My boyfriend and I moved into our first apartment together and decided something was missing. We headed to HSHV to “say hi” to all the dogs and cats! We made our rounds and were headed out when a volunteer asked if we had met Alma. We completely missed her because of how shy and quiet she was! We decided to take her a on a walk and she was so so sweet, we fell in love! We brought her home a few days later and she quickly came out of her shell. She is our baby and we do everything
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My partner and I went to HSHV just to check out the adoption process and ended up falling in love with a tiny black puppy named Neapolitan. She was extra cuddly and weirdly quiet compared to her siblings, which made her even more endearing, and we absolutely couldn’t leave without her! She is already a huge part of our lives, and we couldn’t imagine not having her as part of our family! We are absolutely obsessed with Frannie, and we hope more people choose to randomly stop by HSHV because you may just find your new best bud! Neapolitan now
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We adopted Jasper/Jaspy from Tiny Lions Cat Cafe. The first time we saw him he was sleeping, and he looked so adorable we couldn’t help but take the baby home 🤎 A few months later we saw our Boomer, just sitting there patiently waiting to go to his furever home, and we got him as the oldest addition to our family 🧡
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I had been wanting a dog for a while but couldn’t seem to find the right one who fit me. Then about 7 years ago I went to HSHV and saw Athena. We hit it off right away. I walked with her for about 2 hours and even lost my truck keys there. Needless to say it was the best thing that ever happened to me, she is my ride or die and we spend about 20 plus hours a day together. She even goes to work with me! I’m so glad to have found my forever best bud.
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This kitty tried to bite me before we left HSHV. He had learned to use his teeth to defend, get attention, protest and was easily frightened. I have never had a cat with so many triggers, but now he has settled and is calm, he plays and loves his new house. He still will nip but not to hurt, he is fun to play with and never stops chirping and humming, even in his sleep. We love him. I am so glad I didn’t give up on the day I went to see him. This is his forever home. Clementine
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We fell in love with Benny before we even met him. He is a gentle giant and love his toys, baths, and walks! He is no 23 pound puppy anymore and is weighing in at 105 pounds to date! We love him and he is our best friend.
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We wanted to say thank you to whoever fostered our “Little Otes” as we affectionally call Otis (formerly Jack Bean). It was obvious from the get-go that he was great with people and other animals. He wormed his way into both of our older cats’ hearts and absolutely LOVES our collie (she loves him too but feels very outnumbered by her 3 cat brothers). Our college daughter brings her female cat home at breaks and he broke through that ‘queen’ mentality she has and she loves him too! He is just the funniest, most lovable boy. He is always There,
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I saw Yeti’s picture, and immediately thought he’d be perfect for our home. Little did I know he would be a menace the first few weeks, destroying everything and causing a mess! I almost reconsidered adopting him. However, weeks later he showed amazing improvement with love and training. Sometimes you have to give them time and compassion, which went a long way with Yeti. He now has a loving home, socializes with other dogs daily, plenty of exercise and jobs to do. We love him dearly and wouldn’t think twice about adopting him.
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After losing my two senior male cats due to common old-age-kitty health issues a couple years prior, I knew it was time to let a new kitty into my life. My boyfriend and I went to HSHV to have a look at some kittens. My eye went straight to a cage of 4 little black ones, and then straight to one little male in particular. The volunteer had just given everyone some canned food, so when she asked if I wanted to see any of them, we said we would wait until he was done eating. He proceeded to stuff
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I recently moved into my first apartment, and was in need of a friend for my 9-year-old cat, Winston. I went into HSHV not expecting to find anything, but then I met my sweet Aly girl! Aly and Winston were destined to be siblings. Aly was just a baby when I adopted her, so there is quite the age gap between them, but he loves her so much!
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