Living alone at the time, I was scrolling through the cats for adoption at HSHV and came across a cat who had the cutest face! I wanted an older kitty who deserved a second chance. There was just something about her that caught my eye. She had been surrendered by a couple who’d recently brought home their newborn baby. Evidently Petunia was NOT amused! When I first saw Petunia in person, I was shocked. The photo I saw online was just her face. When I saw her at the shelter, she was huge! I wanted her anyway and brought her
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Herky was not renamed but rather given his original name back upon adoption. He seemed to appreciate that. Having been surrendered twice (once for not getting along with other cats, and a second time for not being “cuddly enough”), I’m happy to share that he has gotten three years of love from three college girls, lived the dorm and apartment life, and moved to two other homes- and happily. Every day is full of cuddles and kisses, from me to him and him to me (he loves his mom), AND he has a best friend, also adopted from HSHV, named
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Quincy was said to be a troubled fellow. After a little loving and getting-aquainted time he and current resident Diamond have become friends.
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After the loss of our chocolate lab mix Linus, we came to HSHV to find a dog. It was in 2021, so a lot of shelters were still closed due to COVID. We came looking for a dog and found that a group of puppies had arrived that day. We didn’t have an appointment so we couldn’t go in. We walked one big white dog who we almost brought home, but finally got in to see the puppies. We narrowed it down to two puppies. Jasmine was the cutest little puppy with one blue eye and the other one was
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Hank was 4 months old when we adopted him in August 2023. He is one of the happiest dogs ever, his tail wags nonstop! He loves his Great Dane brother Herman and his feline sister Seteva, they are always running and playing in their backyard. He is a great snuggle bug, especially at bedtime. He is loved beyond measure. Morrison now Hank
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Bailey (formerly known as Wildcard) was very shy when he was introduced into our home. Thankfully his new five siblings (my children lol) helped him warm up fast! He loves cuddles, toys, and his new wardrobe. We absolutely love and adore our Bailey, he is the perfect new addition we needed to complete our family. Thank you so much Love Train and HSHV! Wildcard now Bailey
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After months of secret preparation and planning, we took my 7yo daughter for a birthday trip to HSHV. She thought we were going somewhere she could play with puppies. Her face when we told her she could pick one to bring home was something straight out of a Hallmark movie. Her dad and I had already looked through the Love Train post of pups that would be available that morning and had a list of the top few smaller pups we thought we were interested in. Rookie mistake on our part. She looked around the room and bee-lined to the
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10 years ago we moved to a property with 4 1/2 acres and several outbuildings. We decided it was time to add cats back into our lives so we adopted barn cats. When you feed cats outside you can end up with more cats. One of the strays who wandered in was a large orange and white “feral” male. Eventually he warmed up to us and I named him Orange Kitty. He made friends with a long-haired, senior tortie, Isabella, who was part of our barn crew. They became a great couple and I would find them snuggled up together
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We adopted Tashi (formerly Blueberry) one year ago today when she was 7 months old. She has brought so much joy and happiness to our family! She loves everyone! Loves walks, car rides and going places. She loves to play with her toys and tug of war with her sock. She loves laundry day and waits to see if mom drops a sock on the ground so she can steal it. She is very smart and learns quickly! She has become very attached to her family and absolutely loves her Grandma to pieces. She loves to lay in her fluffy
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Just before our lovely snow storm on January 12th, our family (Josh and Kassie) decided it was a perfect day to make another trip to HSHV. Here’s a little backstory. Josh and I had our first dog together two years ago. His name was Blu Barry, he was an Alaskan Malmute/Boxer mix and was just a year old when we got the unfortunate diagnosis of large cell lymphoma. Two months after his diagnosis, Blu passed peacefully after our tremendous attempts with chemo. After he passed we knew our hearts longed for another companion but it just had to be the
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