Happy Gotcha Day 2006!

199 Adoptions for The Year!

Thanks to everyone who helped us throughout the year.

Ginger

December 31, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Ginger!

July 31, 2008 - Ginger has been a wonderful addition to our family. We were so luck to adopt Ginger from Labrador Friends of the South on December 31,2006. It was a wonderful way to ring in the new year. Our entire family is crazy about her. She absolutely loves to be with her family. She has a weak spot for squeaky toys. Ginger loves to wake our girls. Every morning she serves as the alarm clock. She loves to shower people with kisses. I can't imagine our life without her. We feel very lucky to have her as a member of our family!

Merlin

December 30, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Merlin!

January 1, 2007 - We wanted to give you an update and let you know that Merlin (now Midas) is doing well. He has quickly won the hearts of everyone in our family. He is settling in to his new home and really wants the cat to come out and play (she is having none of that!) He truly is a good dog, loves to play and go for walks. We thank you so much for him!

Sammie Y

December 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Sammie Y!

Apollo

December 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Apollo!

December 31, 2006 - I am happy to report that being a foster flunky was one of my best successes ever!! Hank the Cowdog formerly known as Apollo is truly AWESOME!!! Maizey adores him, Divit endures him and the cats make every effort to ignore him! (not easy with his big old self!!) He is by far the best Lab we have ever had and all of my friends and family have lined up to take him should the need arise!!! He is so good natured and just goes along with the flow! Some family somewhere has lost a great dog! We could not be happier and there is more than enough puppy love going on at our house!

Now we are truly at our pet limit and my fostering days may be over forever since I did not even make it out of the parking lot before I knew he was a keeper!

Here's to 2007 and to spreading the lab love to even more families!!

Max

December 16, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Max!

Jingle

December 16, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Jingle!

Clyde

December 16, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Clyde!

Scout

December 16, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Scout!

December 19, 2006 - Scout is wonderful. He has made us a complete family again! Something was missing when we didn't have a dog. Lucas and Marc are fighting over who will walk him, where he will sleep, and who will feed him. So far, he is the calmest puppy I have ever had and loves to play, but loves to sleep. Thank you so much for everything. Happy Holidays!

Bama

December 16, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Bama!

Thor

December 16, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Thor!

January 27, 2007 - Thor (now known as Chief) is doing EXTREMELY well. Anyways, cannot tell you how happy I am with the dog. He will not walk down the stairs in front of me, mess in the house, chew on things, beg for food.....Am just perplexed on why somebody would abandon him????

Dobie

December 9, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Dobie!

December 13, 2006 - Mr. Dobie is doing great. We are calling him Bodie now and he is quite the cutie. He has acclimated nicely and loves all the toys we bought him. He sure does love to sleep (wherever Billy and I are he just comes up and makes himself comfortable). Keep up the great job rescuing these deserving dogs. I'm trying to convince Billy to take another one in the near future!

Have a very Merry Christmas!

Aspen

December 6, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Aspen!

December 11, 2006 - We love Aspen so much and she has been a perfect addition to our family! She eats well, sleeps great, and has only had one "accident" in the house.
Now if we could just get her tail fully healed we would be at 100%.
I want to thank you both for bringing her into our lives. The best part of my day is coming downstairs and hearing Scott talk "baby talk" to her then try to cover it up when I walk in the room :)

January 8, 2007 - She has had a great holiday season! She was a trooper as we travelled to 3 Christmas celebrations, including one at the lake. She LOVED the water. Luckily, it had been about 70 degrees there all week, so we were not too concerned when she got about chest deep. I have attached a picture of her on her first "road trip". Aspen is well- loved by my husband, me, and especially our other dog, Larry. He was a little hesitant at first, but as you can tell by these pictures, they are now best friends! They do everything together. Her tail are is doing quite well. I am so glad that she is feeling better. While there is only a nub left, it "wags" whenever she is happy, which is ALL THE TIME!! She loves the back yard and loves sleeping on the couch with her mom and dad!

Thanks again for everything. She is such a perfect addition to our family :)

Spanky

December 4, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Spanky!

April 23, 2007 - Will send you some pictures if I can get him to stop playing long enough to sit still. Max and Kassie play and sleep all day long. He is a wonderful dog and a real sweetie-unless Kassie hasn't finished her chewy-then he is naughty.....he takes it!!

July 29, 2008 - Max is doing great!! He is a really smart dog that needs a "job". My 11 year old daughter has been watching the show "It's me or the Dog" and has picked up some great training tools and tips. He loves the attention and the treats! He has a girlfriend, her name is Lilly, another white lab, but she is a puppy-they run and play non-stop!! He does like to sleep and his favorite spot is on the landing of the steps-so he can keep an eye on the house and protect us from outside if needed. He also likes his bed. I had it outside my door with Kassie's bed (something she does not use since she sleeps with my daughter) and he dragged it into my room and put it where he wanted it and now sleeps in that spot at night if not on the landing. Although sometimes he gets up on the bed in the middle of the night. My son is getting a new bed-a queen; it will be interesting to see if Maxie starts to sleep on his bed!! He is really funny after we have been out of town. I usually have someone stay at the house with the dogs for trips longer than 2 nights and as soon as we get home, the greeting is awesome-he gives us all big hugs. He is still really soft and still loves to give kisses!! He is a true lab/golden-loves to play, go for walks and play ball. The kids play "keep away chase" with him-he gets the ball and you run after him to try and get it back...them you get the ball and he chases you!! Here are a few pictures-we love our Maxie and believe he was let go because he was suppose to be with us!!

Sawyer

December 2, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Sawyer!

May 18, 2007 - Hey there! Sawyer (now Tucker) is doing great! We are so fortunate to have him as part of our family. He gets along wonderfully with our chihuahuas and even lays on his back to play with them because they are so small. He is VERY smart, probably the smartest dog I've ever had. My Mom taught him how to shake hands in 15 minutes, went without doing it for 3 days, and did it perfectly when we tried it again. He is such a sweet boy and we love him very much! I have attached a picture that is somewhat recent- it was taken a couple of months ago.

Faith

December 2, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Faith!

Boo

December 2, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Boo!

July 27, 2008 - Boo, now Angus is doing great. He is a WONDERFUL dog. He has so much personality and has really grown to be such a big part of our family. He lives to swim and retrieve, and has learned to open doors so when we are at my parents' lake house, we have to keep him in a kennel when we aren't watching him closely because if he is loose (as he usually is), he will let himself out to go swimming! Thank you so much for saving him from the shelter and giving us such a great addition to our family. When we move to a larger house with a fenced in yard, we will no doubt be in touch to find a friend for Angus.

Murphy

December 1, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Murphy!

December 5, 2006 - Murphy is doing well! He is very sweet and adjusting well. Thanks for all your help!!

Arnold

November 29, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Arnold!

December 5, 2006 - Just wanted to send you a few pics of Arnold. He got his shots today and his first bath! We love him so much and are so happy that he is a part of our family!

January 22, 2007 - Arnold is doing great! I never thought I could love him so much! He goes every where with me. He weighs 27 pounds now. He has already got most of his front adult teeth growing in. We have taught him how to sit, lay, shake and he is learning how to stay.

July 28, 2008 - Arnold is still our baby even after we have had an addition to our family. Arnold as a human baby brother. And is doing great with the change. He is very protective of his brother Braden and likes to nap beside of him.

Several weeks ago we went to Florida on vacation and was able to take Arnold with us. He got to play in the intercoastal daily and even got to see his best friend that recently moved to Florida. He loves the water.

Sylvia

November 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Sylvia!

Shelly

November 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Shelly!

November 26, 2006 - Actually, she never responded to Shelly so after a lot of trial and error she responds to Izzy so that is her new name! She is doing great; she has an appointment with our vet sat at 9am to get her started on her Heartguard and flea stuff. She is doing well with housebreaking and has only had 2 accidents.

June 25, 2007 - Izzy is doing great. She loves to go to the dog park and ride around. We take a bowl of ice cubes and water in the car for her and she thinks she is something!!!! She has gotten a little overweight so the vet put her on a diet last week. She goes to get groomed every 3 weeks. She is a great dog. We love her very much and I think she loves us too!

July 25, 2008 - Miss Izzy is doing fine. She loves to go "bye" and gets to ride at least once a week. She loves those rawhide chews and absolutely loves food!!! Don't we all!!! She still gets freaked out with sirens and thunder but that also could be worse. She seems to be happy- we have a new great grandson who is 8 months old-Izzy isn't too sure what to make of him but she does give him her chewies (her rawhide things) our adult daughter calls Izzy "her little sister" she seems to be very happy and is very loved by our whole family- she goes to the dog park once a week and does well with the other dogs, she likes to walk and play ball- what else can I say we love her and i think she loves us too!!!

Chaya

November 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Chaya!

Stevie

November 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Stevie!

November 20, 2006 - This is Sunny's new brother below! A 2 yr old yellow lab, and almost her twin. The link is below for the group we used to rescue him. "Dudley" is a gorgeous, pure bred, yellow, male lab, and was about to be put to sleep before they picked him up! :( We went to one of their events and they had many great labs, so pass along to anyone looking for a great dog! You can also call them and tell them what you are looking for, and they will notify you when one comes available....

There are many great organizations like this :)

February 29, 2008 - Dudley, formerly Stevie, is doing great! He is in the black collar, with the darker face, and loves his sister Sunny. As you can see! Oh - and his daddy. :) We like to call him a really big lap dog, because all 70 lbs likes to lay in your lap as often as possible! He doesn't like anything quite as much as tennis balls. He is the sweetest doggie on Earth and has made us all SO happy. Thank you for bringing him to us!

June 10, 2008 - Attached are photos of Dudley (formerly Stevie), adopted Thanksgiving 2006, with his sister Sunny. Dudley has the black collar and the darker face. Dudley is your typical lab - LOVES to fetch, swim, and do anything that involves other people or dogs. He has made our home soooo happy! He is a sweet, loving, affectionate, playful pup. Not to mention, he is gorgeous - everyone assumes we got Dudley from a breeder. Thank you for helping us find sweet Dudley!

Goldie A

November 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Goldie A!

Buddy C

November 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Buddy C!

November 20, 2006 - Buddy is doing great!! He is the happiest dog I have ever met!! Casey (our other dog) is getting used to having another dog around. It's funny to watch Buddy follow Casey as he learns the "morning routine" and adjust to our household. Casey has always loved going on long walks, so it's nice to have another dog along!!! Buddy loves life and his personality reflects it!! Thank you!!

August 5, 2008 - This is Casey and Buddy. Both are rescue dogs and have the biggest hearts. Casey is the more "serious" one and loves to play tug. She is so graceful and absolutely beautiful when she runs. Buddy is the "goofy" one and will do anything to play a game of catch outside. He is also the "snuggler" of the family. Both dogs are perfect for each other and have given us hours of entertainment. They have been such a joy in our lives.

Melody

November 16, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Melody!

April 23, 2007 - Thanks so much for your interest in Melody. We renamed her Riley and she is doing absolutely wonderful. I'll write more soon when my kids can put a picture on the internet for me to send.

July 26, 2008 - How wonderful that your organization cares so much about the dogs it places! I don't have any pictures as I'm not too good with the computer, but Riley is wonderful! She has the sweetest disposition of any animal I've ever known. She gets along great with our other dog who is 11 years old and who has taught her all she needs to know! She is and has been from the start a wonderful addition to our family and I can't imagine she was ever not here! Thanks so much for caring!

Aspen Y

November 8, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Aspen Y!

November 27, 2006 - Here is a couple of pictures of me in my new home. My new family is really great and they have been taking real good care of me, especially my buddy Cameron. I get to go for lots of walks every day and we even go to the playground on weekends. It's past my bed time so I have to say goodnight for now but I'll write you again soon. Paws and Licks, Aspen

March 7, 2007 - Aspen did very well with the surgery (she was just spayed) and she had no complications. We had our post surgical follow-up on Monday, March 5, 2007 and her incision line looks great. Aspen is pretty much back to normal. She still loves to chew sticks. Her personality is wonderful and she loves her new family. She is well mannered and loves playing with our 5 year old son, Cameron. I will forward some pictures to you soon.

Kylie

November 8, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Kylie!

January 3, 2007 - Yes, Kylie (we've renamed her Kadin) is doing very well. She had her last round of shots right before Christmas and she had a great time traveling with us over the holidays. I don't have any of the most recent pictures of her here at work right now, but I do have these two that are quite cute.

She is growing....she's about 22 or 23 pounds now. (about a pound a week) And boy can she run! We're thinking she has some kind of terrier breed in her the more we learn, and our vet seems to think so also. She is learning to fetch a tennis ball and will run away from you if she has a frisbee in her mouth. She's absolutely wonderful and we love having her around. Sometimes she'll even leave the cat alone and they can nap together on the couch.

Mocha

November4, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Mocha!

January 9, 2007 - I am sorry that it has taken so long for me to send an update. We have changed Mocha's name to Ellie. It is short for Eleanor, my husband loves "Gone in 60 seconds." Our other daughter, a coonhound, is Shelby GT 500. Ellie is wonderful!! A mama's girl, which is great because Shelby is a daddy's girl. Ellie follows me everywhere I go. Ellie and Shelby get along great. They are sisters! When we go on our daily walks, they have to walk right beside each other, sometimes they are so close that they are touching. it is the sweetest thing. If Shelby wants to do something, she will find Ellie so she will come along. She has started to put on a little weight, only about 2 or 3 pounds. We could not have asked for a better dog. Cade is training her to be a duck dog. She loves to swim, in my aunts heated pool, wit my cousin's lab. Ellie has a lot of cousins and friends that she loves to play with. Thank you so much for putting Ellie in our lives. May be one day Cade will let me foster again! :) Thanks again! I'll send pictures soon! The mom that loves Ellie!

Scotty

November 4, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Scotty!

Koko

November4, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Koko!

November 6, 2006 - We have renamed little Koko to Zoey as we lost our Cocoa 4 months ago and it's too soon for another one and I think Zoey fits her much better. She is doing great and playing so well with Maggie, they are having so much fun. She had a little trouble with tee tee in the bathroom the first night but think she is now on the right road as she is more familiar with the doggie door and yard. Took them walking Sunday morning and she did so well on the leash I was surprised at how easily trained she is. Maggie is sharing everything with her, all toys and food and I think they have really bonded. I'm so happy that she picked us for her forever home.

May 18, 2007 - I took Zoey and Maggie to PetLodge to swim in the pool but they would have nothing to do with the water. I was beginning to think they "just looked like Labs" and really weren't. I bought them a plastic baby pool and filled it with water and it took Zoey about 30 seconds to get in and start playing, now I have to fill it twice a day to keep water in it so guess at least Zoey is a Lab. Next time I'll take them to Group Swim and maybe they'll get the idea from the other dogs. I also took some pictures of her in it and will try to send them to you. She is sooooo sweet and loveable and sleeps right next to me in bed. She did have stress related breakouts twice when I first got her but she is great now. It is so good to see her playing with Maggie, of course I don't have any grass in my backyard because of their running and she loves to dig so you have to watch where you are stepping or you'll step into a hole.. I figure that's OK as its their yard. If I had a bigger yard and more $$$ I would have more labs.

June 2, 2007 - What a beautiful girl I've grown to be!

Shawnee

November 4, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Shawnee!

November 16, 2006 - We renamed Shawnee to Captain and he is doing great in his new home. He has taken to the house and loves the back yard. He learned the doggie door and loves to eat his raw hide bones in the sun. It 's quickly becoming a "bone yard"!
Captain also likes to chase the squirrels around and loves attention from anyone! We had a little problem with him chewing on household items but we believe that is coming to an end. He's getting (so are we) a lot of exercise with 2 walks a day.
We loving having him and it's a joy coming home to such a great Lab to play with.

May 19, 2007 - Captain is doing great and loving life. We are so happy to have him. I’ve been watching the web site for a little brother for Captain, maybe a Yellow Lab puppy? I’ve seen some but the timing was not there. We’ve made some great steps with Captain so I wanted to keep focus on him before training another one. But, we are always on the lookout. Anyway, here’s an update on Captain and some pictures. (we have lots of them) It’s been six months since adopting Captain and we love them. He’s become such an important part of our lives. Our family and friends are amazed how handsome, loving and mellow he is. He just wants to have his belly rubbed and is always looking for attention. Captain’s not a barker. He is very quite and only barks at the door bell (which he just started doing) and the neighborhood possum! He guards the bark yard from squires and has buried bones all over the place! The only dog I know that doesn’t chew on a bone. He goes and buries it! I wonder if his brother does the same thing. We did have to create him at first because of some chewing problems (separation anxiety) but he’s been create free for nearly 3 months now. While we are at work he enjoys the radio and sleeps on the bed! Of course, he is a house dog so he has a doggie bed next to ours. Captain is a good listener and very behaved. We only had one accident in the house and that’s because he’s afraid of balloons and we had some next to the doggie door. Lesson learned on our part. We’ve taken a few trips to Florida and he’s great to travel with. He just sits in the back and sleeps. We have a doggie park close by so we take him there to have play time with other pups and run out some energy. He’s just an amazing Laband we are so happy to have him. After six month he knows he has a nice new home.

Nate

November 1, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Nate!

November 3, 2006 - Mr. Nate is doing great! We have decided to re-name him Matt. It rhymes with Chat our previous Lab we had. Half the times Sarah is calling Matt, Chat. Matt and us are getting acquainted and his new home. Thursday, we had our first walk around the neighborhood. Also, he is playing with all the toys we got him. His favorite place in the house is our keeping room which gives him a good view of our informal dining area and the family room. This afternoon we will walk Matt in the Roswell park. We are just waiting for it to warm up a little more. Well, a big thanks for helping us find and getting Matt for our family.

Taz

October 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Taz!

October 29, 2006 - Here I am in my new home, under my nice quilt in case I get a little chill.

November 4, 2006 - Taz is doing fine, no accidents, no fussing he waits by the door if I leave. He is getting stronger every day, actually took off when we were working outside the other day but I caught him and made him stay inside the rest of the day. He didn't like that at all, cried like a baby. My great grandsons were here all weekend and he tolerated it very well, they are 2 and almost 4. We're still very careful with that situation. Thanks for checking, I will try to bring him by the next time you have an open house. He has definitely become my dog.

May 18, 2007 - Taz or Tazzer as the name has moved to is doing just great he has almost all his hair back and rules the roost. He stays in the yard except when other animals are around. The hardest thing with him has been trying to keep his weight under control. I have been trying to show up at one of the open house programs and one of these days I may. My camera is not working at this time so no picture. Thanks for asking.

Emily

October 22, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Emily!

May 23, 2007 - Emily is doing great. She is great with our children and that is the important thing. I will try to send pictures as soon as I can.

Moka

October 21, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Moka!

November 11, 2006 - Moka is doing great! She has adjusted to our family beautifully! We are thrilled to have her. I will send you pictures soon.

December 29, 2006 - Merry Christmas Moka! We adopted her in October and couldn't be happier. She is the perfect dog for our family. Thanks for all that you do!

Remmy

October 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Remmy!

November 13, 2006 - Remmy is doing great, he learned how to get out of his pen in the kitchen, so he was switched to a crate last night. He's still in the kitchen at night while he is getting potty trained, but he's learning fast. He's doing fine at 15 lbs and counting.

Petunia

October 18, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Petunia!

October 27, 2006 - She is great! We just love her - I can't imagine a sweeter dog. She has become our "Bailey girl" and we can't get enough of her. She was great with my Mom and excited to see us when we got back. She had a great check-up at the vet to get heartworm meds and ear cleaning. I will send you a picture of her with the boys! Thanks so much!

November 29, 2006 - We are doing a Christmas picture this weekend with Bailey and I will send it to you! She is the GREATEST dog! She is even making "dog friends" now. Thank you for her!!!

Max

October 15, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Max!

November 11, 2006 - No pictures yet but I will get them to you as soon as there are some. Max is now known as Henry and is responding to his name as well as commands. He is getting along great with Belle and they are both enjoying the fall weather with long walks and chasing each other around the yard. He has been a great addition and we are so happy that he is here.

July 26, 2008 - Henry has been an awesome addition and is getting along great with everyone. I don't have any recent pictures but will get some to you soon. He is always happy and at the door to greet me after a long day at work. I am very luck to have him. Thanks so much.

Drambuie

October 7, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Drambuie!

October 12, 2006 - Thank you! All is well so far, and we've finally come up with our own name for the little guy. Since he's a shorty and chocolate colored, we're going with a double meaning "Mousse" (as in the chocolate pudding and the obviously much bigger animal!)

Thanks again, for everything…we're loving every moment with our newest family member!!

May 18, 2007 - Thanks so much for your email regarding Mousse (formerly known as Drambuie)! We are LOVING that boy and he is doing great! We keep in touch periodically with Robin, who just yesterday sent us some photos of Mousse's sister, Jazzy and we all got a kick out looking at them to see the striking similarities. I'm emailing from work right now, but when I'm home this weekend, and we'll try to get some pictures to you guys...we definitely have tons of them! He's just about 50 lbs. now, whish is about 15 pounds heavier than his sister! We asked the vet if his weight was something to be concerned about, but he reassured us that he thought he was fine where he was. He recuperated nicely from his neutering surgery, which we were happy about, and the only minor issue we ran into was a slight ear infection, which cleared right up with a prescription and ear wash from Dr. Hardee. However, besides that, he has adjusted wonderfully and he and Rusty (our other pound puppy) are loving each other's company. Hope all is well with you guys and we'll try to get those photos to you soon!

Ameretto

October 7, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Amaretto!

October 10, 2006 - She is doing great! We did change her name to Samantha. We are calling her Sam. She is terribly smart and an extreme joy thus far. I think I mentioned that I work from home and so we hang out all day. We are getting into our routine very nicely. Breakfast between 8-9, playtime with me between 10-11, potty breaks all day, walk between 5-6, playtime with John between 6-7. She loves her new bed (very soft and the perfect size). We have three squeaky toys, a soccer ball, and of course the tennis ball toy you gave us. The squeaky toys are a raccoon (who lost its striped tail this morning while playing), a bright pink pig, and a dog with floppy ears (I have a feeling that the floppy ears may be a casualty soon as well). She is leaning towards the pink pig as her next favorite after the tennis ball toy. She loves to play fetch and is just learning to play tug. She has had only 1 accident in the house (the first day we got her – none since then) and loves her crate. She is sleeping in her crate in our bedroom and has slept through the night three nights in a row (hasn't whined in her crate at all). She does get to come up into the bed between 6:30 and 7am (she LOVES it). She sleeps about 2 hours out of the day off and on and has the cutest dreams. She is doing very well on the leash. The last walk we went on there was no tension in the leash as she walked at my pace and is very attentive to my commands. In fact, she has the Sit command down perfectly. We couldn't be happier with her. She is beautiful and is a wonderful addition to our family. Below are some pics – enjoy!

August 1, 2008 - Samantha is doing great! We are constantly spreading the news about Labrador Friends of the South and what a wonderful experience we have had thus far. She is now full grown and about 45 lbs. She saw snow for the first time in January. She had a blast trying to bite the snow as it was falling, not to mention fetching the snow balls and then eating them. Sam continues to impress us with how smart she is. She has been able to identify each of her toys by name. So, we can now say “where’s your tennis ball?” or “where’s your rope?” and she goes and gets them. So cute!!! Her favorite thing besides the tennis ball is going to Chick-fil-A. Yes, she knows what Chick-fil-A means…a car ride, the smell of chicken and a treat at the drive-thru window, followed by a car ride home …it’s puppy heaven! We continue to be blessed by her presence. We often ask ourselves what did we do without her. Attached are some pictures of her in the snow and our most recent family “photo-shoot.” Thanks again!

Sonny

October 6, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Sonny!

October 7, 2006 - THANK YOU SO MUCH! You were right....Sonny is the perfect dog for my dad. He did great on the long trek back to South Carolina and handled the chaotic introduction to all the other grandchildren very well. You would never know he hadn't lived there his whole life!!! My dad is simply amazed by this dog. Today Sonny and my dad went to The Citadel/Wofford football game. Sonny was the main attraction and loved all the attention. My father was so proud. Please know that we are forever grateful for helping fill this hole in my dad's heart. We truly consider Sonny a gift from God!! We will keep in touch and send some new pictures later. I can't say it enough.... Thank you!

Lucy

September 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Lucy!

October 1, 2006 - A Lucy update (see attached pictures) -- she spent the first week adjusting to her new surroundings and environment.  She really enjoys romping around in our large, fenced-in back yard with our older Yellow Lab, Jackson.  In
fact, playing keep-away with the ball (from Jackson) and attending impromptu doggie play group with Jackson's best buddies (Rush:  Brittany, Charlie:  Aussie) are two favorite activities of hers.  I used to train Labs for waterfowl hunting in Vermont, so I'm big on training & structure -- we started last week with some basic commands, and Lucy has been a quick
study.  Feeding has been an experience -- Lucy and Jackson literally race to see who can finish first and intrude into each other's bowl space (no protection issues whatsoever).  So, she's quite the eater.  Lastly, our girls have really enjoyed playing with Lucy, but head for high-ground occasionally to spare themselves from the overabundance of kisses that they
get as a result.

Cassie

September 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Cassie!

September 25, 2006 - Cassie is asleep next to me right now actually. She had a great weekend at the house with the kids and they've all bonded so well. Cassie is following the kids everywhere and is so good with them. She's doing great in the yard and pottying, etc as well. Already VERY spoiled girl and we love her.

Roxanne

September 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Roxanne!

September 26, 2006 - She is adjusting really well. (We named her Lucy after "I Love Lucy"). We start obedience training next week.

Thank you again for bringing her into our life.

September 13, 2007 - You wanted some recent photos of Lucy (Roxanne) and I apologize that I didn't send them sooner. Things have been busy on our end but as
you can see Lucy is doing really well and is SPOILED! She rotates from our bed to the couch or her own dog bed. I can't believe we have had her almost a year. We are making plans to celebrate "Lucy Day" on September 23rd. She is going to have a trip to Piedmont Park, will get some new toys (although not that as if she needs more she has 2 baskets full now) and we will top it off with a strawberry cupcake! We really enjoy having her as part of our family and she had developed quite the personality. She is very sassy and
definitely thinks she owns the house!

Callie

September 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Callie!

Tara

September 23, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Tara!

September 30, 2006 - Just wanted to give you an update on Tara (now named Zoe). The whole family has bonded with her. She is amazing with the kids and is always at someone's side (or feet!) She loves playing fetch in the backyard, but is very calm in the house. The vet could not believe what a great dog she is. She already knows certain commands and we start training next week. Thank you for our newest member of the family.

May 17, 2007 - Hi, Zoe (formally Tara) is doing great. We moved yesterday and she is up at Atlanta Dogworks until Sat. morning. Greg has done some training with her (he is wonderful!) Hopefully she will like the new house. It has a pool, so we think so! She has settled in great and the kids love her. The cats still really do not want anything to do with her, but the younger one is learning to tolerate her. She LOVES getting out of the house whether for a ride or walk. She sees the leash and shakes so hard you can barely get the leash on her! I will send some pictures once we are settled.

Katrina

September 22, 2006 - Happy Gotcha Day, Katrina!

September 26, 2006 - Little Miss Katrina (now known as Savannah) is having a blast with us. Yesterday was her first day of school and boy was she pooped last night, wouldn't even get

November 7, 2006 - Here's one on Halloween where she was a bumble bee with her cousin Caroline. She was not happy, but we only made her wear it for 5 minutes to take some pictures, one of Jon training her on the leash (she’s getting much much better), one of her in her new bed, and her on top of us sleeping (this could be a problem when she gets bigger!) She insists on sitting on top of us when we’re on the floor!

She goes on her last visit to the vet for awhile on Saturday to get her last booster and rabies and then her spading in early January. We have decided to drive to the Northesat for the holidays because we can’t bear to leave her for a week although the girls at her day care wouldn’t mind, they love her and fight who takes care of her! We also found a great dog park near the house which she loves every Sunday morning. We have to put her with the big dogs, she is pretty rough with the little ones. She’s thinks she rules the place already!

Thanks again for her- she has made our lives much happier! When I convince Jon I can get another, we’ll defiantly call you guys!

The #1 reason why not to work from home!