-Jojo-
Jojo is one of those kids who I fell in love with the first time I
saw him. His silly antics and clown type personality.
He is now in his wonderful new home where he will be loved and
enjoyed.
-Prim
aka Bittie Girl-
Bittie Girl is going to be treasured in her new home. She made
a great connection and all feel head over heals.
-Sweetie
aka
Lilly-
-Polly-
Polly is in a great home where she will be provided with a warm bed
and the very best of senior care.
-Zoro-
Zoro first came to us as Calvin with our 2011 Mass surrender, where
he found a place as a much loved pet of Lois until her
passing,.
Zoro has now found another wonderful loving home where he will be
the bed dog he really wants to be.
Below are the
pictures taken in 2011
-Sammy-
-Coco-
Coco with
marshmallows - according to our PetSmart visitor.
-Sally-
-Sissy & Jose-
Sissy and
Jose's fosters fell in love and decide that they were going to be
"Foster Failures".
These little guys will have the best life ever being loved and
cherished in their Furever Home.
-Chubby-
-Gracie-
Gracie's new
parents spotted her right away. Her little handicapped foot
does not cause her any troubles.
Now she is receiving all the love and attention she has been missing
her whole life.
-Hunter-
Hunter
is a California Rescue. We found him in sick bay with his
crate hiding under a blanket. His birth defect of the spine
ended up being the least of his issues. He was literally
starving and had a severe staph infection that covered one of his
lungs. The first set of x-rays gave the appearance that one of
his lungs was collapsed.
It also showed what looked to be an enlarged heart. We did a
biopsy and determined that he had a staph infection. After the
first two rounds of antibiotics for the staph infection we did
another x-ray and
could see significant decrease in the infection
and improvement in the heart. We had also seen a huge
improvement in his outlook and weight. We continued his
antibiotics for another round then opted to address the most severe
of is surgery issues.
We repaired an hernia, did a crypt orchid
neuter and removed the infected teeth where we believe the staph
infection had gotten in. At this point we decided since the
spine defect was not causing him pain or decreased
mobility
that we were not going to attempt a dangerous surgery there.
It took a very special
placement for Hunter since the staph infection will always affect
him. He will be prone to them in the future and need to be
watched very closely. He will also have scaring on his lungs
and possibly his heart from the infection creating other
sensitivity. Debbie was so up for giving him his forever
loving home and he will thrive under her care.
This next set of pictures were when Hunter first
arrived. He was with us for four months.
-Tia-
-Otis & Baby Bear-
-Charming-
-Prince-
-Lucy-
-Tina-
-Ash & Shay-
-Kuzco-
-Palmer-
-Marmie-
-Mickey-
-PomPom-
-Honey-
Honey and her friend Tucker.
-Mia-
-Oliver & Kippie
(aka Bubba)-
Oliver and Kippie found a great home together with one of our
amazing volunteers.
-Scruffy-
-Lucky-
-June-
June came to us after
having surgery to remove mammary tumors. The biopsy results were
good with pre-cancer cells showing in only one tumor and the
margins good in that one. She is now in a great home where she
can will be loved, cuddled and completely spoiled, as it she well
disserves.
-Sissy-
-Lady-
Lady came to us from our very own town of Vernonia when her daddy
passed away. She was his best buddy riding in his lap as he
made his rounds around town in his electric cart. She had an
injury in her hips from an accident as a puppy and has overcome her
handicap doing all that any other little dog does. She has now
gone to live with a wonderful Vernonia couple, who have adopted from
us before, and will be so much loved as she enjoys her view of the
town from her new stroller with her new people and doggie family.
This little girl captured my heart with her strength, determination
and love.
-Batman-
-Phoebe-
-Mouse-
Mouse is an Italian Doxi who had not received any applications in
the months he spent with us.
We are not counting him in our statistics, but we are calling this a
success as he went to stay with
Oregon Dachshund Rescue.
To celebrate his new life has a new Italian name Valdo.
Janell was able to fiind him a home very quickly.
-Inky-
-Kimmy-
-Annie-
-Tanner-
Tanner was a dog we placed two years ago in 2011. He came to
us when he was removed from a drug home.
The family life changed preventing them from keeping him.
Tanner found his new home after just a couple of days with us.
-Marley-
-Piper-
-Pru-
-Mickey-
-Nikki-
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Hi
Christy...
Nikky is such an awesome dog..lap dog..very mellow completely out of her
old shell. In feb. She had 18 teeth removed you
couldn't even touch her face..now she is very
playful..follows us everry where we go. Likes to
go for rides..and she let's you know about it
too! And she knows when it is her bed time. The
only time she barks is when she is hungry and
she doesn't stop till you put her food down. She
gets along well with Gypsy and my daughters
dog..rat terrier. Thomas..and is very good with
all people and little kids. She knows she is
loved and gives us kisses and has her forever
home. Thank you for letting us adopt her.
Russ and
Cindy Daly. |
-Batman-
Batman was our 50th placement for 2013
Batman came back to us after just a few days. This family lost
a dog just a few months earlier.
Where I am the type of person who wants another dog to hold close at
a loose, this family just wasn't ready.
The right dog will be there for them when they are ready.
-Princess-
-Pongo-
-Zara-
-Buddy-
Buddy the apple
thief.
-Yogi
aka Echo-
-Cherie Tart-
-Nikko-
-Gigi-
The ride home.
What more could a
girl ask for. A snuggly blanket in every room and new sisters
and fur brothers.
Gigi is a super sweet senior girl who now has a very special home
where she can
spend the rest of her days hanging out on her favorite bed.
-Foster-
Life is good and Foster is a HAPPY BOY!
-Mia-
-Casey-
Casey is a super shy girl who came out of a California Shelter.
She went to a wonderful home where she will have all the care and
attention she needs and disserves.
-Tilly-
-Nina-
-Poker-
-Rodney-
-Harry Potter-
Click here to see
pictures of Harry's new home :) I am thinking that I need to
be adopted. LOL
https://vimeo.com/52919391
-Hallie-
-Kai-
-Missy-
|
-Nessie-
|
|
 I
miss you Mommy Christy.
I
went on a very long car ride with my new family
today. It was interesting! Us kids got to ride
in the back seat and it rained almost all the
way home. Daddy stopped the car at a place
called a rest stop. My new brother, Mocha, and I
got to walk with my new Daddy in a really fun
wooded area and mark our spots. I wagged my
tail the whole time!! Then we walked back to
the car where Mommy had some water ready for
both of us to drink. My new Mommy and Daddy
told me I did great in the car and I think my
brother thought so too as he seemed to like me
much better after that. When we got to my new
home Mocha and I went into our play yard. It
was fun to run around with Mommy and
 Mocha
in the yard. Mocha tried to get me to chase the
ball but I let him have all the attention for
awhile because I could see that he needed
it. Then in we went to a kitchen with 2 big
bowls of water. There was a cat there in a
scooter thing. Can you believe that? Mommy and
Daddy told me that I was the 1st animal ever to
come in their house for the VERY 1st time and
not get hissed at by the cat. The cat and I
sniffed each other and then she kissed my nose!
Nice kitty, my new sister.
But then, the real excitement began---DINNER! I
couldn't help myself stop spinning! I stayed in
the kitchen and spinned and Mocha ran around
squeaking his ball. I think my new sister the
cat thinks we are both crazy the way she stood
there and watched. That lucky cat sure did have
some great smelling food though. I didn't get to
taste it because Mommy said "No." That's OK
because she mixed some stuff she called pumpkin
in with my food and it was "delicious!"
   
 After
dinner, Mommy made a nice bed up for me with my
blanket and gave me a big white stuffed bunny!
Imagine that! A great big stuffed bunny! I ran
when I saw it! I guess Mocha likes big things
like that--NOT me! That's OK though because
Mommy said she'll figure out what I like and
then I'll get my own toy box. Pretty nice! Oh
and Guess what, Christy! Mommy promised me that
I would stay with her forever and ever! She
hugs me a lot and so does Daddy.
I
really like my new Daddy . He left the house to
go to the store and when he came back I was
so excited! I wagged my tail, jumped up
 on
Daddy and barked my happy hello! I could tell
by the way Mocha joined in and everyone laughed
that I was a hit! Daddy got his camera and took
some pictures of my 1st day at home to take to
work tomorrow.
Oh
my, it is getting late and I think Mocha and me
are going to go to bed. So I just wanted
to tell you Thank You, Mommy Christy! You have
been so good to me. You rescued me when I
needed it the most and then you cleaned me up
and cared for me in the most special way! You
made me see that life is worth living and I am
so excited to see what tomorrow brings. I will
always love you!
Nessie
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-Ricky-
-Betty-
|
-Carl- |
|
Carl is a success story where we were able to
keep this little guy in his home (Carl is not
counted as a placement). Mom and Dad were
lost trying to juggle a new baby
 with
a demanding little Pomeranian/Pekinese mix.
They were feeling guilty about he amount of
quality time they were spending with him as well
as worries about the rapidly "becoming mobile"
baby. We were able to work through some
training suggestions and tools with Carl's
parents and show them that having a baby doesn't
mean they can't have a dog. It means
working through the issues and coming up with
solutions for the entire family. Carl's
family left with renewed love of their little
guy and the confidence to move forward with some
wonderful new ideas, as well as a connection for
support that they didn't realize was available
for them. Carl's tail was definitely a
happy tail. |
|
-Boogie Woogie Bear- |
Here are some bits of an email from Boogies new
family. Boggie was placed with the
intention of him becoming a service dog for
Gary, letting them know if Gary needs
assistance.
What a great connection.
"It took Boo
about 15 minutes to learn the doggie door led to food and water in
the garage area. it took about another 15 of him to understand that
the second door got him outside. He spent the rest of the day
running in and out of the doggie doors, like he thought it was a new
toy. Seems he will play with anything he can get his teeth on.
doesn't matter what it is , my wife's purse, Gary's suction my books
& papers, plugs, electrical cords. I found out my game console
didn't work because Boo had pulled it out of the console.
I was taking a nap on
couch on Sunday afternoon, all of a sudden the coverlet
was ripped off of me
and I looked and saw the dog sitting on it with one end in his
mouth.
I wondered where he
would sleep as he would not go into the kennel nor would he lay down
in the dogs bed. finally I went to bed to let him work it out.
Followed me to the bedroom but would run out when I shut the door
and then scratched on the door to get back in. I finally decided he
had to have the door opened. Boo came over and growled with
his feet on the bed so I put the dog blanket on the
 bed
and put him on the bed. he pulled both corners to the center of the
bed , went to head and with his snout lifted
and pushed the blanket into a roll and pushed it off the bed. After
jumping on the floor he unrolled the blanket and positioned it where
he could see me and the doorway. he then laid down and slept on the
blanket he threw off the bed. what an unusual animal he is.
Boogie watches Gary
closely and goes to the back bedroom to check on him periodically.
If Gary needs attention and Patrice goes to his room, boogie will
follow her and sit and watch her take care of Gary. This dog is
tuned to every move and noise in the house and outside.
Boogies is
constantly digging out items from various places to chew on or toss
and play. The incident with the paper bag had Gary in stitches for
the whole morning and Gary and Patrice think he is more entertaining
than television.
Boogie is now going
outside to potty and I feel he will be totally house broken by end
of the week. I don't think I have seen a smarter puppy anywhere. For
the first time since Jewell died I have slept all night because I
just am more relaxed at night now. Jewell, the month before she
died, pounced on me in the middle of the night and awakened me to
noises in the garage. I got up and set her on the floor and she made
a beeline for the garage and hit the door flap at top speed. I heard
her grown and a swearword and then my bike hit the floor. by the
time I got there and turned on the light the intruder was gone. the
door was opened and a vehicle was speeding down the street.
Jewell gave me this
sense of security knowing she would do anything she could to protect
us. I feel this same sense of security with Boogie as he has already
alerted us to arrival of vehicle in front of the house and at the
door. While we had company he kept his eyes open and on the
newcomer. He is already doing the nose touch to get my attention and
so I think he will learn to do it if Gary needs attention .
... He sits and lays
down on command now and goes to the back door when he wants to be
let out at night. If we don't see him at the door he will let us
know vocally that he wants out. During the day he is using the
doggie doors.
We think Boogie was
made just for us and thank you for your efforts to find us our
Boogie Woogie... Words are not enough to express our
appreciation."
- Steve, Patrice, and Gary
|
-Chica-
Chica was
one of our long term clients. She was rescued from being put
to sleep in a California Shelter just by the hair of her tail.
Chica suffered from separation anxiety. She does great as long
as she can be with you. If you leave her alone though she
would make herself frantic trying to get to you. The solution
with Chica is that when you are gone she goes into her kennel.
She was with us over a year and went to a wonderful home where she
will be cherished for the rest of her life.
-Angel-
Angel was surrendered to us along with another Pom as the owner
being no longer able to care for them. Angel was hugely
overweight and beginning to have health issues related to obesity.
At twice the weight she should have been her whole body was
suffering. She was having problems breathing, had a
re-occurring injury to her knee, and was now having heart issues.
A few days later I received a note indicating that mom was sunk into
depression and felt she had made a horrible mistake in giving Angel
up. She didn't realize how much she needed her. I made
the decision to let Angel go back, on the condition that mom work
with me in getting Angel back to a healthy weight, with the diet we
started her on, and exercise with walks. Where I don't
consider this a placement, it is a success for Angel and her mom, as
mom was able to recognize that Angel gives as much care as she
needs. Mom has recognized that Angel's obesity was killing her
and that she needed to take responsibility for getting her healthy
again.
-Asher-
-Molly-
-Marvin-
-Sandy-
-Nelson-
Nelson is a
very sweet guy with a lot of heart. Within his first year he
suffered two broken legs and the amputation of one.
He is now in a wonderful home where he will be loved and cared for
the rest of his life.
-Mozart-
When Mozart arrived
here he was skin and bones.
Now he is living in a home where he is loved and treasured.
-Promise-
Promise, now
Suki - Queen of the doggie bed!
-Ariel-
"Just wanted to share this special photo with you of my boyfriend
and our princess Ariel.
She definitely lights up my life and I'm thankful everyday for her.
Thank you for all you do."
-Bear-
-Tucker-
-Nikki-
-ZsaZsa
(pronounced JaJa)-
-Elton-
-Miss Sally-
-Brutus & Angel-
Brutus and Angel
were seniors who came to us when they lost her mother. they
are in a great home now where they are loved and cherished.
They will live out their lives getting all the care they so much
disserve.
-Sadye-
When Sadye arrived we were told that she had been bred at the
shelter and was expecting puppies.
After patiently waiting over the potential pregnancy time we found
that she had not been bred, and was in fact already spay...
Sayde very quickly chose her new owner and is now living in a
wonderful home receiving the very best of attention.
-KiKi-
-Dakota-
Big Bed
Decisions.
-Cocoa Bean-
-Maggie-
Happy Anniversary to us! Happy Anniversary to us!! Happy Anniversary
to Maggie and Me!!! Happy Anniversary to us!!!! Yep, one whole
year ago today, my niece drove me out to Vernonia, and I was
introduced to the sweetest little dog in the world (you may
disagree, as you have your own little sweetest dog(s) in the world).
Maggie has been the
best blessing for me in 2013 and the blessing will continue for many
years. In fact my therapist even says "who needs anti-depressants
with Maggie around". She really has been such a joy. I must admit
when I ventured into this I wasn't 1000% sure that I really wanted
the responsibility of another dog, but she has worked out
beautifully! She prefers 'going' outside, and when I have the
strength/energy to take her, I always do, but she is meticulous
about using the pee pads when that's all that's available.
As I type, she's curled up in the cat bed closest to the computer.
She never leaves my side, and when she can't be in my lap, she takes
the bed closest to me. To celebrate today, she got a real beef
bone with a smear of peanut butter inside...one of her favorite
treats.
It took about 5 months, but she eventually won over 2 of the 3 cats
(the third will never happen, kitty is too much of a 'spook', but
they do at least share my bed now). I have one cat who also loves to
snuggle, so they have it worked out amongst themselves...Maggie in
my lap, and Taz curled up on the arm of the chair next to
me...they'll even stretch toward each other to touch noses.
So we're celebrating in 'style' today...she'll get a few treats
throughout the day, and I get to celebrate with a dog curled up in
my lap! Who could ask for better?
-Fluffy aka Tinker-
-Jazz-
First placement of the new year
!!Happy New Years Day Jazz!!
