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Chula was adopted by a nice lady who lives in Houston, and Chula
thinks she's a human too. We wish ALL our dogs could be this spoiled
and loved in their forever homes!
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Casey and Gracie - Casey was a puppy that came from San Angelo
who had been in rescue for a long time. She had a cauliflower ear - it
had been injured and had never healed, but she was the perfect dog
for Sherrie who was looking for a dog that would be protective but
good with people. Several years later Sherrie and Robert found
Gracie. They traveled to Germany and are now therapy dogs and
cheer up the soldiers coming back from Iraq. The picture to the left
came to us titled "Comrade Gracie and Major Casey at the Kitchen
Peace Talks" Here's a note from Sherrie:
Casey and Gracie are doing very well. We volunteer occasionally at
the hospital visiting some of the injured soldiers and stopped in at
Landstuhl Hospital on Christmas Day. The dogs' visits lifted a lot of
spirits. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God Bless our
German Shepherd Dogs!
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Samson was adopted by a friend of Rescue in Central Texas. He is
now part of a large menagerie of pets at her home.
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Thunder was adopted by a family with two small boys, who, as you
can see, adore Thunder. What a lucky, loved dog Thunder is now!
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River and Heidi were adopted at two different times by one of our
volunteers who is an APD officer.
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Spirit - the smiling dog on the right, was adopted to become a real
Texas dog, along with her compadre, Max (left).
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Timex (formerly Sara) and Brady - Brady was adopted by a fireman
and his wife. Several years later they came to look at another dog to
adopt. We asked her to pet Sara to help with her socialization. She
had been severely abused and was scared of almost everyone, but
took right to this couple. They renamed her Timex from the Timex
saying "takes a licking and keeps on ticking". She is now a happy
and confident girl, and she and Brady have a great life.
Update from Timex & Brady's guardians, December, 2005: Andy had
this idea a while back that the dogs needed dog beds (as if the floor
was suddenly not good enough after all these years!). At any rate, I
thought since they were getting a little older (Timex is 8 and Brady is
10), something between them and the floor might not be a bad idea.
They had these really decent ones at PetSmart last night when I was
shopping, so I decided to pick one up. And it just happens to match
the décor in my master bedroom! The dogs gave them the once-over
after I brought the bed into the house, but apparently, Brady needed
some coaxing to actually lie on it.
Update from Chris, December, 2005: Brady will be approximately
10 years old in 2006, and Timex will be 8. This is one of their favorite
spots in the house - just outside the kitchen. Brady is yawning
because she is fat and happy! Timex is probably tired from chasing
squirrels. Brady loves to play the "burrowing" game - she buries her
nose under the covers and "roots", wanting you to rub her snout and
ears. Timex loves to come visit you while you are using the restroom.
They are big fans of MaryAnn, their stylist at the Lakeline PetSmart.
They are both going strong, and suffer only from too much food and
too much love!
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Thekla was adopted by a retired UT college professor. As you can
see, she was a cute puppy, and is now a magnificent dog, who is
being treated like a queen. In fact, Thekla is such a beautiful grown-
up girl, she got her picture, bottom right, on a postage stamp.
Update November, 2004: Thekla was born in Mach of 1998 and I adopted
her in June, when she was about three months old. I have a puppy picture of her
that shows all her her adult markings and features and looks just like what it is: a
small little kid still somewhat baffled by the world and her new abode. Typically,
she is sitting at the side of her water dish (now stainless steel, then a mottled
plastic bowl).
We are using her picture on our holiday greetings to friends, where I have
included a thumbnail sketch:
"This amazing dog has incomparable intelligence, responds to hand signals and
to voice commands, and‹if she is out of sight in our expansive backyard‹the
sound of two taps on the glass of our sliding door brings her to the door."
In August she had a knee operation (I thought she was limping because of her
hips, but it was because of her right hind leg) from which she has fully recovered.
After the operation I was required to take her outside on a leash for eight weeks
when nature called. She never complained, even though she was not allowed to
run. I still do not encourage her running and she seldom does. In our family
room she lies beside a chair from which she can keep her eye on: the kitchen
and breakfast area, a glimpse of the backyard, and the front door that has tall
narrow panels on both side that afford her a view of persons approaching our
house. When I am out of the house running errands, she always waits for my
return by watching our driveway from the dining room window (almost floor to
ceiling), her chin resting on the window sill. She also has been known to rest her
chin on the edge of our breakfast room table while sitting beside my chair. We
never feed her scraps from our meals at the table, but she is ever hopeful.
At the moment she is lying underneath my computer desk as I type‹also a place
from which she can keep her eye on me when I sit reading on a love seat in my
study.
Thekla also has a strong sense of order and propriety. Mornings, she is let out
into the backyard and when she returns to the door, she gets a BIG Milkbone
treat. Jeanne had always let her out at that hour, and I did not know that she goes
out BEFORE she gets the treat. When I began to let her out in Jeanne's stead, as
I now do, I offered her the treat before she went out. She refused it, and I realized
she was insisting on her outside trek before she ate the Milkbone great.
I am awed by her instantaneous obedience to commands. If I say "Heel!" to her
when she is in front of me, she almost jumps to my left side and leans against my
let leg.
She is the source of great joy and pride.
With best wishes for all your efforts,
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