Abbey

abbeyDear JOY,Nikki, Wanda and all at GARD:

Attached are photos of our dog Abbey who we picked up in Connecticut exactly one month ago today.  How grateful we are to all of you for rescuing this beautiful dog whom we absolutely LOVE.  Our 6 cats treat her as  though
she had been part of our family for years.   She is such a JOY to have, and this is what you are all about – bringing JOY into the lives of these precious animals you rescue and into the lives of those who adopt them.   May you be blessed into the eternities for this extraordinary work you do to improve the welfare of these wonderful pets who need the compassion and dedication that  you provide.

With love and appreciation,
Paula and Alex, Littleton, Massachusetts

Duncan

Duncan_002Dear Joy
Mike said you wanted some pictures of Duncan.  He is doing very well and is lots of fun.  He sits and stays and comes when called some of the time.  He does his business outside most of the time.  He is not biting as much as when he first came to us.  He has a wonderful personality and seems very happy.  Thanks for all that you do

Buster

ashley_and_buster2Joy,

Here we are just 2 weeks after having Buster join us in his forever home and he has created a special relationship with all of our kids (and us – he has chosen me to be the alpha leader!). But the most special bond is clearly with our 13 month old daughter. He is incredibly tolerant of her playing in his crate and playing fetch with him.  I think the attached picture of her feeding him kibble from his bowl captures some of the magic between them.

We are so happy to have him as part of our family and he is blending in so well.  I will continue to send updates but I thought that this might be something wonderful for your happy tails page.

Warmly,
Rebekah

B.J. and Cleo

BJ_&_CleoHi  Joy….  Just  wanted  to  let  you know that  B.J. & Cleo are  doing  GREAT!!!!   Worf  and Cleo  have  really  bonded, and  now  that B.J. has  gotten bigger and  more  active,  the  3  of them go  crazy  in the  yard playing  keep away  with balls, sticks and  pine cones.

Rob  and  I  are so  happy  we  found  your organization,  and when  the  time  comes  will adopted again  through  you.

Murphy

murphyHi Joy,

I wanted to let you know how Murphy is doing. We stopped at a Petco in Ct. and was able to have the little guy groomed Sat. night. We kept him seperated from our other dogs that first night so that he could relax and get used to his new surroundings. By the next morning, everyone was together. He adjusted really well and faster than we thought. He truly is a joy and a wonderful addition to our family. We have a male tiger cat that he absolutely loves and that tail goes a mile a minute whenever he sees him. He just gets right in there, he’s not shy at all. Thank you so much for letting us adopt such an angel. We’ll definately keep you posted on his progress.

Carol