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Alana (now Sunny)




Before Adoption	After Adoption

I was on the shelter web site and just wanted to let you know that she is a wonderful and very playful girl who loves her kids and canine buddies, Blue (A Blue Heeler) & Annie (A Redbone Coonhound). Thank you for her and we hope you all are doing well up in Cut Bank! I have attached a picture for you to see how pretty she is! Adrienne

Katherine (now Gracie)



Before Adoption	After Adoption

Gracie is adjusting great to our home. She is getting used to sleeping in the kennel. She is a lover and doing great potty training. We all are completely in love with her. We are using the book Super Puppy how to raise the best dog you'll ever have. We find it really pays off.

Gracie goes to the veterinarian next week, when our other girls get their stitches out from being fixed. She will start her shots. Gracie and the other dogs are getting along really well. Everyone is playing and being very patient with the new baby. My Redbone, Millie is mothering her. She will be fixed as soon as she is six months.

Olivia, our six year old is the most in her face, loving her, but they are getting on really well. WE are discouraging her chewing on our hands and using toys and bones for her. She is actually doing really well on the chewing behavior. She is a chewer as she is a baby, but she is using bones and toys. We are feeding her Pro Choice from Sams Club. Gracie sleeps in a kennel in the living room. She is walking on the leash, busy chasing the other dogs and kids and of course there is her wrestling match with the cat. Gracie will be wearing her rabies tag and a name tag.

THANK YOU HUGELY! You guys are awesome. Our family would be willing to volunteer to help you with anything you need. Let us know. David and Kathleen

Dear Tina and Joe, Our yellow lab Gracie is doing great. She is a smart,funny girl who is a joy to our family. We were fortunate to have found a wonderful book called, SUPER PUPPY how to raise the best dog you'llever own. That book helped us immensely and we neverdid go through the crazy puppy stages. Anyway I will attempt to download Gracies photo for you. David and Kathleen

Hi Tina, I wanted to let you know that our adoption of Gracie has worked out great. She is a beloved member of our family. She sleeps and sheds on my daughter. She has travelled with us to Oregon and is one of our favorite five dogs! Thanks for asking and the great work you and Joe do. Kathleen

Thumbalina (Moochie)




Before Adoption	After Adoption

Our new kitty Moochie has been a blessing to our family, she has taught our other kitty, Sassy how to be a cat and how to be nice. I am so glad she came to live with us, and I think she is happy also. All our pets are spayed, up to date on shots and our kitties are declawed and indoor cats. Thank You for bringing her to us , Wanda and Curtis (Sassy, Moochie and Wally too)

Karma (now Lucy)




Before Adoption	After Adoption

We've been very busy with Lucy. The girls absolutely love her. She follows them around almost constantly. She is doing remarkably well for being trained by the two of us for only two days. We will send pictures soon.

Missi




Before Adoption	After Adoption

The evening we returned from Cut Bank, Montana. She traveled to our home just fine. As you know, we stopped at vet's and she is now current on all of her shots.

last Sunday after her hair cut at Petco. Missi was not a happy camper. I am not looking forward to the next time, maybe I will have to learn how to do it myself.

Any way to make a long story short, she is doing wonderful. Sits and stays when we tell her to. She is BOB'S DOG THO, he is thrilled. Thank you so much. Joyce and Bob

Lassie (now Maddie)




Before Adoption	After Adoption

Maddie was so good up camping, she surprised us!!! She listened. She came when called and even when she seen a squirrel and was on the hunt, when I called her back she came! No leash, just a close watch of her. pretty good huh? She is getting better all the time. Shotzy didn't even mind her. Take care.
Margaret

Hi There,

Well, I hope you are keeping cool in this heat. It is supposed to be 103 today. I took Maddie to the groomers yesterday to get a new do. They said that she is most like, Yorkie/Scottie. So since Shotzy is all Scottie, I had him groomed Scottie, and Maddie groomed Yorkie. She is so cute. I am sending a picture along so you can see.

She is a good little girl. We have fun with her. She loves us and we love her. Take Care and Will Update You Again Sometime. Margaret

Here is a cute picture of Maddie I had to share with you, she likes to sit on the bathtub edge. Take care, Margaret

Hello and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Sounds like you two have been real busy, finding new homes for everyone. Her is a new picture for you of our Maddie girl. What a pistol she is!!! She is our 3:45 AM girl, as that is what time she wakes us every morning. Hope you like the pics of Maddie and her new brother, Scoutie, and will keep in touch. Margaret and Wayne

This is a quick update from Maddie!! She is doing well, other than we are treating her for a yeast infection in her ear, but that doesn't slow her down one bit!! Enclosed is a new picture of her up camping last week. She loves the water. No fear! Hope all is well with you. Take care, Margaret', Wayne, Maddie and Scout

Lily (now Annie)




Before Adoption	After Adoption

Happy Holidays! Just wanted to say thank you again to all of you that helped get Lily to our home. As you can see by the photo, Hannah is thrilled with her new puppy and Abbey and Jack are excited too! Thank you again for all your travels. Love, The Adriaens Family

Hi Tina, Lily is doing great. She had a wonderful first Christmas with us and Santa brought her a stocking filled with toys and a new pink diamond leach and collar! Jack is having so much fun with her too! The adoption paper work will go out in the mail tomorrow. I will keep in touch as she grows...she already seems to have grown a pinch since Saturday! Take care and happy holidays to you and yours. Kelly

Hello its me Annie!
Just wanted to let you know that I am doing great! I went on my first vacation to Dubois with my family in our rv! We went to a dog sled race and boy was it fun! How do you like my new collar and rabies tag?...I just love pink! I started dog obedience last Thursday and boy am I learning alot...I'm alot smarter than alot of the other dogs there! We'll just wanted to let you know that I am greatttttt! and I just love my brother Jack, he's alot of fun! Take care and I will be in touch again! Licks, Annie

Sparky (now Sadie)




Before Adoption	After Adoption

Shelter Note: Sadie was abandoned as an elderly dog in need of extensive dental work, which we were not able to afford. She was adopted to an extremely loving family. Here is their email update to us.

From Sadie's new Mom: Just wanted to let you know that Sadie and I came home today after 2 1/2 days at the Vets. She got her vaccinations and they did a dental. Unfortunately, her dental disease was very advanced and has advanced to the bone on both her upper and lower jaws. All of her remaining teeth were removed along with a tumor on the gumline. She is

on antibiotics for two weeks. She should recover alright though he thinks as long as the heart is not affected. From his examination she did not seem to have any heart damage as yet, but with the blood and infection being released from the teeth extractions he is a little worried. Hopefully though, everything will be better for her now. The bad odor from her mouth is gone and the poor little sweetie will be on soft food forever. I was just glad to know she survived it all and already she looks better.

Just an update on her. As soon as she gets to feeling better I will try to get some pictures back to you. Thanks for everything. Judy

Sadie has totally adjusted our home and seems to be comfortable and happy. Sadie and Shasta have adjusted well to each other and now play together and sleep curled up together on our bed on her own blanket. Sadie wears her dog tags which have her name, my name, address and phone number plus her rabies vaccination tag.

It has been a sad challenge with her lack of teeth, but otherwise she has become totally healthy and happy and loved. She is eating Solid Gold canned dog food-Green Cow and Ocean Fish and Turkey along with nutritional supplements from Solid Gold (Life Extension, Sea Meal and Gold Yucca). I appreciate the support we have received from you since the adoption. Judy