Archives for Happy Tails

Sammy❤️

My son Joey has been really wanting a black cat. So on Thursday we came to HSHV. We started to look around at all the cats but my son kept walking past them until we came up to Miss Prissy’s cage. Right away she started to purr and wanted our attention. My son and I fell in love right away and knew we wanted her more than ever. So we brought home an amazing 8 year old cat who is so sweet and caring. Bringing Sammy home was the best decision we made that day. Age really doesn’t matter, you
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Two peas in a pod

Luna and Pounce came home with us in July 2016 as 3 month old kittens. Pounce quickly earned his name (for pouncing on his sister incessantly), while Luna took a little longer. Pounce is too smart for his own good sometimes, and Luna is just about the sweetest (if not a little standoff ish at times). Both are very inquisitive, and deeply hilarious. We’re so thankful for the richness they bring to our lives. Thank you for your BOGO kitten special! Smashpop & Bristler, now Luna & Pounce
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Coraline, Cat Supervisor Extraordinaire!

I adopted Coraline in September 2018. I had never had a cat before, and even though I’d read a lot about cat ownership beforehand, the experience was better than I could have imagined. Coraline and my boyfriend bonded immediately, and therefore she became an avid watcher of soccer, wrestling, and football, in addition to the period dramas she watches with me. She loves chasing mice and saying hello and “I love you” with a lick of your arm (or your face if you let her). She observes my yoga practices from a safe distance but curls up with me while
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Gandalf found a forever home

17 years ago, we bought our first home. With the increase in space we decided to go from one cat to two, giving Chloe (also from HSHV) a lifelong companion. Gandalf is still grieving the loss of his sister but has become even more loving in her absence. An elderly gentleman now, he still loves his place on the bed…right on top of the clean laundry.
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Finding Brothers

When my husband and I started dating, we always wanted two dogs. We went looking for dogs, even before we knew we were fully ready for one. After we got married in July of 2016, we really started looking. It became a difficult process as dogs we found online were already adopted by the time we could meet them. One random day, my husband asked me if I wanted to go furniture shopping for our new home and I countered his offer by saying we should check out HSHV. We found our sweet Angus in a kennel and knew he
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Nimbus found after four months missing

I adopted Nimbus in March, just before the lockdown orders went into effect and I was just one week into work from home. He was a five year old former stray who cozied up to me right away. Through the months March to July, he was my primary companion. In August, I decided to road trip with him to see family. But when we stopped along the way to see my best friend, Nimbus escaped. We searched in the hours and days after for him, with no sign of him. By September when I returned home, I decided to adopt
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1 year old Bailey needed a forever home

We had 2 dogs who passed within months of each other due to age and I felt so lost without a fur baby. I knew I wanted to adopt and was looking for a Jack Russell. My neighbor had one mixed with Chihuahua and he was pretty sweet. Then I saw Bailey on the HSHV adoption page and knew she was for us. She was a Jack Russell mix. We got her home and we loved her immediately. She didn’t know her name or any commands. If she could, she would escape and run down the street with us running
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Dolly is our sweet girl

My husband and I got married in 2017, and we each had a dog. His was a German Shepherd (Lanyi) that our whole family adored, including my dog who was two years younger than her. We lost Lanyi suddenly in September of 2019. We were all devastated, especially my husband who’d had her for 12 years. My dog would walk around the house and look for her and just stay sad all the time. It was awful! On Halloween, one of my Facebook friends shared a post of the Love Train puppies available the next day. I convinced my husband
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4everhome

Adopted Iris from Tiny Lions in Ann Arbor. She changed my life and brought me love and strength. She’s my everything. She was just a kitten at three months old, now she’s about nine months. One thing she knows for sure – she has a forever home💕💕💕  
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