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