Cricket

Good Morning,
Day two with Cricket in Florida. She did wonderful on the trip home. Slept most of the way and now is settling in just fine with her brothers and sisters. She is enjoying her big back yard and loves to explore every inch of it. Today she's going to take her first bath and then we're off to the pet store for toys and treats. We will keep you up on her progress!
Amy

Jake's First Car Ride!

From Jake's new family! Jake was rescued from Operation Sweetheart animal abuse case in Feb 2012 and we are excited to hear how well he is doing now!

"Today is Jake's first ride in the car - and the report is that he is loving it! It is Adam's four day weekend and he has taken Jake to his office to meet his coworkers-everybody wants to meet Jake! The ride was smooth and he is doing very well at the office. Adam says that he has not stopped smiling since the car ride. :) I may be able to take him for a short visit at the festival this Sat. :)
He is also doing great at home. He is still scared of loud noise/voices and fast movement, but there have been a few times when Adam or I have been behind him walking or standing, etc., and he has not "freaked out." :).

Cookie!

She is so adorable and we just love her. She still has a way to go, but I can definitely see progress in her actions and interaction with us.
Hugs and kisses to everyone!

Heyduke is wonderful!

Our Heyduke is wonderful. Every day he does something to make us laugh, shows us love, and keeps us entertained. He weighs between 43-44 lbs - Dr Sammons said between 40 and 45 was a good weight on him so hopefully during the winter he won't put on much weight. Heyduke and I (Joan) try to walk 2 to 3 miles a day (of course during the bad weather we miss our walks and we get so bored which means extra play time in the house together). On the pretty days, I open the door for him and he goes in and out all day (he usually goes out and then comes in to check and make sure one his parents is in the house and then goes back out). We have alot of squirrels and he'll spend all day watching them play and chasing them out of the yard. He enjoys riding in the car, especially if he thinks we are going to the park. We took him to the pet store the other day and one of the trainers started petting him and giving him commands and our Heyduke responded to every one and made us so proud! He
eats well - he licks his bowl clean at each meal and then comes to get us so we can praise him for doing such a wonderful job! All in all, he was indeed the perfect dog for us and we love him dearly.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Joan (and Danny)

Franklin AKA Scruffy

I just want you to see how adjusted Franklin is at home. This pic was taken after the first couple days. He belongs here and we love him.
Thanks again
Donna & John Richards (and Winston & Franklin)

Raylan's Doing Fantastic!

Raylan's doing fantastic! We've only had him fortwo and a half months, but he has certainly settled right in at home. He lovesplaying around in the backyard and wrestling/snuggling with Sveva. They bothhave so much energy, which made it very difficult for us to take a family photo.We tried countless times and finally got a semi-decent one where all the dogsare looking at the camera. I've attached the family photo and anadditional photo of Raylan and Sveva in the backyard.

I'm so glad we were able to adopt Raylan, and everyday I love his face more and more!

All the best,
Brittany

Raylan Update!

I just wanted to send you a quick update on Raylan. He is doing fantastic! Sveva was already pretty entertaining on her own, but having Raylan around has added so many more laughs to our day, not to mention all the additional snuggling that is happening. Raylan and Sveva are getting along better than we could've imagined! They've only been around each other a few weeks, but they have bonded so much. They certainly make a funny pair :) We've been taking both the dogs on nightly walks, which they love, and on the weekends, we normally have to walk them twice a day. They have so much energy and are always ready to go! But they are also both really lazy and like to lounge around in the house.

On Sunday, we went out to my parent's house for brunch. It was the first time my family had seen Raylan since we officially adopted him. My family already loves Raylan so much, and my mom is super excited to have another grandpuppy. Raylan has just rolled with the flow and gotten into the swing of things pretty well. His tail never stops wagging, so I'm assuming he's pretty excited about his new life with Dan, Sveva, and me.

Just so you can see the type of goofiness we are living with 24/7, I've attached a photo that Dan took of the dogs being silly. If I'm having a stressful day at work, I just pull this picture up on my screen, and it instantly makes me laugh.

Thanks for all your help Pam!

All the best,

Brittany & Danny