I had a dog and a cat at the same time. The dog was 13 1/2 years old and the cat was 20 1/2 years old. I had to make the decision to let my dog go. He was in very very poor health, and his back legs gave out on him. I’d had him since he was eight weeks old. Before I could bring another dog into the house, I had to wait till my cat died. My cat died about six months after I had to put the dog down. I buried him in my flower garden in
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A month before our wedding, we were searching for a pet. I signed us up for the Love Train emails just in case one of those cuties would steal our hearts. My favorite flower is a tulip; it was the only flower in my bouquet and every centerpiece. When I saw a puppy named Tulip I just knew I had to have it. I sent my husband the picture and highlighted the name with a big please?? The Love Train came on April 1, so when my husband sent me a picture of a puppy saying “meet the boy named
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I lost my elderly dog in early 2022 and was absolutely heartbroken. The house was too quiet and lonely without him, and I missed the energy dogs bring. A couple months later I saw Stevie’s picture on HSHV’s website and immediately drove over to see him. He was brought in with their Love Train program. When I got there he was jumping all over his sister trying to get my attention, whining and “screaming” at me when I pet his sister. When I got to meet him separately from the puppies, he immediately started giving me kisses, jumping everywhere, just
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Glitch found me during a rough patch in 2019. I traveled to many shelters and HSHV was the last stop of the day. The moment I saw Glitch’s sweet face I knew I wanted to get to know him. I admit I was very hesitant at first, as he is blind and has cognitive complications, and I was a 20 year old working college student. With a little push from a friend, I took Glitch home. The rest is history. He’s my best cuddle bug and companion. I think he’s helped me grow through love and I like to think
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April 2010 we adopted Keno, a pit bull mix, from HSHV. At the time Keno was 7 months old. We fell in love with him almost immediately. He came into our home and has brought so much joy, love, cuddles and laughter, he is a part of our hearts forever. We were originally told that Keno loves toys, and you were right, till this day he loves toys! We have given Keno the best life we can offer, with home-made dog food, comfy beds and blankets, plenty of toys, nice fenced-in backyard, healthy treats and a ton of human friends!
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With heavy hearts we notify you of the passing of our dear Donut. We adopted him in September 2019. He was approximately 10 years old when we adopted him and had the beginning stages of kidney failure. He had been at HSHV for some time. Donut was a wonderful little boy and brought great love and joy to our home. In turn we were able to provide him with love and a quality of life in his remaining years. We will miss him dearly.
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In July of 2022, my dog Buddy (Love Train alumni) had to be put down unexpectedly at two and a half years old. After four hours at the HSHV vet, I went home without him. Weeks later, I took my niece and nephew with me to pick up his pawprints. We decided to look around and cheer ourselves up before the ride home. We entered one of the cat rooms and noticed an adult cat sitting at her kennel door. She put her head against the door, I put my hand in, and she rubbed against me. Something just clicked.
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Found our forever friend
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Chi, now Fergus, was an owner surrender, severely emaciated and heavily matted. I adopted him at the end of February and he has become my best buddy! Happy to say he is happy, gaining weight and we have lots of fun adventures together. Thank you to HSHV for the wonderful care they provided and the ease of adoption. I love my new pal! Chi now Fergus
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Penny (formerly Azure), named after Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons, has truly completed our home! When going onto HSHV’s website to set up alerts for birds, I saw our Penny. I told my fiancé immediately and we knew we had to meet her, as we were ready and confident to own a big bird. We brought our kids to meet the beautiful bird from the pictures, and our hearts melted completely. We talked to her and giggled with each other, to which she chimed in with our laughter, laughing herself! We knew then and there she had to come home
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