I had been wanting to adopt another dog a few months after adopting our first boy from HSHV, but my boyfriend and I agreed we’d wait 2 years before doing so…unless by some far-fetched chance a dog came through who looked identical to our current dog, Benji. We knew this was a stretch, but I was determined to add another to our family sooner so I made sure to keep up with HSHV’s Facebook page. I saw it was HSHV’s 10th anniversary of being in their new facility, and they put out this wonderful video of the pets they’ve helped
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My boyfriend and I had been talking about getting a dog for a while, so one day we decided to go to HSHV to visit with the animals. I was specifically looking for long haired, fluffy, medium sized, female dog… and then we saw Benji (formerly Sudo)! We had never seen a dog with his coloring and thought he was absolutely stunning (and very, very sweet too). Dogs really do pick their humans, because we immediately knew he was the one for us. Fast-forward 2 years: our Benji is just the cuddliest, goofiest boy and we’re so glad he found
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We adopted Ruse from HSHV in December 2019 after losing our cat Ginny (also adopted from HSHV) to acute kidney disease in November. Ruse was right at home very quickly and the perfect addition to our home. In February 2020, I saw Mari pop up on HSHV’s page, and her story made me so sad. She had lived in a shelter for 7 years – her entire life – and had just been moved to HSHV in hopes that she would be adopted. Our son was 7 at the time, so I kept saying “Seven years! That’s his whole life!”
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Jack came to our family from HSHV in 2013, as an energetic puppy. He had endured 4 previous adoption failures (not through HSHV). Over the years, our family has flourished with him in it. He recently became a volunteer model and spoke dog for a new sustainable dog food company, that HSHV has decided to carry in its store. He is no longer the scared, unsure puppy and has become a confident, snuggle-loving family dog. Napoleon now Jack
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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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I got a notice that there were 2 parrotletts on Pet Finder. I was so excited because I had been fascinated, researching, and looking to adopt parrotletts and finally found not one, but 2! On our anniversary we headed to HSHV for a meeting. They were perfect! My husband got them for me as an anniversary present. I was told that Cera (the white/blue one) had had seizures. Since then they have both been to my avian vet, and Cera hasn’t as of yet had any seizures even with the vet poking and examining! We put them on a healthy
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