The first dog was too wild I couldn’t even visit with her. Then I went back to see the puppies again and visited with Ruby (Currach). I was on the floor with her when they fed the dogs and the other dogs were barking and Ruby was shaking. I knew I had to take her home with me. My family loves her. Currach now Ruby
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When we were introduced to Moira at the shelter, she was grasping the cage doors on all fours to play, and when we opened to the doors she ran into our laps and began to purr. We knew then that she was our cat. She is the most energetic, sweet and vocal cat and she is so loved! Moira Rose now Fish
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Brunswick is living his best life with us! He came from being in a cardboard box, left on the front desk at HSHV. He really likes being home and walking on his little leash, playing with his toys and is just really happy. We hope to give him a better home than his owner who surrendered him thank you HSHV! We love him!🐹 We hope to get a dog soon!🐶
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A couple months ago we adopted a 3-year-old bunny from HSHV. We first chose her because she looked so incredibly cute, but we also relied on the intake information from the previous owner where we found out that she came from a household that had other pets. As a result, we were fortunate that Coco Puff did not mind our 13 year old pup, Micah. Micah has also spent his entire life with a free ranging parakeet (13 years) and a guinea pig (7 years) so Micah did not mind Coco Puff. Rabbits are as intelligent as the description states,
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When we got there, we met a few dogs but fell in love with her right away. We were told Shenzi was high energy and had a strong personality. It has been a year now and she is the best cuddler and she loves to go for walks. The strong personality that people were afraid of has turned into what we love most about her. She is so loving and so much fun to play with. We love you so much Shenzi!! Mrs. Maam now Shenzi
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Little Rodeo, now Helvella (or Hellcat, or Bug, or Princess, or….) has been mine for nearly a month now, and already my life has been reshaped around this little creature, and I could not be happier! I spotted her at the shelter, fell in love, and adopted her while I was going through a pretty rough time, and I can’t even describe in words how much caring for my little girl has helped keep me centered and focused on what really matters–which, in her opinion, is playtime and food time. She’s such a polite and loving kitten, and incredibly well-behaved,
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I was thinking about getting a puppy for a while so I figured I’d just start looking around the shelters. This was the first one I went to and when I laid eyes on Loki (Icy Charge) I knew he had to come home with me. A year prior my pup Bubba passed from old age and looking at Loki I felt a spark that I hadn’t felt since Bubba’s passing. Since coming home Loki’s been the best boy. He loves his sister, Parker, and he loves car rides!! I really couldn’t have asked for a better boy! Icy Charge
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After unexpectedly losing our first dog Halloween of 2024, we made it all of 3 days before we knew we needed another baby to love. After a few weeks of searching, we found sweet Zoey, who was being fostered by the incredible Gretchen after being brought into HSHV right before giving birth to her NINE babies. Poor mama was so scared of everything when we brought her home, but over time she really began to open up and show us her personality (which turned out to be way more sassy than shy) and show off exactly how smart she is.
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I adopted Pumpkin after I fell in love with an older ginger cat I had fostered, but unfortunately couldn’t adopt, due to my circumstances. That set me off on a hunt for a furry companion. Enter Pumpkin, a 10-year-old who had been abandoned by the family who had him for 6 years. His story, and medical condition, touched my heart, and I was convinced he was the one! Almost four months later I couldn’t be happier at my decision. Bringing sweet Pumpkin home has brought so much joy into my home, and he has reciprocated my love manifold times. We
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Luna has been such a blessing to our family. We went to HSHV in December 2024 looking for a companion for not just us but our 7 yr old pittie Rwby. We had to say goodbye to 3 of our 4 dogs between 2/2014-10/2024(Buddy 16, Bella 14, and Tuff 10). We had met other dogs from other rescue groups but Rwby wanted nothing to do with them for one reason or another, but she had been very depressed for a couple months and not improving. She grew up with our other dogs and had never been alone. I believe Luna
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