Happy Endings 33

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Cody, adopted by the Huggards

New Mom reports that Cody is wonderful, everyone loves him. He has adjusted very rapidly.

Zeke, adopted by Alan Preston

Ruby, adopted by the Wades

Josie, adopted by Michelle Provin

Angel (now Megan), adopted by the Horners

She enjoys jogging with her new Dad and protecting her two siblings.

Bart, adopted by Elizabeth Branham

Fancy, adopted by the Landows and their GRRRR buddy Shadow/Cosmo

Sara (now Sadie), adopted by the Elsensohns

From her new Mom: She is exactly as described to me in all of our communications with the foster parents. We couldn't be happier! Why anyone would start with a puppy when such loving and beautiful dogs that are already housebroken and trained are available for adoption is beyond me! We had three prior dogs of various breeds that started their lives as puppies with us; I'd not go back to that again.

Sadie just lives to please. When we walk her, she perks right along as long as we are moving. But, if we stop, she sits right beside us and looks up at us as if to say, "What can I do for you now?" What a sweetheart! She acts as if she has always been in our house and knows all the rules to stay in everyone's good graces!

Quincy CGC TDI, adopted by the Schoenhofers 

From Quincy's mom:  My husband and I adopted Quincy January 2, 2003.   Quincy and I took basic obedience school in January.  He did very well.  Quincy is a smart dog and could probably do anything.  In March, I took the Therapy Dog International Test.  We passed and now Quincy and I could do pet visits.  I work in the Wichita Public Schools and Quincy needed to be a service dog in order for him to come to school with me and be a therapy dog.  We headed to Concordia, KS in June for a week long training.  I like to refer to it as doggie boot camp.  Quincy and I passed the public access test and now we are a certified assistance dog team.  He is considered a public access dog.  Quincy’s job is to go to school with me everyday and work with me.  I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and work with students who are developmentally delayed, Asperger’s, and other communicative disorders/delays.  I wish you could see Quincy at my schools.  He touches more lives than we can possibly imagine.  Not only has he inspired and uplifted my students, but he has breathed new life into my other golden retriever Bailey who was diagnosed with bone cancer in her leg July 2002.  After Quincy gets home, he and Bailey play and play.  Quincy truly is inspirational and I want to say thanks to the Golden Retriever Rescue Group and Stacy for all that you do.  Quincy loves his job and what he does.  I have enclosed Quincy’s school pictures.  Each of my speech-language students got a picture.

Skipper and Jordan (Gilligan) -- Updated picture.  Originals on page 17 and page 23.

Their Mom (Janice) says...We adopted Skipper (now about 6 yrs old) in February 2000. We found out gradually that he had lots of fears. He hates the garden hose, but we just make sure he is in the house if it is used. He has gotten better because he knows we are not going to hurt him with it. He will now follow me as I water and shows no fear unless I accidentally turn toward him with it. He is easily calmed by petting and cuddles. He also has a fear of any grooming. We have to get clever when it is time because he will hide and we can not get him out for hours. But my husband and I talk softly to him as we both sit on the floor and brush and he seems to enjoy it. Just doesn't want to get started.

We got Jordan (now about 8-9 yrs old) in October 2000. She is a goof! When we got her she weighed about 100 pounds. Her foster home had her on a diet which included vegetables. We continued that. (You should see the looks I get when I go to Aldi about once a month and get 4-6 cases of veggies and when asked tell anyone that it is for my dogs.) For about the last year, Jordan has maintained a weight of 54-56 pounds. She basically lost half her body weight! With less weight, she is now like a puppy. She was chewing and just being a nut and we were frustrated, but with Pat's advice she has calmed and has to work for everything. 

Jordan's Thunderstorm anxiety got worse but I finally broke down and got the Anxiety Wrap. It helped. It was a slow process but she gradually got calmer during storms and is at the point that we did not put it on her a couple times last summer and she did OK. She doesn't need it all the time.

I guess I am rambling but these are like my babies. Just wanted to let every one know that we love these 2 and would be adopting more but our house is not big enough (especially at playtime!) Maybe someday????

Hudson (with his cat Finnigan) -- Talk about a successful adoption! Hudson has fit into our family like he was born to be with us! This is Hudson with his cat, Finnigan. She came to us a couple of months after we adopted Hudson and promptly adopted HIM. Needless to say, they're buddies just don't tell anyone. (From Hudson's New Mom)

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