ADOPTION UPDATES
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MAY 2008 Bob (the cat) and his dog, Cruiser | MAVERICK MAY 2008
 Maverick aka Moon gets his 1st taste of the pool |
JUNE 2008 Becca and Mom Debby enjoy the Phoenix Mountain Preserve near their home
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APRIL 2008 |   Puppy James has turned out to be quite the hunk
JUNE 2008 |  Ginger & Jay enjoy a lazy summer afternoon
MAY 2008 |  
Grigs (formerly Peanut) has grown into quite the handsome young man thanks to the love (and patience) of his adoptive parents, Bob and Sharol
CIERRA-JUNE 2008 | 
Who else but out hiker biker gal Cierra doing the mountain thing
JUNE 2008 |  
Daisy (an Angel puppy) enjoys a summer day at the lake
JUNE 2008 | 
Greta (an Angel puppy) spends a lazy Sunday morning reading the paper with her best friend, Willow
NASH & JINGLES SUMMER 2008 |  
NASH & JINGLES AT THEIR COLORADO SUMMER HOME 
...and playing in the snow
HEART JUNE 2008 |
Many adopters need and ask for help teaching their dogs how to get out of the pool and/or swim. Needless to say, we rarely have time to spend a couple of days or even a day at homes scattered all over the valley to do it ourselves. Recently we sent out a flyer to a few people for someone who does just that for a living. One of the first people to use the service was Heart's Mom, Tracy. You might recall that Heart was pulled from a canal in Yuma on the brink of death having fought for a very long time to keep from drowning. Thus, he has never shown any interest in the pool. He has severe dysplasia on his right side and has been demonstrating some discomfort recently. I told Tracy that it would be great if he could do some swimming. Heart had his first of 4 lessons last Friday and did great with a life vest. Everyone was excited and surprised to see that he didn't panic, given his past water trauma. The woman who does this was contacted by Channel 5 to do a water safety piece for them. They wanted to film her working with a green dog. She mentioned that there was a really great story with one of her newer clients and told them about Heart. This will be the 2nd time Heart has made the air waves: CLICK TO SEE HEART & TRACY'S TV APPEARANCE UPDATE: Heart is now swimming with Tracy every morning before breakfast without a life vest...YAHOO!
JULY 2008 | Rusty III, now Dusty, was running short on time as Apache Junction Animal Control was running short on space. We were not able to find a spot for him fast enough so we sent Danielle and her seven children directly to the shelter where they immediately adopted him. Dusty is doing great with his look-alike gal pal "Phoenix" as well as with the kids, cats and horses..a very busy and very happy boy now. 
DUSTY IN POOL & PHOENIX IN FOREGROUND JUNE 26, 2008 BARON TURNS EIGHT | 
These are just some of the images that earned Baron the Moniker "MR. Majestic" JUNE 15, 2008-MAVERICK TURNS ONE YEAR OLD | 
Mav (formerly Moon) with his birthday toys SPECIAL ANGELS-JULY 2008 | Sandra and John Krisch and their adopted fur kid Gordy along with their family of more recently rescued seniors. We could sure use more of these kind & generous folks who can easily see and appreciate the value and wisdom of an older dog. 
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Nova, Molly, Nera & Gordy This family photo also appears in the annual report of the Arizona Community Foundation JULY 2008 |  Mikey, a puppy no more, enjoys a trip to Payson with his forever family. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
