Trixie & Baylee (aka Bayo)

It's been one year since my husband and I adopted Trixie and Baylee (formerly Bayo) and we couldn't have asked for better kittens. They are the sweetest kittens and they get along with each other so well (as you can see by the picture). Trixie, on the left, is a little more on the shy side. Baylee is the social butterfly of the two, even running to the front door when someone rings the doorbell. Together they are a perfect match, and are constantly entertaining themselving, as well as my husband and me. They are just a joy to have in our home and we are so happy we found them!!

Petunia (Olivia)

Petunia was adopted in 2008. She continues to be a delight. Housebroken from the moment we brought her home she is the perfectly behaved dog. It took her about a year to "get her voice" and at first we thought she might be deaf as she never barked. Now she's quite the house protector and barks to protect her territory. And that's ok with us. She can do quite a few tricks now and loves her "Pupcorn" treats. Petunia is loving and a gread snuggler around mealtime. Thanks so much for saving her life.

Nessa

While living in Atlanta, my boyfriend convinced me we needed a dog. When Valentine's Day weekend rolled around, We went to the Barnes and Noble in Buckhead where APR would bring their pets. We immediately fell in love with Nessa, an awkward and unsocialized dog. She was rescued from a trailer with over 200 dogs in South Carolina. The conditions were so bad, over half of the animals had to be put down. I don't think we realized the severity of the situation at the time. The first year was filled with tests on both end. Nessa did not trust a soul and had no domestic pet characteristics. She also didn't understand what toys were. It was extremely trying.

I learned patience, trust and love. This February will be 10 years that Nessa has been my companion and best friend. Each morning I look forward to seeing her sweet face and her tail wag. I didn't see this tail wag for almost a year when i first got her. Everyday is step in the right direction.

Since our days in Atlanta, Nessa has become quite the traveler. I've moved to Colorado and Utah and I spend about 3 months out of the year in Georgia. Nessa tends to travel with me. I believe she thinks it's her job. She flies in planes (on board with me), over nights in hotels and has been coast to coast in a car. She was meant for life on the road!

Nessa is getting a little old but still enjoys long hikes, snowshoeing and trips to the beach.

I adore her so much, she has changed my life.

Suki and Alaska

Our little girls, Suki and Alaska, formally known as Mai and Tai are adjusting well to their new home in the Tampa Bay area, Florida. Although they are getting a little more meat on their bones, they claim they will still fit into their bikinis this summer at the beach. They play together all the time when they are not sleeping or eating or chasing play mice. We love them and are so proud of them both. Thank you to the Atlanta Pet Rescue and all the foster homes they were in, as they are both lovely and exceptional new members of our family. Marc and Donna Duval

Wilson

Hi. Just giving you an update on Andy, the Golden maybe mix puppy we adopted. He had a good christmas and loved playing with all the other dogs at the grandparents house. The kids love him and he's settling in. He even likes the cat. Cat doesn't want to be playmates, but they seem to have come to an understanding.

We have renamed him Wilson after the character from House. We are working to puppy proof the house and have got him lots of toys and enrolled him in puppy training. He loves his new home and seems housebroken. He hates going out in the snow so hopefully it will melt soon. It's tough standing out in it with him.

We are working on Wilson's two classic puppy issues: Teething and crating. He chews on everything and everyone all the time and absolutely hates being in his crate. We are confident we can get him through both issues though.

We will post updates later which will hopefully be us raving about his progress and what a model citizen he is. He's a smart and sweet dog. We just need to polish him up some.

-Sean Simmons

Happy Tail

Merry Christmas!Thank you so much for saving Murphy.She loves her sister and is a big fan of the dog park.She has made our family complete.

Match made in heaven

So today a stunningly wonderful boxer was adopted by two equally wonderful people. They also happen to be my friends. I've fostered seventy plus dogs for Atlanta Pet Rescue and every time one is adopted you hope they've gone to the great homes they deserve. Today I know that this happened. Brutus was not one of my fosters but what an awesome guy. To know that he as gone to a home where he is truly loved, where he will be treated as an absolute equal, where his new owners will give the structure, the manners, the unconditional love that EVERY dog needs to reach their potential is wonderful. Structure. Manners. Routine. They matter as much to the dog as the unconditional love. Katie and Dharval gained a wonderful friend. Brutus? He aced it. He hit the jackpot. I wish every dog could have what Brutus has found. I hope that my three APR dogs are as lucky as I know Brutus to be. Have a wonderful life together, you deserve each other. Bo, Aggie and Jake - if I can give you as much
as as these people will give Brutus I know I'll have done right by you. APR, love ya, you make people's lives better. Thank you.
"Jake, get off that bed right now, devil child". Sigh. Gotta love 'em.

Match made in heaven

So today a stunningly wonderful boxer was adopted by two equally wonderful people. They also happen to be my friends. I've fostered seventy plus dogs for Atlanta Pet Rescue and every time one is adopted you hope they've gone to the great homes they deserve. Today I know that this happened. Brutus was not one of my fosters but what an awesome guy. To know that he as gone to a home where he is truly loved, where he will be treated as an absolute equal, where his new owners will give the structure, the manners, the unconditional love that EVERY dog needs to reach their potential is wonderful. Structure. Manners. Routine. They matter as much to the dog as the unconditional love. Katie and Dharval gained a wonderful friend. Brutus? He aced it. He hit the jackpot. I wish every dog could have what Brutus has found. I hope that my three APR dogs are as lucky as I know Brutus to be. Have a wonderful life together, you deserve each other. Bo, Aggie and Jake - if I can give you as much
as as these people will give Brutus I know I'll have done right by you. APR, love ya, you make people's lives better. Thank you.
"Jake, get off that bed right now, devil child". Sigh. Gotta love 'em.

Picasso formly Teddy

Picasso as adjusted quite well. Me and Prince Charming were trying to figure Picasso out. We are still working on it.
The two of them get along pretty well. Some of the things his passed owner said about his bad habits are true to a degree. I think he was crated all day and very lonely. He is a very very sweet dog. Bringing him home has changed my relationship with Prince Charming but, now he has a brother and someone else that can relate to him. They play together and now sleep together sometimes. I am so glad he is part of my family! He loves to go on long walks and is perfect on a leash. Having him I realized how bad and spoiled Prince Charming is. I think we will all be going to school. Picasso is a joy to take care of and I Love him very much! Thank you Atlanta Pet Rescue!!

Happy New Year from Cincinnati, OH

Igby formerly Amos
2006
Wishing happy homes to all creatures great and small at Atlanta Pet Rescue. I'm healthy and indulged and living the good life in Cincinnati. Just see the photo of me and my fairy godmother. She was over visiting and bringing me a Christmas stocking full to the brim with new toys. Joy! Joy!
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STATIC (aka Winnie) tag 9660

Our precious little Static has grown up so quickly! It's hard to believe she is a year old now. She's changed so much! She is quite the character, and makes us laugh on a daily basis. She loves her forever brother. She likes to butter him up by licking his ears. After he is good and comfy, she goes in for a little tail pulling. She instinctively hides her raw hides, and we find them in the strangest places days later. She's a fast little booger. Even with her short legs she can nearly out-run her forever brother. Thank you APR for bring Static and her forever home together. Happy Holidays!

Gypsy

I just wanted to give you an update on Gypsy. She is mostly delightful. She has taken to her dog bed quickly and it has become her favorite place. She has ignored our birds so far and I am happy about that. She likes her chew toys. I am getting her a glow in the dark collar because she blends in with our navy carpet. My only concern is that she hates other dogs. We saw some of that behavior at APR. She never barks at home (unless she sees the laundry hamper - she doesn't like that.) Do you have any suggestions about other dogs? She goes absolutely nuts and barks and growls. She must have had a bad experience with other dogs.

I just thought you would like an update on one of your alumnae. We are math and science people so we changed her name to Cosine.

Thanks, Lois H.

Chloe (formerly Flora)

Chloe is doing great! We have her set up in the downstairs bathroom with her bed and papers on the floor and her food and she's doing great. She's taken 2 naps, pooped 3-4 times and peed on the paper. Can't ask for more than that! I'm attaching 2 pictures for you. You are doing such a wonderful job! It was fun to experience it first-hand! Thanks so much! Love, Barbara

Sugar Baby

I saw the cutest Chihuahua sitting in a cage hidden away at an adoption event five years and knew that she was the dog for me. I adopted Sugar when I was twelve years old and had just had major surgery done and just wanted a little dog to sit in my lap. I'm seventeen now and Sugar is my precious baby. She still follows me everywhere and just loves to lay under the covers next to me. I'm also now looking to adopt again as my Corgi passed away around a year ago. I love what you guys do at Atlanta Pet Rescue and thank you for rescuing my baby from the streets. :]]

Daisy (formerly Oreo)

Hello APR! Just a quick note to say thank you for bringing Daisy into our lives! It's truly like she has been here forever! Since bringing her home on Nov. 6, 2010, she has been nothing but a joy to have. The transition to our home was so smooth, and our three daughters could not love her more! She is so very tolerant of all of their love and affection, sometimes I have to protect her from so much petting and hugging! Her personality has really started to shine through and she has made it very clear that she prefers the couch or a lap and will do nearly anything to chase a ball.

We are so happy to have her and are thankful for all you do!
Wishing you all happy holidays and many more happy tails in 2011!

Jody E.

Chewy (formerly Ricky)

Good morning,

Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday to all of you at Atlanta Pet Rescue.

Chewy wanted to say hello and let you know he is doing well. He is now 6.5 lbs and getting healthier by the day. His last skin scrape showed only 3 mites and they were all dead, so we are eagerly anticipating a clean scrape in January. He is very playful and loves the snow (we are visiting family in Ohio for the holidays).

Attached find a picture from last week taken after he was groomed with his Christmas handkerchief and sweatshirt. He and his sister Sophie love to play and romp around all day.

Thank you again for everything.

Karen

happy holidays from Tyler!

Dear Lyndel and All the Staff at Atlanta Pet Rescue,

Happy Holidays!! My Mom said she'd sent this note for me to thank you for taking such good care of me and getting me well so I could find my forever home!

I'm getting to be a very big boy, and Mom says my coat is really soft and shiny, and that I'm one of the sweetest and most handsome cats in town. But I think that's just embarrassing and I wish she'd focus on the more important things, like how high I can jump to catch "Da Bird"! Or how when her friends and family come over, they like me so much because I sit on them, hug and lick them that they want to steal me and take me home with them.

I hope you are all doing well, and that all of my kitty friends from the room found good homes too. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
Many nose kisses,
**Tyler**

Jasmine

Just a little update on my little fur-baby Jasmine. Thank you APR for giving me the joy of my first dog.
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Gracie Layla

I adopted my dog, Gracie Layla, from Atlanta Pet Rescue almost 6 years ago. She is a standard poodle mix and a wonderful dog. She was a mess when I got her...Judy said she came from Clayton County and was one day from being put down. We think she's about 9 now. I'm attaching a few of her pictures.

Thanks for all the work done by APR...I hope to volunteer in 2011.

Gayle K.

Rascal and Molly with Santa

Rascal and Molly wanted to share their meeting with Santa... This is the first Christmas for both of them in a home, we got Rascal from APR this summer and Molly from Fulton County Animal Control in March after losing our 2 dogs just days apart last year. Despite barking at our fake reindeer ( i posted the clip) and Rascal "christening" our Christmas tree the day it arrived (hey, it was a tree and needed to be marked, that's what male dogs do he explained) they are the best!
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Ellie(formerly Sarah)

MERRY CHRISTMAS, we just wanted to let you know how Ellie(formerly Sarah) is doing. She loves to go outside and play. She also loves to riding in the car. She doesn't know what to think about the Christmas tree. I caught her watching the t.v with the kids a couple of times. she does very well in her crate. loves to learn new tricks everyday. Ever since we adopted her on 11-29-10 which was about 2weeks ago shes been wonderful!

We love her very much!
She is the perfect match for our family! Thank you APR!
Happy Holidays,
The Gaubert family

Cam

We adopted Cam on Tuesday. Just wanted to let you know he is a real sweetie so far.

We have not had to crate him, or even bring the crate up from the basement.

He sleeps wherever he is comfortable, is a non-aggressive eater, and has been left alone for two 15 minute intervals with Mick, our other dog we got from APR. It's quite obvious he was well instructed in his previous home.

He and Mick are already the best of buddies.

That is the reason for the email.

I look at these two beautiful boys and think who would throw them out like they did?

Whatever the answer both we and the dogs are grateful that APR exists.

These great dogs have been given a chance, thanks to APR, and that chance they received got them to their forever homes.

Thanks for being there.

Paul J.

Jack

Just wanted to send you a quick note with some pictures of Jack. We have been trying to post pictures on the APR facebook page, but were unable to. Jack has been a complete joy to our family since we've adopted him from APR 2 years ago.

Thanks

Ben and Dawn K.

Maggie (formerly Annie)

Merry Christmas. We adopted Maggie from you a few years ago and she has been an absolute love. Her brother Jack adores her. Maggie is on the right in the photo. Please keep up your great work. We wish we could have adopted a dozen more.

Our best, Mimi & Paul H.

An Update on Murray (formerly Zipper)

One year ago today, we had the incredible opportunity to offer a loving home to one of the fabulous pets at Atlanta Pet Rescue. For months, our family had followed the stories online of the pets available at APR. Murray was one of three pups we had our eyes on. The APR staff was wonderful at assessing our needs and matching us with Murray. Murray (formerly Zipper), hadn't been in Atlanta long, having been brought in from a shelter in Pell City, AL. There was not a lot of information on him, but we somehow knew he was for us.

As it turns out, Murray is the perfect dog for our family. He's gentle and sweet, but loves to play as much as cuddle. Our two boys fell in love with him immediately and easily taught him his basic commands. In July, we adopted a kitten who had been rescued by friends from the side of the highway. Murray accepted the kitten immediately and they have become fast friends.

Thank you APR for allowing us to bring Murray home. We can't imagine our family without him!

Happy Holidays!
The Winterscheidt Family

Sweet Dee (formerly Brownie)

Hi Everybody! I've been living with my people, Mike and Cathy, for almost 6 months now, and I'm so happy! We love to go for walks and to the dog park. We spend a lot of time cuddling, especially when I sneak into bed! I took my first obedience class and passed with flying colors.

Mike and Cathy love having me around because I'm so much fun! I love to give kisses and cuddles and I always greet them with a wagging tail. I'm the best companion they could ask for, and they tell me every day how much they love me.

I want to take all the really great, helpful people at APR who helped me find my forever home!

Happy Holidays!

Hi, my name is Cupcake! I was adopted on 12/2/2010. I am happily settled in my new home! It has been a transition, but a great one. I sleep in the room with my dogmom. She's given me a comfy pillow that I love to rest and relax on. I'm full of energy and LOVE LOVE LOVE playing with my toys (especially what used to be a Christmas monkey given to me by APR, now it looks more like road kill). That's alright though, I have more toys to tear apart. Plus, this Christmas I will be getting more toys! I think I take all my energy and aggression out on my toys, because when it comes to my new family, I am the sweetest dog EVER! I love to cuddle, play follow the leader, and venture outside. People keep calling me "CUTE" but that's not my name, it's "Cupcake". I wish I could tell them, but I just play along.

I want affection. It just feels so good. I love giving kisses too! I hope to get out to more dog functions this year so I can meet other dogs like myself. I know my dogmom is doing everything in her power to make sure that I have an equal balance of human time and dog time! She doesn't know but I saw her on the computer looking up events for me to attend with other dogs, meetups is what they call them. I look forward to that!

I saw Santa last night at this elaborate hotel. I had soooo much FUN! There were other dogs there, that I remembered from APR! I couldn't believe my paws! It was good reconnecting with them and telling them in 'doggytalk' what I have been up to this past week. I look forward to seeing them again.

Well, I must go now. I have a snack waiting and I just know if I give my dogmom 'doggy eyes' she'll give me extras! Ta ta for now! - Sincerely Cupcake F. (that stands for 'Falcor' from "The Never Ending Story - my dogmom says I look just like a younger version of him, but I'm a GIRL).
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