Zaharha

Kathy, Zahara who has been renamed Harri is doing fine. She has a very sweet disposition and unbelievable amount of energy. She has been playing with some of our neighbor’s dogs and has a great time. She is pretty much housetrained but we are still having a problem with her at night. At some point we think it would be best if we got another puppy so she would have a constant companion and be less dependent on us but we think it best to wait till she is fully house trained. Do you have any thoughts on that? Also, I saw on your website that Hariri’s mother is still available, why do you think that is? Regards, Arnie

Zeke

My first two attempts to send this failed, but I finally realized the message was too big and took out one of the pictures of Zeke. Zeke is doing wonderfully. He fit me and my other dog Teddy like a glove. He's very social and not afraid of anything - unlike Teddy - Teddy hates having his picture taken (flashes) and hates thunderstorms. While I suspect Zeke has brought Teddy out from under the bed where he spends a lot of time and feels safe, I think it is more out of jealousy than wanting to play with Zeke. Zeke spends a lot of time sleeping, but loves his walks and car rides. If I'm going to be gone for more than the day, they come with me or have a dog sitter. I have been out of work since January, but will return the week after next, so I've had a lot of time with both of them. I had income besides a normal job, so there was no danger of life being too difficult to care for these two little guys. I've had two dogs all the time for the past 16 years or so. Even though Zeke is missing most of his top teeth, is hard of hearing and has catarachts and arthritis, he gets around well and he has a safe and quiet household to do so. I just love him and couldn't be happier with him. My friends and I have joked that his D-harmony ad (dog-harmony on 2nd chance puppies and kittens rescue), was just as he is - he's a gentlemen, housebroken, never destroys anything, loving yet independent. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to care for Zeke in his senior years and be part of my family. Karen Jacobs

Zada

I apologize that I haven't responded sooner. Zeta is GREAT. She has adjusted very easily and is one very happy girl. We have a routine which we keep that includes a 2 mile speed walk every morning and a run in the park most all evenings... Zeta is full of lots of positive energy ! :) She is so beautifully trim and fit! I will send pictures upon our return from the mtns. in NC... we are leaving Friday for a week or so. Zeta has definitely adopted us and decided she is home sweet home ;)... We have a home office so she is with us all the time. We have recently adopted a little puppy we call Jackie... he is about 8 months old and a Schnauzer mix. Jack and Zeta are best buddies. They play ALL DAY LONG! Both have lots of energy and wear one another out!! Jackie is a male and looks to Zeta as a mommy and she totally watches over him. It really is interesting to see how she teaches him and the patience she has with that little rascal!! Zeta has met alot of dogs in our neighborhood while we are on our daily walks... and I have to say she makes us soooo proud! She is so obedient.. we have an inside joke that when we see a dog out of control, we say to each other "they need to "Get The BOOK"! meaning read Cesar Milan's- "Cesar's Way" by the Dog Whisperer!!! With this beautiful warm weather, we have made our "summer" dip in the pool and Zeta joined us. She LOVES the water. We took our time and taught her how much fun and refreshing it is and that we are there with her. She knows the steps now and on her own will step in and go down to the second step. That's REALLY good! We have always had dogs that swim... and love to swim, so it would fit that Zeta would too. One day while at the beach in Hobe Sound, Zeta (being the hunter she is) chased a two hundred pound hog into the mangroves!!!! She was in heaven... about knocked over a couple with their Jack Russell's who were walking the beach... then the Jack Russells joined Zeta in the mission to get the hog. Jackie watches and observes everything Zeta does... it's really precious. There are no worries with her and her "little brother" they really love being together. Their personalities work great together... she has no food issues either. Our family loves her and she is in love with all of us... She is just awesome. We look forward to this trip to NC and look forward to her having a great time running wild and free in our 22 acre yard.... she loved it up there when we were there after picking her up in SC. Soon she will understand that this is her life :) I'll send some pictures... thank you.. I'll be in touch.. Tricia and Max Crescenzi

Zanya

Zanya is doing great! We recommend A Second Chance to anyone that is looking to adopt

Zzelda

Hello, Zzelda is doing pretty well. She is all puppy. Our biggest problem is the biting. She likes to chew for sure. That is not a huge problem. The biting is a concern. We are going to sign her up for training classes this week. She is cute and basically sweet. Hopefully the biting situation will improve. She is getting along okay with the cat. She is aggressive with her sometimes, the same as she is with us. I will be taking her in for her rabies shot hopefully this week.