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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We lost our beloved Cadenza about 11 years ago- the saddest day of my life and I vowed NEVER to go through “that” again. We were petless and the house felt empty. Fast forward, ….Our youngest granddaughter, Rachel, volunteered at the Humane Society some 4 years later and invited my husband and me to visit her and see her at work… She worked with the kittens, she told us. (You may guess the end of this story- but read on). We agreed to visit and vowed NEVER to bring home another cat. Upon walking into the lobby there was a
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When I first adopted this little orange kitty, she was described as new and nervous; she would hardly move, except to occasionally make biscuits in her bed. On top of being a bit timid, she had a really nasty URI that landed her in the ER within the first two days of adoption. She was certainly a crusty kitty in need of some TLC! I was worried that she wouldn’t make it, and many friends and family quietly believed she wouldn’t. But once she got the care she needed, Shell showed her true colors and blossomed into the wild orange
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Before we even talk about our story, let’s talk about Roxy’s. She was a rescue, and we don’t know much about her past except for how she had been returned to the Humane Society many times, and not many owners kept her for long. She used to be required to be in a home with more dogs than just her, and she has separation anxiety. I can see why. She used to be a front desk dog at the Humane Society, but that’s all I can remember. When we were first about to take her home, the staff came to
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Right before COVID shut down the world in early 2020, we welcomed a 12 year old little Border Collie from HSHV into our lives. We named her Joey. When we adopted her, we didn’t know how long she would be with us, but Joey was my constant companion for the next 3 1/2 years. She spent every minute with me as I adjusted to working from home and was never more than a few feet away. When we lost Joey this past summer within months of losing two other dogs in our family, our house was broken. Joey’s two doggy
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This past fall I decided it was finally time to get my 1 year old cat Arthur a friend, and so I drove to HSHV determined to leave with a sibling for him. I had a specific idea in mind for what I was looking for in a second cat. I wanted an older cat (I got Arthur as a kitten and as cute as they are, I know older cats have a harder time getting adopted and wanted to give one a home) and they needed to be extremely friendly/social to match Arthur’s energy. I looked through the rooms
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