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Lizzie (now Stella)

We love her! My husband Max keeps saying that I picked the perfect dog. I think so too. 
She was so scared when we picked her up. I sat in the back seat with her and she shook and shivered for the entire 2 hour trip home, poor thing. After we got home, she started to warm up. Actually it happened pretty quickly. Our son was so excited to meet her, and the first real tail wagging I saw from her was in response to his excited (and loud) shrieking when he met her. She actually went right up to him, wagging away. I think she knows he’s a “puppy.” We had a crate ready for her in the kitchen, but she’s totally uninterested. It was Max’s idea to set up a futon on the floor downstairs, so one of us can sleep with her for a few days, and the other of us upstairs with the cat. I slept with her last night, and she was thrilled, snuggling in and practically purring. She’s been great with our cat too. Very respectful, but just friendly and interested enough that I’d be willing to bet they’ll be buddies before too long. They actually slept on the couch together for a while today. At opposite corners, but still, I was pretty surprised to see that already. You were right about her being a little shy with men, and she was at first with Max. But he’s very gentle and low-key, and also not a big guy, and by now she seems totally comfortable with him too. 
After a lot of debating, we’ve decided to change her name to Stella. We like the southern  reference, since she came so far to be with us. And a pretty girl like her deserves to be named for a southern belle. :) She got so many compliments when we took her for a walk in town today. Everyone was admiring her. 
I truly can’t thank you enough for rescuing her, and starting the whole process that led to our finding her. I am so glad to be able to offer her a good life as a much loved part of our family.

Max aka Jack

Thought I’d send you an update on Max. We call him Jack and he remains an absolute dream come true! He is about 45 pounds now, and is still as gentle as can be. He loves running outside in our yard and is most happy when he is sprawled on one of our laps, while being able to love the rest of us too.

He barks only on occasion, when he night be spooked. Otherwise, he is a big slinkly dog and oh so friendly with other animals and people, he especially loves babies and kids.

We count our blessings every day with Jack.
Thanks so much!!

Max AKA Jack


Mariah

I LOVE this dog! She is the sweetest little dog I\’ve ever had. It was absolutely love at first sight. She\’s been home for two weeks, and is absolutely adapting perfectly. She had a few \”bathroom\” issues, but we\’re working them out, and she had her first accident-free day yesterday. Our 14 year old dog looks like her older sister—they have the same coloring, the same markings, only there is a 20 pound difference. Because of this, we have decided to re-name her \”Little.\” She is doing OK with the cat. He initially thought she was a big rabbit or something, and wanted to make her go away, but now he loves watching her every move, and chasing the ball right along with her. He also enjoys her puppy food. She\’s learning to walk on the leash, and is getting ready to start obedience school in a month or so. She\’s just a dream, and I\’m so happy with her. She completes our pet family perfectly! I\’d love to include a picture or two, but don\’t know exactly how to do that, so if someone tells me, I will send them along.

 

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Ace

Hi, You will be happy to hear that Ace is settling in just fine. He is even more lovable than I thought, and he is part of our family in just a few short days. He has been getting 3 walks a day and he is getting lots of love. I will certainly keep you updated and send pics especially him playing in the snow. I know he’ll love it. The weather has been great here, very cool in the evenings and he really appreciates that. Thanks so much for taking care of him when you did. We are heading out now for a little walk. Talk to you soon, Sarah and Ace.

Dottie

Here’s some pic’s of sweet little Dottie!  Her and Jack are always together playing, sleeping, eating, etc!

She’s so loved :-)

Regards,
Flaherty Family

 

 dottie


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