Wilbur

Hi Harriett:

Great News -- Wilbur is heartworm free! I cannot tell you how fortunate we feel to have him in our lives. He fits right in like he should have been part of the family all along. We love his go-with-the-flow attitude that makes it so he's just as content to snuggle with us on the couch as he is to play in the park! My neighbor even noticed and said, "He looks just as excited to leave the house as he is to get home." It's no surprise that everyone who meets him adores him as well. We are so grateful to you and the rest of the wonderful Ruffus Rescue group for rescuing him. Thank you so, so much!

Attached are a few pictures: one of him this past Christmas checking out the snow that was just starting to fall outside, and the other of him falling asleep after he propped himself up against Pete's leg -- the latter one always makes us laugh :)

Thanks again.

Julie & Pete

Coco

Hi Harriett:

Here is a photo of Coco with me in the snow. He has settled in nicely and getting along with our old dog. We are happy to have him a part of our family (except that he brings interesting things into the house from the yard!). Thanks,

Claudia Vellozzi

Layla

Hello Harriett: I just wanted to send you a few photos of Layla. She is doing just wonderful, and has already made herself at home. Sophia and Manuel just love her so much. She is so good with them, and she is the most loving playmate. Thank you so much for picking us!!!!

Warm regards,
tara lee prados

P.S. She is a little tired now, she played all day in the snow with us!!!!

Andy

Hi, Harriett:

I had forgotten to send a picture of Andy and our family, so I am sending the Christmas picture, with the extended family and cousins. All the boys in here are my sons, and as you can see, Andy is well loved. He is learning to bring me the paper in the morning, and loving our long morning walks. I am nuts about this dog and I cannot thank you enough for bringing him into our lives. I'm having trouble finding the pictures of him retreiving the paper, but when I find them, I will send to you! Thanks. Yvonne

Yogi & Casey

Here are a couple of pictures of us. Thanks, Harriett!

-- Bill

Harold

Hi Harriett,

Hope you had a nice Christmas. Just wanted to let you know Harry is doing well, getting along fine now with our other Bullie, save the occasional chew toy wrestling match. I still cannot believe someone would let such a fine animal go. Anyway, here is a pic of both of them. Have a nice New Year and thank you for your noble efforts in rescuing these animals! Mike Riley

Mowgli (Gretel)

Dear Harriett,

I know you must receive hundreds of wonderful letters regarding how blessed families are because you have added so much joy to their lives, well, here goes another.

You are such a remarkable and amazing person. I want you to know how much our dog and friend Mowgli means to our family. She makes us laugh everyday. She camps with us, goes on all of our vacations with us and even has her own seat at our kitchen table, minds her manners too! When weather permits, Mowgli is in the car on all errands and has just become like my shadow. I work from home and she is just as much a part of me as we are a part of her. In fact, we just can’t imagine life without our Mowgli. My son plays football and she is right there on the sidelines cheering with us.

I have to admit, when you first introduced us to Mowgli, her name was “Gretel” and she was so different looking we couldn’t even tell she was a Boxer. We had agreed to just foster her as she had full blown heartworms and was in fact, fainting due to the extent of her illness. After 24 hours of “fostering” her, the entire family was in love with Mowgli and there was no turning back.

With your knowledge, effort and tireless determination you were able to find a vet that agreed to help us rid Mowgli of her heartworms even in such an advance stage. A few months later, Mowgli was heartworm free and as healthy as a dog should be. Thanks to you we are looking forward to many happy years together.

I have attached a few photos and as you can see there is no question Mowgli is gorgeous but her heart is even more gorgeous and her personality even more!

Thank you ever so much for such a beautiful gift. I admire you for your dedication and relentless determination in giving a voice to all of these animals.

Kim, Matt, Sophie and Chandler Luellen