We adopted Toby three weeks ago from HSHV. He is a Love Train puppy who was only 2.5 months old and about 6 lbs. He is growing fast and loving his sister pup, 6 yr old Abby (also an HSHV alumnus). He spends his days sleeping through many a Zoom meeting with his humans. He especially loves sitting on the couch with his 8th grader while he goes to school. We love watching him play, grow and become part of out family. Tobias (Toby)
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Frannie fills a space in my life I hadn’t even realized was so empty. A huge personality in a tiny calico body. I fell in love with her little face and knew when we met that she was the one. Like magic. Spot now Frannie
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We had been searching for a puppy for months. When Gemma popped up on the website I filled out the application and raced to HSHV. We knew we had found our girl as soon as we met her. Her beautiful dual-colored eyes, her name (patron saint of scoliosis), and her goofiness were all we needed to fall in love. With some research, I have learned all that she went through to get to HSHV and it was a hard trip. Through it all, she is a smart girl and is happy to learn, play, and please. Training is bringing her
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My boyfriend and I adopted Penelope in 2017! She was only 3 months old when we met her. Her big eyes, sassy personality, and beautiful colors made us fall in love. She is a smart and sophisticated cat! Her favorites spots to chill are our shoulders, her cat tree, or our laps. Thank you HSHV for your dedication to animals ❤️ Penelope/Penny
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We adopted Kili (formerly Lawrence, which we kept as his middle name) just over a year ago. We had a resident cat already, and felt she would do better adjusting to a kitten than an adult. My husband really wanted an all-gray kitten, and Kili instantly captured his heart. When we were going through the paperwork, they gave us a handout on how to socialize a “shy kitten”. Kili could not be further from a shy boy! He is always running around, annoying his sister, and wanting to meet everyone who comes in the door! He often chirps instead of
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We were going to adopt 1 kitten…and the family who walked in before us adopted the one we had our eye on. I was expecting to leave that day without a kitten, but we looked around anyway and I found the cutest, most playful kitten! He let me just hold him and give him all the kisses. But we still weren’t sure. My husband was playing with the other kittens in his litter and found one he really liked. But we were only going to get one! Well, that lasted for about 5 minutes before we decided to adopt two:
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After 13 long years of life, my parents’ Cocker Spaniel succumbed to a list of health problems. My father swore up and down that he’d never get another dog – the overall experience involving said list of health problems was very emotionally draining. But through a series of events, we received news that a one-year-old, (mostly) house-broken Spaniel mix would be coming up from HARTT on a Love Train, and I encouraged my parents to “just meet her and see what happens”. Fast forward to now, where Casey (fka Midge or Midget) now constantly demands belly rubs from Dad, and
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Having recently lost my rabbit Jovi, I was unsure if I wanted to get another pet. I looked on the HSHV website and I saw Queenie, now Fenella. I thought that she was so cute and exactly what I was looking for. I still didn’t think I was ready, so I didn’t look any further. The next week I looked at the website again and saw that Queenie was still available, so I went in to visit. I loved her, but was going out of town soon after for a few weeks, so I didn’t think I could adopt her.
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He recently came home with me (9.18.2020), but Longitude has absolutely been the best buddy I’ve needed in my life. He’s such a good fit for me and absolutely thriving! He sleeps on my bed while I attend online classes (or will sleep in my lap while I’m working) and he’s a night owl just like me. I come home from my late-night, in-person work and he’s up and ready to play. It always lifts my spirits to see him chasing his wool mice (his favorite type of toy) around the room even when I’m exhausted. I went to the
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