We adopted a beagle mix puppy named Bud on December 15th. We wanted to show you a few pictures of him, and let you know that he is doing well.

~ the Thompson-Witts

Jovi

Hi Jenny, Brenda, Lucas and the nice women who took our photo! I named Big Red, Jovi, and for fun call him Bon Jovi. I cannot believe how fortunate I am he is mine. He is probably thinking the same thing because he knows I am his person and follows me everywhere. He was shaking in the car on the way back to Minneapolis but stopped after entering the home. I slept next to him and shared the pillow with him and that was our bonding moment because when I was loading the kennel in the car and my cousin was holding onto him, he was anxious I was leaving him. At the airport, I had him on a leash and gentle leader, which I bought immediately upon leaving the shelter, as I had no control over him, along with the crate. All the TSA people were leaving there posts to say hi to him and comment how beautiful he was. I think countless people may have missed their flights for the disruption, haha. I explained to everyone how I saw his picture online and adopted him from your shelter. It is a good story (and everyone loves a good story). He was amazing at the airport; not shaking, laid by me. He even got up on the scale though he didn't need to and was weighed; I have a photo of that. FYI Alaska airlines are awesome for flying pets. There is a pet area at the airport where we rode the elevator down. Thankfully the flight was smooth and he was in the baggage area when I arrived. My good friend Todd, who also was heartbroken of the loss of Zico, picked us up. Jovi went and visited him last night which is where these photos were taken. Todd has since sent these to all his friends.My housemates have been all over Jovi too. My mom and niece came over to meet him yesterday. He does not leave my side, which mean countless trips up and down stairs and also slept on my bed with me and cuddled. My cat Teva came up and had a few sniffs. She stayed on the other side of me while Jovi kept reaching his head over to her. Sometimes to quick and she would bail, though she could not leave the room. She is totally checking him out. She used to "nurse” on Zico's neck and sleep with him and she can't quite believe there is another big red dog in the bed now. But he moves to quick for her to be comfortable yet, but I can see there won't be any problems there. Anyways, all is well, Jovi is at my feet right now, and I want to thank you all for rescuing him and caring for him and giving him and me a new life. He is very well loved here on the West Coast.

Peace Connie

Mason update (needless to say, it's never dull) -

Writing to confirm that Mason was gifted with a fabulous Christmas (see photos attached). He is continuing to do great with the exception of a recent bout of bloat a couple of weeks ago (yes, nearly ate himself to death but did make it through with treatment - $800 later :-) Needless to say, we now have a Mason proof food storage container (which we highly recommend everyone get one - much cheaper than paying for a binger).

Crosby

Thought I would drop a line and give you an update on Crosby. He is a wonderful addition to our family, he has fit in so well it is like this was meant to be his home. I do not have too many pictures of him yet because he does not tend to sit still very much:) Crosby is doing wonderful with leash training and has learned how to play fetch like a pro. One of his favorite past-times has become chasing the shop-vac hose around the family room in the basement while we are in the process of trying to clean our corn stove. My oldest son is teaching him how to speak, shake and dance. It is adorable. Thank you all again for the wonderful opportunity to give Crosby a home.

Sorry it took me so long to send you pictures. We renamed Appleonia to Penny. She is a loved member of our family as you can see by the photos. Her older sister Phoebe also wanted a picture sent. As you can see, they are spoiled, and enjoy time resting on our bed. We also are avid boaters on the Mississippi river and pictures were taken there also. Brad and Wendy Pettit

Wilson

Our family recently adopted “Thomas” from your facility and I thought I would pass along a few cute pics of him.
He is loving life and really loving tormenting our great dane. We did change his name though, we call him Wilson.

Mason is doing great! He's gained 10 lbs. since coming home with us in July (weighing 85 lbs. now) and his hair has come in beautifully. He enjoys playing with the boys and their neighborhood friends. He loves stealing their footballs and galloping around as they chase him. It really is very cute.He also enjoys attending baseball and football games as the kids often call him their mascot. We often get questioned about him as he is quite unique looking, having grown into a very handsome boy.I've included some recent photos. We're so glad Mason is a part of our family. Thank you for taking such good care of him during his stay with you.