Pals & Happy Tails

Marcy

Here is a photo of Marcy, which my wife surprised me with after
the loss of our other lab-Benny. We love her so much she is a
wonderful addition to our family. Marcy loves to play with our
children and she loves to ride in Daddy's jeep, she has even been offloading with me. Thank you very much for the chance to be a forever family to Marcy

Chad

My name is Buddy, and I'd like to tell you about my new family. My new family has 2 other dogs. Mandy is a 10 year old white-husky mix, and even though she is only 35 pounds compared to my 82, she has proven that she is the boss. Sometimes she will play with me, but most of the time she watches me play with Sox. Sox is a trip! She is 18 pounds of courage. The first time I met Sox, she jumped to nip at my face. She likes to take my favorite bone, but that's O.K. We have a lot of fun chasing each other around. There are 2 teenage girls at my new home and they love me! They have a lot of friends who come over to the house. I really like all the activity. My new Dad and Mom are training me. It is a lot of fun and they tell me I have great potential to become a search and rescue dog. Everyday, my family tells me how happy they are that I came to live with them!

I have attached a few pictures of Halo (Sadie as we have renamed her). One is of Sadie with the toy given to us by Pals for Paws when we brought her home. A second picture shows Sadie on our daughter Sara's lap. She had just gone through the long trip to Kokomo and was very tired as you can see in her eyes. The third photo shows Sadie meeting our cat Dusty. The last two photos are a "Get Well Soon" picture that
was given to Sadie after we had her for a couple of days. One of the ladies from our church teaches a class at a local school, and when she told the kids

about Sadie, they went out and bought her some new toys and some treats. She has enjoyed them to no end. Sadie as received from Brookhaven weighed 4 lbs. and was very exhausted from her recent surgery and the long trip. She now weighs over 8 lbs. and eats like a

horse. She is a little bigger than Dusty (our cat) at this point and
likes to harass her whenever we are not watching. We hope to take Sadie on her first camping trip next weekend if the weather permits.

Don, Linda, and Sara

Sandy is doing great. She is visiting her vet tomorrow. She already will “sit” and “down” and is working on “come”. The kids are really enjoying her. Anna walks her and feeds her before school and after school.

Thanks for everything-

A.S.

Mary,

It’s been a year since we adopted our puppy from Pals for Paws and I thought I’d send you an update. My wife and I adopted “Malcome” (we named him Enzo) when he was 6-8 weeks old. I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done and continue to do with animals. Enzo is a healthy 75 pounds now (was around 6 pounds when we adopted him). He is a very active dog and loves to go swimming and running around with other dogs. He is a such a

happy dog and we are thinking about adopting a sister for him (not sure yet but we do check your web site every week). Thanks again, Mary. What you do for animals has made a big difference in our life and I’m sure many others.

Sincerely,

A & K & Enzo

Hi Mary!

I wanted to send you a picture of Echo...we let our daughter, Rachel, rename her...so her official name is now Sally Rene Harrold!

She is so wonderful...the kids just love her!

Thank you so much...she is a sweet little gift for our family!!

L H

Hi, there!

I thought you might like to know how things are going with the newest member of our family. We adopted Tempe 2 weeks ago from her foster home in Kokomo. Since her name was short for “Temporary”, we had to give her a more permanent name J and we chose Sadie. We hoped Sadie would be a good playmate for our little black lab mix, Carly. We were told Sadie loves to play, especially chase and boy, is that ever the truth! It is such fun to see Sadie and Carly race around our fenced-in back yard chasing each other and rough-housing together. Carly wasn’t sure this new sister was such a good idea at first, but she seems to enjoy the company now. This past weekend was Sadie’s first camping trip and she was an excellent traveler in the truck. We went hiking and swimming and generally proved the adage that “a tired dog is a good dog”. J

I am including 3 pictures from the camping trip that shows our 2 girls in the truck att the start of the trip, raring to go; swimming in a lake at the Hoosier National Forest; and conked out on our bunk in the camper. Sadie has adapted quickly to her new life and is a loving, happy dog with seemingly boundless energy. Thank you for rescuing her she is a wonderful addition to our family!

Sincerely,

J & R

Hi there,

I don't know if you happen to remember me or not. My name is Jeff Jackson, and back in February
(Valentine's Day weekend) I adopted a little bundle of
joy from your organization named "Zeppelin." Zeppelin is a black and white cocker spaniel/long haired daschund mix.

When I purchased Zeppelin I made a promise that I
would check in from time to time and let you know how things have been with Zeppelin. I apologize that I have not been able to keep my end of the bargain as often as I may have liked to.

But Zeppelin has been, and continues to be, a
blessing. He is about 9 months old now, and about
20-22 lbs. He has quite the muscular build. He keeps
us on our toes, and every day breathes a little more
youth into our souls.

My fiancée cried like a small child the night I
brought him home to her, and through good times and not-so-good times he has proven himself to be the glue that keeps this family together. He most certainly lives the life he was intended to live.

We, since purchasing him, have bought a house in
Williamsport, Indiana, where he is able to run in his
own yard, play with the neighborhood dogs and
children, as well as be surrounded by those who love
him. We often joke and say that the house belongs to Zeppelin, and we are just allowed to live there.

I will send pictures as soon as I can get some
scanned. But I must say I am thankful that whoever
ditched him and his siblings did so, because otherwise I never would have been able to experience the joys I have been able to with Zeppelin.

And I thank you as well for having shelters such as
Paws for Pals to give families such as ours the
opportunity to save an animal's life and make them a
part of our home, our lives, and our family. You are
truly angels amongst us.

Sincerely,

J.J & A.B.

I am e-mailing you a couple of pics of Maddie like I promised- I will send more as she grows and changes- we can't thank you enough- we love her to pieces and in such a short time it is already hard to imagine our family without her- it seems like she's been here always already! We adore her and she's quickly becoming a regular little mama's girl- yesterday she cried and cried until the kids took her outside since Mom was out mowing and she could see me through the window but couldn't reach me.

The first pic is Brit with Maddie

T. P.

I thought you'd like to see Jasper since he's a little over a year now. He's such a cute dog! And he's very well behaved! The cats name is Kitten. They're good buddies.

P.T.

Hi Mary Helen,

Well, it's been a couple of months now since we adopted the Golden Retriever named "Sandi". I wanted to give it some time to see how things would go so that I would have a report to give you. I will have to send you some pictures another time as our digital photos did not turn out very well.

I would like to thank you for giving us this wonderful opportunity to have her. She has been such a wonderful addition to our family. She is doing very well here. From the day we brought her home, she has always felt like this was where she belonged. When we arrived home with her, you would have thought that she had lived here forever. It was an extremely easy transition for her. We showed her the boundaries of the yard to the outer boundaries of our field and to this day we have never had a problem of her leaving our property. We introduced her to her new family and she took immediately to them and they took to her as well. She loves her new siblings ( Kia- German Shepherd, Niki- Cocker Spaniel and Riley- very mixed breed dog! Jazmin, Chloe, Abbi and Spencer- all cats, oh yes and we can't forget Dip- the 3 legged hamster!) as well as her new human family.

Sandi has had great improvement on her right hind quarters. Do to the "therapy" of playing with Kia, she no longer limps or favors this leg. With the running and playing that she does she was able to stretch out the muscles and tendons that had tightened up due to lack of physical therapy that she was to have after her surgery. She has lost some of her "extra" weight that she had when we adopted her and she still has a little to go yet, but a little at a time is fine so that she stays healthy. She still loves her toys. We go through a lot of them here and that's okay. It's fun to buy her a new toy and see her light up when I tell her I got her something. She's like a small child when she gets a new toy, she prances around and has to show Kia and the others what she has to play with. She stills likes to get the kids toys, but not as much now. One of these days I am going to venture off and take her to Petco or Pet Smart but I better take a lot of money with me because she will be picking up toys right and left if I don't watch it! ( ha ha ha)

I'm not sure if you ever have contact with her former family, but if you would please let them know that she is doing great, I would really appreciate it. There isn't a day that doesn t go by that you can literally see a smile on Sandi's face. She is so content in our home. She has a lot of four legged friends that she loves to play with. She loves to run in the field and let the wind blow in her face and she knows that when she turns around she's home and she has a family that really loves her.

We feel truly blessed to have her, she has brought so much laughter and smiles to our home.
Thank you Mary Helen for all that you do. If it weren't for you and what you do for Pals for Paws with these animals, we would have never met Sandi and she in turn would not be a member of our family. With those thoughts in mind, we would be deeply saddened and feel a huge loss because knowing her now and feeling like we do about her, words could not express how we would be missing out on someone as special as she is.
You are an angel to these animals, God bless you............
Sincerely,

V.H.

Mary,

Just wanted to give you an update on Zeus. His name was modified to how it always kept getting said. He was into the vet for his next round of shots last Sat. He is up to 15.8 pounds and is doing really well. He is very playful, likes to run around and he loves being outside when we are there with him.

Hello Mary,

Enclosed are pictures of Cooper, formally known as Simba. We adopted Cooper
in October of 2004 and he is doing wonderful. Cooper is now 7 months old
and is a very sweet boy. His favorite thing to do is dig big holes in the
grass and alongside the fence, loves to eat rocks, bark at the vacuum
cleaner and play with his next door neighbor, Buddy the Great Dane! He also enjoys chasing his blue ball and tearing up the garden lights. Cooper is a typical boy! He is now 50lbs and is somewhat picky when it comes to his food. He loves to eat his crunchy food with cottage cheese; he thinks it's the best!! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to care for
Cooper!

C.C. and A.C.

Hi!

We adopted Tanner in July. He is now 8 months old, 40 lbs., and is the joy of our lives. He is affectionate and playful. He loves being around people and other animals. When he was 8 weeks old he developed an eyelid infection that had us at the vet every two weeks for about 3 months. He doesn't have any permanent damage and was a trooper through the whole ordeal. We think of you often Mary. Thank you for fostering and taking such great care of our boy. I will never forget the day we brought him home and how you cried when you handed him to us. Here is a current picture of him.

Thank you again,

S. T. and A. H

Hello! I just wanted to give you a report on Barney! He is doing great! Had a blast at Christmas - really likes getting presents and didn't even care that we were opening ours! He is a WONDERFUL part of our family! Just wanted to share a Christmas picture that I took. He wasn't thrilled to have the hat on his head, but like always - his grumpiness didn't last long.

Thanks for everything that you do!

Kristi

Thanks so much for the great picture of Sophie; I just love it. And Jeff and I both just love HER to pieces!! We couldn't have asked for a better dog--even if she does act like a whirling dervish at times! She's so good; no destructive behavior, no house-training issues, no food or eating problems, no resource-guarding, nothing. She's feeling very at home now, too; she knows we love her, and she surely doesn't hold back any of her affection! She's found her voice, too; she barks now every once in a while, but mostly grumbly talking at the mailman and when she hears other dogs barking (another sign of her comfort in her new surroundings).

She's really loving the bones and raw food diet, too. She had the meaty part of a raw turkey wing last night--her first--and I wondered how it would go. She liked to take her kibble out of the bowl, walk to the carpet under the table and crunch it up. The raw meat patties stayed right in the bowl--she snarfed it down without ever looking up--and I was glad about that.

However, I feared she might want to carry the (bloody and juicy) treasure off, and sure enough, I bet I picked it up and put it in her bowl (or at least on the linoleum floor) 20 times! She didn't utter a sound or make a move in protest when I handled this delectable feast and put it somewhere else. It took her 45 minutes, but she crunched down everything but the hardest outer bone shards. I thought to myself, "This is how dogs are meant to eat, and I'm glad to be able to help her be that kind of a dog!"

She was so happy afterward; her eyes were so relaxed and she snoozed a good bit of the evening (like people do after a wonderful feast!)

Just wanted you to know that we couldn't be happier with our little snoochie, and to thank you again for bringing us all together.

Thanks Mary Helen.

Jasmine has been a wonderful puppy she is friendly to all and loves to be
around people and loves to play! What a blessing that Pals for Paws was able to rescue her and her family. She is such a wonderful and well-loved dog even her new daddy loves to play with her. We want to thank Pals for Paws again for a wonderful puppy!

The Gehms

Hello everyone! I just wanted to take a moment and tell you how happy I am with my new family!!!!! Since I'm permanently blind my Mommy is typing this letter for me. My family came over 190 miles (one way) to adopt me. My Mom brought my new brother Cisco with and we get along just fine... He is a German Shepherd mix and he's about the same age (1 year) and weight (50 pounds) as myself.

My Mom lives on a second floor condo and she didn't realize that until we first got home I was afraid of the stairs. There are 15 stairs with no backs to them. She was able to get me to go up them but I refused to go down them. For one week she had to sit at the top of the stairs and drag me on her lap and then go butt down with me sitting on her lap all the while trying to keep Cisco in line. This was at least 3-4 times a day. Finally Sandy and Cat from Pet Sitters came to our house to help Mom train me to go down the stairs. After about 5 attempts I can say that I am now an expert at those stairs!

I also get to go to the Dog Park with my brother Cisco everyday when Mom gets home from work. Everyone knows Cisco and I by name. They laugh at my Mom and say we heard you coming five minutes ago. Cisco and I always start barking blocks before we even get there. I love running and playing in the dog park and have done so well there. I love it so much that sometimes when it's time to go home I run away from my Mom. So she devised a plan to load Cisco up into the car start the car turn on the headlights and then drive away.......but she only drives around the parking lot and comes right back to the gate where I'm waiting to go home then..........

Oh I almost forgot. My Mom and I just started to volunteer to go visit the local nursing home once a month. I have to say that I did really really well but I did make a little old lady cry or I should say my Mom did. My Mom was telling everyone our story and the lady got really upset that I was blind. My Mom told her not to cry and that I had a really good life now and that I'm very happy. I was waggin' my tail also to let her know. By the time we left there she was all smiles.

Everyone that meets me says I'm such a happy boy! My tails is always going and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else but where I am now. Can you believe that by the second night I learned how to hop up on the bed. We all sleep together......Mom Cisco and I. My favorite word is Salami........when I hear that word I jump for joy.........and also get a few pieces..........

Well, I better go now.........have to go for a walk and then hit the hay!!!!!! I will send some pics in about a week and thank you thank you
thank you..........

Hi Mary. My husband, Aaron, and I just wanted to give you an update on Malcome (now known as Enzo). Enzo is such a fun puppy and we love him so much. He is now around 12 weeks old and is growing so fast. We got his 9 week shots, and he goes for his 12 week set next Wednesday. If you remember, Enzo was 4 pounds when we got him, and now we’re guessing he’s between 15-18 pounds. You were right, he is very smart. He has been completely potty trained for over 2 weeks (that means it only took him 3-4 weeks to learn)!Enzo also knows the commands “sit” and “give me paw.” We plan on taking him to puppy classes at the local Petsmart when he’s around 16 weeks. The only things that concern us a little is that he is extremely nippy, especially at our hands and feet and when he’s really excited, but the vet said that as long as we redirect him consistently, he should come out of that. Also, we worry about him because he eats every meal like we are never going to feed him again. We’re guessing because he had such a rough start. He hardly chews, and if he is chewing a treat and we come near him, he will try his hardest to swallow it, like we’re going to take it away from him. Overall, Enzo is a great dog. We cannot thank you enough for taking care of him to start and letting us adopt him. Enzo is very much loved by us, as well as all of our family and friends. Thank You!! Krista & Aaron.

Hello! I just wanted to send you a picture I took of Barney last weekend.
He just had his third vet visit and he weighs just under 50 pounds! He loves to play in the leaves - it's like he has a whole yard of toys - he chases them, jumps in them, and scoots them around! He's having a blast in the fall, so we can't wait to see what he does in the snow - he'll probably
love it! We've had him for almost 9 weeks now and he's fully potty trained and we are working on the chewing - that is getting better, but will
hopefully be gone after he loses his baby teeth!

I just wanted to let you know that he's doing great and we love him to death!

Thanks for everything that you do!

K L

Mary Helen,

Hi! I don't know if you recognize the little squirt in the pictures or not, but this is our little Molly (formerly Mistinna). She is growing so much! Molly's Dr. thinks that she will get to be between 30 and 40 lbs! She is currently 14.1 lbs and she is 13-14 weeks old! Anyway, we can't thank you enough for giving us the opportunity to adopt Molly. She is such a joy to have around and you can tell that she just loves it by our house. She is a little spoiled (as you may be

able to tell with the costume) but she is our baby! Our house is littered with all of her "babies." (We call Molly's toys her babies.) Anyway, we entered Molly into cutest puppy contest for a festival in our town. She didn't win, but I still think that she's the cutest! She made lots of friends while she was there (as she does wherever she goes). I just wanted to give you an update and let you see some pictures of her! Molly has to finish up her boosters and then she will be able to be spayed. Dr. Brummel (Molly's Dr.) said that she could be spayed around 20 weeks, so we plan to get that done

as soon as possible. Please email and let me know that you got the pictures. If you do not get them, I will try to re-email them to you. Thank you so much again for Molly and I will continue to send a few pictures of her every now-and-then.

Sincerely,

T J

Bruno is doing good, his new name is Jake, he is responding very well to it. He is eating and drinking fine and loves his doggy treats, he seems to like his new food better, Pedigree. He loves his chew toys and sometimes mistakes no-chew toys as chew toys, but nothing big so far. He loves to play and enjoys his walks. He likes to go outside when my neighbor is out with his beagle so that they can play. He got his nails trimmed last night and got a bath today. He is on Advantage Flea control and I just gave him his heartworm medicine about a week ago. You can see some pictures of him by clicking his link on my website http://www.geocities.com/bmw3x/jake.html

Thanks for the Pal,

B M. W

Chandler says, THANK YOU for all you and Becky have done!

Hi! Wanted to let you know that Cigi has fit in perfect to our home. We love her to death, and she is so relaxed and playful and very spoiled. (as you can see in photo) She goes to work with me and really gets mad if we don't take her out to dinner with us, which is very rare, she goes everywhere with us. Thank you so much and best wishes to you and all who help you find homes for these wonderful animals! God Bless You! Jim & Deb

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