Where are they now? 

 

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 Here is a long overdue picture of 'Star'.
 She has settled into our family very nicely and is happy. Although she is now too cool to hang out with me, she is inching closer and closer to the dog every night in the dog bed.
 Star's ferocious stealth hunting skills keep us laughing. She is a huntress to be reckoned with and does not hesitate to attack her human family when we walk by. Additionally, she is honing her ambush skills by lying flat at the bottom of the stairs and lying in wait for the next unsuspecting victim (be it human, cat or dog.)
  Speaking of stairs, Star does not let any obstacle impede her tours of the house. She is getting quite the little callous on her partial leg. Of course, this does have something to do with the fact that she is getting taller and beginning to look more like a cat and less like a kitten. We weighed her last week and she weighed in at a hefty 3.75 pounds. We will see Dr. Liller sometime in the next two weeks or so and at that point schedule her spay surgery.
  We adore her, we love her, we would carry her everywhere if she would let us. But, alas, apparently we infringe on her roaming and conquering all threats both real and imagined.
  Thank you again for letting her join our family. We love her tremendously! I will send another update and more pictures several weeks from now.
  Take care,
 
Amy 

 

 ...I adopted Rose AKA Layla. Sorry that it has been so long but I wanted to let you know how she was doing.  She is getting so big and the vet thinks that she is a mix of a pit bull and lab.  She seems to finally have decided to potty trained and she is losing her baby teeth.  Her and my older dog get along so well, it's so much fun to watch them wrestle.  I attached a couple of photos of her.  Thank you so much. 

 

Zeke has always been very friendly (just as he was when I got him from you as a puppy). He loves all people and all dogs, but he’s not too excited about cats. He likes to chase them, though. He’s 87 pounds now, and he goes to puppy daycare two or three times a week. He runs the house… a big yard to play in, and he sleeps in bed with me every night. Well, actually he lays at the food of the bed… not a snuggler. More times than not, he’ll wait until I’m almost asleep and then sleeps the rest of the night under the bed. He doesn’t usually stay in the crate, but he does have his favorite places to lay around.

 

We walk twice a day (once a day when he goes to daycare). He loves riding in the car, and he’s actually very good when riding. He does many tricks, and he’s graduated from two different obedience classes.

 

He’s the best dog ever!!!! Thanks for saving him when he was a puppy!

I just want to share our story with you.  Many years ago we adopted a little dog from Save-a-Life. At that time, the pet adoption was being held in front of the Wal-Mart at Chatham Plaza, and I just happened to be passing by that Saturday.  I saw this adorable little Jack Russell Terrier/Beagle mix (?) and fell in love. However, I wasn't sure that Hubby would feel the same way...so I went home without Clancy.  By the next day, I'd convinced the rest of the family that we just HAD to get this little dog. I called Ms. Friedman and we made arrangements to pick him up from her home at the Landings. That was November 18, 1990!  When we took Clancy to our Vet the next week, he estimated that Clancy was already at least a year old -- maybe more -- and that would make him 19 now!  Believe it or not, Clancy is still going strong!  We call him our little Energizer Bunny.  He just keeps going and going. He's slowed down a little over years and no longer jumps from the floor up onto the couch or the chairs. (He has his own set of stairs.)  He still loves to ride in the car and eagerly goes with us.  I can't begin to tell you how much we love this little dog and the joy he has brought into our lives all these years.  Here are some pictures of Clancy.
Arlene and Michael Cesaroni
Thunderbolt, Georgia

Iris is a little blind girl that was rescued from animal control.  Here she is now:
 
Thought I would send you some pictures of Iris.  She is doing great! Her personality is really blooming.  She's trying her best to get a cat!

JoAnne

 
I just wanted to give you guys an update on Fletcher, the Lab mix puppy I adopted last saturday. He is an angel. He chews everything, but is really well behaved otherwise. I love his companionship and hope his brother, Gage, gets adopted soon. I've wanted a Lab for 7 years and Fletcher is more than I had hoped for. Thanks so much, Katie.

 
Hi there....Just wanted to send you some pictures on Boomer who was previously named "Deuce".  We just love this little boy and so does his big brother Willie.  We can't thank you enough for rescuing him.  He has made a great addition to our home.
 
Sincerely,
 
Kim and Kyle Joyce

I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that Dixie is adjusting beautifully.  We did our first basic training class and she was wonderful.  She is slowly adjusting to the dog next door or should I say the dog next door is adjusting to her (Maggie thinks she is the protector of Morgan so there has been a little conflict of territory).  Dixie has had fun chasing the deer out of our yard and she cornered herself a 13.5 inch long (measured the shell only) snapping turtle a couple of days ago.  She follows me around all day and sometimes has trouble deciding whether or not she wants to be with me, Morgan or Cloudwalker and she ends up pacing from room to room.

After losing our wonderful Toy Poodle 'Candy' (a rescue girl and my husband's shadow) to cancer 8 years ago and our home now down to three Poodles (you can never have just one) we felt a hole in our hearts and a space in our bed.  After grieving for a period of time I decided to start looking, there were many Poodles for adoption but one little girl named Gigi all the way down in Savannah GA caught my eye.  She had special eyes that spoke to us, I called and they told me that someone had already inquired about Gigi and was ready to adopt her and that anyway we lived so far away in Massachusetts and they did not adopt that far away.  I think I cried and broke down on the phone, the lady said she was sorry, I left my number anyway as I felt the little girl should be with us.  A couple of days later we got the call, my husband flew straight down there and got her, she flew back first class with him holding her.  We paid $150 donation fee at that time several years ago, Gigi has since required Cruciate Ligament surgery in both back legs totalling over $3200.  It was the best $150 we ever spent!  She is the boss, loves my husband so so much and I come in a sloppy second.  She will be 12 years old this year and those eyes did not let me down, we knew she was meant for us.  Our Poodles are our family, they go everywhere with us including vacations, they have never been apart from us for even one night. 
 
Thank you Save-A-Life for taking the chance and adopting to us out of state, we have not let you down, she is truly loved and well cared for.  We have added to our Poodle family since, so Gigi has four other brothers and sisters, but they all know she is Daddies girl.
 
Thank you for trusting us. 
Sue, Gary and the Poodles in MA

We have had Tucker for almost two years now, and he is doing great!!!  We adopted him from your organization after my wife saw his picture on the petfinder website.  We went to his foster mom's home and it was love at first site.  He is one of the best dogs we have ever had.  We are so grateful to Save-a-life for bringing us together with our HANDSOME boy.  He warms our hearts and our bed!!  We could not imagine life with out him.  Thank you.
 
The Russell Family

We wanted to give you an update on Monte (who weve renamed Dodger), the Boston terrier with juvenile cataracts we adopted from your organization.   We are happy to report he is doing wonderful in his new home. Hes a sweet, smart, funny, energetic little boy who loves to play with his older Boston brother, Cricket, and cuddle with mom and dad on the couch.  Thank you to your organization (as well as all the people who donated to his cataract surgery) for giving this little guy a chance. Hes a great dog and we couldnt be more in love with him.

Thank you,  Bruin and Nicole Robinson

Charleston, SC

When we first brought Blizzard home we hoped that Smokey, our Sheltie would be okay with her. Well they get along GREAT! As you can see by the photo they sleep together. They do have their little skirmishes but its usually over the Frisbee(Smokey's FAVORITE toy). Other than that they are becoming the best of friends. And Blizzard is also becoming my kids new best friend! Thank you for saving Blizzard and her siblings. She will have a long and happy life here with us!
 
The O'Dell Family
 
 
Just wanted to drop you a line and tell you that Blizzard is doing wonderfully! She was spayed May 6th. She graduated from Obedience school recently too. She has fit right into our family and stolen our hearts. Here is an updated photo for the Where are we now? page. She is enjoying her pool on a hot GA day!
 
Thanks again for such a wonderful little girl!
 
The O'Dell family

Brady is doing great and he is adored by everyone.  He's settled into a routine and is eating well. He follows me around all day while I'm doing stuff around the house and loves to ride in the car to pick up my boys from school. He also waits with me at the bus stop for my daughter. When I do have to leave him to run an errand, he stays in the house and sits by the door until I come back. 
He loves to come outside and watch the kids ride their bikes and he's introduced himself to some of our neighbors and their dogs. He also loves to sit on the couch and just hang out with our family. When we go for walks outside he usually brings his squeaky skunk in his mouth. Both of my cats are used to him now and Brady just looks at them in amusement. At night Brady comes with me to tuck all the kids in---then he stays in my daughters' room until she falls asleep. He ends up sleeping with my husband and me.
 
 We're just so thankful that you saved such a great dog.
 
Melissa

The adoption went great!  It was so neat to have people come up to us and congratulate us on our adoption of the girls as we were walking through PetSmart with them. 
 
They are both doing great!  We kept them in the bathroom in our bedroom for the first 24 hrs they were home with us.  I put their bed, food bowls and litter box in there with them.  Today after the children got off to school, I let them out to explore.  There has been some hissing and spitting between my other two cats and Winnie and Jet, but I have just been giving love and reassurance to all the girls and I know they will eventually work everything about between the four of them.  Jett seems to be a little more confident than Winnie right now, but they both doing well.  Winnie is quite the talker, but I think that is so sweet.  I have enjoyed watching them explore our home.  I am excited for the day that they feel truly at home here. 
 
Thank you for allowing me to adopt them!

While at PetsMart three years ago, my daughter spotted an adorable Yorkie shopping with her owner.  Knowing I had always wanted a Yorkie, my daughter would have nothing more but for us to go ask if we could pet the dog.  Imagine my surprise that when we caught up with the woman, she was actually handing her dog, Cleo, over to Save-A-Life!  The dog owner asked the Save-A-Life representative to give the dog to us, but had already signed the papers so it wasn't her decision.  Oddly enough, we had a hamster at the same time named Cleo and that was why we were in PetsMart.  We applied to adopt Cleo and were called within a week.  Cleo is the smartest, sweetest, and most spoiled dog we have ever known.  She goes with us everywhere.  We moved to Michigan over the summer and she loves the snow!  She loves to "chase" the squirrels and deer that are outside our fence.  Thank you Save-A-Life!
 
Mike, Karen, and Parker Sherbak
Kalamazoo, MI

We adopted Abigail in 2001 after our beloved Save-A-Life Beagle, Doright, and our beloved Save-A-Life Lab mix, Patrick went over the Rainbow Bridge.  We moved to Southwest Florida several years ago, and Abby has adapted well the the Florida lifestyle. We live on the water, which gives her many opportunities to make her presence known to boaters as the pass by the house. Actually, she will gladly offer her opinion to whomever is within earshot.  She also likes to lay by the pool, although she does not like to get in. This is strange, since she is half Cockapoo!  Like all dogs, she has here very set routines, which includes staring at me in the morning until I finally give up, and get out of bed for her morning walk.  I am attaching pictures of all three dogs so that all can see what fine friends we got from Save-A-Life.
Best Wishes and Thanks for the wonderful job you do!

Chris and Bob Dudley

              

My husband and I adopted our first pet together in November of 2006. From
the moment we saw her curled up in a ball in her cage we knew she was the
one for us! We had a couple of names for her, but found that she resonds
to Kitty better...so her name is Kitty! She can be very playful and
extreamly curious. She loves laser pointers, cat nip, and rolling on her
back. My husband and I are are going to Petsmart tomorrow morning to adopt
another kitty! Thank you Save A Life!
 
Mary Stuart

Hi!  I adopted my best friend 5 years ago thru Save - A - Life and she is my pride and joy.  I have a wonderful story to share with you.

Just the other day, Gracie and I were reminiscing about how sad she was in the shelter and how happy she was when I came to take her home.  Although it was a happy time, we were both saddened by the many others we had to leave behind.

This year she had a great idea!  She told Santa about their flight and she has promised to lead his sleigh to the "Island of Misfit and Unwanted Dogs".  Don't forget to be on the lookout for her this Christmas!
Delores Robertson

...Saul is just such a goof ball he is so clumsy we love him and he loves the baby. He slept on the couch last night cause he was to lazy to get up and come to the bedroom. But when i woke him to go outside this morning afterwards he came in and went strait to the bed to cuddle with holly. He is just a big ole snuggly bear. We decided to name him bruno but saul is going to be his middle name..lol We just took a couple pics and attached sorry the bed looks so sloppy but we use him as an ecuse not to make it.lol He is taking to the leash alot better than i thought he would but when im walking him if he decides he is done walking before we make it back to the house than he just plops down. He is such a added joy to our family, we will never be able to thank you enough! Now we will never have a dull moment in our house.
 
Thank you again  
Mike, Holly, and Leah

Hi Julie!
 
Just wanted to give you an update on Duncan...we had some transition issues the first couple of nights...I didn't get a wink of sleep because he meowed all night!  By Monday though, he was good to go.  He's been a perfect cat so far..very friendly toward people who are visiting, affectionate and he's got a pretty fun personality.  I think he likes me pretty well, considering he follows me all over my apartment.  It's really cute!  I have some fish as well and Duncan just loves to sit by their tank and watch them swim.  I was worried at first, but he hasn't tried to get them, so I'm thinking it'll be ok. 
 
I'm attaching some pictures of him lounging around!  Hope you enjoy!
 
Lydia :)

Well, it's been a week now...and I can't imagine life without this wonderful pup!!  She has really blossomed - she's gaining confidence every day.... exploring the house, greeting the neighbors on our walks, and giving the best snuggles imaginable.  Her friend 'Wilbur', the Springer Spaniel came to visit for a few days, and tonight she meets 'Bosco' my brother-in-laws dog, who will be staying at the house for a couple of nights. She has a VERY busy social calendar!!
 Thank you, thank you, thank you for saving this little angel
 
Kimberly

A few months ago we adopted Twigely as our new companion from save a life. I had recently become ill and believed that a new friend was just what I needed to brighten up my every day, and was I ever right. I decided to surf the net to see if there were any local places to adopt, when I came across the web site for save a life. I looked around a bit before deciding on a meeting with Twigely. He was a little skeptical of us at first, but within about an hour or two, we couldn't keep him off of our laps! He is now our best friend for life. We look forward to many more years of joy and fun with our little angel. Not only did we save his life, but he has also saved ours! I want to say thanks to all of you at save a life. Without you we wouldn't have our loving friend.
Billy and Jessica

I adopted my dog Winston (when we got him his name was Bobby) from PetSmart last September.  We have just reached the year mark so i thought i would write and tell you how much i have enjoyed him.  I am 23 years old and have never had a dog, so shortly after buying a house last August we bought Winston for me.  He came home with us and instantly adjusted to life with us.  He was already house trained and very affectionate.  My husband travels every week, so Winston is a wonderful companion for me.  I was about to buy a dog, but i decided to adopt one instead.  Our experience with Save-A-Life was such a positive experience and i love everyday i get to spend with Winston.  He travels with us everywhere and sleeps in the bed with us every night.   We often get asked what kind of dog he is and where did we get him.  We always happily say the wonderful people at Save-A-LIfe.  Thank you for all of your great work and for providing with  a dog better than i could have imagined.
 
Alison Wallace

Roy and I adopted our Buck (then CJ), a Jack Russel mix, from Save-a-Life last Spring. We got off to a rocky start, Buck has some trouble being left alone, but we stuck it out and we are so happy that we did. Our little guy is so smart and loving! He is a little cuddle bunny with me, and a rough & tough wrestler with his dad. He sleeps with us every night under the covers, and is such a joy to have around. He is so friendly, everyone just adores him. He loves a good plush toy, especially the ones with squeakers. I can't imagine our lives without him! Thank you so much for giving us our baby!
 
Stephanie & Roy Smith

About a year and a half ago I adopted a terrier mix puppy from save-a-life. From his earliest days in our home it was very obvious that he knew he was in charge. I decided to name him after another tough guy, Dennis Hopper. He is affectionately known as Hopper, which is also fitting because dare devil leaps are one of his favorite pastimes. We could not be happier to have our little assertive buddy, but I often wondered about his mother and his other litter mates. It is wonderful to know that Hopper has a happy home, but I was very happy to see the adoption notice for his mother "Lucy" as well. I know that his brothers and sisters are just as happy! Save-a -life is a great organization. 
 
Desiree Spann

Back in 1994, I adopted a very sweet well trained poodle/terrier mix dog named Ginger.  She was about 14 months old when I adopted her from Save A Life. She was my Mom's and my special baby and she knew she ruled the house.  My Mom died in April 1996.  I had retired so it was just Ginger and me.  Then on August 15 2003, Ginger got really sick so I took her to her doctor.  He said her pancreas had ruptured and she was in a lot of pain. He said I should put her down. I had to give her up.  I was devastated.  I waited eight months and told my family since my birthday was in April, I had decided to get me another dog.  I called Save a Life and Lark called me on April 9.  She told me she had someone looking for a home for a three year old Yorkie.  I went to Pet Smart on April 10, 2004 and there was Corky, 8 pounds of pure, beautiful love.  I adopted him and he is the sweetest thing and is my baby boy.  I am sorry his owner had to give him up but I am glad we found each other because of Save A Life.
 
Save A Life is a great, wonderful organization and everyone connected with them is so helpful, kind and compassionate.  They are all angels to people and animals.
 
Thank you all
Jeannine Barefield