Mary,

It has been three and a half years now since we adopted our dog Enzo (was Malcome) from Pals for Paws. Enzo is doing great.

My wife and I had a baby boy four weeks ago (our first child) and Enzo has been great with his new little brother! I’ve attached a picture of the two of them.

Thanks again Mary, our family wouldn’t be complete without your help.

Sincerely,
A and K

Hi Lani and Mary,

We just wanted to write to you about our trip to Iowa and let you know that we have a nice new home.

We enjoyed many new places and experiences along the way. We got to stop about every hour and get out and play. Wow did that make us tired. We had a nice place in the backseat right by our new mommy and daddy. Sometimes we had to fight a little over the space, but most of the time we got along real well and enjoyed cuddling up.

When we got home we played and ate some supper. Then we took a three hour nap. After that we got to meet a bunch of new friends because lots of neighbors came over to meet us. What a friendly neighborhood. They could not believe we were only 8 months old! But we did hear them all say we were so cute and doing very well.

Last night we slept through the night. Traveling really made us tired. We have been on three walks already this a.m. and mom and dad are teaching us new things. We are trying very hard to learn and enjoy our time alone with each of them. Sometimes when we get together to learn, we just annoy each other, so mom and dad are working with us separately. We heard them say that we are ornery and every single thing is new to us so they said something about patience. (Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah). We have discovered that we can see ourselves in their basement window and we really like running over to it. We also have a new game called “fetch”. We like running after something, but do not like to pick it up and bring it back. We figure if they want it, they should go get it!

We really appreciate your saving us from the bad man. It is people like you who make the world a better place. We thank God for you and the good work you do. You have saved so many puppies like us and our tails cannot wag enough when we think about you. Because our lives have forever changed, we did not want to think about the past. So we have changed our names and really enjoy them. We responded to them right away. I decided that I did not want to be called Gracie, so my new name is very queen like. It is Isabella and I am going to be called Izzy. My brother’s name is Dooley and he is going to be called Dooley! We do not want to forget you, but we want to start fresh.

We are attaching some photos of us from yesterday. We will be sending more along the way. Thank you again for saving our lives and helping us to find our new home. We are so grateful that we got to stay together.

Your pals, with really big paws, forever,

Izzy and Dooley

Hello Pals for Paws!

I just wanted to send you a quick update on our family. Stella has been with us for so long now, we can't remember when she wasn't. It did take her a long time to get used to house manners, but she got there about 6 months ago, like a light went on. After several Ipods, watches, shoes, and stuffed animals, she has finally figured out that chewing is not as much fun as just relaxing and playing with her appropriate toys. She does not need to be crated anymore at any time, and is just the perfect companion. She has provided us with so much love. Her only time on the floor is spent getting from bed to bed, couch to couch, eating or playing. She is constantly in the car on rides with us, too. She's quite the companion to my daughter who is now 10, and my son, who has taught her to fetch her favorite stuffed animal (the last one she chose not to destroy). She drops it right at his feet over and over, endlessness awaiting him to throw it again. She's hilarious. I don't think I've ever seen a terrier fetch exactly like a retriever, but she does it beautifully. And, she can catch ANYTHING mid air.

I have attached a recent picture from February of this year.

We lost her best friend, Kali (our yellow lab - also adopted at age 6) to a sudden bloat a couple months ago. Stella was really sad, and so were we. We are waiting for a while to add another dog, so we can get over the loss of Kali, but we will be checking your dogs, because we believe in rescue. Stella is our youngest of 5 dogs over 15 years, all of whom we rescued.

Mary Helen, I just wanted you and your organization to know that we appreciate what you do, and that we absolutely love Stella. I know you were not the most excited about our communication at first, but I just wanted to again assure you that our home was indeed the right place for her to be! Thanks for everything you do for these animals.

Take care.

Sandy

Here are some pictures of Grace thought you might like! Where you able to find someone to pick up from Walmart? Just wondering so I can figure out when is a good time to come and get the food you allready got and then start going to Walmart on a weekly basis. Thanks!!!!

Brandy

Hello!

Wanted to say Thank You again for blessing us with our puppy. We love him so much. You may remember him as "Barney". We renamed him Tucker, which suits him perfectly! He is such a good boy and we are so thankful for him. He brings us a lot of joy and boy does he have a personality!! He is always making us laugh.

I wanted to send you a recent pic of him so you can see how much he has grown and how absolutely adorable he is!!!

Thanks again!!

Ashley and Brian

We thought you'd be curious to know how "Harold" is doing with us. Well, he's GREAT! We named him Baxter and he's growing a bit - twenty pounds now - and is very well behaved. Our grandchildren loved him when we took him to Pittsburgh to visit. He travels beautifully in the car (sleeps most of the time) and we seldom have to use the crate now, except when we go away without him.

He's a good sleeper, and for the past five nights he's slept in a large dog bed in our bedroom. He wakes us up at 7:30 on the dot, and spends most of his day keeping track of Barb and I. It bothers him when the two of us are on different levels or in different rooms, especially in the evening when he wants to settle down in his smaller dog bed which we keep in the den near the TV.

He's smart, or at least we think so, and knows how to sit and lay down, but he's not good at coming when called unless there's a dog bowl involved. Stay and Come are the next projects.

He's housebroken, and in fact it was almost too easy. He's only had two accidents in the house since he's been with us, but of course we keep him on a regular schedule.

I attached a photo of him for your files. We love him so much. We think he's in love too, but it's with the four month old black lab Ruby who lives next door!

Regards,

Tom and Barbara and Baxter

As for Sunny, I thought I'd update you on how she's doing! Things are going great! I couldn't have asked for a more wonderful dog so I thank you for taking her in and helping me find her! After we had our first visit to the vet 2 weeks ago, we found out that yes, she was extremely hypothyroid just like you had mentioned. She is now back on her meds daily and on tablets to keep her skin soft so her belly can continue to heal. She is finally starting to play with her toys and really feel comfortable around the house. We spent the first two weeks with her as my shadow, but now she's really finding her independence and its neat to see her relax! She loves hanging out on the farm playing with the other dogs and just being outside! Everyone absolutely loves her! She goes back in on Monday to the vet for a microfilaricide treatment and to check out a lump on her belly. After my vet spoke to the vet at Noah's Ark, they decided they wanted to be precautionary with one last treatment to be sure the heartworms are totally gone. He also thinks that the fatty lump on her belly is just due to being hypothyroid and its nothing to worry about, but we're going to biopsy it just to be safe. So, we had to push her spay back to the middle of December. I keep telling Sunny to stick with it because by the first of the year, she will be a new, healthy dog!

I've attached our newest "Family" picture! I'll keep you posted on how things go at the vet!

Have a great day!
~Pam A