Baxter- AKA Lucky

My husband and I adopted "Lucky", a little tri-dapple doxy about 6 weeks ago from Homeward Pet.  We just adore him!  We gave him a new name, Baxter, and he is an absolute joy!  He is such a well mannered dog, and so smart, too!  He has already learned to stay on his blanket while we eat dinner, and he stays in his doggie bed in our room all night without wandering.  He also became crate trained very easily - he even waits in his crate in the morning when he hears his special "crate treat" (a kong ball with treats inside) being prepared.  He loves to sit on laps (and sleep on laps!), and when he is feeling frisky, he loves to pounce on his toys and chase after them when they are thrown (we haven't quite learned "fetch" yet :).  

We just wanted to update you that Baxter seems very happy and healthy and how well he has fit into our family.  We couldn't have "ordered" a more perfect dog for us!  I look forward to snuggling with him when I come home from work

 

Thank you for taking such good care of him while he was at Homeward Pet!

 

Sincerely,

Kim and Jim

 

The Kittens

Hi Laurel,

The kittens are doing wonderful and have adjusted really well to the house and our dogs. We've been keeping them in our large laundry room/mudd room because we didn't want them to get lost in our big house. We plan on moving them to one floor soon. Our golden retriever just loves them and is very playful and affectionate. Our shepard mix is curious, mostly stays out of their way but the kittens go to her a lot, sniffing and walking right under her nose. She just lays there watching them. The cats love her dog bed and lay in it all the time when she's not there. We bought a very tall cat stand with 2 cat scratchers attached, it has 3 levels with two beds. They absolutely love it!  The kids just love having them and spend lots of time with them. Both cats are very verbal and purr so easily when we're around...we really love them.

 

Please tell the original owners they are welcome to email me anytime, I would be happy to send pictures.

 

All the best,

Erin

Mollie

Dear Jim,
As you may recall we adopted Mollie last week Sunday (9/4). We got her home safely to Bend (she's a great car rider). She seems to love it here and we sure love having her. She just seems to want to please. We've got her into our vet for a thorough exam to which she happily and calmly submitted. She got a clean bill of health and the vet was truly impressed with the services you folks provided. Because she was adopted there was no charge from the vet and we have her scheduled for ongoing services. We're in the process of lining up a trainer.
We want to thank you all and Jim in particular for everything you did.
We feel like we have won the Lottery and we think Mollie feels the same.
Joan Marie and John

Ivy

Hello: Just wanted to give you an update on our recent adoption of Ivy. She adjusted amazingly well and joined us out of her safe room after just one night. She is super friendly with us all and LOVES the girls. They play together so much and there is lots of laughter and giggles coming from wherever it is that they are playing. Ivy is a gentle girl with an amazingly tender personality. We are loving every second of her.

Attached are just a few pictures of Ivy with my youngest, Gemma rolling on the gymnastics mat together. The other two are ones of just Ivy.

Thank you so much for helping us find her, she is the perfect addition to our family. Ivy has her check up tomorrow morning with our vet and we look forward to continued love and happiness for a lifetime ahead.

Will update again in the future. Thanks so much for all that you do. We found your adoption process a wonderful, meaningful experience.

All the best.

Cathy Stehr

Chella & Gobbers

Homeward Pet,
Here are pics of the kitties we adopted Sunday. These little cuties caught my eye & they will grow up w/the kitties & doggies in our household. Here are the 1st pics of --you guys called them Camille & Guido--we have tentatively named them Chella and Gobbers, we'll know if the names 'stick' in a couple more days, or who knows, their behavior may present new possibilities.

Becky

Izzy

Hello to everyone at Homeward Pet,

On July 6th, we came to Homeward Pet looking for a dog.  We were very impressed with the caring and kindness that we saw in all of the staff as we discussed what kind of dog we were looking for and you interviewed us to be sure that we would be a good forever family for one of your dogs.  It was "love at first sight" when we held Izzy and she licked our faces- we are a perfect match for each other.

 

Izzy was 21/2 months old when we got her and she weighed 6 lbs.  She is now 4 months old and weighs 13 lbs.  She attended "Puppy Preschool" at Doggy Haven (thanks to your suggestion and coupon)) and is now enrolled in "Star Puppy Class" and doing very well.  She is much smaller than all the other dogs, but has no fear and chases them all around at playtime - it has become apparent that she has a fair amount of "terrier" in her. As you can see, she is adorable!!!!!!!  She is wonderful with our 2 grandchildren and is adored by everyone she meets.

 

We are so grateful to all of you at Homeward Pet for the wonderful work you do to help care for and find good homes for the many animals in need and for bringing us (her forever family) together with Izzy (our forever dog).

 

Thank you so much,

Mike and Linda

 

Mouse and Dash for the holidays!

It's that time again..... bring out the boxes of holiday decor and time to try on holiday outfits !
Mouse and Dash are excited for another holiday season 2011!
They are still thinking of what to be this Halloween. We will keep you posted!

Widget and Elliot

Widget and Elliot (now ZuZu and Pippin) are such wonderful buddies.  For being the runt of his litter, Pippin is the ringleader of these two, always on the move--climbing up screens, over countertops!  He loves to retrieve sparkle balls when he's not putting them in his litter box or water bowl or BOTH, which makes for a very disgusting sparkle ball.  ZuZu actually defers to him, though I tell her to be a more assertive female as she watches Pippin eat all of his food AND hers.  She loves to groom him. I can't imagine NOT having two kitties.

 

Thanks,

Diana

 

Dahlia's Birthday

Dahlia (formerly Kirin) had her one year birthday and then her one year anniversary with us recently. As you can see, she's enjoying it all. Thanks again, Homeward.

Silvio Enzo Dante

We adopted Silvio (formerly Brody) on Sept. 2nd. As you can see, he has settled in quite well. We weren't sure of how well our existing cat, Cordelia would feel about him. She was a bit unsure on the first day we let them spend some time together when he pushed her out of the way and started eating her food. Silvio is a very playful, brave and curious kitten. He just loves Cordelia and follows her everywhere. She is warming up to him a bit more each day. They seem to love chasing each other around the house. I have no doubt that one day we'll come home from work and find them snuggled up together.
Thanks for helping us find these two most excellent kitties!
James & Virginia Lupori

ps. We also wanted to say thanks to the folks who published the picture of Cordelia's grown up kitten Pocket on this blog in May of 2011.
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Winifred

Hi everyone at Homeward Pet!! I am the proud owner of Little Win a.k.a Winifred. She is doing great now that she has adapted to our home. We had a rocky start at first because she was not getting along with our other cat Gizzy but now they are best friends. They sleep together, eat together, and no more hissing (yay)!!! They play with each other and chase each other around the house. Little Win is a very cute cat. If you are on the computer laying down on the floor she loves to come up to you, lay on your chest and cuddle with you. She also loves to cuddle up around our heads at night. I've attached a few pictures of Little Win and of our other cat Gizzy.

 

Thank you again Homeward Pet for letting us adopt an amazing cat!!!

 

Ashley & Jose

Elizabeth

Hello,
 
  Our family adopted Elizabeth, a sweet 1 year old tabby cat, last week.  I wanted to send the wonderful, friendly staff at Homeward Pet a quick update and let you know how Elizabeth is doing. On Elizabeth's first 3 days here, she spent most of her time exploring every nook and cranny of the house. She walked around carefully and made sure that she sniffed every wall, table, carpet, and piece of furniture that she encountered while exploring!  On Saturday, we took Elizabeth for her free wellness checkup at the Redmond-Kirkland Animal Hospital.  Elizabeth received her second deworming treatment and was given a clean bill of health by her doctor. 
 
  Elizabeth is quite familiar with her new home now and is always purring.  She loves to play with feathers, colorful balls, or her catnip-filled mouse. At night, Elizabeth finds a cozy spot on someone's bed and likes to snuggle up against any one of her new family members! Her favorite place for sightseeing is on a window sill, where she loves to look outside at the trees, listen to the sound of birds, or intently watches little insects flying around outside under the patio light.  
 
  Elizabeth is loved very much and is a very happy and cute kitty.  She has brought so much joy to us and we are grateful to the staff at Homeward Pet for helping us to find the perfect pet for our family. Her personality is exactly what you had described - both playful and very sweet. Thank you again and we look forward to keeping in touch. 
 
All our best,
 
Tara & Family

 

Patrick

We adopted Patrick on Wednesday 8/24/2011. We dubbed him Dewey. He shares a home with an eight year old Bengal female, Missy.

 

For their first non-barrier meet Missy showed a preference for stealth by hiding in the basket and slapping Dewey with repeated, lightning quick jabs, as he went by. Dewey completely and immediately capitulated by falling to the floor, rolling over, and making whirring sounds. That was Sunday.

By Tuesday Dewey was sidling up to Missy and kneading her in the ribs. There is some chase. It would seem Dewey wants more of that. He seems to taunt. There are attempts by Missy to groom Dewy. Dewey’s outgoing charm was just too much for Missy to ignore.

 

He is adorable and we’re very happy we found each other.

 

Thanks Homeward Pet!

Wanda and Jim