Lorelei

Lorelei is fitting into our family extremely well. It is hard to believe she wasn't adopted sooner! It is obvious she has some issues with certain objects which seem to have some negative imprint on her psyche. These issues will be overcome through patient work and lots of love. We are already seeing signs of this happening! We have left her alone in the house a few times for short periods without incident.

From day one, when I open the front door, Lorelei waits for me to say, ok, to go outside and she walks at my side keeping stride with me when we go for walks around the property. Five laps of the front yard is one kilometer and she stays right by my side. Lorelei has slowly become more comfortable and relaxed each day inside our home as well as outside. Lorelei is very well trained. She went to chase a rabbit in the backyard and stopped and came to me when I called her off. Lorelei will lick our hand or face when she wants to go outside to urinate, etc. She is learning our routines and is happiest when we are all at home with her as a family.

We thank all of you folks at Upper Credit Humane Society for taking good care of Lorelei during her stay at your facility. The good folks you all have working and volunteering have done a great job with Lorelei which has made her transition into our home that much easier.

Best Regards…
Robert

Posted May 16/10

Serenity's Happy Ending

Well I finally got her home and she was AMAZING in the car. She sat in the back seat and did not try to crawl into the front. She did not whine, whimper or bark the whole way. When I got her home I brought her up to the apartment and it took her about 10 minutes to climb our 25-30 open stairs but once she got to the top she looked happy. The first time she walked in the door she was a little timid but then quickly got used to the apartment. I took her for a walk up the street till the sidewalk ended then back, she was startled by a horse and buggy but made it ok. She eliminated a couple of minutes later, it was loose and slightly gooey (I attributed that to the days stress). When we got back to the apartment she walked around up and down the hall but always came back to me. She went to chew on my seaweed basket then the coffee table so I gave her a slice of bone and marrow (from the butcher shop and did she ever enjoy that!!). I took her out every hour and she went pee two of those times. She was quite shy with Michael at first and sulked for the hour I was away at the grocery store. She follows me on my heels. She would not eat her dinner unless I was right there but she will go and have a drink on her own. Around 9 we

Max's Happy Ending

Hi Everyone,

We just wanted to send you an update on Max :) Our apologies, the most recent photo we have on our camera is this one, the rest are on our cell phones. We promise to take more on our camera and we'll send them along.
He is doing very well!! When he was at the vet in October/09, he weighed 17.5 lbs. His leg is healing great!
He wasn't into toys when we first brought him home, but within a month he became attached to a stuffed monkey and duck, which he now chases and shakes around when he's excited. He has claimed one of our chairs in the living room, so when we don't have company over we lay a padding and blanket down for him, and then he buries himself underneath it.

He loves his walks around the park and gets along well with everyone. Still not friendly with children so we of course avoid any contact. Max has a bestfriend names Gizmo, who is Gary's parents' chihuahua. He loves to get Gizmo chasing after him, it's so cute!
He still of course wins the hearts of everyones he meets, whether it's company or the people at the vet and we absolutely love him to bits!!! We are so thankful to have him! We will send more pics soon :)
Take care and thank you for everything!!!

Sincerely,

Jen, Gary & Max

Monty's Happy Ending

To all staff at the Upper Credit Humane Society,

We wanted to update you on Monty (a.k.a. Casper). We were so lucky to adopt Monty in February. He settled in immediately and has become a very loved member of our family. The girls just adore him and find it hard to be away from him for any time. He is extremely intelligent and affectionate and has definitely inherited the best of both breeds (greyhound and lab), he learns quickly and is so eager to please. He loves his walks and chasing the ball..and sometimes he even brings it back! He is addicted to sticks and anything that resembles a stick!

We thank all the staff at the UCHS and especially Monty’s foster mom who must have given him so much love and stability in his early days. Our lives have been enriched with this loveable guy and we can’t imagine life without him. Here are a few pictures of the first few days and more recently from Easter weekend with Grandma’s rake!

With kind regards,

Lisa, Graham, Emily, Maggie & Monty Hush

Bumbalina's Happy Ending

Hi there,

Just wanted to let you know that Bumbalina is settling in quite nicely. She's a sweet little thing, incredibly affectionate!

Thanks again,

Glenda

Tony's Happy Ending

It has only been a short while, but we wanted to let you know how well Tony (7 month old brown tabby cat) is fitting into our family.

When we first brought Tony home our 5 year old cat Fletcher, who has been the only pet for the past 3 years, didn't take very kindly to sharing his space. He did some occasional hissing at Tony and followed him around making sure he didn't do something he wasn't supposed to, but Tony didn't seem to notice as he was too busy exploring his new home. Day by day Fletcher realized that Tony was here to stay and accepted that fact, and now they are best buddies. They play, curl up together on the sofa, and even groom each other on occasion.

Even though he has his own toys, Tony has laid claim to a whistle attached to a cord that belongs to our daughter and drags it around the house. He loves it when one of us pulls it around the house so he can chase it, and much to our amazement, he can be in another room and when our daughter blows that whistle Tony comes running!!!

Tony has been a welcome addition to our family and is settling in very nicely.

We have attached a photo of Tony and Fletcher catching some ZZZs in the warm sun.

Sincerely,

Rob & Cathy and family

Mickey's Happy Ending

We just wanted to give you an update on Mickey. He is enjoying his new family "The Sloans". He has his first vet appointment with us on April 9. He enjoys the children and sleeping on our beds. We will drop by when we are on our way up to Collingwood in the future.



Janine and Family


picture of him sleeping first day with us. And picture with our daughter with him.