Hi there. I am the companion to two cats. Nice to meet you.

hi!!! I am a rescue owner :-) we rescued a scrawny little terrier mutt on June 30, 2010 and I can't imagine my life without her. she was very sick (kennel cough) but with our determination and my dad's help (he's a Vet!), she survived and is now the craziest, sweetest little thing in the whole world.

its nice to meet you too, As time goes b and you too bgs4444.Glad your little dog survived and has made you her friend.

I went to a local animal shelter to adopt a black lab after I had a black lab named Oreo die. When I got there, there were two black lab/ blue heeler mixes that stood out to me. They were from the same litter, 10-12 week old puppies, and were all black with a little white on the chest just like Oreo. One dog was outgoing and sweet (Twilight) and the other one was very scared and sad (Licorice). They were born in a barn and the owner couldn't take care of them. I decided to adopt both of them, and a few hours later, something happened. Licorice had gotten sick, and they said that we would have to pay for a test at an animal hospital to see if they had parvo because otherwise, they would put down the whole litter. The dog wasn't acting like a typical dog with parvo and was playing after his mild symptoms of loose stools. They took Licorice and Twilight through the very back of the hospital and got him tested. She got Licorice to eat and play and said that she thought they had coccydia, a parasitic infection that may mimic symptoms of parvo and assured us it was probably not parvo. They were negative for parvo and positive for the parasitic infection. The vet called the shelter and told them that she would give them the rest of the litter the medicine that they needed for their coccydia infection. She said it was probably because of being born in a barn that they got this.
We took them home, treated them with medicine, and they got better. We had saved them both from being put down for something that they didn't even have. We took good care of them both through their whole situation of being sick. They had kennel cough but got over that quickly, and today they are two very healthy dogs. Now, Licorice is the hyperactive and outgoing one, and Twilight is the shy, laid back, and sweet one. They both each have a whole lot of personality of their own. My dogs help me through things in my life by reducing stress sometimes. When it feel like everyone else is against you, they will be there for you. I always pet my dogs when I'm stressed out, and it helps. I'm going through a lot of health problems now with a lot of scary symptoms, and petting them and playing fetch with them helps me feel a little bit more at ease. They both have golden brown amber eyes and have such hilariously one-of-a-kind personalities. They are three years old and are like two big overgrown puppies now!

After years not having a dog in our house we went to the shelter to adopt a dog. We adopted a Chihauhaua mix.several months later we adopted two other dogs that were 5 months old. The Jack Russell at 5 months old had 5 homes already. Was she ever hyper. Trainer said good luck with her. She has her moment but would not trade her for the world. She was just born for this family.Little girl was 5 months old she's a parson Russell terrier. scrawny hair falling out. and bones protruding. I was unsure getting her but she turned out to be a wonderful little lady. We did not seek to get more than one dog but I would not get a wink of sleep seeing these beautiful babies be put down because no one had time to take care of them. Their loss ourgain. Happy, Happy Happy.to have adopted.

We adopted two furbabies last January. After our last cat Smokey died. He was 16 years old. I was so deeply depressed I couldn't function. Finally after 5 weeks I couldn't stand the emptiness in the house of not having a cat, so went to adopt one cat but came with two. If we had more space I would have wanted them all.
Now everyday I tell Onyx(he's a male Bombay) and Sheeba(she's a female Egyptian Mau). They are a year and a half. I'm so glad we met. I absolutely LOVE them. They are my joy:)

In 2010 we rescued a beagle/basset hound mix named Ralphie, in 2012 we rescues a beagle/terrier mix named Susie and almost two weeks ago we rescued a beagle mix named Maddie. My husband never wanted dogs and now we have 3. They are all special and bring us much joy. Our latest rescue Maddie is a real sweetheart, we saw her in late Sep and my son fell in love with her, my hubby was reluctant but we went back a few weeks later and there she was, hubby had said if we went back and she was still there, God wanted us to have her. Unfortunately, right before we brought her home, we found out she has breast cancer! The shelter vet wanted to put her down, but we said NO! We would bring her home and provide her a home and love. Our vet concurred with the diagnosis but although surgery is not an option, she did offer up an alternative treatment for Maddie. We have started her treatment and pray everyday for her. While we love all our pups, Maddie holds a very special place in our hearts and while we know we may only have her for a short time, we feel blessed to have Maddie in our lives.

I rescued my older dog i actually took her off my neighbour when she was 16 weeks she had been fed on nothing but white bred for 10 weeks when i got her it cost me a fortune for vitamins and get treatment but shes worth it shes 7 now and shes still frightened of a lot of things, shes like my little shadow and I wouldn't change her for the world x

All these rescue stories touch my heart...just wish more animals in the shelters could be rescued, but the ones who are I'm so grateful that they've found a loving home....God will take care of the ones who don't get picked

Stlaries, amen. :)