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2002 Happy Endings
12/11/02
| I picked up your flyer at the Burbank animal shelter.
My black cat has been missing since 11/16/02. Well, we looked and looked
and we went on your site. We spotted black kitten at the
E. Valley shelter. She was there all by herself, reaching her paw out to me and my 12 yr old daughter.
We brought her home Tuesday and we love her so much !!! Thank you for your help. |
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Hi! I am so glad to see that you have your Happy Ending site up and running
again -- I have written a few times to say Thank You, Thank You to all of the hard working people that keep this site updated. I search the site every week as well as going into the shelters to hopefully help out and find a dog a home. Because of you all I have four beautiful dogs and we are one BIG happy family! I hope this isn't too long but I really wanted to share their stories and introduce all of my babies...
Scooby Do is my first-he is a 2 year old Doberman that I got from San Diego. Scooby found himself without a home when his owner decided to move but left Scooby in the yard and told the neighbors they could do whatever they wanted with "that #%$&*! dog" Scooby is such a softy and has welcomed all of the other guys into his home (and I think) into his heart as well. At 112 pounds he is fierce to look at but the worst Scooby would ever do is maybe lean a bit heavily on you to get a pat and a scratch.
Lowan is my bullmastiff and I got him out of the Riverside shelter. I had seen Lowan on the website and called about him but he already had three holds so I thought he would be rescued for sure. A week later I saw that he was still there and went to get him out. He was in one little kennel with three other very large dogs and they would push him out of the way and he was curled up in the back and would not look at me or get up. The shelter attendant told me "you don't want that dog" he is really sick and mean. I saw no sign that he was
mean -- only scared and very depressed and insisted that they get him out. He weighed only 68 pounds when I got him but filled out to a nice 98 pounds very quickly. Lowan's favorite activity was to tease Scooby into chasing him and then playing keep-away with the ball. Unfortunately, Lowan has presented with sever hip dysplasia in the last few months and can no longer run and has a hard time getting around even the house. He is on steroids and glucosamine/chondroitin which help relieve
a lot of his discomfort but at 6 years old it looks like his running days are probably over unless I can find $3,000 to get him the hip replacement surgery he needs. He is still our smiley, sweet
marshmallow though and we roll the ball to him on the floor so he can get it with his paws.
I saw Matisse at the shelter and just loved his personality but since he was a little dog (Lhasa Apso) I just knew someone would adopt him. Actually he was listed as a female, he was so matted that his hair was hard like a turtle shell and he was filthy and stunk to high heaven....but still, I just knew someone would see through all of that. I went back to that shelter looking for another dog I had seen and to my surprise there was that little rag-a-muffin and it was the P.T.S. day for him. Well, I couldn't let that happen so I brought him home. Much to the surprise of everyone when we shave him down we found that "She" was a "He". Well, I brought this little nine pound dog into this house with what must have looked like
dinosaurs to him. Scooby and Lowan towered over him and gave him their most menacing "look here, little mouse" glare and Matisse promptly put them in
their place and explained that HE would be ruling this house now. Scooby lays on his belly and lets Matisse jump all over him and grab them by their jowls and shake
them -- he will stand on the arm of the couch so he can grab hold of their ears and these big
softies will fall over like a cowboy pratfall.
"Owwwww, he's got me!!" Scooby can (and does) fit Matisse's whole upper body in his mouth but is always very careful and has never hurt
him -- and Matisse thinks its cool because he can then grab Scooby by the inside of his jowls!
And finally there is Issabella -- I finally do get a girl!! We mostly call her Bella and she is a Great Dane that I got out of the Devore shelter. Bella, I'm pretty sure, is actually a cat. She prances, she bats paper with her paws, she rubs up against our legs and I swear I heard her meow once. Anyway, she is a special girl who we are fairly sure did not have such a good life up until we met. Her ears are a mess that someone obviously cropped at home with a pair of dull scissors, she was horribly thin when I got her and the vet thinks that is partly the reason that she is small for a Dane. She weighed 62 pounds when I got her but she is up to 80 now. When I first brought her home she wanted desperately to play with the boys but they didn't know what to make of this female scented dog/cat and mostly ignored her. She thought little Matisse was just the coolest
thing -- but Scooby wouldn't let her play with him and Matisse would run under Scooby any time she came around. But within a few weeks everyone had settled in and it is the funniest thing to watch little Matisse romp and play (and always get the better of) these great big dogs.
I love these guys so much and encourage everyone I meet to adopt from a shelter-don't buy from a breeder when there are so many animals at the shelters that deserve to be
someone's special family member. They are cute cuddly puppies for only a short time but they are loving, sweet, giving dogs for the rest of their lives.
Thank you to all of the volunteers and people that care enough to do this site and everyone out there that does their part!!
Tracie, Scooby, Lowan, Matisse and Issabella |
11/20/02
Before |
After |
First, let me say that the service you provide is absolutely
priceless! Tremendous amounts of pets have been saved because of it.
I am a Great Dane rescuer myself and I work with other Dane rescues
here in Southern CA.
In January 2002, I rescued a 12 month old fawn male Great Dane. I
had intended to get him well (he was emaciated, sick, had kennel
cough, and demodex mange) train him, and then finally adopt him out
to a qualified family.
The moment I saw him I knew my first Great Dane (many years ago) had
come back to me somehow. There was no way he would ever go anywhere
else but stay with us. He is our faithful and loving companion,
helping new rescues adjust before being adopted. We named him "Theo"
and he truly is our best friend.
Thank you so much!
I am sending the pound photo and an after photos :)
Kim
San Gabriel Valley Great Dane Rescue
**Update**
A few weeks later, Kim ended up going to Inland Valley
and saving a little boy kitty.
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10/26/02
Thanks to your website we were able to adopt a great new "best friend". We found the perfect match for us at the Rancho Cucamonga Shelter on Sunday. We adopted a terrier mix (Kennel 47). She was very timid and frightened, but after 24 hours in her new home she lost her fears and acted like she had been one of the family for her entire life. Thanks again, I have already recommended your site to several potential "adopters".
Ann Hutchison |
I have to say that you all do a great job and we really appreciate it! Had a
couple adopt the old Sheltie in p89 this week because of AMRT ... they came
from San Jose. |
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After
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Hi,
I lost my shaggy Irish Wolfhound/Terrier Mix around two years ago and
earlier this year (Feb. 2002) I put out feelers online to find another huge
shaggy Terrier type dog. Someone on the web emailed me a photo of the huge
shaggy dog who was listed as an Otterhound mix at the Carson shelter on
AMRT. He looked awful and his fur was all matted. He had been found as a
stray.
The day I went to see him was the day he was scheduled to be put to sleep --
he was in the Isolation unit because he had a dog bite on his leg and a
bloody gash on the top of his head. Not to mention the kennel cough,
which turned out to be pneumonia! I am sending before and after photos --
it's amazing what a bath and a haircut can do!
He also needed and still needs a lot of training. I think he had been a
"junkyard dog" because he instinctively knew how to jump into the back of an
SUV and go into a kennel cab (which is how they transport these dogs to
their locations for guarding). He also drank water like a camel for the
first few months (they don't leave water out for them at the junkyards ...
less urine to clean up), and he snarled if I went near his food bowl. He
even bit my hand twice -- now he'll eat with my hand IN the bowl. He also
had never seen a leash - now he heels on command and does several tricks!
Needless to say, it's been experience -- my first dog who was not a puppy (I
had always rescued, but they were usually under a year old - this guy is
around 4 years and 80 lbs.). He's turned out to be an attentive,
affectionate dog who loves to cuddle and give kisses. I highly recommend
that everyone go and rescue a dog from the pound! Even an older dog with
bad habits can be trained in a short period of time!
Here's a photo of him the way he looked at the Carson shelter and another
one in my back yard with his two new dog companions (also rescue dogs).
"Trooper" turned out to be quite the trooper in surviving the junkyard, the
streets, the pound, pneumonia and making as a pet dog in my home. People
stop me on the street and in the park whenever I take him for a walk. "What
breed of dog is that?" they always want to know. I reply "He's just a mutt
I paid $10 for at the Carson shelter" and I tell them that they should never
go to a pet shop or breeder when there are so many gorgeous, great dogs in
all sizes, colors and breed types at the pound.
Thank you, thank you, thank you --- for the AMRT site. Until a good
Samaritan emailed me your website, I had never heard of AMRT - now I
recommend it to everyone!! You are really helping to give these poor
animals a chance!
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10/24/02
This is a special story to me. Deborah originally wrote in
with the story of Dugan (see 2001's Happy Endings). When she rescued Rip,
she wrote in to tell us the story -- that was over a year
ago! Through lost e-mails, computer crashes, a computer
virus and pretty much every computer problem imaginable,
Deborah had unlimited patience. For all of her hard work,
Rip finally has his moment in the spot light! |
Our little Maltese, Rip, was on
the website for about 10 minutes. I called my CA friend
Madeline (I live in GA), right after seeing his picture to
ask her to pull him. Madeline and I met while I was trying
to rescue Dugan.
Madeline called the shelter and was told he was still
there but was to be put down rather than offered for
adoption, because he was a fear biter. Though the shelter
at first totally refused, using her friendly persuasion
and gift of gab, Madeline managed to talk the shelter into
holding him. She and her husband, Brad, went to get him.
She called soon after returning home to tell me about our
new addition.
After watching him for about a half hour, Madeline
began to think that Rip was deaf. Brad, a vet, confirmed
this after an exam and spending more time with him.
I feel that Rip's people never took the time to find
the reason he bit. If they reached for him without him
seeing them, he was startled and his response was to
defend himself. He tries so hard to be a good boy.
Another life saved and, in this case, just in the knick
of time. He was worth all the trouble. We owe this
valuable tool, this website, for helping us find and save
Rip. Thank you for the work you do for those that cannot
help themselves.
Deborah |
Hi :)
I little over two weeks ago my boyfriend Devin and I
adopted a beagle mix
(who I have since named Lady Lucy) and
"Blacky".
I am happy to say Lady Lucy is not only feeling better
but this four year old
is fitting in well with my two other puppies Duchess and
Betty :)
Devin adopted Blacky for his parents who were wanting a
second dog and he is
running around their huge property in Temecula chasing
birds and having a
great time.
You provide an excellent service. I wish you much
success :)
Charlene :)
Hermosa Beach, California |
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After |
Tippy came in to our family in
a kismet kind of way. We already had two big
dogs when a stray cocker spaniel wandered onto my lawn
last summer. My
husband did not want a 3rd dog so I reluctantly gave the
rescue to a family
with 2 young girls. My name and number had been
circulating among the
rescue groups and someone called me about this little
dog all the way out in
Rancho Cucamonga. I asked my husband if I could at least
go get her - it
was her last day at the shelter. He was insistent that
we could not have a
3rd dog and I posted her picture under "private
adoptions". Time passed and
no one had called - then I just fell in love with her!
She had skin
problems and no fur on her hind. Her coat started to
grow out, the skin was
healing, and the pack already in my house was starting
to settle down with
Tippy. By the time I got a call on Tippy - it was too
late! I'd already
become too attached to her! Well, we finally agreed to
disagree on this one
and my husband developed a soft spot for Tippy! It turns
out we discovered
that she wound up in the shelter because her previous
owner had passed away.
I'm sure she watches over Tippy from heaven and
hopefully she is resting
assured Tippy has a new home and is very loved. Check
out her pictures from
when she was in the shelter, when I brought her home,
and the most recent
one after a day at the groomers!
Michelle in LA |
I adopted a shitzu that was listed as a
terrier around the beginning of the year. He is five
years old and I don't understand why the family that had
him before didn't retrieve him when called. He is my
perfect companion. I have always believed in rescuing
from a shelter and again have found a great dog. He is
totally house broke, great behavior, dedicated, and we
are totally happy together. He is also great with my
partner and my children. I always encourage people to
adopt from shelters and now that they see us together
they are looking at neighboring shelters also.
Thank you for providing this opportunity for me to adopt
and be able to afford it.
Anna and Baby Boy
Update:
Dear AMRT,
I sent in a letter thanking your service for helping me find my Baby Boy
shitzu towards the beginning of the year, he is a marvelous addition to my household. He has fit right in, recently I was hospitalized and upon my return home I had an extreme fall. Baby Boy was first on the scene to cover me with his own body while checking to see if I was ok. This seems to possibly be a trait
shitzu have or strong devotion, call it what you may. My mother passed away at home alone with her
shitzu, and he lay on her protecting her until she was found later in the afternoon. My new found pal is Buddy, and yes he is a
shitzu, and he is fitting right in, no problems. He shows the same devotion and affection that my other shows. Thank you for your program that enables us to view more shelters than we would if we were just out driving and looking. If it weren't for you I would be missing out on two joys of life.
Anna in Wrightwood
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4/15/02
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I wrote a while ago about the
little beagle I rescued from Carson Shelter. His name is
now Seiji (after Seiji Ozawa the conductor), and my son
completely adores him. I'm a single mom with three
doggies (I have enclosed pictures of all with my son),
and I look on the Web and see more doggies in shelters
and it breaks my heart... wait till I get a house!!
Anyway, I hate it when I hear that a family has given up
their dog because of their children.. children learn
about love and trust and responsibility from their
animals, as well.. or when I hear about people dumping
their animals in shelters because of landlords.. for
Gods sake there are web sites that help you find apts.
that accept all types of dogs.. it took me a week.. and
I have two huge dogs...
I always try to encourage people to go to shelters and
adopt.. one argument I hear is, but I want a puppy..
Okay, Seiji is nine (bless his little heart), Symi
(black dog) is three or so.. not sure and Athena (my GS)
is a little over two.. I never met them as puppies but I
met them knowing full well that they had a life (and
probably not a great one) before they came into our
lives.. I see how loving they are to me and my son. They
are not perfect, but its worth it.. the days I got my
dogs (along with the birth of my son) are the happiest
in my life.. keep up the good work AMRT!! |
4/8/02
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Hello!
We just wanted to say thank you for the fantastic
service you provide! We found both of our
wonderful dogs in shelters thanks to you. Toklat (the
black lab) we have had for over a year and Molly (the
chocolate) we found in August. They are now the
best of friends and love hiking, skiing, camping and
snuggling.
Thank you,
Robin and Karl
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3/18/02
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Dear AMRT,
Needless to say I am a sucker, save the world
type...by accident one day I came across your website,
which is wonderful.
Since that faithful day I have check it often, a lot
of times I have gone to the
worst shelters, Carson and South Central to view the
many homeless, pitiful
animals that only need is to be loved. I am ashamed of
mankind and what they
do to them. Many times on my off day I go to South
Central and spend the
day petting them and trying to talk to people there to
adopt anonymously
giving them tips and discouraging them from dropping
off their pets and
educating them on how long the animals stay until they
are put to sleep.
A lot of these people have no idea that the city does
not keep the pet for
weeks and weeks on end until its adopted. One of the
main reasons for me
going there is to educate the public and while I'm
there I write #'s of the
impounded pets down that I bond with. I go home and I
post their location
and impound #'s on adoption boards where many rescues
go and give them an
idea of the temperament of the dog, many times I call
the shelter and put an
adoption alert in a secret identity to buy them more
time for rescues to
respond.....this has worked many times and I've come
back to find that the
animal was picked up by a rescue. Then one day I came
across "Buckley",
right now he's on our sofa, chewing away at a bone
that is twice the size
that he is. He has his problems, he chews up my very
expensive Victoria's
secrets underwear, I have come home to find all of my
perfume bottles under
the bed, and other bizarre scenarios. But the fact is
he's entertaining. He's
this 10 pound all black Chihuahua mix that was worm
infested with raggedy
ears when I adopted him from the south central
shelter. Now he's a best
friend to my other rescue Labrador "Casey".
Can you imagine a huge lab and a
Chihuahua in a game of tug? There are other issues, no
pets in our apartment
building, but he fits nicely hidden in my all black
sweatshirt in morning
and at night when we go out for our walks.......and I
wake up way too early
for the rest of my neighbors........I just wanted you
to know that without
people like you the world would REALLY
SUCK.........Thank you for your
efforts to help these little creatures, they need our
support.
Sincerely,
Lauren
P.S.
Buckley insists on sleeping on my chest at night
and
he is quite warm.
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Just
wanted to let you know that the goldie/lab mix in the
south LA shelter (kennel #65)
found a "forever" retirement home today with
me! Aside from needing a weight loss
program and some meds for arthritis and his new case
of kennel cough, he's in good shape.
Keep up your wonderful work - it is
making a difference!
Thanks
Stacy
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3/1/02
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Before
After
Rufus
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I adopted my 5-year-old
miniature poodle named Sasha in December 2001 from the
Downey Shelter, two months after we adopted Rufus from
the Carson Shelter. Rufus could not stand to be left
alone, but now with Sasha he is never alone. Both of my
family’s dogs were found at AMRT.net, along with a
poodle for my sister.
Sasha is the one that was more problematic, but I was
not going to give up on her. She is growing out of
trying to bite. She has finally learned to trust me. She
is not so big on kids, so my boys just leave her alone.
All she wants is to be on my husband’s or my lap. She
was very scared to walk down the street because she was
afraid of the cars. She would hunch into the sidewalk
when a car would come by. I had to walk her only down
quiet streets. She is still afraid of the loudest cars,
motorcycles, U.P.S trucks, etc. although she loves
riding in the car. She sleeps at night in-between my
husband and I. She would at first not let anyone touch
her rear area. She would lung at you. So I just kept on
and now she trusts that I will not hurt her. I assume
she wasn’t allowed inside the house with her previous
owners because I always had to coax her inside the
house. She would flinch like I was going to hurt her
when I put her food down.
Sasha was seen at the shelter sheered practically to
the skin. My sister rushed over there as soon as it
opened up that Tuesday morning, and called me to let me
know that all was well with Sasha. The shelter said that
she was supposed to be put down on the two days they
were closed. As you can imagine, waiting Sunday and
Monday were awful. The vet said she probably had a
kidney problem, just by looking at her. She did have an
awful ear infection, kennel cough and a ripped off claw.
Her ears are fine now, no more cough and a new nail has
grown in. She has no kidney problems. She started
feeling better about a week after medicine and eardrops.
I think Rufus probably jumped someone’s fence and
was never found. He is the most affectionate dog you
could ever want. Major kisser. If Sasha kisses me, I
know that I have definitely earned each one. Going
through her bites wasn’t fun. But I lover her from the
very minute she was in my arms. As you can see, she is
absolutely gorgeous now. I groom her myself so I know
that every inch of her body, which is good for her
health. I think that she feels that she is from Royalty
and is a little princess. She has me wrapped around her
little paw. Rufus loves having her here to play with.
She has come a long way.
J. M. Van Patton
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2/19/02
Twelve years ago my wife and I wanted
an Australian shepherd. We went
to the local shelters, didn't find any, and left,
overwhelmed by the
sadness of the shelter experience. We eventually
bought a dog from a
breeder and were very happy, but we always wished we
could have
rescued a dog instead.
I just this morning returned from the North LA City
shelter where we
adopted a beautiful Australian Shepherd (#A455604 --
listed as a
Border Collie X on your web site and as an Aussie
Cattle Dog at the
shelter but I think he's an Aussie Shep). We don't
have him yet
(we'll get him tomorrow after he is neutered) but I
wanted to thank
you for helping us to find and rescue him.
What is the difference between 12 years ago and today?
The answer is
simple: The Animal Match Rescue Team. I don't think we
would have
driven all the way to the North City shelter just to
see what they
had; it's too far and visiting a shelter still leaves
me in tears.
But thanks to your great web site, we knew the dog we
wanted was
there before we left the house.
Thanks to you, today I am crying tears of joy.
Pete (and my wife Pattie and our son Monty) |
2/16/02
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Dear Staff
I am currently taking the pictures and doing the write
ups for the Baldwin Park
Shelter. When I was there this last Saturday, my dad
fell in love with the
miniature pinscher (her picture is under Baldwin Park).
She did already have a
hold, but they never came to get her, so we are now the
happy owners of this
little girl and she'll be with us on Friday after she
gets spayed! Also, about
two weeks ago, after seeing a dobie mom and her three
pups at the south la
shelter, I was able to contact a Doberman rescue with a
place located in
arcadia, which set up a special pen for her and her pups
and bailed them out.
One more happy ending...the Saint Bernard (I think it
was at the south LA) had
been there three times in the last 3 weeks it turned
out. I contacted a Saint
Bernard rescue, and they assured and thanked me that
they would be bailing
her out if the irresponsible owner didn't come. This is
all thank to your site!
Tanna |
2/15/02
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Hi,
I just wanted to thank you for your great service to
homeless dogs. Around February 1 I was browsing your
website and came across a beautiful older German
Shepard at the Burbank shelter. So the next day I
jumped in my car with my other 1 year old German
Shepard (also a shelter dog) and headed down to
Burbank to take a look at this dog and see if he would
get along with her. They hit it off very nicely and I
ended up taking him home with me that day. I have had
him now about two weeks and he is doing just
beautifully very loyal and very protective of my home
for being here such a short time. I would just like to
tell people not to overlook the older dogs. They just
as much as the puppies need a loving home. This poor
guy I adopted had been sitting at the shelter over a
month just lucky he seemed to be a shelter favorite.
Once again keep up the good work.
Shawn
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2/13/02
Hi,
I keep forgetting to email and thank you for this
great internet service for
the animals...about a year ago my husband and I
decided that we had room in
our house for a second dog (in addition to our 2 cats)
and we used your site
to rescue a darling little mixed breed dog for the
East Valley shelter -- we
have had him for one year and he is so good, grateful
and happy. I know
that we wouldn't have known about him nor had the
heart to visit the shelter
without seeing him first. As soon as we load up
our digital camera, I will
email you a picture.
Meanwhile, I am helping some friends find a dog to
adopt and have been
referring them to your site -- I just wish we could
save more.
Thanks for all your hard work. It is saving
lives.
most sincerely,
-Jennifer |
2/12/02
This email is a little long, but really
wanted to express my gratitude. I wanted to thank
the photographer who took pictures of the Carson dogs a
few days ago. I have been on the AMRT mailing list
for about a year now, but have not been able to be
active with taking pictures 'cause I am usually too far
from the shelters and I don't know how to assemble
websites, so I'm not much help there. I have been
waiting for the opportunity to "do something".
I finally got it.
When the last updates came for the Carson dogs, I
immediately went through them and found a few Rottweiler
I wanted to take a look at for two families that I know
that are looking to adopt a Rottweiler. Both have
lost their Rottweilers to old age. I went down the
next morning to take a look at them. Unfortunately
one of them was very aggressive, but I found another
listed as a 10 yr old that I was able to bail out that
day. My vet said he is around 7 yrs old and will
be in perfect health once we take care of the gingivitis
and the turned in eyelashes. He is a sweetie!
My first family came to look at him tonight and
fell in love. They will give me a final answer
tomorrow. (I could use help finding a vet who
gives discounts for rescues....mine doesn't).
But that is not it! I found a second 1 1/2 yr old
male that I bet will be perfect for my second family
that is looking. What luck! I have a hold on
him and will bail him out on Monday if the owner doesn't
come back for him. The owner turned him in because
"he just got too big". I mean, who
hasn't seen a full grown Rottweiler? They get big!
He is a doll with lots of spunk.
Thanks again for taking the pics. You just saved
two more lives!
Sincerely,
Nicole |
2/05/02
I just returned from bailing out an
Eskimo dog at the South LA shelter.
I just wanted to let you know your website helped
inspire my daughter and I
to help. While we can not have a dog of our own
at this time, as we live
in an apartment, it was rewarding to bail this sweet
Eskie out and take her
to Heart Bandits where she has THREE families waiting
to see her and
possibly adopt her. She went form being an
unwanted stray to the prized
companion of one lucky family.
I wanted to let people know that even if they can't
adopt one they might be able to help in other ways.
There are many rescue organizations out there but they
do not have the people power to get to every shelter
in time. It was a valuable lesson for my 8 year
old daughter, a self-described animal lover.
Rather than being disappointed she couldn't have the
dog for herself, she is happy to know the dog will
have an excellent home.
All around we had a great experience, we saved a
dog's life, we made a family happy, we feel great
about ourselves and I am very proud of my daughter.
It was a win-win situation. Thank you AMRT and
all the volunteers out there.
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1/29/02
Just wanted to tell you that you are
doing an awesome job on these
pages. I peruse them regularly (already have 2 rescue
dogs) and was able
to inform a co-worker about Shandy the chocolate lab.
They went to see
her, she was spayed the next day, and the day after
that, she was at
their home lying underneath my friend's desk and
happily chewing her
rawhide . They just LOVE her!
Keep up the great work, and I'll continue to peruse
and pass the word
along to potential dog owners! Jennie |
1/11/02
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Dear Staff,
Thanks so much for the great work you do. I
volunteer for Mountain Dogs
Rescue and take photos at the Redlands City Shelter
twice a week. The staff
fell in love with a great-natured, but very hard to
place, pit bull named
Lucy. (Photo attached.) She was turned in by
her owners because they were
moving to a home where pit bulls were not allowed.
Lucy had been terrific
with their children and got along well with other dogs.
After two weeks, well after Lucy's "put to
sleep" date, she was adopted by a
couple and Rottweiler from Whittier who told the shelter
staff they'd seen
her picture on AMRT. Lucy rode all the way back to
Whittier with her big
paws and chin resting on her new "Dad's"
shoulder while he drove her home.
You helped make a lot of people very happy. Thanks
again.
Rosemary |
1/10/02
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Hi--
This past weekend a little Aussie/Spaniel mix arrived
from East Valley to
Chico, courtesy of the amazing efforts of the
California Rescue Railroad &
AMRT. It's some story! The dog was
completely out of time; later I learned that the dog
had already been moved to the euthanasia room. A
friend of mine from AMRT, someone with whom I've
conspired on some rescues--a true dog angel,
began calling to find out who could help save this
dog. A volunteer--the one who took the dog's
picture in the first place--dashed to the shelter
& bailed the dog. The dog was scheduled to
go to the vet the next day for neutering. And I
started calling California Rescue Railroad to see if
transport to Chico could be arranged. The dog
would board in LA until we could figure out transport.
In the meantime, I started mulling names & came up
with Wallace--for William Wallace of Braveheart since
the little pup had been so brave during its shelter
ordeal. The Rescue Railroad folks, esp. Shellie
in this case, were amazing! They got Wallace on
a
transport the day after the neuter & even were
able to find a volunteer to pick him up at the vet
& get him to the pick-up point. When he
arrived in Chico Sunday morning, he was scared &
weary, curling up on the backseat of the car &
quivering. At home, I took him into his new room
& he rolled over on his back. Well, even
though the shelter had him housed with the males &
even though all his paperwork listed him as male,
Wallace is a female--one who has had puppies & who
is now spayed! Wallace is now Fanny, & is
adjusting to her new Northern California life of
snuggles & good food. She loves to give the
gentlest hugs & little licks. She is
recovering from the sniffles, so she hasn't met all
her canine pals here--keep your fingers crossed that
my bossy females will love her as much as I do!
I'll send another picture after she's had a bath, but
isn't she adorable? Jeanne
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1/9/02
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I would just like to say you are doing
wonderful service for the homeless
dogs in Southern California. Due to your website
I adopted the Pet of the
Week (Lab Mix -- 970269 -- Carson Shelter) -- he was
as sweet as the
description listed him to be. Also, I mentioned
your website several times
when I was adopting him.
Keep up the good work,
Laura
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1/8/02
| I guess this is a happy ending story..
I found your website and saw Zoe, the Doberman who
was at South Central.. I was interested in her and wrote
to Rita who photographs for that shelter.. Well, Zoe was
adopted when I called.. then I checked out the Carson
Shelter and saw the GS/Keeshond Mix. I went down there
today and she is in observation. Her hips look pretty
bad. I would have taken her except I am a single mom
with a three year old, plus I have two other dogs, a GS
mix (found at my church on his way to South Central..
but I took him home) and my GS (directly from SC).
Instead, I came upon a nine year old beagle named
Ollie.. that little guy followed me as back and forth in
his kennel as I saw the other animals.. I kept stopping
in front of his cage and he was so happy.. then he
howled when I left.. and I adopted him today.
So he's doggy number three..
Anyway, I'm sorry this is so long but I do want to
thank your website for leading me to my new dog and for
helping these dogs.
Sevasti
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1/7/02
This is Cinders as of 2/19/02. What a different
a loving home can make! |
Hi, I saw a picture of a little old
poodle on your Los
Angeles County Shelter site, and called the shelter. I
found out that she was about 12, had cataracts, and
had virtually not moved in the 2 weeks she had been
there. I went to see her, and found a depressed and
virtually motionless little black poodle with sores
from lying on the concrete. Needless to say, I just
couldn't leave her there, so took her home. In the
week I've had her, she is like a different dog. She is
much less stiff (though still arthritic), loves
attention, and is really a playful happy dog. Her
vision is limited, but she gets around really well.
Already, her skin is much better, and the hair is
beginning to grow back into the raw areas.
"Cinders" is
already a well-loved member of our family, and I
shudder to think of her fate if we had not found her
on your site! Keep up the good work!
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1/06/02
Thank you AMRT!!!
All of you volunteers are doing such a wonderful job
for a wonderful
cause. I am one of those people who had been looking
to adopt the right
pet. So your website is working! I have a hard time
going to shelters
myself because I am so emotional. So I think what you
are doing is so
very commendable.
I turned to your website for my search and finally the
time was right
and I found the right dog. I knew it because after
seeing her picture
that night I couldn't sleep! So the next day I called
right away and put
a hold on her so I could go see her. I live in Santa
Clarita and my
search lead me all the way to Carson shelter. I
attached the picture of
her that's still on your page 2 for Carson shelter.
She's the white
terrier. I brought her home Friday Dec. 14th.
My vet and I think she's more like 8 months old rather
than 11 months
which the shelter had labeled her as. She's losing her
baby teeth now. I
could tell she had no training at all but with some
love and guidance
she'd be a great dog. And now we are on day five
together and have
learned basic obedience and walking on a leash very
well. She was not
housebroken and we have now gone two days without an
accident. She's a
fast learner. But I believe with patience and love,
any animal can
learn. It's too bad that so many people out there
don't know this. I can
see how in the eyes of someone like that, my new dog
here would be a big
handful. But I don't see it that way.
So I named her Lucy and she wants to be by my side
constantly. The only
problem we really have is working on her losing that
anxiety. So she
knows that it's okay to have a few feet or more
between us. That I'm
coming back for her always. We'll get there soon. In
the mean time, we
are both very happy!
Thanks again!
Best regards and Happy Holidays to you all,
Jennie |
Lucy still in the shelter.
Update! "This is from our trip to my parents'
house in Northern Arizona for the Holidays. One day it
snowed and she had so much fun frolicking around in it
for the first time. She loved traveling in the car!
Lucy and I are bonding very well. She is housebroken
now and training is going very well. She is so happy
to be in a good loving home after being abandoned. She
just wants to please me and loves to play. What a
great dog!"
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1/05/02
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I just had to let you know that your
service is wonderful at Amrt.net! I found a puppy on
your website to give to my father for the holidays and I
went directly to the East Valley Shelter and he was
there!
Here he is! And he is just as cute in real life!
Thank you so much! You made my holiday wish come true!
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