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Hi there, Dougal is doing very well.  He is a happy dog that loves his walks, treats, home and his sister, Trine (even though he bites on her ears!).  He loves to be outside and is a very contented boy.

Since coming to live with us, Daisy has become quite a member of our family.  When we got her, we found out she had an ear infection.  We got that dealt with and with constant ear cleaning and care, we seem to keep them away.  She is allergic to something, unfortunately we do not know what.  We are on the second kind of food, it was all fish, now we are on all lamb and rice.  Nothing else.  She isnt scratching as much any more so we hope we have gotten it down so she can live life a little less itchy.  She is quite a character.  We have been able to teach her many tricks which is good for an older dog.  Within the first Month, we were able to crate train her and now she is hard to get out of the kennel in the morning, she is so lazy some days.  She has also kicked any bad habits with the exception of pulling on the leash during walks.  We have a training collar now and it seems to progressing.  I have included a couple pictures for this past summer.  We have had quite a busy summer with her, taking her camping (she loves to hate squirrels) and running around our huge back yard.  She also helps keep the other dog in the house in line which is good because hes more stubburn than she is.  I have and definetly would recommend NASAP to other people and I continue to look at your webpage to maybe spot another special dog another day.  Daisy gets along so well everyone and is love more than anyone in the house.  We definetly adopted a special dog!  The funniest thing she does is when she is in her kennel at night, is she rolls herself up with her blanket and in the morning its completely covering her.  I dont know how she does it without thumbs but she definetly is a creative dog.
 
Thank you so much for the follow letter, it is nice to know that NASAP as an organization follows up on animals, not just assuming all is well once they leave the foster home.  I wouldnt trade Daisy for the world and she is the best dog I have even owned

Hi Mary:

Little Jack is wonderful!  He has definitely made himself at home with us.
He's gained some weight - his flanks are much more filled in than when we
adopted him.  He loves his food!  When it's meal time he skips around the
kitchen and gives a couple of barks until he gets his meal.  He has mastered
most of the stairs in the house.  He still won't attempt the 4 steps up to
the deck from the yard - goes down okay but we have to go lift him back up
again.  He has become very aware of our schedule - knows that's it's walk
time after supper.  We bought him a brown corduroy jacket for cool weather,
which he seems to like.  He walks like a charm - always insists on staying
on your right side during walks.  As soon as we sit down on the couch, he's
right there and jumps up to sit right beside us or on our laps.  The name
Jack has also morphed into quite a few nicknames - Jacko, Jackie,
Snickelfritz (that's from me), Tiger (that's from Steve).  Everyone who
meets him loves him.  He walks right up to everyone and wants to cuddle.
What's not to love!  We have noticed that he has a lump in his neck on his
left side.  We have an appointment to take him to our vet on November 4th
for a check-up.  Keep your fingers crossed that the lump is nothing serious.


I'm attaching a couple of pictures.  Steve also took a short video of what
Jack does every time he comes in from the back yard (hopefully it's not too
big to attach to the email.) Trying the video in separate email

Thanks again - we love our little Jack!

I received your letter today and am thrilled to give you an update on
Copper.   He has been nothing but pure joy to have in my life.  He is a
wonderful wonderful boy - a bit awkward given the long legs - but an
incredibly welcome companion.   I've had him for nearly 5 months now and he
has settled right in.  We're at the dog park everyday and he has made some
great doggy friends.  He loves to run and i'm really thankful for the off
leash parks because there is no way i could keep up with him!

He came with quite a bit of separation anxiety and I have worked long and
hard to make him comfortable and reassure him that mom is always coming
back.  He has calmed down and is now quite good at staying by himself during
the day.  We started school at Sadies K9 stay and play a few weeks ago and
he is doing really well.  I picked up a copy of the NASAP daytimer as we
were registering and happened to come across a picture of Copper in the
book!  We bought a few copies... it's not everyday your boy gets published! 


I've attached a couple of pictures for you  - as you can see i think it's
safe to say he has settled right in.

I really can't thank NASAP enough for connecting me with my boy.  I am
completely in love with him and couldn't imagine my life without him.  Thank
you all so much.

Dusty had a very good night.  Steve went up to bed and I let the dogs out for a last pee before bed.  When we came back in he skipped around the kitchen and actually barked once!  I showed him his bed in the bedroom, he walked around the room for a bit but then went into his bed and slept right through the night.  He ate a good breakfast this morning – I introduced him to the soft Cesar food that Chelsea and Teddie eat and he loved it.  I might have to pay for that with some diarrhea until he gets used to it, but it’s so much easier for him to eat with his sore mouth.  He went out and wandered around the yard and pooped.  He is such a little sweetie!  I stayed home from work today – I couldn’t imagine going in and leaving them alone on his first day.  We live in a split level so I was a bit concerned about the stairs, but so far he has no problem going down and we’ve been carrying him up.   

Hi Mary and Les,

My brother had given me their kitten, as his house with 4 young children, was much too busy to spend time with her. I wanted a companion cat for Peaches and found Pearl on-line at the NASAP web-site. I kept Pearl’s name since it went well with Peaches whom my niece named. Pearl and Peaches are both outgoing, curious, affectionate and love to play. Peaches is only one month older than Pearl and they both turned 1 year old this summer. Pearl and Peaches hissed, yowled and fluffed themselves up for about a week. Then things got a bit more quiet. I wasn’t sure if their wrestling was fighting or playing and I tried to watch to see if one was being bullied. They seemed very evenly matched however and took turns chasing and boxing each other. When I saw them grooming each other, I new things were o.k. Pearl loves pushing her water dish around the floor and sitting in the sink. She loves to play with her little mice, ear plugs and water dripping from a tap. Here are some photos of Princess Peaches and Pearly Girly (their official names). Les, you were right, Peaches is my climber and Pearl is my floor model. Everyone laughs when I describe her as my floor model.  Pearl and I thank all of the foster parents, everyone who makes donations and the staff at NASAP. You are all greatly appreciated for your care, time and dedication.

Pamela Lancaster

I wanted to update NASAP on Boe, who we adopted back in October 2003.She is a wonderful, loving and very smart dog. She has managed to figure out how to open not only her own dog food container, but her sister’s as well. She gets along with her sister Kira so well. They used to play like crazy fools all day. I would come home to find the coffee table jammed up against the couch many times. We finally gave up on having a coffee table in the living room. Boe loved to greet male visitors with what we learned to call the Quarter Back Sack. One large dog nose shoved suddenly in a sensitive spot. Just to say ‘Hello!’.Not everything is wonderful though. The reason I say the two dogs ‘used’ to play is because Boe went blind last year. The vet has no idea why, other than the possibility of a tumor in her brain. As brain surgery would be quite risky with no guarantees, we did not go so far as to have an MRI done. We just watch for signs of other symptoms, of which there have been none so far. Other than being blind, she is very healthy.She gets around amazingly well. While she is prone to bumping up against stuff, she rarely does it in the house because she knows where everything is. We avoid moving or relocating the furniture. We’ve taken her to the fenced off leash by Spruce Grove and she loves it. When she hears people’s voices, she heads off to find them and say Hello. We’ve also learned to not hand feed her anything. Because she cannot see, she snaps that mouth out like a shark. We haven’t lost any fingers, but it’s come close. She is still one of the best dogs ever and we love her to pieces. And she looks so sweet when she is trying to see. She dilates her pupils and gets a very wide eyed look on her face. Too cute. Thanks to NASAP again for looking after Boe and all of the other animals waiting for forever homes. Margaret, Ken, Boe and Kira