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An update of "Gerry" who we have
renamed Quigley to bring out his Aussie roots.
We were interested in his brother
"Neumann" but he was adopted. When we heard from
SHARES that his brother was available we hesitated
at first but as soon as we saw "Gerry" it was fate.
We just love him!
Our older dog, Keesha has not
been as impressed! But I believe it has given her
new life! Thank-you for rescuing "Gerry" so we could
love him!
Sandi & Greg
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After weeks of searching animal
rescue societies I saw Marigold's picture (kids
renamed her Bailey). I knew just from her picture
that she was the perfect dog for our family. We met
her on a Wednesday night and took her home. By
Thursday evening she was well settled in. She is
loved very much.
Bailey has 5 new friends - 2
Chihuahuas, a Bichon and 2 others. They all meet in
the neighbors yard for a evening of running and
playing. We sit back and get many laughs watching
them. They all get along so wonderful. By the time
bed time comes she's so exhausted from a day of
cuddling and playing.
Saturday morning when I took her
out she sat at the neighbors gate trying to open it
just waiting for her 2 Chihuahua friends Sam and
Chopper to come out and play. This little lady is
well loved and played with. Thank you for such a
wonderful dog! Gloria
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We
adopted Susie the pug from Safe Haven last week, and
we just wanted to update you on how she was doing.
When I saw Susie’s smile in her picture on the
Petfinder website, I knew we had to meet her. We
just wanted to let you know that we really enjoy
Susie so far, and she is such a wonderful addition
to our family. Our 3 year old daughter really likes
her – and so far, Susie has been really good with
her. She is such a good, sweet dog – and although
she came to us about 10 lbs overweight, we are
confident that she will lose the weight she needs to
between her daily walks and playing with us and our
toddler. It is rare that she is left home alone, but
when we come back home, she greets all of us so
enthusiastically that it is such a great welcome.
Thank you very much for the work that you do in
providing another chance for an animal to find a
loving home and also for listing your pets on
Petfinder (I think you are one of the only Edmonton
and surrounding area rescues to do this). Susie has
helped us fill the void that we had in our lives
when our beloved basset hound passed away in
January. We’d also like to thank Susie’s foster mom,
Brenda because we could tell that Susie enjoyed her
time living with her and she took good care of her.
Thank you,
Tracy
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I
wanted to give you an update on Boco, whom we now have
named Jack. His vet check went well and he got
microchipped as well as his booster shots and
rabies. The vet said he was in great shape, but could
gain a few pounds which we don’t think will take very
long at all as he is eating well.
Jack
is settling in very well and I have attached a photo of
him on his bed and after his bath this evening. I have
discovered at the off-leash he likes finding deep and
muddy puddles and lying down in the middle of them. He
also loves water and will take a swim whenever the
opportunity presents itself. We make sure he gets walked
twice a day as he has a lot of energy and he gets to the
off leash parks 3 times a week. He loves the opportunity
to meet other dogs and does laps around the other dogs
at the park. He is good about coming back, when he is
ready. He is a very good dog and very well behaved for
the most part. We are taking obedience at GrandPaws and
he is very smart and learns very quickly. We think we
will continue onto agility with him as we are all really
enjoying the classes and he seems very eager to learn
and be busy. He just has some manners to learn, but
nothing serious - and he is already showing
improvement. He loves being out in the yard and Michael
is making him a dog house so he can stay out during the
days while we are at work. We are also going to send him
to doggy-daycare once a week so he has time to play with
other dogs. He is pretty good about the cats, although
he can’t resist trying to chase them occasionally. We
really enjoy having him as a part of our family and
Michael is also enjoying his first dog. He is adorable
and we just wanted to thank-you so much for rescuing him
and fostering him so that we had to opportunity to have
him in our lives. Melissa, Michael |
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Just a quick update on Maggie. She's doing very
well. Still would play fetch for hours, but due to
arthritis in her hind quarters I have to limit it to
20 min at a time. She like to chase rabbits and
thankfully avoids cats. The big jacks are faster so
she gives up after running 20 yards. The vet thinks
she gets in a zone when she sees them and it doesn't
matter how obedient the dog is, they just go.
She
loves her 3 to 4 walks a day even when it's -25 or a
blizzard out. Me on the other hand, lets say at very
cold or in blizzard a condition I'm a walking
fashion statement.
Thanks
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Kai (dog) and Cruxy
(kitten) are both SHARES animals who came home with
us in October, 2006. Kai was abandoned by his
previous owner in the middle of the night (who would
do that?!?!). For the first couple of weeks, he'd
whine whenever we weren't in sight and would never
leave our sides. Now he enjoys being spoiled rotten
and is very secure in his life-long home. Cruxy and
Kai love to play together and sometimes even groom
each other... usually ending with drool covering
Cruxy's back. Cruxy is a wonderful kitten who like
most cats has no regard for what we think or where
we would like her to sleep (we've found her
sunbathing on the kitchen counter). These two are
great pals and made room for our newest edition, a
tabby kitten named Towser, who we adopted from
another rescue group 6 weeks ago.
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Darwyn, AKA Darth, is adjusting quite
nicely. He's a very spoiled boy and is living the high
life. He is very attached to us, and follows us
everywhere we go. We enjoy watching him play in the
snow, and be a goof. He's getting really good on his
leash, and has already learned two new tricks.
He's a great joy and we are really
grateful to SHARES for making it possible for us to find
our perfect dog. Especially for saving his life and
giving him a second chance. I believe he waited for us
to come along.
Holly, Mike & Darwyn |
This is our little kitty Taz, she was
once known as Pudding. She is a very good Kitty, she
LOVES to play and explore. She never sleeps alone,
since the first night that me and my bf came home
with her, she sleeps in bed with us. In the daytime
when she is sleeping, she is always in my arms and
that is where she stays until I put her down. When I
go in the bed room, kitchen, etc. she is right
behind me, she does not like being alone. I have
enclosed some pics of her for you to show you how
happy she really is.Thank
you very much for our newest member of our family.
Vicki & Damian
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We just wanted to pass along a couple pictures and
tell you she is doing great. She has quickly become
a wonderful part of our family and is a complete joy
to have around the house. She now has all her shots,
her worms are cleared up and her fleas have stayed
away. She weighs about 23lbs – up from 8lbs when we
got her. I don’t think she will get much bigger than
this. We walk her twice a day and have taken her to
the Terwilliger dog park a couple times so that she
can socialize with other dogs and people. She loves
our walks out there (and its great for us too).
So far she has learnt sit, lie down, shake a paw,
roll over, leave it, no bite and get the
ball. Melissa thinks she is a “Genius Dog”, which
may be a bit biased but not far off in my mind
either. When we first got her we had a few nights of
whining and going outside at all hours of the night
for bathroom breaks. However, that didn’t last long
and she now tells us when she needs to go out. In
the end, she only went 4 or 5 times in the
house. You must have done something to help that
situation.
Anyways, thank you very much for taking such good
care of her until we were able to adopt her. You and
the other foster homes do a wonderful thing for
these animals.
Bryan & Melissa
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Just wanted to let you know how well "Peaches" aka
"Breena" is doing. We adopted Peaches in June '06
and renamed her Breena, as she reminded us so much
of our lovely German Shepherd/Lab cross, Sheena, who
sadly passed away in Aug. '05 from cancer. Breena
adapted to her new name immediately and settled in
so well, including acceptance of her two feline
family members. She loves her toys and runs to get
one as soon as we arrive home from work for a game
of tug-of-war or fetch. She is quite good at the
off-leash park - always running to play with every
dog in sight... darn if those little ones don't look
like rabbits to chase, though! She is still in the
process of learning that her exuberant
rough-and-tumble races with the smaller dogs aren't
always what the little dogs like but she usually
responds to a whistle and races back to us. Even
when she chased a coyote down into the ravine and
out of site, she came right back (much to our
relief).
Breena is also a great watch-dog - an added
bonus. We are delighted with this precious new
addition to our family.
To
all of you at SHARES who give so generously of your
time and efforts, including the wonderful foster
families, especially Jay, who fostered Breena, thank
you so much. Your commitment to rescuing and finding
good homes for all the animals so in need of a
second chance is truly commendable.
Gail &
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I had been searching the Petfinder
website ever since we found out that we were moving to
Alberta and would have a house with a big yard. We had
talked a lot about the type, size and breed of dog we
wanted and had always came back to a medium sized
animal... I was firm on Basset Hound and he was firm on
Beagle. Once we moved to Edmonton I started to search
the website more diligently and that is when I saw
Millie!!
When Sean came home from work I had the picture of her
blown up on the monitor and all the contact info for
SHARES printed out, I showed him the picture and without
hesitation he said "call and see". I called her foster
home and we went to see her 45 minutes later... after
meeting her we instantly fell in love. She was 4 months
old with these great big paws and the cutest puppy dog
face. She is a very unusual looking puppy as she is a
Basset/Rotti cross but that is why we loved her. We made
all the arrangements and picked Millie up the next day!!
Now we have such an adventure walking around our
community with Millie getting loads of attention and us
answering a million questions about her breed!!
We love Millie so much and as she is a puppy we often
need to remind ourselves how great she is when she is
not chewing or jumping around!! We are all in puppy
school and are learning something new everyday!! Millie
a wonderful member of our family and we found out that
we have made time to have such a wonderful pet in our
lives!! It is hard to imagine a life without a dog...
especially without Millie!! ~ Kim |
Hi, It’s Maggie here… I just wanted
to let you all know how happy and very spoiled I am.
I even have a brother named Latte who is actually a
big furry cat who slaps my butt occasionally, but I
get him back by eating his food. I love going for
walks and barking at the birdies. I also love
visiting my Grandpa who lives in rural Alberta, he
spoils me more than anyone. I have had a few vet
visits and one surgery to remove a lump on my
breast. The lump actually turned out to be a small
bullet that had already developed scar tissue around
it. Needless to say, I am so lucky to have all the
care and attention I so deserve… I’m so happy!! I
want to say thanks to the SHARES folks who saved me
and found me my new loving home, without you I
wouldn’t be here.
P.S. The photo of me is from my
graduation.
Regards, Maggie |
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