We appreciate everything that all of your staff do for the animals and potential owners!

Thank you SO much again!!

Lily, adopted by Kelly and Mike

I thought I would give you an update on Bodie, who you guys know as B.J. He is the most spoiled dog on the planet minus his sister, an american bulldog/pit mix we got in January. They love to love on each other and play around. Bodie didn't end up getting very big, tall wise. He tends to be a little chunky sometimes. We did a dna test on him and it came back that he had a small percentage of lab and not enough traces of anything else for them to figure it out! We found that very funny. He is a Heinz 120 then rather than 57. We love him no matter what breed he is, we were just curious to find out what he was. Bodie's favorite thing to do besides mess with his dog sister and cat sister is chew on limbs outside. Everytime we pile some up he carries them off to chew on them. He is VERY affectionate and loves all people. He minds very well and is very smart. Anyway, just wanted to let you know how the pup was doing.

Bodie, adopted by Chesna in 2009

Spinner was added to our Family in February 2010. After spending several weeks of looking for the perfect dog, my husband finally said that I could pick him out on my own. I came home with him within an hour of permission. He is only about 6 weeks old now but is so smart. Today he started letting me know when he needs outside to go do his business. He is a playful booger but a snuggler when he is tired. He is fitting in well with our 2 cats, and 2 other dogs.

Gretchen and Spinner, adopted by the Mayfield family

Hi everyone, just wanted to say hello from my new home. This is Banjo, formerly known as Mikey. I absolutely love my new family. I have a brother and a sister, Maggie and Baxter, who are westies too. The doctor gave me a clean bill of health, and I had a spa day at the groomers. Thank you everyone who took care of me at the shelter and for helping me find my forever home!

Love,
Banjo (Adopted January 2010)

I thought you might like to have an update on Max:

- Max is house trained……Hallelujah!
- Max loves to be in the yard during the day
- Max is “kennel” trained….he sleeps in his kennel (in our den) at night
- Max loves kids and plays real well with them
- Max will sit for his treats
- Max will very gently take the treat from your hand…..our grandchildren love that
- Max is about 85 to 90% leash trained….we are working on the other 10%
- Max will fetch an object and return to you
- Max will drop said object “IF” you tell him to sit
- Max loves to “dig” and “chew”……..NO ONE IS PERFECT! (ha)

Max is truly a wonderful Christmas gift! We love him and he loves us……can’t beat that combination! Thank all of you for taking such good care of him for us!

Max, adopted December 2009 by the Pipkin family

We adopted Oscar in May of 2008 and he has brought our family a lot of happiness. We originally traveled to Weatherford to meet a large yellow lab we found on Petfinder. Well, the lab wanted nothing to do with us. We decided to stay and visit with the animals for awhile and that's when Oscar "adopted us". He crawled up into my daughter's lap and literally wrapped his little paws around her neck like he was giving her a hug. Tears started streaming down my daughter's face and she said, "Mom, I think we found our dog."

We were surprised how quickly Oscar housetrained. He would go to bed at night in his cozy dog bed without any fuss. He loves to play fetch and go for walks. He has lots of acres to run on now and has a favorite toy that has to go everywhere with him. Oscar's favorite thing to do is to go camping. He loves splashing in the lake with the kids and riding along in the car to pick them up from school.

We appreciate the hard work you do everyday to find loving homes for pets. Our little Oscar is a BIG part of our family and we cannot imagine not having him.

Thanks again,
The Daniels Family

Nikki, adopted in 2005 by Bob and Anna

We found Bo purely by accident, we weren’t even looking for a dog. I saw an article in the paper about a dog that needed to be adopted and the article mentioned that adult dogs were harder to place and often didn’t find homes. My husband and I agreed that sometimes an adult dog would be better than a puppy but had never thought of looking for an adult dog. We called to check on the one mentioned in the article but we were told that there wasn’t a dog there that fit the description, although there was an adult black lab mix that we could look at. Something told us that we should go look so I drove back for my lunch break to check him out. We had a black lab mix a couple of years ago that was truly a part of our family but we lost him.

As soon as I saw Bo, I knew that he had to come home with us. He is so sweet and loves to hug. He is so big but tries to be so careful about being rough. We have two other dogs and a cat, they all love to climb on Bo and play with him and he is so good with them. He has even helped us house break one of them. My 5 year old daughter loves to lay on the floor with him and he puts his arm over her and hugs her as long as she will lay with him. Every day when I come home, he hugs me and lets me know that he missed me. His bed is in my son’s room and I don’t think that my son could sleep anymore without Bo in the room.

Bo isn’t a replacement for the other “family member” that we lost but he has filled the emptiness that was there in so many ways that we can’t imagine not having Bo with us.

Bo, adopted by the Cronin family

Bingo, adopted by Dee (and Penny) in 2008

We rescued Sampson a month ago and he's very sweet and smart. He is a man's dog for sure...thank you so much!!!!!!!!!

Sampson, adopted by Mike in March 2009.

Eva, adopted by Jennifer in November 2008

McKenzie drove from Denton to look at a female shepherd at the shelter. This shepherd was very depressed and scared and was not showing well in her kennel...her chances of adoption were not in her favor due to all of her fear showing. Her ears hung low and she just looked pathically depressed and scared. McKenzie had decided he would adopt this shepherd to give to his parents for Christmas. He phoned his roomate to meet them at the dog park that afternoon. Ella met McKenzie's bulldog, who helped Ella become more emotionally stable and reduced her fears and anxiety some, he really seemed to help her come out of her shell. Later that week McKenzie drove both dogs about 3 hours away to go visit his parents for Christmas. They had recently been telling McKenzie that maybe it was time for them to get another dog. McKenzie went ahead and spilled the beans about Ella and sent them some pictures of her via his cell phone. Later on after Christmas, McKenzie had emailed me that his dad actually cried when he first saw her get out of the car. It's been a fabulous match ever since. Both his parents love Ella to pieces and McKenzie says she is a sweetie pie! Just thought you would like to hear this Happy Tail and see how great Ella looks now...so very different than her pictures in the shelter!.

Ella, adopted by McKenzie for his parents in December 2008.

Bear, adopted January 2007 by Summer.

(A thank you to Petfinder) My family was heartbroken after the loss of one of our two cats. She had been a shelter rescue and a dear, furry friend to my sons who had shared most of their lives with her. At first I thought we would just be content with our one remaining cat; however, I couldn't quit looking at Petfinder 3-5 times a day. In my heart, I knew that there was a cat out there who needed us and vice versa. There were (and are) so many precious cats and kittens on Petfinder. One morning before I took my sons to school, I looked at Petfinder. I clicked on a picture of a kitten that had not been there the day before, a Siamese mix. Wouldn't you know, both of my sons walked in as I was looking at her picture. They both asked if we could get her. No one had to twist my arm. I agreed to drive the 40 miles to meet her while they were at school, but would only bring her home if I thought her personality was right for our family and our other cat. Well, she really is as sweet as she looks. She loves attention and has plenty of nuzzles, licks and purrs to go around. After a few minutes of bonding, I couldn't fill out the paperwork and pay the adoption fee quick enough so I could take her home. By the end of the day, she had her name, Mocha. Her ears and tail look like a mixture of coffee, cream and chocolate...not to mention the fact she is all about sweetness! We gave Mocha a home and she has given back so much joy...a blessing from God. It took my other cat a few days to get adjusted to the newbie, but now they are friends.

Mocha, adopted by Janet in September 2008.

Roper and Mouse, adopted by Nicole and Tyler in February 2007

(A thank you to Petfinder) The first moment I saw Ginger on Petfinder before even meeting her I felt the spark and knew in my heart she was the one. The next day the shelter was open we went as soon as they opened and within an hour she was ours. She is so wonderful and so amazing. Thank you so so much Petfinder! We would have never found her without you!

Ginger, adopted by Heather in July 2008.

Baxter, adopted in 2007 by Denise and Alan Cook.

We had thought about getting a pet for a long time and saw Harvey’s picture in the paper. We were delighted when we got to the shelter and discovered he was still available. He has made the perfect companion dog and is now a special part of our family. Not to mention how smart and eager to learn our ways…..or have we learned his ways?

We’ve had many pleasant surprises and some not so pleasant - like the day he decided to become a skunk hunter. He not only chases skunks but rabbits, deer and opossums too. We must also add he sleeps a lot!!

We feel very fortunate to have Harvey as a part of our life.

Harvey, adopted by David and Becky in January 2008.

In addition to her California adventures Sadie is currently in training to become certified with "Delta Society-Pet Partners" as a therapy dog in Los Angeles County. After passing an intensive series of evaluations together, she will visit facilities where her presence can enhance both emotional as well as physical rehabilitation. Our sweet Sadie has been the perfect girl for us and her little sister-our 15 year old Rat Terrier, Cricket.

Sadie, adopted by David and Sheryl B. in December 2005.