Ruby & Dolly

Hi Harriett:

I received Ruby's microchip tag, thanks for sending it along. The pups are doing well. We renamed Polly to Dolly and she is gaining weight nicely. She is still a little timid around new people and will jump at a sudden noise, but she is getting better by the day. Rudy is a true Boxer, puppy and clown. I am attaching a couple of photos. Thanks for helping us find them!

Steve

Sasha

I often check your website to see what adorable creatures you have rescued from worse fates, and I ran across the testimonial portion... It occurred to me that aside from making donations, I don’t think we ever really told you how Sasha (Hula) has changed our lives.

Before we adopted Sasha, we were marginal dog people. We liked dogs and thought it “might be nice” to have one. What an understatement – having Sasha in our lives has made us 1000% happier and we don’t know how we ever lived life without her. We used to relish international travel, but now we can’t stand the thought of being without her for so long. We miss her during the day when we’re at work and can’t wait to play with her at night. She is the best dog we could ever imagine having (note: “best” does not mean perfect – she is still not so great on the leash), and I am so grateful to Ruffus Rescue for saving our girl and blessing us with her!

I’ve attached some pictures. (Oh, and btw, my mom is an avid dog hater/fearer – but Sasha won her over! See the picture of them together. My mother even insisted on having pictures taken with Sasha. You have no idea what a miracle that is.)

Bettina W. Yip

Howie

I've forgotten to write this note a thousand times in the 8 months since Dan and I adopted Howie from you back in June 2009! How terrible of me! Despite how long it has taken me, though, I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful addition to our family that Howie has been. You told us he was a special dog and he is indeed just that! He is well mannered, gentle and sweet. He is everyone's favorite dog at our gym--and that's saying something in a gym where people frequently bring their dogs when they work out. We can't thank you enough for bringing Howie into our lives--he's such a a wonderful dog and we're so happy to have him.

Thank you for all that you do!

Drew Slone

PS--I've attached some pictures of Howie making himself at home in our condo and at the gym. Enjoy!

Our Aussies Are Settling In!

I just wanted to thank you for locating Tigger and Frankie for us. I can't tell you how well they have fit in to our lives and both are getting along with the 3 kitties as well. I've attached a few pictures for you, so that you can see how they're doing. They love our backyard and make their rounds every time they go out to check things out. Tigger is always in the forefront and likes a LOT of attention. Frankie is more timid and takes a second seat to Tigger; however, we've been working with him and he's becoming more and more "his own dog." He'll even go off by himself now and likes a lot of attention as well. We're working with them on getting them used to leashes so we can walk them. For some reason, they were both really afraid of the collars and the leashes as well. Guess no one ever walked them or got them used to that. They checked out well at the vet as well. Thanks again, Harriett, for your help. We couldn't have asked for better doggies!

Bonnie Herndon and Steve Miller