Boston
It is with a heavy heart that I write this message to inform you that Cassidy (renamed Boston) has crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Friday, October 25th, in the loving arms of my husband and me. We adopted Boston on February 26th, 2011. Boston lived his long life being a guard dog, a running/walking buddy, a fishing companion, and a calm, steady presence in our home. Over the years he welcomed two human babies into the house, and easily became their best friend, too. Our house now feels a bit empty without him, but we know he’s at peace now. We are so very thankful for the MARS staff and volunteers for everything you did for Boston before he came to us. Because of you, we were blessed with a perfect dog for almost 14 years.

Buck aka Prince
My four-legged best friend crossed the bridge. He suffered from degenerative myelopathy -- degeneration of the spine. I bring his boxed ashes outside where he used to lay and in the bedroom at night where he laid down to sleep. He was an unusually active dog, living his walks every day and throughout the winter months. He was kinda crazy too. Dennis and I are going to miss him so much after having him for so long. He was 12. We knew it was his time so we made that dreaded decision to let him go. He left this world peacefully. -- *Mary and Dennis Abel*

Butch
Butch was found one morning waiting on someones doorstep when they went to put their kids on the school bus. He was just looking for some good food and a warm place to lay his head.They wanted to make sure he stayed safe so they called animal control to come get him and he was brought to the pound. He was very underweight, but he was so sweet. He loved everyone there including the clinic cats. He was very gentle and just full of life, even though he was around 8-9yrs old. We were able to find him a wonderful foster home with another dog to play with and his very own little girl to love. His foster family gave him lots of love and good food, and even a warm spot on the couch that he loved to sleep on. He had the life he always dreamed about! He loved his home and his new family with all of his heart and soul. Sadly he crossed the rainbow bridge on 2-13-2010, but was in the only place he would have wanted to be, with his family. Thanks for being such an amazing dog, Butch, we will all miss you until we meet again.

Buttercup and Corky
I adopted Buttercup from you a few years ago. These are a few pictures of Buttercup & Corky. When we got Buttercup was wining a lot, so I thought she was sad and missed having a friend to play with, So we got Corky about 3 weeks later. Later we found out, she just likes to talk. LOL The day we brought Corky home from MARS, it was love at first site. Buttercup became a mother to Corky. She has been one of the sweetest dogs I've ever had. Never barked and loved everyone. My friend would bring over her dog Makita (who is the size of Corky) for a play date. Makita loved Buttercup so much she couldn't get close enough to her. She would put her head inside of Buttercups mouth. When Buttercup had enough of Makita, she would head-butt her, lol. We have hardwood floors in the entry way and kitchen. Buttercup was deathly afraid to walk on them when we first got her. It didn't take her long to get use to them. We would go up north every weekend in the summer. That was her favorite thing to do. She loved sitting outside and watching all the activities. She also loved to sleep in bed us. The problem with that is she liked to snuggle and couldn't get close enough to you. It made sleeping hard, but she would complain until you picked her up and put her in bed with you. Dec. 11, 2015 we had to put Buttercup to sleep. Her hips were so bad that she was having a hard time getting around. I asked the vet at the beginning of summer when you know it's time to put her down and she said you will know when the time was right. She was correct, we knew. I was glad she was able to make it through the whole summer camping season and I think she missed Corky. We had to put Corky down Nov. 11, 2015. He was chasing a toy on the hardwood floor and slipped and twisted his back. His back got so bad after 3 weeks that he couldn't stand long enough to go potty. He was hurting so much we knew it was time to let put him out of his pain. They both went to McDonald to have a hamburger and ice-cream before going to sleep. It's really quiet at the house now and I really miss them. Corky was my baby. He had to sit on my lap any time I was sitting. Hard to sit and watch TV without him. He was just like a cat. He loved to sit on the back of the couch or chairs. He would go for a ride in the car and would sit on the dashboard until we got back. He also enjoyed sitting on the window ledge so he could see everything going on outside. He was very entertaining to watch. Always playing with something and getting into mischief. When we got Buttercup didn't know how to play with toys, but she liked to watch Corky throw a toy up in the air and play with them. She tried to throw toy up herself but didn't know what was excitement was all about. LOL I really miss my babies. Here's a few pictures of them. They were the love in my life. We were very blessed to have them in our lives even though it was for such a short time.