Garrett (now Chuck Norris)

You may remember Garrett, the English Bull Terrier you had for a short period of time, I did rename him Chuck Norris.

I came and waited until adoptions started and without a doubt knew he was the next boy I wanted to add to my family. You guys were unsure how he would act with other dogs, kids, or cats. I can assure you he does great with all of them! I have had no incidents with him and I have actually seen him be submissive more than anything. His best friend is our neighbor cat that waits at our front door for Chuck Norris to come running out.

 

Chuck Norris officially passed his first class at the Doggy Haven resort. We start the next class in September! My goals for him is to get his Canine Good Citizen and be a crazy agility boy.

I also want to say thank you to all of you. While we were waiting for a couple of hours, everyone was so friendly, courteous, and treated our bulldog like gold as well. You guys are doing a great job, just remember that!

FeeFee (now Izzy)

I wasn't looking for another dog the night I went to help with feeding at Homeward Pet. But when Izzy (then called FeeFee) looked up at me with her button eyes and wagged her stubby little tail, I was smitten. Soon she joined our family, which includes our loving, loyal, shy Australian Shepherd Lucy and our funny, bossy, slightly cranky Chihuahua mix Jasper.
 

Izzy has blended into the family perfectly with her sunny, joyful, affectionate spirit! I've also been taking Izzy to work, and she's already very popular at the office. After greeting each staff member in the morning she curls up in her little bed and naps until our next meeting or until it's time for a walk. It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago this precious girl was a stray. We're so thankful for Homeward Pet and all those who cared for her along the way to becoming part of our family!

Arlo and Ajax

Just a quick update on our new lap kitties. Sweet, sweet boys that have settled in so nicely! They still haven't met their big sisters but will very soon. I would really like to recognize what a wonderful job their foster did! These boys are wonderful!

Baby Doll (now Taco)

This was sent in on 8/27, Taco's birthday:

"Today is Taco's (formerly 'Baby Doll') 1st birthday and she has been an absolute joy ever since I got her 8 months ago. I had had a golden retriever for 13 years in San Diego, and after losing her and moving to Seattle I knew I was ready for another K9 companion in my life.

 

After relocating to Washington I had been closely monitoring a few different adoption centers, but knew Taco was the one when I saw her on Homeward's website. She had the cutest picture and bio! I made sure to get to Homeward right when it opened the next day. I was the first to meet her, but many families were interested. She was pretty feisty and full of energy, and I knew we'd get along great. I could tell that quite a few interested people were bummed, but I was so excited to form a relationship with our new puppy. The adoption process at Homeward was great. All of the employees were caring, kind, and helpful, and we left with a smile.

Fast forward 8 months and today is Taco's 1st birthday. I was able to get the day off to celebrate with her. She woke me up promptly at 6am, and I made her a special breakfast. Next we went to Magnusen dog park. After that we went to REI and picked up a doggie backpack for our camping trip this weekend. Then we went to Scraps dog bakery and she picked out some birthday treats. Now, as I write this, she is all tuckered out and taking a nap.

 

She truly is the best dog I could have asked for, and I love her with my whole heart. Thank you so much for uniting us!"

Emmy (now Parker)

I adopted Parker (Emmy) from you in March and couldn't be happier! She loves chasing sticks, balls, squirrels, birds, ducks, butterflies... anything that moves really, and she loves to swim! :)
 

I love watching her grow and am looking forward to the years to come with her, she's truly made a huge impact on our lives and I am so lucky to have her. I cannot thank you guys enough. ❤

Buttercup (now Piper)

We adopted Piper (then known as Buttercup) in July 2003 when she was about 5 months old. She and her sisters were found as strays in Tacoma and we have always dreamed of a family reunion. The rest of the girls also had flower names and two were left when we adopted Piper. At the time, we had another lab mix, Stout (who passed away in December 2012) and when he met Piper and her sisters, she completely chose him. They were thick as thieves for nearly 10 years - he's the only other dog she's ever shown interest in!

 

She is the sweetest, snuggliest girl and all our friends want to clone her...so do we! Thank you, Homeward Pet. We are not quite ready to replace Stout but when we are, we'll be heading your way. If you hear from any other of Piper's litter mates, we'd love to meet them!  

 

All our best,

Mollie and Dave

Norbert

August 8 marked the one-year anniversary of my adopting Norbert. He is my perfect, special, best boy. Thank you so much for letting me be his mama!

Norbert is also quite the celebrity these days, as his new sister Mimi (aka Laika) was a "kitten cam mama" and came with her own fanbase - she joined us at the end of April this year, and she and Norbert have their own facebook page: Laika, Kitten Cam Mama. For anyone who is interested, there are lots of pictures of Norbs.