Happy Endings 2005 Letters and Pictures From Families
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December 31, 2005
Reggie, was Corbin, and his new family.
December 12, 2005
Sport and his new family.
December 10, 2005
Thornton and his new brother.
Jenny II and her new family.
November 29, 2005
Ike (was Isaac)
Well, it appears Ike has decided to keep us. He is allowing us to sleep on his bed (formerly our bed), he is allowing Ellie to play with his toys (formerly her toys), and he has even charmed everyone at our office. He prefers Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Papasidos quesadilla’s, and an occasional dab of white wine from Carolyn’s finger. He is currently unfamiliar with home cooking.
While we are not yet completely trained to his satisfaction, he is working on it. Before long however, we are going to have a family meeting where he will learn that I am the alpha dog/boss. I intend to invite Carolyn to this meeting also.
He is a real sweetheart and we thank John, Jan and the group at GRR for their good work.
Tom and Carolyn
November 11, 2005
Casey and her new family.
November 8, 2005
We are so happy with Wyatt.I can’t thank you enough for helping make this possible and Carolyn for taking such good care of him. He is really a wonderful dog. Our other dog, Poco, has really taken to him. She seems so much happier having him around. Steve and I also, it’s like our life is complete again.
The picture including a puppy is of the puppy of friends who were visiting over the weekend. It was fun having a puppy around, but we are glad we have Wyatt and don’t have to keep up with a youngster all the time!
October 31, 2005
Cullen's new home is in Austin where he
enjoys hiking and camping in the Texas hill country.
October 19, 2005
Winston and his new family.
September 12, 2005
Barney and his new family.
China and her new family.
September 6, 2005
Here
is an update with pictures of Ben, who joined our family on
August 1,
2005. Ben is getting along great with his new brother and sister
- Sammi, a
12 year old Norwegian Elkhound and Tucker, a 4 year old Lab
mix. Ben loves to play with Tucker, and cuddle with his mommy
and daddy. Ben is a quick learner and will be attending
obedience classes soon. Thank you for entrusting us with his
care, he is a wonderful addition to our family!
Best Regards,
- Todd and Cari
August 30, 2005
Needless to say, Charlie and Nicky
are getting along beautifully. Thank you again for finding us
the “perfect” new friend.
- Jeff & Lainie
August 23, 2005
Alamo Oakley and his new family.
August 7, 2005
Talk about a Golden Moment...four GRRH Alumni
(2003, 2004 and 2005) vacationing in Wimberley with their 2
friends and their human companions.
August 5, 2005
Reba and her new family.
August 4, 2005
Clayton enjoying his new home!
July 30, 2005
Sparky (was Lamar) and his new family.
July 25, 2005
Mesa is living in Minnesota with her new family. Thanks to the GRRH team and her wonderful foster family, Mesa is healthy, happy, and definitely beautiful!
July 23, 2005
Star and her new owner.
June 21, 2005
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Brady (was
Skeet) loves to walk and he's getting to know quite well the
greenbelt trails, along with the variety of wildlife that we
have here in Kingwood. He really likes to chase the squirrels
almost to the point where he is trying to climb the trees after
them - somehow I haven't been able to convince him that he will
never be able to catch them! When he first came to live with us,
he was afraid of the pool and I coaxed him into trying it out
little by little and now, boy does he like the pool!! We can
barely keep him out of it!!! As you will see in some of the
attached pictures, he has become quite an accomplished swimmer
AND floater!! Although it's only been 2 months, it seems as
though he has always been part of the family. We thank you again
for bringing us together with such a great dog.
Karen and Ed
June 14, 2005
Hello,
I don’t know if you remember me or not but my name is Sandy and in April, I adopted Leo (who I renamed Max). I had visited in Old Town Spring and just fell in love with Leo/Max the minute I saw him. I picked him up the next week from his foster family.
Max has now been with me for 2 ½ months and just wanted to say that I am so blessed to have such a wonderful friend. My husband had just died a couple of weeks before and I was very depressed but Max walked in my house like he had been here his whole life and it really cheered me up. My family loves him and there was never a moment of adjustment – he just fit in immediately. He is a loving sweet and incredibly well behaved dog and I love him so much! He sleeps by my bed every night.
Thank you all for the work you do in finding homes for these wonderful and beautiful animals. I wish I had more just like Max – he is the best. I will send pictures soon.
Sincerely,
Sandy
PS from the Webmaster to Sandy. I sure do remember and we all at GRRH are happy to hear from you and Leo/Max!
June 13, 2005 -
June 6, 2005 - Luke (was Goofy) in his new home and with his new family.
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June
5, 2005 - Rascal and his new family.
June 4, 2005
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June 4, 2005
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June 4, 2005 - Bessy and her new sister Fuzzy
are getting along famously.
May 31, 2005
Tanner and his new "forever" home!
May
22, 2005
Shelby and her new forever home. She has a big blonde Golden brother named Charlie and his family has been easy to adjust to; in fact you will notice in the picture her immediate interest in getting on with playing in her new back yard.
April 24, 2005 - Harley
Dear Friends and Rescuers of Precious Golden Boys & Girls,
I have been slow to write to everyone about Harley, his health progress, and all the facets of his delightful personality as they are newly revealed to me each day, because I have been reluctant to admit that I am a phenomenal foster failure. I think I knew from the moment Harley and I met, (as did the entire staff at West Alabama Animal Clinic - who laughed uncontrollably when I brought him in as my "foster") that he was special and that I would not be able to give him up. He immediately adapted to my animals (the first day, even though he was crated and separated from them). My big fat cat Leonardo fell in love with him at first sight and curled up outside the crate, constantly purring and sticking his paws through. Now that I no longer confine Harley to his crate when I am home, he and Leonardo curl up and sleep together. Giacomo, my big 115 pound yellow lab also adores Harley. And they look so great together! Their big lovable square heads, side by side - Giacomo's blondness brings out Harley's pale gold highlights. (I know I sound silly - but people do stop and stare!) When I can figure out how to use my digital camera, I will send pictures. Giorgione, the cute little mutt terrier mix with the Napoleon complex that I rescued last year when some evil human tossed him out of a car, is the only one who did not take to Harley. I think he was just jealous and afraid, but they are now hanging out together - sleeping together in fact, on my bed, with me on the edge, because I also have to make room for Giacomo and Leonardo! Harley was definitely loved and cared for by someone for some length of time, because he is so affectionate and gentle. He thinks he is a lap dog - the first day I let him spend some time out of his crate he immediately climbed onto my lap like he was a little Dachshund or Poodle. He loves belly-rubs and being groomed and he responds quickly and obediently to "sit", and "no". I found out yesterday that he is also an avid swimmer! He dove into my swimming pool when I removed his lead after a short walk. He completely took me by surprise; he hadn't shown any interest in the pool before. I had to coax him out of the pool with a treat! I think he would have stayed there for hours. And he is the definitive "retriever"; he wants me to throw something for him to fetch so badly! He plops down shoes, balls, stuffed toys, bones, whatever he can find within his reach, at my feet and begs me to throw them, vocally - he is a talker! It will be so much fun to indulge him, when I get his clean bill of health from Dr. Rosser. He is beautiful and darling and I cannot imagine life without him. He is curled up at my feet while I am writing this. So I hope everyone will approve of my change of status from foster-mom-failure to forever-mom. I promise all of you that he will be loved and cherished and probably spoiled rotten. I promise he will always be well cared for, never have any medical problems unattended (feel free to call Dr. Rosser for my track record), he will be regularly groomed, and he will always be fed the healthiest dog food that I know about. He will also get plenty of exercise and feline, canine, and human companionship and buckets of love.
Harley's adoption papers and check are in the mail. Please remove him from the "available" list.
Best Regards,
Lynette
April 23, 2005 - Marshall
Marshall is doing very well. He is starting to get his energy back and wanting to trot and jog when we go for walks. He has started putting some weight back on and I think he is getting use to his new surroundings. We have been looking around for a good vet and will get him in for a check up very soon.
The kids are having a great time and he has started really responding to his name. No new tricks to report yet but my kids are working on teaching him how to shake.
We will take some pictures and send them soon.
The Wright's
April 17, 2005 - Jenna
Thank you so much for all help, during the entire week we have been in contact with the GRRH. It is refreshing to receive such a warm welcome, and such wonderful help right from the start, even though we are complete strangers.
Carey and I would like to send a little report on how our girl is doing. She was really good on the ride back to the house. Apparently she loves to ride in cars, because her head was perched out the window the entire ride. Back at the house she took a quick stroll around everything she could find, kind of like she wanted to familiarize herself with the surroundings while we put her crate together.
A "magic biscuit" appeared in the crate and she was really good about it. It seems like she already found her safe place in the house. At dinner she and Bentley shared a meal and almost competed to finish first, so they could eat the other ones food. Both of them have been really good together. Like Carey said, "It's almost like they have known each other for years." The only time there is some friction is when Jenna gets a little extra attention. You can tell that Bentley gets a little jealous, but as long as he gets scratched behind the ear, he's happy.
Carey was really happy that Jenna likes to snuggle, like her late girl Golden did. Jenna hopped right up the bed and wanted to be scratched on the tummy.
Thank you so much again. We are going to buy a digital camera this week, so we can send pictures!
Chris & Carey
April 6, 2005 - Marshall and his new family.
April 2, 2005 - Bailey (formerly Echo)
Just wanted to drop you an e-mail and let you know how well Bailey (formerly Echo) was doing. She is awesome. he goes to work with my wife everyday and has quickly become the office mascot. She goes to school in the mornings with the carpool and tee ball practice in the evenings. She went to her first game today, in uniform. She has been the perfect addition to our family. Thank you for rescuing her and giving us the opportunity to >give her a permanent home.
Sincerely,
The Miller Family
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March
29, 2005 - Jake (was Cruz) and his new brother, Harley, are obviously
getting along great!
March
21, 2005 -
Tucker (formerly Crockett) is doing wonderfully! He spent this past weekend
learning how to be a dog from his cousin dog Leo. He had not been
interested in playing with toys, but Leo did a fabulous job teaching him
what to do! He is learning new things everyday and responding so very well
to his clicker and of course treats!
Thank you again for the opportunity to adopt Tucker - he is such a sweet little guy!
Andria & Tucker
March 13, 2005 - Crockett's new family.
March 13, 2005 - Kirbe's new family including his new
"doggie" brother, McGee.
February 28, 2005 - Thompson and
his new mom.
February 18, 2005 -
Jake (was Cruz) and his new
family. Jake is on the left and his new brother Harley is on the right.
February 10, 2005 - McGuire and his new family.
January 29, 2005 -
Dylan, was Tucker, and his new
family.
January 13, 2005 -
Katy left tonight to go to her new home. Her new
home has another Golden, a young girl and girl who have been patiently
waiting for two months for Katy, and a great set of parents. She is a lucky
little girl. She gained 18 pounds while at the "Mitchel Weight Gain Clinic."
January 8, 2005 -
Fancy has a
new home! She has a new "little sister" named Lucy who is only 7 months old.
Mom stays at home and brother works at PetsMart. What more can a Golden ask
for?!
January 4, 2005
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CoCo and her new
family. Our first adopted Golden in 2005.
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