Little Grey and Alex

Little Grey is now named Ciner. She and our little maltese dog "Tripper" seem to be in love. Lol. They sleep together, give each other baths, and the dog tries to share his ball and chew toys with her. It is sooooo adorable. She goes around chasing his tail and he pulls her along until shes tired. She is our little explorer. She needs to see what everythig is and what is in every nook and cranny.

Tlex is now names Tanner, with a nickname of Chainsaw. He purrs so loudly, that you can hear him across the house that my finance calls him a little chainsaw. We rub his chin and its like revving up an engine. He has become more of the cuddler, wants to be held as much as possible, and greets me when I get home from work. He doesn't seem to know how to Meow yet. Instead he makes this squirlly sounds. Makes it very eash to know which cat is sneaking up to you.

In the last week and a half they have grown much. We tried keeping them to a few rooms at first but they wanted the whole house. And since they were already litter trained (not a single accident!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU) we let them have free roaming. They like to sleep in my daughters bed and hide toys under her desk. They have become more and more playful. They sound like elephants now running through the house when they are wrestling, chasing each other or a ball. They can do quite the acrobatic tricks. THen when the dog gets involved, its so comical watching they all play and chase and when the kittens decide to gang up on him, we laugh all night long.

Anyways - Thank you again for these little ones. They fit into our new home just perfectly and they are very happy.

Jolene Wichlidal

Tony

So far, Tony is doing great! We love him and he is really fitting into our family. He has already gone on many runs with me and went camping with us this last weekend. He is such a good dog, and we are so happy to have him. He definitely loves to cuddle and be around us. He settled in quite well, and we have not had any problems with his behavior, so far. He has a bit comfy pilloe to sleep on and lots of fun toys and treats. He is such a friend and companion. He got to meet goth of our families a few time already, and our families love him as well. Everyone tells us how he is such a well-behaved, good looking dog. And they are right!! The best part is that bot sets of our parents own lots of land, so he has lots of room to run around. And, he even met some of our friends who have three dogs, and he plays so well with them. They have a ball!

Thank you so much for your help in us adopting him. He is surely a wonderful addition to our home and family. He seems very happy here, and has settled in well. We love him!

Take care,

Rachel and Adam Derosier

Loran

"Soffie" Loran is doing very well....seems to really appreciate a warm, safe home after being a stray and living in a kennel. Yesterday morning when I was barely awake she jumped up on the bed, snuggled up by my shoulder and started purring like a Mercedes before I even touched her or said a word. She chases and is chased by our other cat, Kit, a male who is about 6 years old. They are getting along quite well together...only a few hissy fits.

Soffie has laid come to a favorite chair. Fortunately Kit prefers the sofa so no problem. I thought the chair was mine, so it's fortunate for me that she likes laps too.

Soffie likes the screened porch even in the winter. After all, the squirrels are active and there's still birds at the feeder.

Black was my least favorite color for pets, but she is such a sweetheart and her coat so shiny, she really is a "Beauty in Black." I chose her in the first place because I had read that shelters have a hard time placing black cats (may have been in your news column) and all cats deserve a good home; Now I'm so glad I did.

My husband likes her too. I knew he would...just likes to grumble about pets. Now we each can have a cat in our lap when watching TV....no need to be jealous!

Thank you all for the fine work you do in rescuing animals.

Sue

Starsky

Thanks for the e-mail. We have actually renamed him Mojo because he seems to have so much energy and is so loving. We absolutely love him and he has settled in without incident. He is just so friendly and easy going. When we took him to the vet for a ckeck-up, he didn't put up any fuss at all. It only took our other cat a couple days to get used to him and now they seem like best friends. We couldn't be happier. We feel so very blessed to find a new cat like him. Thank you and your staff for being so accomodating and friendly. We know Mojo was well taken care of while he was there at HSBC.

Greg & Rae Marie

Gertrude

Jan.26/11

How nice to hear from you, and Thanks for asking about Gertrude, now Tori. Hard to believe we are working on 3 weeks now.

Tori has settled in wonderfully. Our trip home to Madison was a little longer than usual since she let us know that she needed to go out every couple of hundred miles, but she wasn't afraid of the trucks when they released their air brakes instead she just turned around and stared at it and let out a little snort and walked on.

She's interested in her backyard and has met the neighbors one by one. Yes, even in the cold, my neighbors needed to see the new additional on the cul du sac. She has great manners meeting and greeting everyone be they human or canine. Tori wasn't really an early morning pup, but she has learned that she and I go to the dog park every date at 4 am for an hour walk and now is excited about meeting the others that are there for their exercise and social time, too. She has earned being leash free and keeps up with 2 young Fox Terriers (Fly and Pip) who are zipping all over the park. Fly loves to be chased and Tori loves chasing him; and surprisingly, she is ready to go again when I get home from work.

I have found out that Tori doesn't like Milk Bones, she only likes Meaty Bones, will do anyting for Solid Gold Tiny Tots, a small lamb jerky, that is her training treat.

Loves to be petted, and especially loves to be massaged all over. Comes when called, so long as there isn't something more interesting, of course. I have a 2 story house, and will only sleep downstairs, even though I have tried to have her come upstairs, she just turns around and goes back down. While Tori and I were enjoying our honeymoon period, I was luck enough to be able to comb out all her mats and trim up her feet. Her coat has become lush, darker and shiny.

She has been registered with Dane County, has her park permits and tomorrow she meets the vet for her first visit. All in all, I think she's a Gold Star Dog and can't say enough good things about her. It is a joy to come home again to a welcoming pair of eyes and a wagging tail.

Thanks to you and all the shelter volunteers for taking the time and effort to care for these animals until their foever home comes to them. Did Loki fine a forever home, too? He sure was a little cutie!

Keep in touch, it is a joy to talk about Gertrude, AKA Tori; and have a great year!

Roni Bodoh

Mitz Mae aka Buttons

Dear BCHS,

I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone at BCHS for giving me a second chance and taking care of me until my new family adopted me. If it wasn't for all of you, my new family would not have found me. I fit in from the day I arrived and there has been a lot to do. We are all having such a wonderful time. I like to nap, play with the other pets and sleep in bed at night. Let me tell you about the new tricks I have learned in the short time I have been here. I fetch when my ball is thrown and almost always bring it back for another toss. I drink from the water faucet and now use the big litter box with my new sister. I know my name and come when I am called. If you think I was fast when I had office play time, you should see me open it up here in my new home.

We had a visit from the grand kids this weekend and I don't know who had more fun. What a time we had. I plan on some additional nap time after that.

I do miss my twin brother Saucy. I hope you can find an adopting family for him soon. Just like me, he would be the perfect pet.

Thanks for being kind and helping find homes for all the animals that have passed through your shelter.

Mitz Mae

Elvis aka Josh!

December 23rd, 2010

I'm sending you some new pictures of Elvis (formerly known as "Josh"). He's so cute!

We love him so much. He brings a lot of joy to our house. He's a climber and a cuddler.

It appears his silly little lip injury is more prevelant as he ages and that just one of the cutest things about him - his cute little crooked lip! He has the tiniest sounding meow....it's more like a little chirp. He goes downstairs or into another room and then meows for us....it's so sweet.

In picture #6 (center above) attached, he was playing with his favorite toy (the squirrel) and he just fell asleep as he was reaching over his head for the squirrel. Adorable!

We're so happy to have Elvis.

Happy Holidays!

Janice Maine