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Going Home Photos . . .

Max and his new family

Samantha and her new family

Libby and her new family

Hoover and his new family

MIRANDA

Just wanted to send you a few pictures from the two new besties!  Thanks again for all you do and have a great holiday weekend!

PS -  I'm REALLY gonna try hard to get them BOTH off the sofa!  Ummmmmmmmmmmmm yeah right!

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COOKIE

Dear Adopt-A-Dog,

I just wanted to sent you a little email to tell you how Cookie the Beagle is doing.  She is doing great much better then I though. Wednesday she did a lot of sleeping from being fixed but was great with us.  I bough her a cute little bed but she decide she wasn't going to use it, just some towels on the floor she liked better.  Yesterday she made her way to our couch and has been sleeping on there ever since.  She has been very good about using her pee pads which we are so happy about, she such a good girl.

We have not taken her out yet we want her to feel a little better before we take her on a little walk, most likely Monday we will take her out. We did leave her a lone for about a hour yesterday to go to the grocery store and she did great she was still sleeping on the couch when we got back. We have not had to create her yet, but we do have one just in case.  she has not chewed on anything yet.  Cookie loves to watch TV , its so funny.  My husband and I was to thank your shelter for helping us find a great do like cookie.

Thank you very much, Christine and James 

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BUDDY

First of all Orlando and I would like to thank you for bringing Buddy into our lives!!!! He has been such a joy!!!! He is doing great with the cats!!!! He tries to play with them but of course doesn't always realize his strength and most of the time they just end up running away from him!!! He is SOOOOO eager to learn and please!!! Within a week he had down sit, lie down, stay, easy when taking food, and paw and other paw!!! We are working on like a beg thing now where he sits and just puts his front paws up!!!! The only thing we have a problem with is other dogs.....but it is a work in progress!!! I think he just is so unsure of what to do with them because he wasn't socialized too much that he gets over excited........but we are working on it!!! Once again thank you so much and I figured pictures and an update would be a nice thing for you guys to enjoy!!!!!!

Thanks so much!!!!
Jacqueline

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Reilly (formerly CHICO)

Hello, Just wanted to let you know that Chico, though he is now known as Reilly, is doing great. He is eating well, loves being outdoors. And he and our cat Milo get along just great. Milo gave him his first "grooming" today, washed Reilly's face for him. I will send you photos from time to time so you can see how he's growing. I hope all the other dogs there finds good homes soon.

Thank you, Eileen

** Update **

It's been two weeks and Reilly is right at home. He has a great personality and is just so entertaining. He is learning commands, to sit, and come when called.  Working on housebreaking, it's coming along. Here are a few more photos of him and his buddy Jack and friend Roxi, who he also loves to play with.

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BIG ROCKY

Pictures of Rocky... he's such a good boy.. Colleen loves him too... the cats
are starting to come around... but Rocky loves to smell them.. He loves to eat...
I can't believe how much he eats...

Rocky loves his food.. and Colleen.  We love him more and more everyday.. He's filling out really good..  He has become the king of the house... lol.. The cats Erin and Alphie love him too...  

Much love,  Lynda & Frank

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ELLIE (formerly Abigail)

Ellie (formally known as Abigail) and I now live in Mammoth Lakes, California! She has grown to be a lovely young lady. She's just over a year old now (middle November) and has been a trooper from the start. She loves the snow out here and the lakes and every dog she can sniff! We go on walks often, show off around town and make new friends all the time! She has a best friend behind our house who is a young male golden retriever and loves to strut the neighborhood like she owns it. Sometimes when she sees a dog on TV she goes crazy wanting to play with it. When we were still living in New York, we lived on a horse farm which was one of her favorite places. She had 40 acres of fields to roam around  and stay athletic. The scenery is a little different out here in California but she still has a blast! Whenever new people meet her they all ask what kind of dog she is but I still can't narrow it down! I think based on temperament and a little looks, she has shepherd, boxer, doberman, saluki (she's so fast!), and maybe some rodesian ridgeback. Everyone that meets her is so curious because they say how beautiful she is! ! She also has a super huge crush on my current boyfriend! That's interesting because she has been terrified of men from the moment I brought her home...She now has become much more comfortable around new people and men. I'm realizing every day how intelligent she is when I teach her new tricks too. So far, we can sit, lay down, stay, roll over, fetch, shake with each paw appropriately as well as high 5 each paw seperately  or a double high 5! Our goal is to be like one of the incredible dogs that go through the courses! Ellie has been a great addition to my life and we have been quite the team!!

I've attached a few pictures as well.
Thanks! Kat

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KANA (formerly LULU)

We are so happy to have Lulu in our family.  Her new name is Kana and Lulu is her middle name.  She quickly became best friends with our golden retriever Sophie.  Kana is an extremely fast runner and is always by my side when I go on my daily run.  She is an excellent cuddler and make a cute grunting noises when you pet or kiss her while she's sleeping.  She is very affectionate and greets us when we come home with lots of tail wagging and licks.  Sophie and Kana are a great match because they love to play for hours every day which helps to tire them out.  We included a photo below which shows Kana and Sophie cuddling, actually I think Kana was trying to steal the ball but it's sweet anyways.

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PICKLES

Wanted to send you a few shots of "Pepper" enjoying her new home - she is so much fun and a perfect addition to our family. Magic (my 9 year old cat) and Jax (my 4.5 year old Beagle) have simply fallen in love with her, as have Alexa and I. Please let Allison know that Pepper is very happy and so are we. We will send a few more shots once my daughter gets them together as our new little kitty is quite the character! Many thanks to you and Adopt-a-Dog, our kitty is just what we needed to complete our wonderful Holiday! Thanks again, Dana

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SYNDEY

Adopting Sydney has changed our lives.  She is an absolute love.  It is so wonderful to have her in our home.  She has grown to be a big girl but her reddish / blonde color stayed the same.  People in our neighborhood remark about her good looks.  She adores us and protects her home lovingly.  Hopefully in the Spring we can bring her for a visit.    Thank you for helping us to adopt her last May.   Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. 

All my best wishes for 2010.

Love you,   Ro

P.S.  She still loves her cream cheese!

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COMET

We adopted Comet on 3/18/09.  We changed his name to Cory which he has learned to respond to very well.  You may recall the large hairless area on his side which has since healed up entirely.  Our vet believes that it was probably due to stress relating to his being moved several times before he wound up at K9adoptions.

Cory spends his days running around our 2+ acres with his adopted sister (a 9 year old female lab-beagle mix), has become a proficient, if insistent, swimmer in our pool and enjoys laying around the couch in our den watching TV in the evening.  He sleeps on a comfy dog bed next to a heating / AC vent in the kitchen at night.  Our vet says he is in excellent health.

He is an exuberant, loving dog and has paid us back with tons of affection an earns his keep by enthusiastically chasing visiting Canada geese off our lawn.
He is very affectionate with his adopted sister, though sometimes inappropriately so, and both gentle and loving to visiting adults and children.

We couldn't be happier with Cory and believe he is equally happy with the arrangement. 

Jim & Eileen

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RUBY

Ruby is doing so exceptionally well, I'm not sure if anyone would recognize her- she is happy, full of life and energy, and loves to be loved.  She is so well-behaved, and always tells us when she needs to go out to use the bathroom!  She and our other 'shelter dog' Henry are the best of friends, and don't do anything without the other.  They walk next to eachother when we go for walks, sleep next to each other at night, and love to play.  Ruby is 100% healthy, loves going to the groomer, and is a true princess.  We can't understand how anyone ever let her go.  She is the love of our lives.
I will try to send pictures soon.

Thank you so much for allowing us to give her the best home possible.  We are so lucky that she chose us!

Teddy

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OSCAR (formerly BARRY)

My husband and I recently adopted a dog from you in early November named "Barry". We changed his name to Oscar and he is doing very well! He loves his walks around town and running all over our home. He recently discovered his love for snow! I could not be happier with him and I think he feels the same way! He is so well behaved and has been a cuddle monster since day one! Thank you so much for helping us through the adoption process. A special thank you to Brian and Kristen for their assistance and advice. They were wonderful!

I have attached a picture of Oscar in the snow! 

Thanks again and have a happy and healthy new year!!!

Lisa

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GREMLIN

Gremlin is doing great and is a ball of energy. I gave her all of her toys, rawhides plus a few new ones. She has become very affectionate with me and has started doing some things that I thought were very interesting. She has been trying to get Monkey to play with her. Unfortunately, Monkey is not that much into playing. She is getting older and mellow. The other thing she has started doing is while I'm sitting on the floor watching TV, she started bringing her toys and things over to me and dropping them in front of me. I tell her what a good girl she is and she goes and gets another one. It's pretty funny to watch. I think Gremmy is really starting to trust me and I'm surprised it happened so quickly. I really need to get a tripod so I can get some of this stuff on video. I'll take her out one more time tonight around 10 ish. I'm so glad I brought her home.

While some may categorize Gremmy as stubborn, she is really just very determined. She is quite the character and while I have been worried about getting her out to pee all the time, I forgot that I changed her feeding schedule. She eats at about 6:00am and about the same time in the evening with a snack at lunch. It's so dry in this house that she drinks a lot of water. I need to get a humidifier. I just don't want to her to be uncomfortable because I know she will hold her pee if she can and hasn't had any accidents. Last night in my rush to get her out when I got home, I came in the house, said hello to Gremmy and grabbed her leash. Little Miss wasn't having any of it and had her own agenda. She ran into the kitchen and plopped her ass down on the floor in front of the refrigerator. When I said, "Come, let's go outside" she stood up and stomped her front feet repeatedly on the ground! "I get it. Want to eat?"  My daughter got very excited and did the happy dance so I just dropped her leash on the floor and prepped her food. The funny thing is that she didn't want to go out until an hour later. Gremlin is going to be a good trainer.

Today, Gremlin met my vacuum cleaner. It isn't very big, but it has a beater head on the front of it and she was going into attack mode. Gremlin doesn't bark and will whine when she wants something, but this is the first time I heard her bark and it was a struggle for her to get it out. Every time she did bark it made her cough. I don't know it it was the noise of the machine or the fact that it was pushing her toys out of the way to clean, but I had to stop, get some treats from the fridge and work with some desensitization to it. She settled down, but it is going to be a work in progress. I took some pictures of her, but she was moving so fast in some of them, they kind of suck. I sent you the good ones. Gremmy and I are having Prime Rib and Fresh Yams for Christmas. I'll try to get some veggies into her. (yeah it's off her diet, but it is only one meal).   Blessings to you and all those you love and have a Very Merry Christmas!

Denis

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BARCLAY

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!   From Barclay and the gang.    

Best regards, Laila

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BELLA (formerly BUTTONS)

Buttons.... now known as BELLA (Buttons) is the joy of our lives. She weighs 45 lbs now and is just a bundle of muscle and energy. She still has a liking for sticks and tree branches which she was toting around in her mouth the day we came to see her at the shelter. She is still very shy with strange people and even friends who come around often. She barks...her back hairs go up and then she settles down NEXT TO THE PERSON she was barking at minutes before. Bella gives love and accepts love on her own terms... She is completely housebroken... is smart as a whip and loves to play with other dogs... Adopting Bella was the highlight of 2009. Many thanks for finding her. Attached are some photos of our little "angel". Merry Christmas... and Happy New Year.

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SAMPSON (formerly SMILEY)

Happy holidays to everyone at Adopt-a-Dog! 

The holidays are always a great time to reflect upon your blessings in life – one of ours is our pitbull Samson (formerly Smiley) who we adopted from your wonderful organization all the way back in October 2005.   Your great staff worked with us to arrange the adoption despite the fact that the house we had just bought on Long Island wasn’t closing for another 3 weeks. So we came every weekend, sometimes even both Saturday and Sunday, to visit Samson/Smiley to take him out for a few hours of exercise, play and bonding time.  It was during one of those weekends that my husband proposed and we became officially engaged, with Samson wrapping himself in glee around our feet (the leash was wrapped around our legs so my husband couldn’t even get down on one knee without tripping!).  It is one of our best memories, for all time, and it wouldn’t have been possible without your wonderful organization.   

Samson/Smiley was originally given up in March 2005 at 9 months, an owner surrender to New York City Animal Control.  Fortunately the behavior specialists gave him their highest temperance testing scores so he escape a dire fate.  From the story we were told by your staff at the time, he was fortunately transferred from Animal Control to another shelter, and from there to your facilities in Armonk, to give him a better shot at being adopted.  But it was still another 6 months before my husband saw his photo on PetFinder.com – it was love at first sight.  Now Samson is a beloved member of our family – which has since expanded to include our 10 month old son.    Thanks again for all your hard work and dedication to this worthy cause – and happy holidays!   David & Jill

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TIFFANY

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STAR

Star is doing well. She has really bonded with the kids. She especially loves my daughter. When Elaine is taking a nap, Star will sit outside her bedroom door and cry out for her to wake up. Star has also been to the new Walkway over the Hudson. She has come with us for visits to my in-laws in Pennsylvania and did well on the trip and was a very good guest in their house. Around Halloween, she did get a hold of one of my pumpkins. I found her downstairs with it between her paws. She was trying to chew off the stem. She has been really good with the Christmas tree. It has actually been my two year old daughter that has been getting into the tree. It snowed today and Star seemed to really enjoy it. We even walked on the rail trail this morning before they plowed it. Star has been gaining weight. I have to weigh her again on my wii fit. I know she gained since the last vet visit. I've attached a picture of my husband cuddling with Star on the couch.   -Carolyn

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ISABELLE

Just wanted to touch base with you guys to let you know that Isabelle (or Izzy as we call her) got checked out by our vet on Fri a.m. and everything was a-ok!  I have attached some ADORABLE pictures of Izzy and her older brother Wyatt. They are loving each other's company...a real sibling match made in heaven!  My husband Ray and I would like to thank you guys again for taking such good care of her while she was with you and allowing us to welcome her into our family! 

Happy holidays!
Colleen

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MARNIE

I just wanted to let you know that Marnie is doing really well.  She gets along great with her "cousin" Remi.  They spend a lot of time together and miss each other when apart.  Thank you so much for allowing us to adopt her, she has been such a joy to have.   Have a great holiday!!   Thanks, Debbie

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TAZ (formerly Preston)

Hope all is well with you and the shelter. I just wanted to send you an update on Taz (now renamed Preston). He is one of the loves of my life! His personality is amazing and his favorite pastime is cuddling. Preston and our other dog Wesley are wonderful together; almost inseparable and great brothers. He is about 65-70 pounds already and still growing! Thank you again so much for allowing us to welcome him into our home and lives. Have a wonderful holiday season!  

Lauren and Jason

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BOGIE (formerly Bogart)

Just wanted to send you some pictures of Bogie (Bogart) we absolutely love him. Zoey and Tucker love him as well. He is totally comfortable here and loves his new home. He is free to roam the house and has not had any accidents.  He is really smart, he has already learned sit, stay and down since we have had him. Next week he is going to sunny Florida with Zoey and the Family!  Thank you for giving us the opportunity to have him. He will definitely be entering the Adopt-A-Dog alumni at the show next year! We will send more pix at a later time.

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ARCHIE (formerly DaVinci)

MY NAME IS ARCHIE FOPEANO and I come from AAD.
I go for visits, but I have a problem making friends. Can you tell?
I am really a knock out. Women (and men) cant get over how handsome I am.
Do you think I come on tooooo strong?
Any advise Kristen?
Love
Archie

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LEVI (FORMERLY LESLIE)

Deer frends,
Lok at me me me!! (eye am the tall girl)
Kristen placed me w. theze other dogs from AAD.
Eye am in heaven.
Thank u 4 beleaving in me, Kristen.
Eye Luv U.
xoxoxox
LEVI
p.s pleazzzzzzze vote 4 me at Orvis Cover Dog contest!

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ALICE (Now TSUKI)

A Side Note:

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DINO (Now FRITO)

Hey!!! He's doing great!!! He's kinda crazy!

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ROSE

This is Rose at 2!  I hope she slows down soon- She has more energy that she knows what to do with it!  We love her so much-   Regards,   Andrea

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SAPPHIRE (Now JELLY BEAN)

I'm writing with a long overdue update on Sapphire the kitten we adopted in May.  Her name is now Jelly Bean and we love her very much!  She has acclimated very well into her new family (5 humans, 4 other pets) -- no problem with her feisty nature.  She is very independent and loves to "hunt" for bugs.  She has a hearty appetite and always comes running at dinner time.  She does not like to be picked up and cuddled.  However, when she's in the mood she finds you and rubs and purrs and cuddles her way to your lap (or shoulder).  She is also very adept a finding comfy places to snooze -- be it the laundry basket, or the recycled newspaper bin.  She is a very playful, loving, adorable little (well, not so little anymore) kitten who is loved very much.  Thanks to all of you at Adopt-A-Dog for taking care of her until we could make her ours!  You do a wonderful job!

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LUNA

Hi everyone!   Just wanted to send you some pictures and a quick update on Luna.  She's doing great!  We can't believe we've had her for almost a year.  She is the sweetest dog.  She loves going to the park (as you can see from the pictures) and playing with the younger dogs.  She also LOVES being in the mud and water! 

She has fit in so well with our family.  Also, as a nice surprise, she adores kids!  She always runs up to them and flops right over onto her back, so they can rub her tummy.  I hope everyone there is doing great :)   Amanda

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DAKOTA

Hi!

I have attached some pics for you to enjoy, although she has grown some since these were taken. Thanks so much, she is the best!  Regards, Rosemary

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ANNIE

Hi there, here are some pictures of Annie, the formerly named Charm. We spend lots of time playing, kissing & hugging! 

Take care, Lori & Cliff

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