Happy Tails

Things are going very well with Jessica.   I'm so happy with her.  She is everything I wanted in a cat.  She's beautiful, sweet, well mannered and a wonderful little buddy to me.  Honestly, I couldn't have asked for a better cat.  She loves to play, so I've bought her lots of toys and play with her several times a day.  She also loves being petted, so she gets LOTS of pets.  We are both doing very well together.  She has brought me so much joy and I'm sure we'll have many great years together.  I love the NASAP system - where you match up the pets with suitable people.  It worked perfectly for me.
Janet

Muggins is doing really well with us ... and us with her.    She has turned out to be a wonderful dog for our family ... I don't even know if we could have picked a better pup ... she's got such a nice disposition and is so loving.  We had to farm her out to some friends for four days so we could go to a wedding in BC and she survived it although she had a couple of rough nights, poor dog.  I was sure she thought she had been abandoned ... and we missed her so we're glad to have her at home again.  She must be glad to be back because she's been an absolute angel for us!    She has had her spay done and we have had her to six weeks of puppy training which was very  helpful to us.   Things are good with Muggins.  We love her!
Sandy and Troy (Braden, Jaylene, Tamara and Sylvester too)

All Auzzie's vet checks have been done, deworming, boosters and general overall health.  He will be booked for neutering after the May long weekend as we plan to take him camping.  We have changed his name to Auzzie since we were told there may be some Australian Cattle Dog in him.   Afte seeing the vet, she figured border collie and maybe german or belgian shepherd!   He is on the go all the time and a real challenge!

My new forever people have changed my name from Bridget to Karma.  I had a tough time in my first two weeks that I came to my new home.  I had major separation anxiety.  But my forever people never scolded me for trying to scratch my way out the front and back door, or for trying to get out through the walls.  They just showed patience and loved me even more.  Now I'm used to being at home alone, while they are gone to work.  My mom comes home for lunch, so that I can hang out in the back yard for an  hour.  Then when my people both get home from work, they take me to the forest (Sherwood Park Dog Park) for an  hour walk.  I have a cat here to keep me company during the days.  We laze around on our people's bed all day waiting to  hear that key in the keyhole.  We're all excited to have mom and/or dad home!!!   I always beat the cat to the door as I'm the faster runner!   I get to go on road trips to other provinces.  I had a great time running around on the hills in Penticton.  I also get to see children lots, as I love to lick their faces clean.  I love playing with all my new toys.  When I get excited, I like to put a toy in my mouth and show it off to everyone.  I'm happy where I am.   I love my forever home, Mary.  Thanks for hanging on to me and looking after me until my forever mom and dad came and picked me up.  I'm forever grateful to be in their lives and I know that they feel the same way!

Willow is doing great, we have renamed her Saffron or Saffy for short.  She is a beautiful little girl and last month when we had her weighed she was 36.7 lbs.   Hasn't grown into her massive paws yet!  She really loves playing with our first dog, Digger, and they spend most of their time playing together and with her sister, Sadie (Whist).  She had a few behavioural problems which mostly were contributed to eating. We have been working with her and are very happy that she is a lot gentler when getting a treat and when getting her dog bowl.  The kids can now feed her a doggy bone!  We are very happy with her and with Sadie.    Thanks so much for asking about her, it's nice to know that you guys care about their welfare even afte they are in a new home.   I will attach a photo of her or both as they are hard to get a pic of since they rarely sit still for long!!

I am pleased to say that Boye (now Murphy) is doing great.  Although he's not the quiet withdrawn boy we first bought home!  He has certainly come out of his shell.
I have attached some photos but couldn't get him to stay still long enough to take some decent pictures.  I will try and send some more recent ones soon.

Eli is doing great!  He is now up to date on his shots and he is on special dog food to help lengthen his life as he has a heart murmur.  He has settled in and knows who mom and dad are.  He has become quite protective of me inside the house.  He does not become aggressive but make sure Dave knows not to tease me.  Eli still is shy with new people.  He is especially shy with tall men.   Eli quite likes the grand children and is very gentle when I take him to the nursing home to visit mom.  He will sit beside mom's wheel chair and if I tell him to stay he doesn't move if I go to her room to get something.  We still find it hard to believe he is so well trained.  Most times he waits at the back door to have his feet wiped before coming in.  He doesn't bother us at the table.  He loves walks and is very good.    When we go for a walk and i'm ready to go home I tell Eli to take me home and he leads me home.  If he stops I just tell him we n eed to go  home and he decides which way to go!   He is the most cuddly dog we have ever met.  He likes to be with one of us most of the time and if we are watching tv he is beside one of us or between Dave and I.  He loves to lean on us and put his head on our shoulder.  Eli is very much part of our family and we can't believe how fortunate we are to have him.

Waldo is doing great!  He and his big brother Trigger ae now the best of friends and have a great time playing tug of war, wrestling and running around our new acreage trying to find whatever kind of trouble they can!  Skunks are a favourite - so he has already had a few baths!   Wally, as we call him, was the perfect fit for Trigger, shy enough at first so Trigger did not feel put out, but friendly enough to want to make friends.  Now every morning when I get up to let them out, Trigger runs right to Waldo's kennel and wags his tail until I let his buddy out with him.   Last night we did our first kennel free night as he is outgrowing it so fast and he was great ... no pee and all my shoes are drool free.  I am very impressed with this as Wally has a tendency to eat anything outside that is not nailed down!  He is very smart so he seems to know that in the house only certain toys are his.  Stuffed animals are a favourite of both the boys.   Waldo even had his first visit to a doggy daycare when we went to Jasper for the weekend and everyone there loved him.  the next big adventure will be getting him fixed.  He is not much for car rides and gets sick every time so I think that will probably be the worst part.  Hopefully he will grow out of this.  We are very grateful that NASAP is out there trying to find a better life for so many animals.  Keep up the good work!  
Shannon