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Hi, there.

Our trip home was very uneventful, as Diesel slept most of the way.  However, he was a little “gassy” so we definitely kept the windows open… :-)

He is…. awesome!!

He already knows sit, down, wait, and goes to the door when he needs to go out.  I love his happy, out there personality.

He has played with the toys we gave him, and taken another nap on his new bed.  right ow he is sleeping at my feet.

I am so glad his adoption worked out for me.

Thanks sooo much.

Tiana

Hi All at the South Pacific County Humane Society.

I adopted Dani, your flat-coat retriever yesterday.  I just though that I would let all of you know that she made it home safe.  We took her down highway 30 and then highway 47 …47 is kind of a windy highway and so she didn’t really like that and puked … but considering that is was a 3.5 hour long car ride, only two pukes really wasn’t bad.  One of the times we stopped to clean it up, a man came over and asked us if we needed anything but he was a bit weird, Dani totally sensed that and got right on her protective guard-dog bark and stance.  It was kind of nice to know how protective she will be of us.

When she got in the house, she made it pretty clear that it was her house … We have a little futon that we had already decided that that is where she would sleep and she did, she slept on it all night.  We brought her to our neighbors house so that she could meet another dog, at first, I was a bit nervous, Dani was very vocal, but after a while, they were all over the yard and playing hard.  Dani definitly has power in her and a strong will.  Our other roommate loves her just as much as we do!

For the first night, she’s been great …

Thanks so much for everything.  You guys have been great

Marisa

Hi Diana!

Here are some pictures of Houston, now called Jackson. He’s very happy and loves to swim and run and play. Whew! What a bundle of energy!

Thanks again for letting me adopt such a great dog!

Best regards,
Jordan

Yay!

Gracie has been in our family since my husband I met her on our honeymoon, February 2004! When we met her, her name was Goldie and we took her to the beach where she immediately met a toddler. We didn’t know how Goldie was with kids and let the family of the toddler know, but because Goldie just sat down and let the little boy walk right up, reach out to her, and licked his hand we knew then that this was the dog for us.

We named her Gracie that day (that name just stuck out to us because of her sweet, passive demeanor) and have since added our own baby to the family! Here are some pictures of Gracie with her new pal, baby Edy. :-) As you can see, she is still just as sweet as the day we met her - Edy loves to get kisses from Gracie and plays a game where she leans in while Gracie is laying down just close enough for Gracie to lick her and then cracks up!

Gracie is the best and we can’t imagine our life in Seattle without her.

Take care and I’m so happy to have discovered your new website!

~Rachel

I thought it was about time to send a little note letting you all know how my little girl is. She is absolutely wonderful!! We are having such a good time. She went to the groomer on Saturday to have her nails trimmed and filed. She sat there like an Angel. She is really well behaved for being neglected for so long.



She knows the routine and is well adjusted to my work schedule and especially loves the weekends. She sleeps on the bed with me and usually ends up hogging the whole thing before morning.



She enjoys her food but LOVES her snacks. In fact, if she thinks it’s time for a snack she will go in the kitchen and sit and stare at the cupboard where they’re at until I get her one. It’s funny!



Hope you have lots of people adopting the animals and giving them good homes. I was so fortunate to find my Paige!!



Have a great day! :-)



Teresa

He’s settling down a bit - didn’t try to eat the back door last time he was home alone. He loves to chase a Frisbee but he won’t bring it back. He lets us sleep in but inspires us to go out and play in the morning, which is good for everyone. And it’s just so nice to have a furball around the house again! It was so empty with Sam and Pepper gone. We’re planning to find a little sister for Jer but we’ll let him
get completely comfortable with us first.

Elisabeth

Hi Diana,

Sorry I haven’t been able to update you sooner, but we’ve definitely had our hands full with Jackson (formerly Jeremy). No worries though, it’s in a good way. =)

On the way home, he seemed exhausted and slept most of the way. He was probably pretty overwhelmed, maybe playing possum just in case we were headed to the vet. Once we got back to Portland, he had a chance to meet the cat and my roommates Min-Pin. Boy was he excited… He chased Ninja (the cat) for a while, then did some laps around the living room and the dining room before turning on Dakota (the dog). I guess he had built up some energy during the drive home, and he couldn’t wait to get outside to let it out. So, needless to say, we were wondering what we had gotten ourselves into.

We left him alone for the first time on Thursday afternoon, and he seemed to do just fine. There was quite a bit of barking and crying at first, but he eventually quieted down and entertained himself (probably with one of the millions of toys that we’ve bought him so far). He does love to destroy tennis balls, we’ve noticed. So far, he hasn’t been able to demolish the rope or the Kong… thank goodness.


We took him off the choke and switched to a harness, which he seems to respond very well to. His leash training is coming along quite nicely, and he’s almost impermeable to distractions from squirrels, cats, and other dogs. Birds are another story, but we’re working on it… He walks nicely by our side with minimal pulling, and he even runs on a loose leash.

We’ve visited the vet to get his general exam, rabies, Giardia, microchip, etc. I wouldn’t say he really enjoyed it, but he’ll thank us later. Hopefully. We also took him to a couple of clinics at the pet store, one on leash manners and the other on general obedience. I’m proud to say that he was the best kid in class for both. =) His sit, down, stay, and leave it are coming along great, especially if we’ve got treats.

We take him on at least 2 runs and 3 or 4 walks every day, and it seems to work for wearing him out. Jonathan runs him before work at about 7, I run him at lunch, then we take him on a few long walks in the evenings. I’m worried about how our sleep would be impaired if we didn’t exercise him that much.

So, overall, he’s doing really well. We absolutely love him, and we think he likes us quite a bit too. He’s graduated to being left in the house during the day instead of the garage, and so far, no catastrophies too big. =)

His coat is much better now, and we’ll be taking him in for his second dog wash next week. =) We also have taken him the dog park, and he absolutely loves it. Just like you said, he’s a big hit with all the other dogs (the energetic ones anyways). He loves making them chase him around for 10 miles or so until they get worn out.

We’ve had a blast with him, and we love him more than anything… He’s been a great addition to our home. He keeps us on our toes anyways. =)

Thank you so much, and I’ll keep you as updated as I can.

Kristina

Diana,

Thank you and the shelter ladies for all your help. Jeremy was an angel on the trip back to Portland and quickly made himself right at home. He has been groomed so his coat is wonderfully soft and mat-free. He has also had his rabies shot. We went to the dog park and the local pet supply store, where he got a treat and lots of compliments. He met the neighbor’s dogs through the fence and they seem to get along fine. Jeremy met my boyfriend Rick last night and they hit it off right away, like old pals. I think we will all be very happy together. I will try to send pictures this week.

Thanks again!

Elisabeth
Hi Diana,
They’re not the greatest pics but better than nothing. Hopefully we’ll have some better ones before too long. The camera doesn’t reallycapture how nice his coat is though. We’ll keep trying.

–Elisabeth

Dear Friends at the Long Beach Shelter,

We just wanted to say hello and send a couple of photos of Sabrina. We adopted Sabrina from your shelter back in January, and have been enjoying her company ever since.

We had a call from someone on Saturday inquiring about how she was getting along, and my husband Robert wrote down an e-mail address, but must have heard it incorrectly, since it didn’t seem to work. (He is very hard of hearing, so probably didn’t get it quite right.) Anyway, it was a completely different e-mail from the one I’m using today, which I got from the Observer. Anyway, we are assuming it was one of your employees doing a follow-up call on Sabrina. If not, perhaps you should let us know…

But to get back to Sabrina, she is just a doll. We love her dearly. She is gentle and patient, except when it’s time for her daily walk in the woods, at which time she barks up a storm. She is eating well and has a very sweet temperament. She has made our home complete again. (We have always had a dog, except for short periods between dogs.) On Tuesday she will go for her second bath/grooming appointment, since she is again shedding all over the place.

So, thank you again. You run a wonderful shelter, and we are so impressed with the number of animals you are able to place in a given year’s time. What a wonderful comment on your caring approach, and the community’s support.

So, here are a couple of pictures for you of Sabrina:

Affectionately,

Sandy and Robert Godsey - and Sabrina

Staff and Volunteers,

Here are some current pictures of Perdido. We just love him so much. I was going to email some movies of him, but the file sizes are huge! So I’ll have to burn them to a CD and drop them in the mail. He and Sadie are the best of friends. They play together, groom each other, and even sleep together (on occasion). Perdido usually sleeps on his our bed, or in his crate.

Hope you enjoy the pictures. Some are just around the house, and some are of a day trip to a park.

Thank you so much for taking such good care of the “little guy” so we could adopt him.

You’re the best!

Stuart Schrader & Kendra