Booda

We adopted Gypsy Rose (formerly known as Booda) the week of Thanksgiving.
She is a "full figured" girl weighing in at 20 lbs. and was thought to be a little on the lazy side. The pictures below were taken just days after she joined our family and there is nothing lazy about this girl! As you can see she loves to play with her purple feather mouse and you should see her climb the stairs! With all
of this exercise she has even dropped a few pounds, She greets us at the door
when we come home and moves from room to room at night making sure we
are all tucked in and where we are suppose to be. Thank you for the gift of this
great addition to our family! She is loved!

The Storrs Family

Spike (formerly Madge)

Shady, my Jack Russel pup, needed a rough and tumble little buddy. Spike, formerly known as Madge, fits the bill. The girls patrol the yard and barn, run hard, and wrestle until both are pooped and then nap until round number next.

Spike fits right in!

Bo aka Willie

Willie became Bo as soon as I left the shelter!!! Just one week before I adopted Bo (Willie) I got a doberman puppy I named Bella. Bella was lonesome so when I heard about Bo (Willie), I knew he would be a wonderful companion for Bella. As in the pictures posted, Bo and Bella are learning to sit for their treats...Bo (Willie) is doing better this week he usually just wants to jump up and down for his treat but watching Bella he realizes she gets hers first because she is sitting pretty.
The other pic: they are snuggled up after a fun day of playing. Thanks to AAR for bringing Bo (Willie) into my and Bella's home...They will have a wonderful time growing up as sister and brother.

Feliz and Bella

We adopted both Feliz and Bella from AAR, about a year ago now, and we could not be happier!

From the start, Feliz, (the pit bull terrier), has been the most affectionate, sweetest dog. She loves everyone she meets, and always has a 'smile' on her face. :)

Bella is the Border Collie/Lab mix, and is a very goofy girl. She is extremely shy, and still not very good with strangers, but she has come such a long way in the last year. It took her some time to trust us, but she is now very affectionate, sweet, and loyal with us. Feliz has been great 'big sister', in showing her how to be more outgoing and trusting.

We love both of our girls! Thank you AAR for helping us find each other! :)

Trista (formerly called Lena)

Trista has been the perfect addition to complete my happy family. It has been two weeks since the kind people of AAR allowed me to take Trista home. She is the perfect playmate for her new brother, Barry, my 5 year old lab mix.

Maggie May (Formerly Demi)

I would like to thank all of the volunteers at AAR for allowing us to take home Maggie. As you can see from the photo's she is fitting right in. She is just about house broken and almost doubled in size over the past month. Maggie is enjoying the back yard a great deal, likes pulling me around the neighborhood and has my 10 year old beagle doing laps aroung the yard. Thanks again.

Mr. Seamus (formerly Scruffy)

Merry Christmas from Mr. Seamus!

I am very happy that you have come to this great shelter where they took very good care of me for 6 months.
It was a long time, but I knew the people at the shelter would find just the right family for me to own. My new pet
parents care for me very much and I am delighted to live with them.

They have provided me with a nice bed and also a nice dining area with an exquisite dog bone china service. But best of all, I have lots of nice toys and bones. My favorite toy is the squirrels-in-the-tree stump. I put them in. I take them out. I chew on them. Really a great toy. I recommend it highly if you are the new people for the dog you have selected to be owned by. I also have my own nice sporty sweater for the cold weather and am toasty as can be in it, just like my blanket on the sofa by my TV.

So I wish to say Merry Christmas to everyone. To my mates still at the shelter, hope you enjoy your people selection! And to you people out there looking, find a nice dog like me and you will have the best Christmas ever.

Best regards and Merry Christmas,
Mr Seamus

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Little Fellow

Little Fellow's new name is Socks. He is fitting in with my other small dog. I am in the process of house breaking him. He is a loving little dog. He likes to chase my cat but we are starting to come to an understanding about that.
Have a great Holiday season and remember the reason for the season. JESUS CHRIST!
Jerry Broadus

Bugs - happy go lucky!

I fell in love this with little guy the first moment I saw him! His original name was buddy; I changed his name to Bugs for his BIG eyes!
This boston terrier is the joy of my life. He's always the center of attention and will demand it from you by pawing your hand until you pet him! :) He is spoiled; everytime we go to a pet store he leaves with something new.
He's almost a year old now and I've had him for 8 months.
He's such a loving dog, gets along with all animals, and people!
Never a dull moment with him - BIGGEST cuddle monster you can think of too!
I am so grateful to have found Bugs because he is everything to me. He is my support when I'm down and he knows my feelings and is always by my side.

Thank you AAR for taking care of my baby until he was fully ready to come home with me!
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Lucky (previously known as Amos)

Before adopting Lucky(also known as Amos) our family had been taking care of a stray lab for 3 weeks. The lab found his home and we, including our dog Casey, missed him terribly. We realized we wanted another dog. We saw Lucky at Adoption day at Petsmart and fell in love. We have had Lucky for 3 weeks now and he is a perfect match for our family. Our other dog, Casey and Lucky are the best of buddies. They play together all day and lay in the sun watching(and chasing) the squirrels in the backyard. You never see Casey without Lucky. With 3 kids, 2 cats, 1 fish and now 2 dogs, our household is very busy but we love it! Thank you AAR for taking such good care of Lucky until he found his forever home!!
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As you can see, Cedric is getting along great in our household. Our senior cat hisses at him, but Cedric just goes on his way.

Happy Dogs!

When we lost Sarge our male dog, Kayla our female went into a deep depression and was grieving. They had been together for three years since they were puppies. We took Kayla around to various shelters to try and find her a companion and she always turned her nose up or turned her back on the dogs. Then came the day we found AAR and they brought out a little pup they called Stevie, who's real name is LT. She looked at him and it was instant. For the first time in months her tail began to wag, her ears perked up and thus he came home with us.

Kayla and LT were meant to be together. They play, the eat, they sleep together and she is actually training him to be a great dog! He's watched her and learned to "sit" and "stay" and go outside for "good dog"! He's been with us now for two months and as far as we're concerned, he's here for life!

Our thanks and appreciation to AAR. Without them we wouldn't have two happy dogs!

We adopted Shauna, now Sophie, from AAR about a month ago. We're sending you photos to show you how well she is doing. She is a great puppy. Thank you for all you do. Debbie and Cliff

MARLY AND US

WE ADOPTED MARLY A FEW WEEKS AGO. HE IS A GREAT DOG, VERY PLAYFUL, AND VERY WELL BEHAVED. MY GIRLS WERE AFRAID OF HIM FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THEN THEY REALIZED HE IS JUST A BIG BABY. THEY AND HE LOVE PLAYING CATCH AND GOING FOR WALKS. HE IS SO WELL TRAINED. I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE ASKED FOR A MORE PERFECT DOG FOR ME OR MY GIRLS. I WANT TO THANK AAR FOR TAKING CARE OF HIM FOR US TILL WE GOT TO MEET HIM. THEY DO A GREAT OF TAKING CARE OF THESE ANIMALS

Emily Roosting

Mary

We took Emily to our vet Saturday. She received a complete physical and passed with flying colors. The only blip was that she could lose a little weight. Lakewood Vets entered the information you provided into her file. They state that we adopted a great and healthy cat.

The only defect I have noticed is a propensity to roost/sleep on pillows on the wrong side of the bed. Alice and I enjoyed meeting you. You made the adoption process enjoyable.

Thanks, Terry

Oscar & Zoe (AKA Snowball & Snowplow)

I am so grateful to have found Oscar & Zoe. We have really enjoyed our time together so far and I love watching their personalities come out. They wear each other out wrestling and playing and then they nap for a good while. It's a tough life!

Thanks to Brad & Lisa for all that they did for these puppies before I came along. I'm sure that Oscar and Zoe really appreciate it too and I know they had a great foster home with them.

It's sad to know that someone left these puppies all alone, but I am so blessed to have them in my life and I'm proud to give them a happy home.

Thanks again!

Lauren

Brandi and Charlotte

I adopted Charlotte from AAR on 9/11/2009. She was 3.5 years old, shy and timid. Charlotte came with some wonderful qualities: she can sit, walks on and off leash, rarely barks, sits up on her back legs and is a loving dog. We look forward to our Sunday 2-mile walks... I don't know if I'm walking so that Charlotte gets her exercise.... or, if she's walking so that I GET MINE.

I decided that Charlotte needed a dog-pal. So, I adopted Brandi from AAR in August 2010. Little Brandi is 1.5 years old, never meets a stranger and is afraid of nothing. Both Charlotte and I love her. She has made Charlotte a "better" dog, too. Charlotte is more friendly around people and does not want to get left out of any attention.

Everyone is encouraged to adopt a dog or cat from a shelter if you are looking for a pet. AAR is wonderful and is a no-kill shelter, one of the many reasons I volunteer my time there.

Max (formerly Bud)

Dear Pat and AAR Staff,

We just wanted to send you an update about "Bud". We re-named him Max. He is a very, very smart dog. I thought that our last dog was the smartest, but Max in some ways surpasses her. He usually learns what not to do after one "no". However, if he really wants to do something, he'll do it regardless of the consequences. We learned that he has absolutely no fear of people. However, I do believe that if someone broke into our house, he would at least look intimidating even if he doesn't bark! I'm sure his love of people is from his excellent care at your facility.

Max would love to chase after cats and deer if he had the opportunity. We were hoping to train him to stay in our yard without having to leash or pen him up. However, he has such a strong sense of smell that he picks up a deer scent and will run off. So, we keep him either in our fenced yard, in the house, or leashed. He would have made a great search and rescue dog.

Our son, Connor, loves Max! He plays with him everyday and frequently writes about him in his writing assignments at school. We went camping recently to the South Llano River outside of San Antonio and took Max with us. These pictures are from that trip. Max runs off if he is not on a leash. Plus, we were in a state park that requires dogs be leashed. So, you'll see him leashed in the picture. He loved swimming in the river and sleeping with us in the tent. He refused to sleep on the ground and crawled onto Connor's air mattress with him.

We hope everything is going well at AAR and thank you for bringing Max into our lives.

Jim, Susan and Connor Kelly

Sissy

My wife saw Sissy on the ad for the rescue and called me, We have to go see this one she said however I was not able to go at that time so Debbie went to see Sissy without me on her lunch hour. Sometime around 12:30 Debbie called me crying and I knew that Sissy would be ours, so after work I went to AAR to get her and wow she looked exactly like a dog we had a few yrs ago named Roxy who died.
Since getting Sissy we have had nothing but fun with her and she has taken to us really well. She is also very smart, gentle and loveable. I am posting a couple of pics we took of Sissy after a hard day of playing around.
Thanks AAR without you we would have never found Sissy and we plan to keep her for a long time

Ruger (aka Hunter)

Just playing fetch

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Itsy and Bitsy

Itsy and Bitsy (now Bridget and Gidget) content in their new home.

Petie

My husband and I adopted Petie in September 2010. We lost our black lab to cancer and we waited until the time was right to adopt another dog. When we first met Petie, also known as Milo, it was love at first sight.
Since then, we have bonded with our lovable Petie. He has been the sweetest and most calm dog we've ever had! He loves when we "travel" to the dog park and he especially loves being the most social dog at the park. One more dog in our home means one less on the streets!

Snickers

I adopted Snickers in July of 2010. He had two previous homes that did not work out, but this will be his last home. He loves attention just as much as I love giving it to him! He is a wonderful little dog and is a great companion!

Ellie

I can't thank you enough for my beautiful girl, Ellie, or "Ellie Belle" as we have come to call her. It was love at first sight for me, but even though she was wonderful from the start, Ellie layed low and took a few days to get her bearings and feeel secure. At first we didn't think she had a voice, and she didn't seem to know what to do with a toy - but now, wow, she's as playful as can be and let's herself be heard! She's so cute when she's prancing after the birds and squirels in the yard (hasn't caught any thank goodness), and she loves it when the grandkids come to play, letting them crawl all over her - she's sooo good! And smart? Ellie can sit, shake, lay down, stay, walk well on her leash, and has never had a housetraining accident from day one! I feel so blessed to have her in my life! I was warned that she was a "bolter," so I had her microchipped when I took her in for a once-over with my local vet. Of course the vet fell in love with her like everyone does, and I'm happy to report that that there have been no "bolting" incidents to date. I can't adequately express my gratitude and admiration for all of the wonderful volunteers at aar - your policy of caring for every pet for life made it possible for me to find Ellie after her original adoption didn't work out. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!

Remington & Misty

We adopted Remington the beginning of February 2009. He was my birthday present. He has been nothing but a wonderful addition to our family. We could not have asked for a better, more loving pet. He thinks that he is a lap dog and loves to curl up next to you and have his belly rubbed. He is such a smart dog too. Sometimes it seems that he knows what I am thinking. It is a toss up between what he enjoys the most. Being outside chasing a frisbee or playing in the sprinkler. We even bought him his own plastic swimming pool!

We adopted Misty just this June after deciding that Remington needed a playmate. At first they didn't quite get along, but now they are hardly ever apart. Misty is such a sweet girl and loves to be right in your face loving on you all the time. She is more the right size for a lap dog and takes advantage of it. She is still constantly rolling around on the ground and doing what I call her "army crawl" whenever she goes outside. She loves to play outside with Remington. She is about 30lbs lighter, but she holds her own. It is too funny to watch them together. When they play inside she will jump on the ottoman to be eye level with him!

We can't say thank you enough to all the wonderful people who helped take care of them while they were at AAR. You are truly blessings in their lives. I could not have asked for better pets. They are my sweet angels.

RUGER aka HUNTER The dancing dog!

Ruger (aka Hunter) had been abandoned two times - two times he ended up with AAR! Thank GOD for such a wonderful group of volunteers. Ruger (Hunter) was in the Tomball parade and was the dancing dog. He's a celebrity - we even ran into his dancing partner not long ago at Petco.

We went to AAR and were looking at dogs to adopt. We had met a few - none of which were a great fit. One of the volunteers actually suggested meeting one more as we were headed out the door - 30 minutes later and we were loading our new boy in the car and heading home.

He loves his new home in Tomball - everyday he runs wild and crazy around the backyard. His worst habit is begging, but I'm probably at fault....who can say no to this guy?! He's in heaven at Burroughs Park (where he can get off the leash and run free) and the Hound dog in him really comes through. He loves hanging his head out the window, catching/chasing his toys and antagonizing my girlfriend's grumpy cat! He just wants to be friends, just like he wants to do with every other animal. He's a hound/lab mix, but he chews through even the toughest of toys. Even Pit Bull rated toys stand NO CHANCE (we have a separate room where we keep our shoes)! He loves water, unless it's for a bath! He knows when he can be rough with me, but is very gently with my 6 year old.

His name is Ruger (like the firearm), but there are many nicknames for him. BDB (Big Dumb Bear) because you can pet his neck until and he leans so far he falls over backwards; Rugie, Rugalicious etc.

My girlfriend is wanting to train him to be an agility dog - he is SOOO agile it's crazy. Me, I just want to get him a friend from AAR. Whatever we decide, we just look forward to many more years with this AWESOME friend.