Well...here's Bo (formerly Vance). Isn't he growing up to be such a handsome fellow. He is actually growing faster than I can keep up with. He went from weighing 28 lbs in Dec at his first Vet's visit to weighing in at 50 lbs 2 ozs last week. I admit it hasn't always been easy, especially with my other dogs not ready for me to bring another one into our home but looking at that face and all the entertainment he provides on a daily basis has well been worth the effort. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't even think twice about it. I never have a shortage of 'puppy kisses' with him around. If everyone could experience the love of a "rescue" dog, this ole world would be such a better place..........

God Bless

Just an update on Nikki since it's been a little while since we spoke. She continues to have the life of a princess and of course, she's very spoiled. Here's a few new pictures with her favorite ball. As you can see from the marks, she loves to play soccer with me. Anyway, I'll keep in touch as time goes on so you know how important she is in my life. Take care.

Michael and Nikki

We adopted Cody last year and just wanted to let you know that he is doing great!  He quickly became a member of our family and now we're not even sure how we ever got along without him.  He loves to go for walks and play with his toys.  He is such a faithful companion and loves to be wherever we are.  We did find out that Cody has a heart murmur and enlarged heart.  We just went back to the Vet. Cardiologist for his 9 month checkup and found out that the medicine he was taking was working so well that we were able to reduce his dose by half.  Thank you for the work that you do.  We love Cody!

Katie Kent

Bandit and I are doing great together!  I took him to Dr. Fuller last week and he got RAVE reviews from him.  He is doing great!  He weighed 10 pounds.  Yep...he is growing and our love for each other is growing as well.  He is the talk of my community!  He loves everyone.  He got the remainder of his shots along with his rabies shot and the little fellow just sat there and wiggled his tail the whole time.  Then, after the doctor was through with him, he walked over to the doctor and laid down on his feet.   He got treats for that one!
He is a very smart dog and is trying hard to manipulate me.  Potty training is getting better but I have him on a feeding schedule that helps regulate that well.  We have lots of time together and he just will not leave my sight.   He is such a people dog and I knew it when I met him.
He loves the camera and getting his picture taken.   He is so happy and SPOILED ROTTEN! 
See you soon and thanks for bringing me and Bandit together!

David Matthews and Bandit

A note from a happy new adoptive Mom
"born" March 14, 2008, Maya, Lilly Keel.
43 lbs and 9 ounces
Mother doing great
Not sure who the daddy is
Feline siblings have expressed "excitement"
Loving
Playful - squeaky toys and tennis balls are the "ultimate"
Lab Mix
House broken
Smart
Stubborn
She loves treats and has also adjusted quite quickly to “plushness”. She now prefers my bed over the floor as she sleeps like a rock with a little “snoring” activity going on. She’s my “baby”


Gabrielle

Lilly

Lilly

Lilly

We adopted Quibble in Aug 07. We waited eagerly for almost a week to pick him up,  while he was neutered,  and after referring to him as Quibble for the entire time.... well, nothing else ever quite fit. So Quibble it is! And we love him so much!!!! He is his mommy's baby. The rest of the family love him, but he's my little buddy.  He gets along well with our cat... Midnight. He knows his boundaries, as she has set them well, but takes sudden spells to happily chase her around (he just knows not to actually "catch" her).  He even gets along with our two big dogs (Lab & Husky) who are in the yard. He plays and jumps on them just like he's one of them. They seem to think he's funny. I think I've even heard them laughing when Quibble came outside sporting one of his many coats or sweaters. He doesn't know they are laughing though, because he thinks he's quite dapper in his attire. :-) Since his adoption, Quibble has made a trip to the beach, gone fishing, crabbing, camping, gone on many road trips, enjoyed visits to the "grandparents", celebrated his birthday and enjoyed his first real Christmas. Thank you so much for bringing us together and for all you do for animals of all kinds.    


Marie

We wanted to give you an update on our sweet boy, Elvis, that we adopted in October of 2007. When we adopted Elvis from TEARS, he had been living there for almost two years. On the day that we adopted him, we were very excited about making him a part of our family. He was a little bit nervous at first, but he quickly warmed up to all of the family. We have never seen a dog that was so grateful to have a bed to sleep in and someone to play with. Thank you so much for all that you do for these animals!

Kimberly

At the end of December last year our family was very fortunate to adopt one of the Blount County Massacre Kitties. We adopted a female and named her Purrsilla. Purrsilla did not have to be shaved like so many of the other cats, however, she was very skinny and her hair was sickly like her body. Purrsilla suffered from ringworm in the beginning and numerous eye infections. It did not take long before she began to come out of her wounded shell. She is a real loving lap cat. She was easy to litter train and never has had an accident. We kept her in the laundry room for the first few weeks and then slowly opened up the house one room at time. Purrsilla is absolutely perfect in everyway. We have almost had her for one year and I thought you might like to see the progress. She has come a long way in a short time. Purrsilla is living proof that your organization does great and wonderful work and we are proud to have one of your rescues in our family.