  Thanks so much for your organization!

 

Sincerely,

Karlye (and Cole)

Otis!

We just wanted to give you guys another update on Otis!! We could never imagine our lives without him.  He is such a good boy, he is so loving, and loves to snuggle every chance he gets!  His favorite things to do is to play in the backyard with his favorite toys (especially his blue bone), going for nice walks in the neighborhood including going to the dog park, and going to the Lakewalk in our neighborhood on beautiful Lake Superior to walk and people watch.  Everyday someone will stop us to pet him and comment on how cute he is!!  He loves that his dad makes him his special dinners a few times a week which includes steak, chicken, or lamb chops with fresh veggies from an upscale grocery store, and he loves his ice water in a wide glass (we really spoil him).  He has slept in between us since night #1, for being so little he is quite the bed hog!!  He will be getting a sister this weekend, we found her through the Midwest Pug Rescue Minnesota Division. Thank you so much for all the work you do!  We just really love our Otis baby so much, we are so happy every single day with him in our lives!!

 

Love,

Kristi and Don

 

Attached are some pictures of him!!

Lexis now named Ruby!

Hello!  I am writing to tell you how well Ruby is doing in her new home!  She is quite funny, and, in spite of her rough start to life, quite curious and happy.  She gets to see her litter mate, Isabella (now Maggie) almost every weekend, so she has her fill of puppy play time!   Ruby gets along wonderfully with my other dog and does pretty well the cats too...even though she is very tempted by their fluffy tails!  I just wanted to thank you for the chance for a great life that you give Ruby.  I think of the time and efforts of the shelter folks that went into helping her become the dog she is today and want you to know that I will be ever grateful!  I've attached a picture of Ruby with her litter mate, Maggie, a picture with Jaida (now Annie) who was adopted by my parents from HSBC this past Fall and a photo of the end result of Ruby's favorite past-time...taking all the toys out of the baskets around the house!

Know that Ruby is receiving all of the love that she deserves.  Thanks for everything you do!

Kelly