Little Girl

We wanted to adopt a family dog so we visited AAR in November. We saw quite a few dogs and even fell in love with a few, but Little Girl was not on our list that day. I was worried that a young lab/grayhound mix would be too energetic around my small boys.

We came back the next day and many of the dogs were going to PetSmart for adoption day. We decided to check out the dogs that were staying and one of the wonderful volunteers at AAR suggested we give Little Girl a second chance. He warned us that she suffered from a nervous stomach that could be due to the stress of living in a shelter, but might be a permanent issue that had to be maintained with special food. However, we decided to give her a second chance since she had basically grown up at the shelter and needed a home.

I felt sorry for the volunteer because I think we spent an hour playing with Little Girl, getting to know her. And what was not love at first sight became love that afternoon.

We brought her home and she immediately became a loving part of our family. Her stomach issues are completely resolved now that she has a forever home and she has learned sit, stay, fetch, down, and even shake. She absolutely loves the boys and my husband, but she knows she is special to me because she is my little girl. :-)

We live on some acreage so Little Girl gets to run to her heart's content, and we bring her out to the local parks to go hiking in the woods. She is a sweetheart and brings so much joy to our family.

Thank you AAR, for letting us adopt Little Girl! We had a great experience throughout the entire adoption process and the volunteers were all wonderful. And Little Girl thanks you for picking us to give her a forever home.

Kipper

We saw Kipper a few weekends ago at the German Festival. They let her out to visit with us, and it was love at first lick! Her and Johnny have become best friends!

She is the sweetest dog, and a wonderful Christmas gift for all of us!

She is right next to us at all times, whether its on the couch, in the bed, in the car,or on a walk; she is a perfect companion!

She and our cat Bolt, are "tolerating" each other nicely, but I would'nt say they're best of friends:)

She has taught us that her most favorite thing in the world are belly rubs!

Skipper is home for the holidays

Thank you for helping take care of our new friend while Santa found him a home!!! we love him!!!

Nels

On September 29th (not long after Nels was born), my parents' house in Richmond was struck by lightning and exploded on the spot. No humans were hurt, and the cats made it out with burns on their paws, (and have since recovered fully) but unfortunately our loving dog died immediately. My parents (recent empty-nesters), especially my dad, were completely heartbroken and distraught after this accident. On December 3rd I went to Tomball AAR to find a puppy as a Christmas present for my dad, and I know I couldn't have chosen a better place. I could feel the love in the room as so many people were making additions to their families that day. As soon as I held Nels (a lab-heeler mix), I couldn't put him down. He was about 10 weeks old, and as sweet as can be. I had to do a lot of driving that day, and he slept in my lap the entire way.

I hid Nels in a room at my parents' new house when I gave my dad a card that said "Congratulations on your new baby boy!" And after some confusion on his part, I ran to get the puppy. When I called his name, my dad's jaw dropped, and all he could say was "No, you didn't! You didn't!" When he held Nels in his arms for the first time, tears came to his eyes. I knew I did good picking Nels. I went back to school, and after a week of Nels living with my parents, they couldn't be happier. He has already put on some weight, and is incredibly smart!! He gets along great with our two female cats (we renamed him Jack--like from Three's Company!). My dad gushed about our new puppy all weekend. How smart he is, how sweet he is, how he's learning house rules so well, and mostly how much he's livened up the house. Jack couldn't have found a better home. Surrounded by toys, well-fed, and smothered with love, he is definitely a spoiled little boy! We can't wait to see what kind of dog he grows to be. I am so thankful that I went to AAR as early as I did because now I can't imagine our family without him. He was such a perfect addition!

Grace formerly Sasha

GRACE IS NOW 14 MONTHS OLD, She has recently been to the vet for allergies and a check up. She is 50 lbs, clean bill of health, but has allergies that has been described as common for the Collie breed. She has made new friends with family in FW, still loves playing fetch, and tug-o-war. She has come a long way in the 7 months that we have had her and is a great protector. She loves “her daddy” and has openly demonstrated him as her human. She loves us all, but hates T-Storms. She is primarily a house dog and is a charm to be around once she has accepted you. She has been on many road trips with us thus far and aside from the blaring 18 wheeler going by, has done very well and has yet to be car sick. She is on a steady diet of Purina One, Benedryl (vet approved) Omega fish oil, and the wife describes her as having “baby ducks disease” In other words, she has to be right on top of your heels or “inside your skin” at all times. She has been a blessing, a delight, and a wonderful addition to our family. She will be making a permanent transfer to DFW sometime in the next 3 months due to a decision to move back up north. When she is there, her allergy issues all but disappear. Thank you for putting her in the Tomball paper when you did. We are blessed and thankful we could rescue her before that unfortunate bell tolled for her. Grace as we have been calling her for the last 7 months is anything but graceful but she is the comic relief that breaks the tension and monotony that comes with life. These pictures are recent. We have also found out (and many have been taken) that she is camera shy so we have to be quick with the button. God bless you and the work all of you do. We have an idea of how she spent her last Christmas, but we are also determined that will never happen again.

Ken