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    Getting Comfortable in Her New Home      
       

Lovely Rena (meter maid! ... sorry ...could not resist!) has been a lucky dog among so many that still sit and wait. Now in her new home with some kids to play with and another resident dog, Now, about a month has passed and Rena is starting to get comfortable. Her new family loves her and being the loving dog that she is no doubt is returning the affection in kind.

  
           
     She Doesn't Look Scared Any More       
     

If you had seen Vista at the shelter during her 4+ month stay, you might have thought she would die of fright or be living out her whole life in the kennel. Every new stranger brought new chills down the little brown dog's spine as she shrunk or fled or tried to bark the stranger away. It worked. Nobody wanted to see her, meet her or spend time with her. Would anyone want to adopt mysteriously this shattered dog? The answer was yes, by a couple who came to the shelter to "save a pit bull." in February. With two large resident dogs, the husband (a U.S. Vet) and wife patiently spent hours with their dogs and Vista on the shelter grounds to get them all acclimated to their new addition. Months later, Vista seems very much at home with her new family.

  
           
    Dink Doing Well!      
     

On the Arrowhead Trail in Peters Township, a new dog is approaching us. He looks so familiar, but I can't come up with the name. That long face and big, warm eyes are ringing a bell ... I know this dog. The woman holding the leash takes a few steps onto the grass to make room for us to pass. As we do, she asks me if I am a volunteer at WAHS. "I thought I knew this dog," I said. "What was his name?" She said, "He was Dink, but now he's Otto and he's doing great!"

We see Otto often on our afternoon walks and it is a great feeling to know he is in a good home with people that love him ... and walk him!

  
    Remember Bella?      
           
     

HO! HO! HO!
Who would have guessed?

  
    Happy Ending for Fritz!      
           
     
    Happy Ending for Dustin      
           
     

It's been about a year since I was picked up one cold winter night by the Humane Officer in response to the abuse call. Wow what a difference a year has made. In July 2010, I was adopted by my foster parents who kept me while my hip was healing after surgery this past Spring.  I'm now having a fun time running on 6 acres with by older (but smaller) brother Charley.  

Just since July, I got to go to a Pirates game;
I got to spend the day at Sandcastles;
I played in the sprinkler and ate ice cream on hot summer days; I go for lots of walks ... only problem is, I just get so tired!
 
It all started when you rescued me, and for that I can't thank you enough.

Merry Christmas!
Dustin Taylor (Adopted by Matt & Megan Taylor)

 
     
           
    Happy Endings for Speckles      
           
     

Well I received an email saying someone MISSED seeing pictures of speckles and I havent sent any out in forever! She is doing fantastic......I still live with my boyfriend and we have the 2 german shepherds and her! She loves having her brother and sister to play with :-) Here are some pics! The one with her on the dining room table  with the cone on her head lol was because she had a bad ulcer in her eye which after all kinds of stuff we figured out she is a boxer mix and not a pitt mix from our vet due to the genetic eye problem! Just incase you were wondering :-) hee hee Hope everyone is doing great! I miss WAHS so much.......Speckies says hello and misses all of the wonderful people who helped her thru her journey.

Ashley Phelps