Chula
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!
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!
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!
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!
Samson
Samson was adopted by a friend of Rescue in Central Texas. He is now part of a large menagerie of pets at her home.
Samson was adopted by a friend of Rescue in Central Texas. He is now part of a large menagerie of pets at her home.
Thunder
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!
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!
River and Heidi
River and Heidi were adopted at two different times by one of our volunteers who is an APD officer.
River and Heidi were adopted at two different times by one of our volunteers who is an APD officer.
Spirit and Max
Spirit - the smiling dog on the right, was adopted to become a real Texas dog,
along with her compadre, Max (left).
Spirit - the smiling dog on the right, was adopted to become a real Texas dog,
along with her compadre, Max (left).
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!
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!
Thekla
Thelka 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.
"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!
Thelka 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.
"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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