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Amos and Callie; Two Kitties Equals Double the Love....and Entertainment! (February 2010)
I thought you might like to hear about Amos and Callie. They have become great friends. They play with each other, wrestle on the floor, chase each other around the house and then sack out in the guestroom. Amos gets the bed and Callie sleeps on a wicker chair with a soft afghan that’s folded there. Amos is bold and brash and the most curious kitty I’ve ever seen. He is right there when I’m cooking, opening a closet door or dresser drawer. Of course he walks or jumps right in to see what’s there. He watches me vacuum and clean out the kitty litter. I bought an extra large kitty litter box with a dome cover and steps going in to keep the litter in the box. You said he was a scratcher, he sure is.
He’s knocked down my plants, gotten soil all over the rug, and eaten or pulled off all my spider plant babies. I now have two pots of cat grass, which he likes to eat. And although he still pulls pieces of my jade plant and plays with them, he doesn’t do it as often. He also likes my hair ties, flips them up in the air and carries them all over the house. You might think I’m complaining, but I’m not. It’s just like having a bad, little boy in the house, who is an absolute darling, and that amuses me.
I have a kitty door to the screen porch that Callie wont’ go through unless I prop it open. But Amos goes in and out at will even when the flap is down. They both like to sit on the screened porch watching for birds and squirrels. Amos is up to 10 pounds, and I think he’ll fill out a little more by the time he’s an official adult cat. I can’t believe how long he is when he stretches out on the floor. It looks like two and a half feet. Callie is still only weighs 7 pounds. She is small and dainty, and mellow unless she’s after Amos.
They both like to sleep in the bed with me, but usually not at the same time. I think Callie is a little jealous when Amos sleeps next to me, so she pests him until he jumps off the bed. Then she sits at the end of the bed as though she’s on guard so he won’t jump back in. But if she falls asleep, he sneaks back up and we all can get some sleep.
At night when I’m watching TV, Amos sleeps on the couch next to me, and Callie sleeps in a chair across the room. Apparently that’s OK with her because she never chases him away from me then. Sometimes he snuggles right next to me with half of him on my lap. Other times he sits on the arm of the coach and watches TV with me.
I am so entertained by both these two and I wanted to thank you for finding two such sweet kitties. They are perfect for me.
Maggie |
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Mitzie's makin a great companion! (February 2010)
We would like to update you on Roxy, she just turned 5 months old recently and she's about 50lbs now! We also took her for her vet appointments and she's doing great so far. She has lost all of her puppy teeth now and her adult teeth are still growing. She's very active and we walk and play with her everyday. She's doing great with house-training, with the rare occasional accidents when she's too excited. The Puppy Business book has helped a lot, thank you.
Take care and best wishes,
Leechian & Scott |
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Asher, this pooch is going places! (February 2010)
These are a couple photos of Asher from the past couple months. He has been a more wonderful dog than I could have ever wanted. He is shy with strangers, but loves all creatures and people once he meets them. When I first brought him home, he got carsick and started out anxious about the car, but now he loves it and knows that car rides usually mean trips to the barn, to the dog park, or to my friend's house to go swimming with her dogs. If you ever hear from the family with his sister and have adult photos of her, I would love to see what she turned out to look like also. Thanks for all your work with rescue dogs.
Laura |
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Tika's New Adventure! (February 2010)
Thank you for taking such good care of Tika. She is simply delightful. She sits beautifully, thanks to the good manners she learned with you, and is a beautiful, happy and energetic puppy. She brings us great joy everyday. Here are two pictures of Tika enjoying her first snowy day.
Annie |
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Kali (formerly Holly) has her forever family! (January 2010)
Kali is just wonderful!! She is so eager to learn and is so polite. Sheloves sleeping in bed with me at night and in the mornings I have to wakeher up to go outside to potty!! She's had a few little pee pee accidents inthe house, but once I learned that she likes to pee two or three timesbefore coming back in the house, she's been fine. She has a little bit of separation anxiety, but we're working thru that. She plays well with mysister-in-laws Maltese and her husky mix. We've been for a long walk with mycousin's miniature schnauzer, Kali was a little scared of him at first andactually barked for the first time, but after that, that got along great! We've been to Pet Sense in Sanford and went to meet Tammy at the Natural PetStore on 902 and she loved meeting her big dog and cat. I think she missesFrizz and Minnie too, but she seems very well adjusted already.
Thank you for everything you've done for us!! |
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Duke (formerly Dakota), One Lovin Lab! (January 2010)
Duke is doing great :) He's 65lbs and beautiful! Potty training was a little rough.. it took him until November to finally catch the drift. He would go about 2 weeks with no accidents and then just randomly squat in front of us. He's past that phase and even lifting his leg when he feels like it! He knows quite a few tricks and we're working on 'roll over' now. Duke is definitely a snuggler with us and will make sure he fits right in between Greg and I when we're sitting on the couch. When Greg is gone training, he sleeps right next to me in bed. When Greg is home, he falls asleep on the floor, waits for us to fall asleep, then carefully jumps up and gets comfortable at our feet. He's very sneaky.
He was (and still is) a chewer! He chewed 12 pairs of shoes (mostly our sandals), blankets, he loves taking paper and shredding/spreading that all over the place. We only give him hard bones or the occasional rawhide because any toy we give him, he eats. We even bought the Extreme Kong, the black ones for the biggest dogs. It took him about 3 weeks but he eventually chewed the top off of that. His favorite is squeak toys and lucky for us, they don't last long before we're throwing them out. He's up to date on all his shots and is in good health.
His fur pattern is very unique. He has a tiny white patch on his chest and the rest of his body is black as night... until the sun shines on him that is. When the sun shines on him, you can see a brown rottweiler fur pattern on his face and paws. His head is also a lot more boxy than a lab. Since there was a puppy that looked like a rottweiler in his litter, we're assuming he has a little of that in him as well. Also, his tail is more poofy on the top and his tongue is spotted bluish black on the top and almost completely blue/black on the bottom.
We took him to Chicago with us for Christmas and he LOVED the snow. We also just purchased a house on an acre of land so pretty soon he'll have a whole backyard to roam.. and dig holes in unfortunately.
He's great with kids and all other dogs. My friend's 2yr old daughter has loved him since the day we got him and he's always been so gentle with everyone.
Thank you so much for trusting in us that we would be great parents :) He is a huge source of entertainment, he keeps me company when Greg is gone and we couldn't imagine our family without him.
- Jacque |
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Sophie, From a Horrible Hoarding Situation, to Heaven on Earth! (January 2010)
Sophie continues to make progress. She continues to be a delight and so full of energy. When Michael is not home she comes out and plays, sometimes sleeping in the sun on the living room floor with Binx and Shaka. She loves it when I go outside with her and the others and walk the yard. She will look for things to dig or just explore. She adores Shaka my 135 # Ridgeback and plays rough housing with Binx.
She is starting basic obedience class Thursday night. I took her for registration last week and she was tolerant of the environment. Skiddish around a lot of dogs at once, but actually did as good as I could have hoped. I worked with her in the fall on basic obedience at home, while I took Binx to class. If she gets nothing more than being better socialized, I will be happy. She knows sit, down, give me 5, and sit up. She walks well on a leash once she has it on. I have worked using treats both inside and outside to get the leash on her without stressing her.
She still barks at Michael but comes on the bed at night to receive treats from him and follow basic commands of sit, down, and give me five. She expects treats from him on the bed even if I am there. He will attend obedience class with us and I am hoping to work him into working with her in the class at least a few of times to help with better accepting him. We need to work at home with Michael walking her on the leash but I want to do that outside cause she sees going outside the fence on the leash as a reward and I am hoping she will continue to enjoy with Michael on the end of the leash. It has been soooo cold and it is dark when he comes home so we haven’t worked on it yet.
She consistently eats in the kitchen with the other dogs as long as I am around when she is eating. She will take her food fromunder the bed from Michael but I don’t want to go back there so we will continue to work towards her eating with him around. She also comes to go outside more readily for me when Michael is home but doesn’t often go out for him. I will be taking Binx to Advanced Basic class so she and Michael will have one night a week at home with Shaka and I think that will help.
She continues to be my sweet little girl. She snuggles with me on the sofa with Michael next to us. She sometimes gets up on the sofa unsolicited, even with Michael on the sofa next to me.
She has been with us for nearly a year and I think she has come a long way. I feel another year and she will be happy with Michael also. She does warm up to our pet sitter after a couple of days now, which is good. My sitter is too old to be laying on the floor enticing her from under the bed.
She had her annual physical and shots last week and she now weighs 15.4#s. She is my little fat girl. It’s because I use treats to train her but she gets lots of exercise and never turns down a meal.
Sally |
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Lily found her forever family! (January 2010)
I wanted to share pictures of Lily. We’ve also adopted another dog (Hailey) in late November to keep her company. They are best friends and we couldn’t be happier.
I hope you can see that Lily has really gotten bigger (“fluffier”) and she has really blossomed. We can’t thank you enough for allowing Lily to become part of our family. We are so blessed and wanted to share pictures of our special children with you.
The Bowden Family |
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Max (formerly known as Buzz) is happy to tell his story! (January 2010)
Max (formerly known as Buzz) Adopted October 2009:
Hi Everyone!
I am sorry that it has taken me a while to send you this thank you note and let you know how I am doing in my new home. First, I want to say thank you to all of the folks at C.A.R.E. for rescuing me and taking such good care of me until I was adopted! I have settled in quiet nicely into my new home. In fact, I think I may even be the “head of household” now. I think I have hit the jackpot here. I have several beds throughout the house, a basket full of toys, a variety of treats to choose from, and most of all lots of love and kisses on a daily basis. As you may know, I love to give lots of kisses! My favorite things to do are playing hide and go seek and going to the dog park with my Momma. I love the dog park! I just keep running and running until Momma says it is time to go home. I have met my new Veterinarian and she just fell in love with me. She took me around the office to meet all of the staff and said that I was just “too cute”. In case you don’t remember, I am kinda easy on the eyes and love the ladies!
Crate training did not go so well when I was left alone. Thankfully, everyone realized soon enough that I can be trusted to have the house to myself. All I really want is to hang out on the recliner anyway. I am glad we got that misunderstanding cleared up. I have been told that am I signed up to begin training classes later this month. I guess the bright side to that is that my new friend and neighbor Bentley (Bassett Hound) will be there too. We were both adopted around the same time and love to play together.
My Christmas holiday was great! I got lots of treats and toys as may see from the pictures I have sent. My Momma bought me a jacket at some fancy “doggy boutique” so I had to pose and wear it for pictures! I guess it is a good thing she bought it since it has been so cold outside!
I feel like such a lucky dog and I have all of you to thank for that! If you are ever out in Wake Forest, stop by and see me! I love visitors and would love to show you my new digs!
Happy New Year!
Love,
Max (you may remember me as Buzz) |
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Bentley and Annabelle get a fabulous forever! (December 2009)
I adopted Bentley after seeing him posted as a community dog on the C.A.R.E. site, and Annabelle (a C.A.R.E. dog), was adopted by my mother. They have been a great addition to our families!!!! thanks so much!!!! Bentley is a sweet boy who loves other dogs and life in general! He has definately changed people's preception of the Pit bull 'hype'!!! Annabelle has been a wonderful companion to my mother who's dog passed this year, we are so thankful!
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Preston Purrs like a Harley! (December 2009)
I adopted Preston last Sunday and I would like to say he has adjusted so well. By the way we have nick named him Harley because he purrs sound like a motorcycle. He is loved by everyone and loves everyone back. Our kitty of 7 years is in awe and fasinated by him and I think they are going to bond well.
What a great choice, thanks so much C.A.R.E. for taking good care of Preston.
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Millie's Wonderful New Life (November 2009)
Hi everyone and thank you so much for our precious pup Mildred (Millie). She was just 11 weeks when we saw her picture with her littermates on Petfinder.com. We knew how much work a puppy would be so we waited and hesitated, but all we could think about was her sweet little face and soft eyes so we finally made the trip to Chatham County Shelter to see if she was still there. And there was Millie...a bloodhound mix with long floppy ears, a little shy and very sweet and gentle. She was about 12 weeks when we got her home and boy what a handful! She has fulfilled all the promises of puppy-dom, lots of accidents, chewing and neediness, but she is growing up now and turning into a beautiful companion and member of the family. Although she still goes 'puppy crazy' when she meets new people, she is very well behaved, sits, stays, does tricks, goes into her crate when asked to, and loves to go hiking. She even made it up a small mountain recently, scaling almost vertical rocks and trying so hard, and this from a pup who is still sometimes very wary of stairs! Every day she grows bigger and wiser and more confident and every day we love her more. Millie is now 5 months and we cannot thank you enough for taking care of her and giving us the opportunity to raise her and call her our baby.
Jennifer |
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Sammi (AKA Fiona) Found Her Perfect Place for Life! (November 2009)
The decision to adopt a second dog took us a long time. Now we realize that we should have done this a long time ago. Adopting Sammi (formerly known as Fiona, aka Fifi) was the best thing we have ever done. She's sweet, spunky and quite energetic and has become a wonderful little sister to our 3 year old Pomeranian, Emmi, who was a rescue too. They round each other out, and have loads of fun. Other people have always told us that two dogs are better than one. I never believed them before, but yes, it is true. Although this brings more work and expense, it also brings invaluable time shared, laughter and fun. It has only been three weeks since we became new parents to Sammi, it's hard to realize life before her. She was welled trained by her foster mom, Laura, and came with a clean bill of health. We feel very blessed with our new addition. Thank you to CARE, and Laura for bringing Sammi to us.
Sandy
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Harper's Happy Ending (November 2009)
I saw Mikey's post on here and I had to respond. He was looking for Mikey's brothers and sister and I adopted Mikey's sister Susie!!! She goes by Harper now and is doing wonderful!!Its so funny to see how different (but still similar) the brother and sister look. She is small, about 15 pounds but full of energy and loves to outrun my neighbor's golden retrievers. She is sweet, never knows a stranger and graduated from beginnger's training about four weeks ago.She's mastered sit, stay, down and even 'Go to bed' where she runs to the bed and lays down. She loves walks DEFINITELY has that beagle nose but the Pomeranian in her is a cuddle buddy and she has to be right next to you all the time.I don't know what I'd do without her and her dad and I want to thank CARE so much for all the great work they do!
I'm so glad to hear another adopter's story from Harper's family and I'd love to hear more and see more pictures of the group!! |
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Oshi for Short (October 2009)
Oceana is doing great! She's squeezed herself into my computer chair with me and is watching me type this. We call her Oshi for short. Everything was fine at the vet's, no problems at all, and they said she was the healthiest kitten they've seen in a long time. She's loving our stairs and is running up and down all the time. She also is very talkative, and trills constantly. She and our other cat Indy are already getting along. Indy hissed just a little bit the first few days and was anxious at first, but now they are both relaxed and play together, share toys and windows, and Oshi seems to know to leave Indy alone when Indy gets tired of playing--then she comes to us to play. They are mostly well behaved, and both have the run of the house already.
It's so hard to get a picture of them together because they are always running around. Oshi's getting more and more comfortable here, claiming her favorite spots to sleep and sit (including piles of laundry, especially socks), and also more loving.
Thanks for checking in!
Megan and John
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Jasper (Formerly known as Brewster) (October 2009)
I wanted to give you an update on Jasper. He is still one of the best dogs I've ever had. All of the neighbors are crazy about him and he loves life!!!
I still walk him up to the pond at the top of my street for a swim at least 4 times a week. I take him to the dog park in Southern Village often and he's still best buds with our Boston.
I'm still spreading the word about C.A.R.E. and what a great job you all do.
Thank you again for sharing him with us. He truly is a part of this family.
Debbie
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Mikey's Happy Ending (October 2009)
I know it's been a long while but I wanted to give you a little update on Mikey. He is doing wonderful and he truly brings me so much happiness and laughter in my life. I don't know what I would do without him. He is so well behaved, and has learned how to sit, shake, and lay down. He has also learned the command 'lay in your bed' haha because he likes to try to jump on the bed to sleep in my bed with me at night, so I had to teach him to lay in his doggy bed f. He is doing so well. I brought him to the vet about a month ago to have his nails trimmed and the vet just looked him over while we were there. She said his coat looks great (it is so soft) and he is 14 pounds, which she said is a perfect weight for his size. He is still on Frontline Plus and also on his Interceptor heart worm pills (once a month). I have him eating Wellness food now because he seems to get bored with his food every now and then. I have switched between Nutro and Wellness. I have heard good things from the vet about the science diet and I may look into that as well eventually, but for now he is doing well. He seems to be a finicky eater. When I'm home he likes to be my little shadow and follow me around room to room, while I'm doing things around the house. So when he is following me, he tends to forget about his food. But I often find that while I sit down to eat dinner, he eats his food. He also eats later on in the night sometimes, which makes me laugh (my little late night eater). He loves to play with any dog we see. He absolutely loves my parents golden retrievers and does well with them. I often say he has little man syndrome because he steals their toys from them and always seems to win tug of war with the goldens every time (he is pretty tough for being so small). I take pics of him all the time because he is so cute and is always making me laugh. I took him on his first road trip this past weekend to rhode island and he did great (never even got car sick). In Rhode Island I was able to let him off his leash most of the time we were there because where we stayed was out in the middle of nowhere really, so there was lots to keep him entertained. He's funny because when he is off his leash, he will explore, but will always check back in with me to see where I am and make sure I am still there (like a little toddler almost). So Mikey is doing very well and everyone who meets him absolutely falls in love with him. I always have people stop me whenever we are out on walks to ask what kind of dog he is. He's so cute because he has these LONG skinny little legs, big floppy ears, LONG LONG tail, beagle smelling nose, and just the BEST personality ever. He is still all tan color with white belly and white little paws.. Soooo cute. I'm attaching pictures of him to the email so you can see how he looks.
Have you heard how any of his brothers and sisters are doing? I always wondered about them and caught myself thinking about whether they were around the same size as mikey. I hope all is well with you and thank you again for giving me the sweetest little dog. I really do love him to pieces !!
Alexandra
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Boone & Pheonix Forever (October 2009)
I just wanted to send you a couple pictures of the boys, Boone and Phoenix, that we adopted earlier this year. They've grown a lot! Almost twice as big as they were when we first met them, and we can't imagine living without them now. While we're gone during the day they enjoy stalking one another, and lounging on my bed... which seems to be the house's hot-spot. They've got a clean bill of health, and two very distinct personalities. Phoenix (or Mr. Pheenie, as we have nicknamed him) tends to be more aggressive; his hobbies include attacking toes under blankets and leaping from high objects onto his brother. Boone likes watching tennis on tv, and napping on my legs while i read in the evenings. We just wanted to show you how much they've grown, we couldn't imagine better family members. I hope you enjoy the pictures!
Charli and family
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Jack (formerly known as Silas) Adopted 7-3-2009 (August 2009)
We adopted Baby Silas, now 'Jack' on 7/3/09, a 9wk chocolate Lab Mix. Our contact w/ CARE was wonderful... professional, caring, and prompt. We now have a fabulous and hysterical addition to our family! He is chewing on everything, getting in to all sorts of mischief, using our 3yo female lab mix as teether and making us all laugh. He loves sticks, frogs, his big sister 'Sadie', hiding under the bed... and snuggling up when he is tired.
We are so happy to have Jack and we're so very glad that everything worked to bring him into our home. We would definitely adopt from CARE again. Thank you so much for saving him for us! :)
Elizabeth & Bill |
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Taz (formerly known as Blaze) Adopted 3-2009 (August 2009)
Being a cat person and having 3 house cats, I never really thought that adding a dog to the mix would work. Our girls really wanted a dog so we thought we would look into it and see...We discovered the CARE organization and soon met up with Laura and Sandy with a couple of dogs needing a home. Love at first sight, Taz aka Blaze joined our family in the middle of March...just at the exact time that I got the flu and was home sick for a week. Needless to say, Taz and I bonded.
We immediately enrolled Taz in dog obedience classes which I highly recommend, especially for those like me that are new to dogs. It was so helpful to learn right from the start the right way. Taz is definitely happiest either at home by my feet, sleeping in my daughter's bed (we did the crate for the first few months; but soon realized he really just wants to be with us) or in the car en route to either the dog park or a hiking trail.
We cannot imagine life without him. He has learned which cat to hang out with and which one to avoid. He protects us from lawn mowers, garbage trucks and delivery trucks. He is still fairly shy and we need to work on outings with him so that he will relax while we hang at outdoor cafes, but he is such a sweet boy. He was around 2 - 3 years old when we adopted him and definitely an easy transition. He was completely house trained, sleeps and hangs out with the family, doesn't chew stuff, doesn't bark, still playful. Totally would recommend an older dog over a puppy.
CARE is a great organization with such caring and dedicated volunteers that are so knowledgeable and a great resource when you have questions. We look forward bringing Taz to Woofapalooza in the fall.
Heather, Steve, Camille, Holly
Joolz, Bingo, Snickers
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