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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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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We adopted Lucky back in June and we love her to pieces! She’s got a big brother Finn to play with! Clover now Lucky
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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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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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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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At the height of Covid in March, we found ourselves without a cat in the house for the first time in my entire life. My husband and I decided to just go get a cat. We didn’t have an idea in mind of what we wanted. But we wanted a cat who would blend with our dogs. We got that and more from the lovely 12 yr old tortie named KitKat (Now Freya). She adores our dogs and attention from humans. She will eat literally anything, and loves to sleep under the covers with us at night. She is the
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