Alumni Stories

Wanted to send a picture of Denise - now called Lucy. We adopted her before she could get a picture on the webpage. She is adjusting well to life inside a house and we are adjusting well to life with a small bundle of joy and energy. Lucy has already met most of the townhouse community dog population and has been SMS messaged to 20 of so people in numerous states. Its amazing how quickly a little 20 pound fur-ball can affect so many people.

Thanks

Stu and Sophia

Sadie is doing well. She loves all of the little dogs in the neighborhood!

Hi,

Meant to send this sooner... here are my sweet baby girls on Easter Sunday, it was raining so the pix were taken inside instead of at the doggie park... but just wanted to share my sweet girls with you all. And once again, tell you how grateful I am that I have them in my life... all thanks to HART and the wonderful things you do for the homeless animals. Thank YOU!!!

Hi, I adopted Dima (formerly Baby Bear) and Ovi (formerly Bingo) about a year ago and thought I would send an update. I first met these adorable kitties about two weeks after I had to put my previous cat to sleep as a result of lymphoma. These little babies were only 9 weeks old at the time and totally adorable and I knew as soon as I saw them that they were just what I needed. Since the moment they arrived home, they have brought me nothing but joy and an untold number of smiles. I absolutely love them!!

They love to play cat chase and wrestle around the house and they can usually be found cuddling together in their favorite chair when I get home from work in the evenings. Dima loves playing with pipe cleaners and Ovi loves his toy mice. They both, somewhat surprisingly, love to splash around in their water fountain and are always up for a snuggle in my lap. I am so lucky to have found the perfect additions to my family!! Thanks again to HART for all that you do!! Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Kristin

Hi! I thought you'd like an update on Abby (previously Nora). She is all settled in and she and Max are getting along great, as you can see. She loves to groom him - being a mom again!

Thanks!

We adopted Hannah over two years ago after seeing her sweet picture on the HART website. When we saw her in person we knew she belonged with us and everyone who meets her is just as crazy about her as we are. Hannah likes being outside laying in the grass or running around with her dog (and people!) friends. Most recently, Hannah enjoyed a weeklong trip to the Outer Banks - she loved napping in the sand and digging for crabs! After a day of playing, Hannah loves to snuggle on the couch and take a nap, she's never met a pillow she didn't like. Her favorite things are cheese, snow, and riding in the car...and anything that's not a bath!

Dan & Clarissa Barrett

Hi Dick,

Obedience class two tonight went well. Griffin would rather eat the treat than anything, and of course wants to play, but he is just so well-behaved at home that anything he learns in class is icing on the cake :-)

We took him to meet his cousins, Barley and Koda, last weekend, and everyone just fell in love with him. I've attached pictures of him with Michael, as well as with his cousins.

Hope all is well!
Amee

I just wanted to take a moment and thank you all for the tireless work you do on behalf of homeless animals in need.

I adopted my dog Madison (formerly known as Mandy) on October 7, 1999. We were walking through a Petsmart store for no particular reason since we did not have a dog at the time and HART was there hosting an adoption.

This adorable black dog reared up onto my boyfriend at the time, and stole both of our hearts. We were young and couldn't afford the adoption fee, so we left that store with heavy hearts. A few days later after not being able to stop thinking about that sweet dog, I called your offices and spoke to a woman named Stephanie inquiring if Mandy was still available.

After a few moments of talking, Stephanie and I figured out that we both used to work for Springfield Animal Hospital. She immediately told me she would waive the adoption fee and for me to come and pick up the dog because she knew me personally, and she wanted me to have that dog. I cried with joy.

I remember driving to this little house with kennels behind it and saw my dog jumping up and down at the kennel door like she had springs for legs. She practically lept into my arms before I could put the leash on her and jumped right into my backseat ready to start her new life with me. She put her little head on my armrest so that her nose was touching my arm as I drove and that's how she rode any time she was in my car for the next 14 years.

We named her Madison and even though she was a handful at times, she was the absolute joy of my life. We moved around a lot and had a lot of other dogs in addition to Madison over the years, but she was always top dog at our house. She became the matriarch of our pack. She had a personality that was almost human and she helped us meet many people that we still call friends today.

She was the smartest dog I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, and I just know that she was meant to be a part of my family. She was like my child. In fact, she behaved better than most kids today.

Sadly, after almost 15 years in our lives, we had to let Madison go earlier this month due to complications of aging and a mass in her brain. I held that sweet girl as she took her final breath, and when she left this world she took a piece of my heart with her.

I owe my many, many years of happy memories with her to your organization and the kind souls that saved her so that she could save me. Thank you! From the bottom of my soul, thank you for that gift.

I'm sending you a link to the tribute video I made for Madison along with some photos of her time with us.

Sincerely,
Kimberly Brown

Tucker (formally Honest Abe... That was not going to stick :) ) is the best decision I ever made. I adopted him in Feb/March 2007 when he was about 4 months old. He is the sweetest cat and my husband and I love him so much. I've never known a cat to act so much like a dog and crave being with his owners at alllll times. Tucker's a love bug and one of his favorite things to do is be spooned into one of our nooks on the couch.

He loves boxes... the empty kinds... And his favorite is the one in our living room that's adorned with "Tucker's Fort- No Girls Allowed."

Thanks to HART and Eleanor, Tucker's rescuer! My little family wouldn't be the same without him :)

Hi! Thanks so much for the help! I'm sending 3 pictures for you guys to use one or all of them its whatever you all have room for!

He's a fantastic loving boy and we are super lucky to have him :) Nothing but purrs and headbumps! He's getting along much better with his brother now too so thats icing on the cake! Thanks again for your help! Hope you like the pictures

Karen,

Thought I'd drop you a line and say Merry Christmas and share with you a couple of photos of Kobe. We are so glad to have him as part of our family.

Enjoy the holidays.

Tom & Debbie

Hi,

I adopted Princess Snowball back in February. She's now "Violet" and she's a year old. She's turned into quite a beautiful little fluff ball, and I thought you might like to see a couple of photos of her.

She's full of energy and mischief, but as she gets older, she's having more and more quiet, snuggly moments.

Thanks for bringing her into my life. :-)

Beth

Hello,

Attached please see a few pictures of Smokey who I adopted on 10/27/12.

Thanks!
Courtney

I adopted Georgie and Kenzie (the two on the right, formerly Prince Charming and Cinderella of the Royal Pack). They are amazing dogs. Now I'm back as a foster dog mom. :)

Jess

Hi,

I thought you might like an update on Tommy (Tommy John). He is a great host to guests, very patient with little kids and an absolute love. Thank you for helping us find this (almost) perfect fur baby.

Best-
Kristina

Indy (formerly Rolfe) has settled in great with our family of cats since adopting him in September! After being shown that it's a cat-owned house, he quickly learned his place and has become buddies with everybody, especially our foster, Mr. Fluffy!

His 'wigglebutt' is on display every time we come through the doorhe is such a joy for our family, and we're so lucky to have him!

Penny Smith & David Zic

They have both settled in just fine and are busy being frisky and curious all day long.
They are the sweetest, loviest little kittens, we love them very much!

We adopted sweet Buddy (formerly Christopher Robin of the Pooh's Corner Gang) just before Thanksgiving of 2010. We absolutely could not imagine our lives without him. Buddy brings us such joy daily.

He loves to wrestle (especially with my husband), snuggle up on the couch, and sniff EVERYTHING! So much personality in a compact little package. He makes friends with everyone he meets - human and animal. Also, he has a heartbreaking habit of grunting like a little pig once he gets comfy.

I will forward along a few pictures. So hard to pick our favorites!

Take care,
Anna

We have two HART dogs. Tyson, our Pomerania who is 11 (we got him at 7 yrs), and Chloe (formerly Star) who is 16 weeks. They are wonderful! Our poor Tyson had some hard times before us. He came to us with 5 teeth, shy, and not knowing how to play or bark. He is now a big ball of joy! He loves to play with our other puppy Sadie who is his size. He only knows how to play like a cat, laying on his side, swatting at a toy. He loves to cuddle, be rocked to sleep like a baby, and follow you everywhere! Chloe is very spirited. She loves to play, pounce like a lion, run, chew bones, and play with her buddies. When she is not playing she is very mellow. She loves her belly rubbed, is very ticklish, and cuddling with you. She is so smart. She has been trained to go potty outside in 1 week, and will whine to let you know she has to go out. She has learned lots of commands, and will start a puppy class soon. For a little pup she has a deep, big bark. But she only uses it as needed :)

They are both wonderful dogs! We want to thank HART for saving these little guys so they could join our family. We love them so much and can't imagine our lives without them.

THANKS HART!
Blythe Family.