Opie

I've been away for a little bit. Opie is now Smokey. He is such a joy!! He is very smart and seems to be very happy. He has lots of toys to run with. He's growing every day. He is now about 15 pounds. The only thing I am having a little difficulty with is, how do you train him to train you to let him go outside. He is so quiet sometimes and I have to keep my eye on him all the time to see if he is at the door. Other than that we are having a wonderful time. May God bless all of you for such a wonderful job you are doing. Thanks so much for making it possible for me to once again have a really good companion. --

Othello

Hi Kathy, We renamed Othello, his name is now Kalik. He is the sweetest puppy and brings us joy every day! We already took him for his first round of shots a few weeks ago and he will be going back this weekend for his boosters. He's already doubled in weight since we got him 4 weeks ago! We also started puppy training class with him as petsmart and he is very smart, already knows how to sit and respond to his name. I'll send you some pictures when i'm at my home computer. thanks for checking in! Rebecca

Owen

Everything is fantastic with Owen (now Henry). He is adjusting very well and is such a joy to have in our home. My two older dogs have been really good with Henry - sometimes he has a little too much puppy energy for them, but my lab mix loves to play with him and they all curl up together to take a nap. Henry will start puppy kindergarten on Monday, but he already knows "sit" and "stay" and is not having any accidents in the house. Thank you for checking on us and thanks so much for the opportunity to adopt Henry. He has been a welcome and wonderful addition to our home. I've attached several pictures of Henry, including a few with older siblings!

Oasis

Oasis is great! We have renamed her Bailey. She is growing up quick on us and is 100% puppy. She is doing fine with the house training, very few accidents now. We just love her! Family, Friends and Racecars... What more could you ask for? Baseball!!! Curt and Dawn Perry

Orlando

Dear Kathy - Thanks so much for your followup letter - we are very happy with our new addition, Orlando (who we have renamed "Dusty"). He seemed to adjust to our household with no problem, and he has been having a wonderful time exploring his new territory. For the most part he does very well in letting us know when he has to go outside, or in finding the paper we've set out. It only took him about a week to sleep through the night. He's a very social little dog, quickly making friends with all the other dogs in the neighborhood - he especially likes to play with Dixie Lee, a Golden Retriever, and Bruno, a Bull Dog (he definitely thinks he's a big dog!) He definitely loves his Mama and Pop - he immediately runs to greet me every night when I come in from work! When we first brought Orlando (Dusty) home, we did find that he had worms, and he was a little lethargic. However, when he went to the vet and received his worming medication, the problem cleared up, and he began gaining weight. He would eat us out of house and home if we'd let him! I'm attaching a picture! Adele Stoops