Sadie

We adopted Sadie, now known as Maggie, from Judi Wiegle last October and recently relocated to the Seattle, Washington area. After a long road trip out here from Chicago, Maggie is now enjoying a 0.5-acre waterfront property where she can chase frisbees and geese to her heart's content. She is doing absolutely great and we just love her to death. Thank you for the work you're doing for these dogs. They are a treasure. Attached is a photo of Maggie checking out the burros in Custer State Park, SD, on our trip from Chicago to Seattle. If the picture had sound you'd be hearing a low growl...

Casey

July 2010 I have been wanting to send you a note and give you an update on Casey. She is doing GREAT! I cannot tell you how much we love her and are so happy with our experience adopting her. She is a very loyal girl with Anna, every where she goes, Casey goes too. She still loves to run after bunnies but listens very well when she gets to far. Her best friend is a Burmese mountain dog named Sadie, whom we go for walks with and play tag in the field with. She has learned that my son Hayden is the go to man for food. It doesn't matter what he has, she wants to try a bite and he is more than willing to give her a taste. Her favorite place to sleep, is on the living room couch and she knows, she is not suppose to but only does it when she THINKS, we are not looking. We sure are enjoying her and thank you so much for the care you gave her before she came to us. She has an appointment July 6th for a beauty treatment, so I will send you an updated picture then. Thanks again Martie I just wanted to catch you up on our baby Casey. She has done VERY well with us. Her coat has grown out quite well and she LOVES the snow. She digs in it and eats it. She is very happy here being able to run around out side with out a leash now. Of course we watch her but we've trained her to play with us in the front yard with no leash to hold her back. She is very good about not barking at other dogs lately too.MY family and I have had a great deal of fun with her and love her company. I am so glad we adopted her and I want you to know everything is fine with us and she is happy here. P.S. The only health problems we have had, were, a little infection on her back left pad from walking on the asphalted too much. Also, she had two ear infections but the vet said that they cleared up very nicely and she is very healthy now. She still weighs 51 lbs and we are happy about it. The vet also said that she is very healthy, she shows no signs of any hip problems or joint problems. CASEY ROCKS Casey is doing very well. We have spoiled her rotten but on the other hand she spoils us with her love. Her new little trick that is, she will come up with me at night, as I go to bed, she makes sure everyone is in their beds, then comes down stairs when all is quiet and jumps up on the living room couch and sleeps, the minute she hears someone, down she jumps to the floor and pretends she is asleep!!!!!!!!! I do believe she thinks she has us fooled! We are so thankful for her and feel very lucky to have her in our lives! Thanks so much.

Shin

Hi! This is Shadow. His name when we adopted him was Shin. He has lived with us for almost 2 years already and adds quite a bit of excitement. He loves to travel. In the two attached pictures, he is watching a shadow on the ceiling of our car. He is a great addition to our family. Brian and Mindy, Illinois

Duke

December 3, 2009 Duke went with us on an extended Thanksgiving weekend to Northern Michigan. He played outside, hiked in the woods, sat by the fire and ate lots of good treats. Duke did WONDERFUL on his little vacation with us and traveled well. He is doing pretty good walking on a leash, he still wants to zig zag a bit, but if reminded settles down, walks more by your side. When he sees his leash he will sit right in front of you waiting for the leash to be put on him. Needless to say, Duke really enjoys going for his walks. He knows several basic commands will “stay inside” when the door is open or the fence gate. He is very patient when asked to “wait” and comes running at a drop of the hat when called. Duke is a very loyal boy; he wants to be where his people are and is always open to some belly rubs.

Jackie

Jackie loves just about everyone on two and four feet, with the notable exception of UPS drivers, operators of power lawn equipment and ATV drivers. Since we live in the city, ATV’s are not a problem. Jackie came to us for what was to be a very short stay on May 15, 2009. Much to our surprise, our Sam (that’s Sam #2 from ComeBye), who is leery of other dogs, welcomed Jackie immediately. We knew that with his lovable, easy-going personality and Sam’s acceptance of him right away, Jackie just had to be a member of our family, and now indeed he is! Handsome Jackie is a medium-energy guy, who is as fast as any border collie I’ve ever seen. When he’s just walking around the house, he looks the tiniest bit awkward, but give him an open field and something to herd and he’s pure grace! Jackie was relinquished due to a number of unfortunate and traumatic circumstances. He comes from working parents in southern Missouri, and it really shows! Now he herds Sam every day in the park while Sam plays ball with his dad. It’s fun to watch, and both dogs have fun too. Passers by ask my husband how he taught them their routine, and he has to admit that no teaching was involved. Jackie is attending class at the Greater St. Louis Training Club with Dad, where he can get more practice in focusing on appropriate behaviors instead of bouncing over to greet new dogs and people whenever they appear! They’re making great progress. Like Sam, Jackie loves bounding through the snow and wishes it snowed more in St. Louis. He loves to play with the grandchildren too, although he’s not very interested in playing ball (a border collie?). Jackie and Sam spent two wonderful weeks on vacation with family and friends at Crystal Lake in northern Michigan this summer. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to convince either of them that swimming is fun. Maybe this summer? Swimmer or not, we love him so much and are so grateful to ComeBye for saving him and allowing us to adopt him.