Stella
I’m just writing to tell you that last month I had to say goodbye to this lovely girl I don’t know if you ever think about the dogs and the people who adopt them but wanted to let you know Stella lived a long, happy life with me since I adopted her in 2013. She moved with me to Utah in 2014 and we’ve been here since then. I miss her dearly and the house is not the same without her. Thank you for giving her a chance at a second home and thanks for letting me adopt her.

Mala
We adopted Mala in October 2012. It’s with great heartache she crossed the rainbow bridge today. She was the BEST cat, thank you for bringing her to us!

Marigold
She was the sweetest dog I ever had. I loved her every day since I adopted her in May 2017. She helped me get over some of my anxiety to loud noises and I helped her with her anxiety to loud noises. She loved car rides. Rose

Gracie
Gracie (2009-July 2023) Gracie came to us as a rescue pup, and was she ever a spitfire! It took us awhile to understand what she was trying to tell us: I need daily dog park outings, and I need consistency and structure in my schedule. As a mix of border collie and husky, Gracie was brilliant and stubborn and loved to be busy. She was the best herding dog ever, always aware of where each of us was in the house and always with a strong instinct to herd us into the same room, where she could then relax and be at ease. Gracie loved to run. She always knew that when she jumped into the car we were going to the Dog Park. Oh, how she loved to run free there. Some called her the Queen of the Dog Park because of her bossy-pants behaviors- she did seem to take charge when activity got out of line. Gracie’s energy seemed never-ending: she loved a good tug-of-war. She had a brief career in skijoring, honoring her husky ancestry in her love of winter and snow and cold. In her younger days, she loved to jump, leaping to the high bounce of her squeaky ball. She loved her morning walks, that daily ritual of new scents and surprising creature visitations (squirrels, chipmunks, bunnies, raccoons, deer, turkeys, coyote, fox). Oh, how Gracie loved food. She scouted out specific Little Free Libraries, not because they might have a preferred book to take home, but because these LFL’s also had treats. Oh happy day: treats. She loved our mail deliverer Bruce because of what he always had in his pockets: treats. She would sit so prettily, all aquiver with expectation, and quite happily crunch whatever she was given. Gracie tore apart her favorite stuffed animals, removing all the stuffing carefully, and played with the flattened carcasses with joy. Her very favorite, Tiger, ended up in multiple pieces but a good portion of his body still survives, and will be buried with Gracie’s ashes. Gracie was a talker, not shy about vocalizing her wants and needs. She could tell time- specifically, an hour before mealtime, she would begin the vocalizations and nudges toward being fed. She knew when someone was due home and vigilantly kept watch for their arrival. Gracie loved us completely without question or hesitation. In return, we loved her completely, and created a safe home for her, companioning her as best we could through scary fireworks and thunderstorms, and giving her all our attention and oodles of TLC. Gracie filled our home with her presence, and we miss her terribly.

Riley
Thank you for giving us this experience. We’ll be back soon for another sweetie! Yesterday morning was such a sad time for us as we had to say goodbye to our sweet pup, Riley. There was no other choice as he was suffering so much, but we are still heartbroken. Here's his story: When we adopted Riley from Midwest Animal Rescue Services (MARS) in MN in 2014, the staff and his foster of 5 months told us: • He is very food-motivated. • He's a little shy, but very sweet. • He was picked up from the streets in Missouri. They did not tell us: • He was the best dog EVER: totally loving, laid back, • That he was food-OBSESSED (LOL). • That he would frequently remind us of the need for a belly rub by showing his WHOLE belly! • That he would run our house by his schedule, which was created by anything you did ONCE...it became part of the schedule. • That he would never bark at other animals, just always at people he didn't know. • That he would rarely bark at all. • That he would never bother anything that wasn't his or given to him...really! NEVER chewed on anything in our house or bothered a plate of food unless you gave it to him. • That his favorite place in the whole world would be on the boat with his people. Didn't care much for water or being in it, but was obsessed with going on the boat. We had to spell the word to avoid unneeded excitement and he could smell sunscreen from behind two doors. • That we would love him so hard and miss him so much. Run, play, and eat lots of cheese and peanut butter, sweet boy...you gave us more than we could ever give you.