Sophie
Joy,I have a few photos of Sophie taken this weekend. For a person who has never had a dog, I am thrilled about having her with us. She is truly a sweetheart and we would not have her without your hard work. Thank you.
Joy,Benny
Benny is so smart!! He knows this house in and out. He has already learned tricks. He learns fast!!!!!I have pics of him in my office. I can’t wait to come home to play with him. He has learned how to bark. For almost 2 weeks, he didn’t say a word. Now, when Lenny and I leave, he stands at the gate and cries. Mom has to bring him in the house and give him a cookie. She loves having someone to take care of during the day. She is alone here, so Benny is great company for her. She has him on a schedule. Everyday, at 4 o’clock she tells him it’s time to eat. How funny!!!!!! He knows where we keep his food, and he runs to it.
I have been talking up your shelter to everyone who asks me where I got Benny. If someone is looking for a dog, I will give them your website or email.
Savannah
Savannah has turned out to be a very smart little dog. She has already learned the dog door to get out. She knows what “treat” means! She is a very easy dog to handle. She is getting friskier and friskier. She “helped” me garden today. If I pruned she chewed on a stick. When I dug she dug too although not exacty in the right place. She watches everything I do. She uses her crate a little a night but I have dog beds everywhere and also have a bed that goes across the head of our bed and she knows to sleep there as well. She likes the various dog beds.She did come in with a little kennel cough but we have her on a short series of antibiotics and she’s quickly getting over it. We got her stitches out as well. She rode in the car like a dream. She wasn’t even interested in hanging out the windows like my setter does.
She had her first walk with her new collar and leash today and was so proud with that little tail high in the air. She has told everyone in the neighborhood that she’s here now. She’s put people and dogs in their place. She doesn’t seem to need to tell them three time though.
She and Lucy are getting along but not quite playing yet. Lucy is a new alpha dog and she isn’t quite ready to have Savannah jump on her head! They will though I’m sure. Lucy was the dog that made my other dogs play. Paybacks!!!!
Thank you so much for you help and thank you for rescuing this precious little thing. We love her very very much.
Becky, Cash, Lucy and Savannah
Domino
Hi Joy, Just wanted to send some pics of dominos first 5 days. And maybe some people will reconsider adopting a “Big Black Dog”. This guy is so awesome what a great dog i don’t think i could of had a better behaved dog if i raised him from a puppy myself. I know he had a pretty ruff start but it sure didn’t ruin his gentle soul. A piece of advice to anyone looking to adopt a shelter dog. Domino was the fifth dog i have adopted. All of which have turned out to be great companions. I think some of these dogs just realize after a few days that they have found a home and are loved, they stay loyal to you and give you unconditional love. My advice to someone interested in adopting is, don’t just look at the color, size or mix of breed. Find the dog that is going to suit your family best. There could be one that you think is cute and small and could turn out to be a destructive menace that you may not have time to work with, but that black big dog you walked by and didn’t give a second look could be the perfect fit. That’s what the shelter workers are for, ask them they usually know the dogs, and another thing give the dogs some time and consult someone on training if you don’t know what to do. The worst thing you can do is not guide your dog and then decide in a couple of months to surrender him, that does more damage than most realize. Usually they just want to be part of your family(a pack). So hopefully this advice can help.
Domino is a great dog very loving and social. He needs some manner training on certain things and some confidence building but all around he is great. We gave him a bandana to hide his rash on his face. He has filled a void in our family, we lost our dog of 12 years last summer and things have been quite lonely for our family.
I would like to thank all of you at GARD for caring for these animals and making long trips to transport them, you truly are special people.
Thank you,
From The Venturelli family
Cindy, Tony, Ava, Elvis, and now Domino
Bear
Dear All, Bear is now 1!! (we think….) My husband and I chose April 1st for Bear’s birthday and for his present we bought a house, so he now has 3 acres of woodland and a pond to lie in and get filthy, which he adores. He is really well and was successfully neutered by our family vet in late October of 2007. We have discovered that Bear has an obsession with tennis balls and we think he is a Dachshund / Border Collie mix and he is amazing – he plays football and lies on his back with the tennis ball in his mouth, removes it with both paws, waves it around and replaces it in his mouth!! Thank you so much for letting us adopt him, we love him very much. You are welcome to use these photos on your website as an adoption success story if you wish. Sincerely, Cate
Copper
Hello-
Wanted to send ya’ll a picture of Copper, whose names now Cooper due
to me being unable to get ‘copper’ out of my mouth whenever I would go
to call him! Tounge just wouldn’t rap around it!
He is doing wonderful, just the best behaved rescue dog i have ever
seen. He is fast on his way to becoming spoiled rotten — and he
loves it! He has learned that the small white fuzzy puffball that
keeps licking him is his sister and they are getting along fabulosly
now.
We want to thank ya’ll so much for having the perfect dog we were
looking for, right when we were looking.
Greg and Lauren
(& Cooper and Lola) : )
Polly Wog
I adopted one of Greta’s babies (Polly Wog) and we love her already. She has fit right on in! She has taken over the dog bed! Max loves her. His nose was out of joint for the first hour but then he figured out she can be his play mate. Here is a picture of Polly at the Beach with her new friend Max. Max loves her and now they are best buddies. thanks,
Laura
Harley
Hey… here is Harley with her new kids….. they LOVE her and are smothering her with love and kisses…. she is still wonderful and did the carpool run this morning and all the teachers gave her love too…… thanks again for all you do to bring Harley into our family and for all the other connections y’all are making……Thanks again…… Alicia
Grace
Dear Joy,We have returned “home” and Mamma (Grace) runs beside us everywhere with her new collar and attached red bow.! We are crazy for this dog ,and I think the feeling is mutual on her part. What a wonderful outcome for us all!! . It is the beginning of so many happy times with her ,and the rest of my children and grandchildren are thrilled to be apart of this adventure also. She is well loved and has you to thank for with your commitment to her welfare. I wish you and yours many blessings for the blessing you have brought into our lives. There will be pictures, of course, in the days ahead. You will enjoy her participation in the life of Colonial Williamsburg and the interaction of the visiting children. I am a writer and have long time thought of children’s book based on the experiences of a child in Williamsburg viewed through the eyes of a very special dog. I think we may have found just the dog for our story. She sits beside me as I write now; sends you wet kisses and thanks for her new family.
In gratitude,
Virginia HE. Curl
Prissy
This is Prissy she was pulled from the Humane Society just hours before she had her babies…shes now doing well in her new loving home and won’t have to worry about having babies ever again!