Happily ever after...

Four years ago we got our dear Penny from SPOT (can it really have been that long?) We think she's the Mary Poppins of dogs- "practically perfect in every way."

Nina, we will be forever grateful, and we have sent several friends to you, all of whom gush over their dogs as we do.

I just wanted to show you a peek at how Penny is living happily ever after, well loved by not only by us but also all the neighbor children and loving them back. We think there has never been a sweeter dog. Here she is, decorated for Christmas... the three year olds decided she should be just as "pretty as the Christmas tree."

Thank you, Nina and everyone at SPOT.

Max

In the first week we found out why they named this beautiful little beagle Max. He did everything that first week to the Max. Bark, Run, Chew and Play. He "Maxed" out at 8:30 pm everyday exhausted from his maximum effort. This little guy kept us on our toes from early morning until the evening when he goes to sleep. He did the usual puppy things, chewed up shoes, peed on the rug, ran at full speed from one end of the house to the other. Max found his place among the other pets quickly. He has found his niche and settle in like part of our family. The other special thing that Max does to the "Max" is love. We were blessed to receive a very loving happy dog that really loves life to the fullest. Easily bored and easily excited he is 100% beagle, happy all the time and full of love we could not ask for a better companion
We love our Max ! Thanks Spot

Sylvester

We adopted Sylvester in November 2007 after our 18 1/2 year old cat died. Sylvester had a rough time in life before we got him, and he spent the first 3 weeks under the couch. Since then, he has become my shadow and often entertains my husband and I. We call him Sylver for short and here he his, hanging out with his buddy Uno. And I couldn't resist adding a really cute pic of him sleeping soundly after managing to find his way under the comforter somehow! :)

Thank you so much for everything you to do help save pets! SPOT is a truly wonderful organization!!!

Tyson

When Joan brought 15 or more mini Aussies home from the puppy mill raid three years ago my husband and I went for a visit. I told David, Joan and Joe that I will have one of them when they were ready for adoption. The day finally came after a long legal battle so I called Joan and asked when we could come out. Joan is family so she knew what kind of dog would fit into our lives so she picked four dogs for us to look at. The choice was so hard we asked her not to bring out dog number four -- it was hard enough picking from the three beauties she had introduced us to. With help from our Bodie (Australian/Collie mix) we picked Tye (Tyson, Tyson B, Tye Tye - he answers to all of them now :). Tye was a little shy with me and Joe but he and Bodie were having a good time playing.

The first couple of days were very scary for Tye, he wouldn't come out of his cage unless we went in to get him. He would reluctanly sit with us but seemed to be warming up. I made a few phone calls to Joan and one thing she said really stuck with us....."He wants to be loved he just doesn't know what to do with it'. So we just kept loving him and eventually he started loving back. He's still uncomfortable with people he doesn't know but he tries. He has so much love to offer we really hope he gets over that.

He loves to run with his buddie Bodie and snuggle with our old girl Roxie. He's learned what toys and treats are and how to catch a ball, but still needs to learn how to bring it back. He loves the water and has ventured into the river to swim with Bodie. He's so much fun to watch run in an open field, you can see how happy he is. It's at times like that, you'd never know he spent the first three years of his life in a small cage in a dark barn (unimaginable!).

We are so lucky to have such a wonderful pet! We love him - he's with us to stay.

Love them!

We adopted these two a couple months apart and they came fast friends! We just love watching those silly kids wrestle and romp around the house. What wonderful additions to our family.
Thanks to all the great work you do that seaminly goes unappreciated. We certainly are happy to have adopted from your healthy foster homes.
Thanks SPOT!

Thank you

We are back in Washington now, after spending the winter in Arizona. Maggie (Penelope) has been a wonderful addition to our family. She is the most loving little dog and gets along with her Brittany "sisters" beautifully. I knew she was my dog the minute I saw her at 2011 Dog Days. I was not sure if it was a good time for me get a young dog – but she was my dog and that was that. I have a necklace with a charm that says "My dog rescued me", on each side of the charm are three pink beads. Maggie came into my life right in the middle of six weeks of radiation therapy for breast cancer. She helped me a lot with the healing process.
Maggie May took a basic obedience class in AZ. She did very well; it took awhile for her to learn "downs". She just did not want to do them, but does them great now.
I have enclosed some pictures of her. She is a very happy little girl.
Hopefully we will be able to see each other this year at Dog Days and you will see how happy everyone is.
Thank you for Maggie!

nancy

Happy Tail

May 13, 2012

Monkey just turned 4! Out of his 4 years, I've been in his life for 3 1/2 and haven't stopped smiling since. From early on, we developed a loving, trusting and respecting bond for each other. He is the LOVE OF MY LIFE and the APPLE OF MY EYE. Thank you for all that you do to help Save One Pet at a Time.

-Ann Stryker