Over the past three or so years I have watched every rescue page, searched shelter websites, and subscribed to every adoption email I could find dreaming of a future day when I could responsibly adopt a dog of my very own. There were so many adorable furry faces that I came across and longingly wished it was the right time. Then at the beginning of August, a retriever/ border collie mix showed up in my email inbox. There was no photo, but there was just something about the profile description that I knew, this was my dog. Gordie has immediately
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We lost our fur baby back in March and decided we needed a new fur baby. We went to HSHV where we found our new friend. We love him so much!!!❤️ Riley now Cain
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We recently celebrated Long’s 1st birthday! That marks over 8 months of having the best cat in the world. He’s absolutely blossomed into a lovely and affectionate cat from a rambunctious kitten, even if his paws didn’t really grow with him! Here’s to many more years with my best furry friend 🙂
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In July 2018 my widowed sister-in-law adopted Elizabeth from the Love Train. Forward two years and my sister-in-law developed dementia and had to move to assisted living where dogs were not permitted. As no other family members were stepping forward to take Elizabeth in, we agreed to take her and hope she gets along with my lab and kitty cat. My sister-in-law lived in an apartment, and as her illness progressed I think Elizabeth’s life was negatively impacted. Less frequent walks, maybe not a consistent feeding schedule. Well Lizzy has now become a much loved family member. She and my
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I am writing one of my favorite Happy Tales. I am an Animal Care Tech in adoptions at HSHV. I have been working here for over 7 years and have had many, many happy stories and many, many happy tears. The story of Tang/Ollie is at the very top for me. I did get permission from his adoptive family and they would love for me to share his story. It started when I saw a crowd of staff around cage 19 in Uptown Cats. Everyone was fawning over a “new guy.” It was an orange and white older-looking fella named
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