Hi all,
Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that Pearl’s Peep (now Pepper) is doing beautifully in her new home with us! We’re approaching the two-week anniversary of welcoming her home, and we could not be happier about making her a part of our family. We’re pretty sure she’s really happy too
🙂 She settled in very quickly, and has been eating, sleeping, exploring, playing, and learning like a champ from Day 1! And growing fast! She is so sweet and affectionate, and also very self-assured and independent for such a young pup. She seems to be very smart; she has already picked up SO much from her human and canine teachers. Definitely a quick learner! Speaking of canine teachers, she is getting along great with her four doggie siblings, who range in age from 2 to 8 years, and in size from 14 to 65 pounds. She is developing a unique relationship with each one of them, and is always ready to wrestle or play chase with whoever is in the mood! She loves all her chew toys, and is a HUGE fan of the all-natural treats we get from Best Bully Sticks. She already knows the routine, and is learning to sit nicely like the “big dogs” in order to get her treat. So cute!
We’re just thrilled to be Pepper’s forever family, and appreciate everything that you all do to make it possible for so many dogs to find good homes. We were really impressed with how smooth and well-organized your adoption process was. Especially amazing considering that you are volunteer-based! You clearly have a very devoted and dedicated team that cares deeply about what they do. I will most certainly recommend you to anyone I know who is looking to adopt a new furry family member….I really hope that Pepper’s siblings – and her mama, and all your other wonderful dogs – find great homes soon.
…below is a photo of the little sweetie herself hanging out in the home office with me.
Thanks so much for giving her such a great start on the path that led her into our lives 🙂 We adore her!
Best, Erica
Good Afternoon,
My name is Traci, and my boyfriend(Warron) and I adopted our beautiful girl Sable in at 4 months old in 2014, she is a Belgian Malinois
She has been a blessing in our lives, she just turned 2 at the beginning of December 2016 and we wanted to share an updated picture with you.
Sable has brought a lot of love and companionship into our home, not only for the humans but also for our cat Aspire ( who was also a rescue in the late summer of 2004 -picture enclosed as well)… also enclosed a picture of sable about an hour after we adopted her, we had her at a dog park this should be the first picture on the list.
Thank You For Your Time and Understanding, and we would also like to thank you for allowing us to adopt our beautiful girl Sable.
Sincerely
Traci L Jensen, Warron S French, Aspiri (cat) and Sable
Hi,
I adopted Moose almost exactly 1 year ago, and wanted to let you know he is doing fantastic – he’s just the BEST dog!
Moose had been mis-identified as a boxer mix, and his first adopters returned him after he got really big. Turns out he is half St. Bernard and half Coonhound – good thing I love big dogs! He’s 105 pounds and probably has a few more pounds to go before he’s done growing.
He loves playing with other dogs at the park and going for walks, especially when we stop for treats. He also does a happy wiggle when he sees his favorite people. He’s a total goofball!
Thanks so much for all you do and for bringing Moose in to my life!
Best,
Andrea
Hi All!
I just wanted to give you all an update on Little Ann (AKA Lady T) since I picked her up on Sunday, January 1st. She’s doing very, very well so far. She’s eating, drinking, playing, & cuddling a lot! I attached some photos of her & myself over the last few days. I would also like to thank you all for helping me get her into my life, she has been an absolute sweetheart since coming into my life!
– Griffin
Hello,
My Husband Geoff and I adopted Clyde back in April of 2012. He has been a part of our family and has been on countless vacations and holiday trips. We can’t imagine life without him. Our daughter Juliette turned 1 last week and I was able to capture this picture of the two of them. He is truly a gift to our family, and an excellent older dog brother!
…the company I work for, will be making a small donation this year.
Thank you!
Linda and Geoff
Hi —
Just wanted to drop a line and give you guys an update on April, our Rottweiler we adopted from AFH 10 years ago……
April has been the best friend and pet to our family that we could have ever imagined. We adopted her from AFH in February 2007, when she was 14 months old (already housebroken and spayed) — we couldn’t have possibly known back then what a wonderful addition she would become to our home! We were the luckiest adopting family ever! April has grown with our family, especially our 13 year old son, who was 3 when we adopted her. I couldn’t wait to sign the papers and bring her home that day in 2007, and April has been here with us every step of the way since then. She is older now — she turned 11 in November, and she contracted diabetes a couple of years ago, which has diminished her eyesight a little, but with the special diet my wife Sally cooks for her and insulin shots twice a day, she is the same sweet, loving dog we have known since the day we met her at the Petco in Chantilly with AFH. We can’t imagine life without her — thanks so much to everyone at AFH for allowing us to adopt this wonderful companion and family member 10 years ago!
Dave, Sally and Michael
Hello ladies, just an update: Sami’s Pup Tiger (now Thor) is doing great and loving rural country life! He’s adapted to his crate quite easily, has a very sweet personality & is quite comically growing into his thunderous paws (hence, the name!)…Thor has been such a joy in our home during a year of major transition for our family! He is definitely thriving and we love him dearly! Here’s another recent photo, just to give you a little comparison on how much he has grown already! He is such a handsome & loving pup and we’re so thrilled to have him! 😀
Almost a year ago I came to meet and fall in love with this crazy little man! Hard to believe that it’s been that long. Since his adoption he has been my shadow, play tug of war, go swimming. The once shy little man is now the social butterfly of the neighborhood! He loves all and is fiercely curious!
Thank you so much for all that you do! He has truly been a blessing to me!!!!
Jaimmey
Stella is full of life, she surprises us every day with new skills. For example she has mastered the art of covering herself with a blanket (a down comforter to be exact) from a completely made bed and she knows how to open doors with lever handles. Thank goodness she hasn’t mastered the pantry! She is the neighborhood beauty, she has several boyfriends who absolutely adore her, but she often plays “hard to get”. She keeps us alert when the mail trucks come, along with Fed Ex, and UPS. She is adored in this household and at her country home with (my) parents up in New Jersey, I am not sure if she loves NJ or the car more, maybe the are equally liked.
To Whom it may concern:
I am not sure if you remember me but I adopted Levi almost a year ago. My name is Craig… Since Denali (formerly Levi) is a year old I wanted to send you some pictures and a progress update.
Denali has to be the most loving dog I have ever come across. He never passes up an opportunity for a good pet. He loves to walk up to any willing person and lean right on them for a pet. One of the cutest things he does, but also being 85 pounds he has been known to knock some people over.
Everyday now when I arrive home from work he is waiting right by the door.
Growing up he spend his first six months by my side. He went everywhere with me no matter where I was going, work, to grab food didn’t matter he hopped right in the car and stuck his head out the window and let his ear flap in the breeze. He is full of personality and receives unlimited
compliments on our travels, “what a gorgeous dog!” “What a well behaved boy!” Etc. After 6 months in Virginia we moved home to Georgia.
Denali loves his new home in Georgia. Here my parents help me take care of him and he has become one of the family. When summer came around he began to join us at the lake. He was a little skeptical about the water at first, but now he jumps right in. Usually in pursuit of his tennis ball, sometimes
though he just likes to swim around. As we float in the water he makes his rounds coming to greet everyone and then returning to shore to play in the sand.
He loves his walks, he gets two a day at least. We just started working on allowing him to join me on my runs. He doesn’t like the heat too much so we walk some and run some. As long as he is with me though he is clearly happy.
Denali loves other dogs! He gets to go to the dog park sometimes when it isn’t too busy and he is very good at playing. He has also made very good friends with the neighbors dog.
The vet loves Denali. She never fails to comment on how beautiful he is and well behaved. He recently got his first year check up and the vet said he was as healthy as a dog could be head too tail!
I cannot begin to express the joy Denali has brought to my life. He got me through one of my hardest times in life and continues to put a smile on my face everyday. He not only brings joy to my life but to every person he interacts with. His love in unlimited and so clearly expressed on his face.
I have attached a couple pictures of Denali, from his puppy days all the way up to yesterday in his new Nemo life jacket swimming at the lake. I was hoping if anyone had sent you pictures or any information on his siblings you might share them with me. I would love to see them! Also, if anyone
has found any further information on what kind of dogs they are I would love to know!
Hope all is well 🙂
Craig
Andechs (Maggie Mae’s “Melody”) is an absolute joy and sweetheart. She has gotten quite big and has had very different traits and tendencies than we expected out of a Lab/Australian Shephard mix. She has very long legs, medium length coat, long haired tail, and a slender body build. She is 7 months old and just over 40 lbs. now and we’re not quite sure when she is going to stop growing.
We decided to do a Wisdom Panel 3.0 test on her to find out her breeds for certain to see if it explained her growth, look, and some of her behavioral traits. The results we received were very different than we expected. It turns out she is an English Setter/Weimeraner mix, with some other breeds mixed in there, too. This actually explains a lot for us. Her mix makes no difference to us and we love her all the same, but it is good information to know and we were thinking some of the other owners of the puppies from the litter (and Maggie Mae herself) might also benefit from this information.
Thanks for sharing what you can and for bringing Andechs into our lives!
–Jason & Josette
Hi Robin!