Animal Rescue Stories

Mr. Personality

I found Gixxer, his name a the time was Pepper, at the local humane society one afternoon. I was 18 and needed a companion while away at school. He looked so lonely there by himself because his sister had already been adopted. He looked up at me with his brown eyes and that was it...he came home that afternoon. Now he lives with my older dog and his best friend, Tobie whom was rescued also. He is such a joy and loves everyone that he meets and shows it with kisses. His personality is so unique that everyone calls him "Mr. Personality".

Rachael
Gainesville, FL

Josie - Love Sponge/Personality Plus

Josie was a young, heart-worm positive stray picked up by a kill shelter in MD. Fortunately, the county SPCA stepped in and she was treated and adopted out only to be brought back within 3 months. (She was a chewer.) I saw her picture on Petfinder.com and went to see her at a pet adoption show. She was just so adorable and so personable. I felt like I had known her for years. I didn't really think we would get her as so many others had signed up to adopt her. We had recently lost Moxie, our 14 yr. old female JRT mix, and I was just devastated. Imagine our joy when we were chosen to be Josie's new family! Josie stepped in and immediately filled the void of our loss a million times over. She is just a virtual love sponge. My husband says she could lick you until she virtually ran out of spit! Such a joy and so funny too. The things she does make us laugh everyday. We took a chance on her and she on us and, in the end, we all won. The chewing ran its course and we couldn't be happier nor could she. She now has a "brother", Jeeves, (also an adopted JRT) a nice yard to play in and is spoiled rotten. I even make their dog food. She found her "forever home" and we found our "forever dog." Rescued dogs are just the best!

Lorri Mechem
Warrenton, VA

My Gracie Mae

Oct.2007-My fiance & I had just bought our first home together & we decided to go ahead & paint every wall we wanted to paint before we moved our furniture in. We were working at the house one day when our heater went out & we had to call someone to come & fix it. While the workers were there they knocked on our door to tell us that our dog had gotten out of our fence. Jake & I both looked behind us to see the only dog we owned, our yellow lab, Buddy, was in the house. I went outside to find a 30 lb. scrawny dalmation/german shorthaired pointer mix. She was bouncing around the yard like a deer. She immediately won my heart and I hers. I got her some food and water and she slept inside that night. The next morning we took her to the vet & she was given all her shots and a clean bill of health with strict orders to put some weight on her skinny body. March 2009-My Gracie Mae is now 52 lbs, the biggest lap dog, LOVES to cuddle, is very possessive of her Mommy, loves to sit in front of the fireplace, loves to talk to me & loves to smile! She is one of the best things that has ever happened to me!! I love her and will cherish her for as long as we have together! She is Mommy's little princess!

Valerie
Clarksville, TN

Sally

This little girl is at ksarc.org in so-east Missouri and really needs a home. Sally is now about 10 months old house broken all shots and would be spayed before going to a new "furever" home. Sally loves to be around children and adults and is good with other dogs, cats??? If you can give Sally that home please call 573-857-3218 or kindredspirit@windstream.net also visit us at www.myspace.com/ksarc1 to see all the animals we have for adoption. Thank You KSARC

Hank
Fairdealing, MO

Wonderful Wally

In October 2007 a friend of mine, who fosters Pugs from the DFW Pug Rescue, got a sweet little boy named Walter. Walter was suffering from stage 3 heartworm, blindness caused by chronic dry eye, severe hip dysplasia and luxar patella. After she had him for a short while she called me and said "We cannot let this one go!". I immediately called the rescue organization and started the adoption process. Boy, was she ever right. Wally is a sweet, lovable little boy. He's mostly recovered from the heartworm, and his eyesight is getting a little better thanks to a great canine opthamologist. He is a great friend to all and has just filled up my life!

Wally's Mom
Azle, TX

She found me!!

Every morning I take my dog out to go potty. After she was done, we went inside to get breakfast. All of a sudden, I hear this loud meowwwww at the kitchen window. I saw the kitten, took some food out only she didn't want to eat. She followed me inside and never left. I could tell right off that she was a very young cat who was pregnant. I named her Lilyann and in October she gave birth to 4 of the most adorable kittens. So she and her kittens have joined an expanding household, 8 cats, 1 dog, & 8 beta fish!

Rosanne Brophy
Manchester, NH

Lacy

We rescued Lacy from our local Humane Society. They didn't say that she came from a bad environment, but after having her at home for a little while, we saw some signs of abuse she probably received as a puppy. They said she was almost a year old when we got her, which was over a year ago now. She has fattened up so much that our vet says she needs to lose some weight! She LOVES playing with anyone she can. She has a couple of neighborhood friends that come over to play with her almost daily! She plays so hard that she just conks out afterwards. This picture happens to be after a day of playing! She is living the high life now and she is such a joy to have that we can't imagine our home without her!

Heather
Eudora, KS

Smoke

Smoke was found roaming outside a fire station. Hence how she got her name. When first discovered she was very thin and in need of some much needed TLC. A few of the firefighters became very close to her and began to feed and take care of her. She adored them and loved to curl up in their laps whenever she got the chance. They could not keep her however as the fire station was not a good place for her to be, so my husband I offered to take her in. We had adopted another cat a year ago and hoped they would be a good fit together. And what a fit they are. She is the most loving cat we have ever had, always needing to be in the same room with you or near her buddies Tigger and our black lab, Winnie. Smoke is forever grateful to her firefighter friends who helped get her into a home.

Heather Muzeroll-Roy
Eliot, ME

He won us over!

George, an English Springer Spaniel, came into our family less than a week after we lost our dog of 12 years. Our Jack Russell mix, Girl, and our Border Collie, Paris were moping around after their buddy died. We went to the shelter to "look around" and I saw George. He was whining and panting, just eager to get out of the kennel and see people. We asked to see him and fell for him right away. Now that we have a little boy who he loves dearly, we know we made the right choice for our family.

Donna and Nate Lewis
Beavercreek, OH

Our boy

My husband and I went to the Humane Society because I found a puppy online that we wanted to give my daughter for her 14th birthday. When we arrived someone had already claimed the puppy so we decided to look at the older dogs. We saw many really cute dogs but one in particular caught my husband's eye. In a kennel with 6ft walls there was 1 1/2yr old Zeus. He was jumping straight up in the air, higher than the top of the gate on the kennel, we took him out and went to the meeting room. Our first and only test with Zeus was giving him a treat and then taking it away from him. He passed with flying colors! We knew he had to go home with us. My daughter didn't mind that her present was not a puppy! The Humane Society had him for over a month so his days, I'm sure, were numbered. He is "Our Boy" and we are so glad to have him in our lives. We call him the lap dog in disguise!! :)

Carrie
St. Louis, MO