On 7/22/22 My husband and I adopted Bleu. Best decision ever. He is such a nice boy very affectionate. When my husband was here with hospice in April of 2023. Bleu never left his side. Slept in the bed with him. After he passed away Bleu became a mommas boy. Sleeping with me every night. I am so happy that we found each other. I am sending a picture of him in his bow tie from a zoom wedding we attended. Bleu
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I got my kitty named LC (he’s Thomas now) when I was 19 here. HSHV trusted me to adopt him even though I wasn’t technically old enough at the time. That was back in 2016 and we’ve had 8 amazing years together. We’ve been on many adventures moving from Michigan to our apartment on the beach near Boston, MA now living with his dog brother Oliver who he loves very much, as of course, he loves everyone and everything he meets. Tom’s going into his golden years now turning 14 this year and I cannot thank HSHV enough for all
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For about 6 years, 2008-2014, I was a puppy foster for HSHV. On March 24, 2012, the foster manager called and asked if I would be willing to take a male puppy, 9 weeks old, who wasn’t doing good with his siblings at another foster’s home and we said we would. Oliver Blue came into our home and decided he was here to stay. From that point forward he helped foster many of the puppies that came to us. He was very helpful with potty training and playing with them. Blue was very selective of the people he trusted. As
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On May 3rd (my birthday), my mom and I were scrolling the list of adoptable animals at Huron Valley. We were truthfully just looking at all the kitties names without thinking of adopting any as my father and I are allergic. However, when we saw Gopher’s photo we immediately knew we needed to know his story. Not much was known about his backstory other than he was really sick and had to have both eyes removed due to injury and infection. That was Friday, and at opening on Sunday morning we were there to meet Goph. He was still very
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Last summer, after trying to convince my parents for six years that we should get a dog, we adopted August (we just call him Gus). I wrote letters to my parents, made a Google Doc presentation about the benefits and drawbacks of having a dog, and basically begged. For YEARS. And now we have one! Gus is doing great! He just had his first birthday and he is sitting next to me as I write this. He is very happy, and his butt is very floofy. Paco now August (Gus)
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End of May 2024 we adopted Applejack, who is now Fraggle. Because of his rough life he looks a bit disheveled and plucked. He is missing some teeth, so his pink little tongue is sticking out constantly, which makes him all the more loveable. He was surrendered by a family who took care of him as he approached their house and they fed him in the garage. They could not take him in, but loved him and brought him to the Humane Society. There, we found our kitty! He is sweet, loveable, gentle and totally laid back and stole our
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But The Joy Has Ended…. This will be the last Happy Tail about Uffda. He left the planet on June 28 when he had had enough of the cancer that was destroying his liver. Uffda (formerly Puma) and I met one fateful afternoon at HSHV in November, 2010. He and I knew instantly we were soulmates so he came home with me. Next morning I found him snuggled in behind my knees – he slept every night with me whenever we were in the same room, and sometimes that room wasn’t one in my home. He often came with me
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It’s been some time since I’ve had cats, but I’ve always loved them. I’ve had cats in my life, for most of my life. My last two cats were sisters that I adopted from a friend who had been their foster mother. When I went to adopt the one cat, I saw the other and couldn’t bear to split them up, so I ended up with both. They were in my life for 19 and 20 years. Fast forward 10 years later, that itch to get a new cat was just waiting to be scratched. I found myself frequently visiting
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We were ready for a dog and wanted to adopt from the HSHV. We knew we could only visit three dogs per trip so we did our research and saw a few small dogs available at the humane society. When we walked two of the smaller dogs, they were a little chaotic for our small house. Then Zeus just happened to be walking by with a volunteer. He was so well behaved and the cutest boy! We took our third and final visit of the day to walk Zeus and it was love at first walk. We adopted him that
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Almost a year after the passing of our 10 year old “matriarch” dog, my best friend forwarded an email from HSHV to me about a litter of “Irish Setter/Pit Bull” puppies available. This was my dream combo after growing up with Irish Setters and then falling in love with Pit Bulls as an adult. When I met the tiny fawn puppy named Pluto, she and I hung out in an outdoor kennel. When I realized that she was more interested in the biggest dogs being walked past than in me, I told her that I had a very special big
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