She became queen of the castle!

Millie (formally known as Suzy) came into my life on a snowy weekend in 2007. She was shy, skinny and recovering from being treated for heartworm.  It took her a while to adjust to her new life and routine, but once she settled in she became queen of the castle!  She is such a sweetheart! She loves to walk, eat treats and hunt chipmunks at the cabin. Friends and family call her her Velcro because she likes to be right next to her people all the time. Millie is truthfully the best dog EVER! 

Double the love!

“She has a HUGE personality- is silly, loveable and even non-dog people seem to take to her.”

Just a quick update for you on Phoebe who was named Feebee when we were lucky enough to find her at Homeward Bound.  Phoebe’s story was not as sad as many of your rescue friends are, but she was surrendered as an 8 month old pup by a family who had a toddler and the combination was just not working out so well.

Phoebe is now 5 and she is the perfect match for our household.  She has a HUGE personality- is silly, loveable and even non-dog people seem to take to her.  She is the frequent photo subject for us- You can see how photogenic she is.

Love the update to the web site- keep up the good work.  Phoebe is friends with two other dogs who also came from your rescue- We appreciate the labor of love and work you all do.
In gratitude,
Jennifer
(adopted Memorial Weekend 2007)

“We hope she’s happy as she looks because we couldn’t be happier to have her with us!”

We adopted Delia (formerly Dusky) from Homeward Bound in August 2008.
She had been up for adoption for a very long time because she was
already a senior and has a very quiet nature. (Why do people always
want the bouncy, boisterous puppies? Don’t they know they can be just
as wired at 2 AM as they were at 2 PM?!)

We quickly learned that she would try to become invisible in chaotic
situations (like pet adoption events or anywhere with children) but
her sweet, intelligent personality would shine in a calm, quiet home
with a soft bed. Also, she needed extensive dental work leaving her
with only fourteen teeth but completely pain-free. That and treatment
for her arthritis have helped her relax and enjoy a life of good food,
good friends, car rides and shoulder massages.

We hope she’s happy as she looks because we couldn’t be happier to
have her with us.

Melinda, James and Malcolm (the cute puppy)

A Wonderful Addition

I just wanted to tell you how thrilled we are with Easy!  She is laying at my feet now all tuckered out from a long walk.  She has already made friends with all our neighbors and their dogs and has even had her first “play date” with one of them.  Thank you for rescuing her as she is a wonderful addition to our family!

Warmly,
Ann

He is a ball of Joy

We (my husband Robb and I) adopted Jeb on October 15, 2011. When we first got
him, he was about 43 lbs about 19″ tall at the shoulders. Shy and timid of not
knowing what was going on.

Now, today, he is a ball of joy. He has gained about 5lbs and has grown 5″ taller. He LOVES his long walks and to pick on his ‘parents’ and his sister. He wants nothing more than to be loved and to be played with. He will curl up in the nooks of your knees at night and wants to play all day long.

When I have gone off to work in the morning, and my husband brings both of our dogs out, he wants nothing more than his mommy to stay home with him. When I get home at night, he is a jumping kangaroo. My husband works from home. So, he gets this reaction if we go out for the evening.

He has gotten a few nicknames all ready: Jebby, Jebby Boy, Jeb, Jeb, Jebby Roo Roo, hunny and a few more.

He has his moments though since he is a pup that he is naughty, but as all kids, this is bound to happen.

We thank Homeward Bound Rescue Shelter for bringing Jeb into our lives.

 Thank you very much, 

Samantha

Named after Underdog, Carl Shoeshine, is a Top Dog

We all really wanted to bring a new dog into our family and as I was shopping around at humane societies, I remembered the Homeward Bound group we met at Petco last winter.  On their website, I found Royal.  I showed him to my 8 year old son and my husband, who has always wanted a beagle, and we were all in love.  After contacting Royal’s foster mom to see if he was a good fit for us, we patiently waited for adoption day that Saturday. Royal had already had such a tough life.  He endured many illnesses and neglect.  I wasn’t sure what effect that would have had on his personality and if he would be easily trainable. We were nervous to meet him to see if he would love us as much as we loved him already and we longed to give him a forever home with us. When we met Royal, he crawled right into my son’s arms and fell asleep.  We knew at that moment he was coming home with us.  On our way home we named him Carl Shoeshine (after the famous hound dog, Underdog.)

Carl’s first few days home with us were very quiet.  He wanted to snuggle, cuddle, and sleep.  He ate like a horse and did his business outside perfectly.  To be quite honest, I was nervous.  I wanted to call his foster mom and see if he was okay.  She had said he was a bundle of energy but we were not seeing any of that personality.  I was hoping he wasn’t unhappy or sick.  On day 3 someone “put a quarter in the Carl” as we like to say.  His tail was up and he was ready to have some fun.  He loved running around outside in the new piles of snow and wrestling with his “blankie” that his puppy cousins sent to him.  He would bounce around from all of us to play, including my 6 year old cockapoo Eddie, and even showed us his loud beagle howl a few times.  I think he finally realized that he was home.

Since Carl has been with us he has already grown so much.  He still eats like a madman at every meal.  He has met all the neighbor dogs and made lots of friends at the school bus stop with all the neighbor kids.  He still struggles with some loud noises around the house.  The coffee grinder sent him to the corner to stick his head in the hole between the TV cabinet and the wall and he is still frightened by loud cars when we go for a walk, but we are slowing working on getting him braver.  He takes puppy naps every day, hopefully in someone’s lap, and has been doing remarkably well at potty training with only a few potty “oops.” 

Every day I am amazed at what a sweet, kind puppy he is after such a tough start to life.  He really is an example of how we need to rescue these puppies and give them a chance to be loved.  Sometimes I wonder if he is getting too many hugs from my son but then I remember that we need to make up for all those months where he wasn’t loved and I go and hug him too. 

Tonya, Artie, and Andy

She’s getting spoiled every day by her three “sisters”.

I could see his potential…..He was very loving.

I wanted to follow up on our adoption of Bozley.  We adopted Bozley on November 26, 2011.  We had been looking for a second dog for quite some time, basically since our pitbull Dewey died in July 2010.  In browsing your website, we found two Boston Terriers.  I grew up with a Boston, so have always had a soft spot for them.  We visited Bozley at the adoption event.  He was very skinny, his coat was in pretty poor shape, he had stitches from his neuter and a surgery to correct his tail crop, worms and he also had a very snotty nose and eyes.  Being a rescue volunteer myself, I could see his potential.  He was very loving.  We decided to take him home, feeling sad we couldn’t take his friend, ‘Lil Bit. (She was adopted shortly after him)

The first weekend, I actually had some fears and reservations about my decision.  He had a few accidents and having a small dog was very different from having 50 lb.+ dogs, which I have had for the past 20 years.  I share this bit of information to encourage other people to stick with it and give it a true try when adopting an animal.  Even with all of my dog ownership and rescue experience, I was having doubts.  It took two days before Bozley would go down stairs.  He wouldn’t eat unless we handfed him.  He seemed terrified.  Fast forward two weeks, he’s running, jumping and playing with our other dog, Ella (pictured) in the backyard.  It warmed my heart to see them romping around in the unseasonably warm winter weather!  Fast forward another two weeks, Bozley is firmly entrenched in our family.  He knows the routines, he eats out of his bowl (after dancing around in excitement), his skin is healed, his coat is thicker, he’s gained a few pounds, the snotty nose and eyes are long-since gone.  He is reliable outside of his crate now, so has free reign in the house.  He doesn’t chew or have accidents.  He sleeps under the covers with me every night.  He is a total lover and we could not be happier with this addition to our family.  The picture is he and Ella sharing a furry blanket on the couch just last week.  Thank you for the work you do.  I hope that people will read our story and realize that what you see at the adoption event is only the “before” version of a wonderful pet.  With love, training and a good diet, anything is possible! ~ Twyla

It’s fun to see her wagging her tail already

I have re-named Carolyn (she is now known as) Laney.  I think she is doing very well!!  It’s fun to see her wagging her tail already.  And no accidents in the house since Sunday!  Yay!!  She’s so good with people and any dog she’s met thus far.  What a great little dog she is!  I (am sending) three pictures.  The first was when I first got her in my truck from adopting her.  She doesn’t like to look directly into the camera.  The second is her asleep in the truck later that day.  And the third was on Sunday when she picked out one of her spots in the living room.  Funny she thought to use some books as a pillow.  Her tongue sticking out is pretty funny. 

Thank you!!     MaryBeth

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