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.

Hiway at home

Rosie going home

Rosie going home with her new family.

A 9/15/2010 letter from Rosie's family:

Dear Friends at AAR,

I just want you to know Rosie and Dennis were made for each other. They are great friends. Rosie's whole demeanor and countenance have changed. She runs (and runs) and plays. Thank you for all you do, all your efforts to give dogs and cats another chance at a pleasant life.