Humane Society of Tuolumne County ~ Adopt a Best Friend

Here are what a few of our recent adoptors & adoptees had to say about their HSOTC experience!

We were looking for a Vizsla for about six months and then we found Bailey at the HSOTC. We have posted a few photos on some forums and many people have been saing that wshe looks a lot oke a Vizsla/German Shorthair Pointer mix...all we know is she is a really cool dog. We are in the process of doing obedience training and she's doing really well. Once she get to ber 18 months, she will start to do bike rides...she's already done very short rides and absolutely loves it! Brian, Michelle & Bailey, too! (February 2012)

Hi Humane Society!

Hopefully you remember me…I'm Chloe, now named Sophie, and I was adopted from the HSOTC on September 10, 2011.

I live in Twain Harte and I love being held by my dad, mom and 92-year-old grandma. Wow…what can I tell you about my new forever family…well…it is so fun and cozy sleeping with dad and mom 'cause I can burrow under the covers and cuddle close to them. And my folks are making sure I eat just the best things…no people food…just the food that Dr. Ordway recommended that is good for me and my health. My dad makes it even more yummy with a little cottage cheese on it…yummmmm ohhhhhh!

When it's bath time…it's me, dad and the kitchen sink. I really like it and when he dries me off, I race around the house scooting on my back to get the extra water off…it's sooooooo much fun. In my outside run, dad built me a wooden structure, kind of like a tunnel, so when it rains or snows…I am protected from the elements! Go dad!

Since the holidays are a time to say thanks…I just wanted to write and thank you for being so good to me while I was with you and more importantly, helping find me a wonderful home with a dad, mom and grandma I cherish and love!

Love,

Sophie (Holiday Season 2011)

We adopted Snoopy from the HSOTC in Jamestown and he is such a wonderful addition to our family that I wanted to share this photo with you. Snoopy spend a few days frightened by the noises of the home, yet after about a week, he seemed comfortable and like he knew he was home. His tail was between his legs for about four days, then one day he started wagging it! We were cheering for him! He holds his head up now and runs with his owner, our 16-year-old son Conor. Theirs is a true story of devotion and love. He's already visited the puppy salon and had a bath and received a Christmas treat from the groomer.

Snoopy waits by the breakfast window when Conor is gone and cries. He loves his boy! All Conor wanted for Christmas, this year, was a dog from the shelter. He spent three hours looking for the right dog and found Snoopy. We are so happy for them both! We love our new family member.

Thank you for making Conor's wish come true! Merry Christmas! (December 2011)

Carlin is almost six months now...he's not mobile and just starting to sit up on his own. He thinks Lizzie is the funniest thing ever! Every time she comes near him he just starts laughing. I don't know if it's her fur, or that she walks on four legs, or maybe the whiskers...but something about her to Carlin is funny. She gives him kisses and doesn't mind when he grabs her. They're great friends and will be even better ones once he's able to keep up with her. Shannon, Carlin & Lizzie too! (November 2011)

Here are our new additions Missy & Shadow...they are healthy and getting big after two months in their new forever home. We keep them mostly inside yet let them out on occasion. They are not inclinded to come back inside since they really like to explore but they do! Nancy, Missy & Shadow (November 2011)

As our son is nicknamed "Calvin" we named his new dog "Hobbes." We call Hobbes our angel in a fur suit. He has entered and taken over our family, the four cats, our other dog and our hearts.

We have never had an inside dog as we have an antique business with a house full of inventory. Hobbes, all 65 pounds of him, lives in the house and thinks that he is a lap dog. He sleeps at the end of our son's bed and goes everywhere in the truck with us. I don't know how we lived without him. He is a constant source of love and has given our son a constant friend and something to hug in the middle of the night. Hobbes seems to know when he is needed most.

Thank you for our angel in a fur suit. Jody, Calvin & Hobbs (November 2011)

To all of you at the shelter...that long drive to Jamestown has already turned out to be one of the most rewarding of my life! Reggie is an amazing friend, and I'm SO grateful to all of you for helping us get together. Reggie has been treated like royalty by me, my friends and neighbors. And he already has made friends with a couple of terrific terriers - they play together like they've known each other forever!

You are all great humans for the lives you save, and you give folks, like me, hope that the balance is shifting away from people who don't care to people that do. I hope you all smile when you think of Reggie: he will be loved! -- Paul and Reggie (October 2011)

Woof! I am really happy that you are checking up on the animals you adopt. Hannibal, who is now Bentley, is doing great. We live in Oregon while I am going to Oregon State University, out in the country on a nice piece of land with three other dogs from other renters, four horses, a pygmy goat, and some chickens. Bentley really enjoys playing with the other dogs who are teaching him lots of social skills as well as being his best friends. He is also perfectly behaved around the horses, chickens, and goat. He is my best friend and I can't wait to get home to him every day and snuggle with him at night. The queen size bed is slowly getting smaller on my side and will continue to get a lot smaller as he gets bigger. He got his rabies shot and final seven-way vaccination last month and is now sporting a new shiny tag on his collar. I am so happy that we found each other and I couldn't imagine life out here in stressful college without him. Thank you so much for setting us up together, we have many years to grow and enjoy each others companionship. I sometimes feel that my boyfriend get jealous of how much I love and dote on little Bentley and take him as many places with me as possible. Yet, he loves him too. Maybe at Christmas, when we come home to Jamestown, I'll bring him in to say hello! Thanks again, Margot and Bentley (October 2011)

Just a short note to say thanks again to you and your staff for believing in us and letting us adopt "Daphne" on Saturday. She is a joy to be around and each day we see more and more of her personality. I believe she is adapting well to her new environment. She also has a lot of "puppy" traits. Loves to chew on anything she can get her little paws on. Paper, slippers, etc. She is the "queen bee" of our household and we love her dearly.

This little old lady is extremely happy with Daphne and you can be sure that she is very much loved. I will highly recommend your shelter to any of my friends who are looking to adopt an animal.

You and your staff were both kind and compassionate to us, something I did not see at the shelters I visited in Stockton.

Thank you again...GA & JA (October 2011)

Wow, I have been so impressed with the care you give to the whole process of adoption.

We immediately renamed Jr., Walter, and he seemed to quickly respond and like his new name. He is just now turning the corner with not loosing his water when he is startled, or feels he has been bad, and he rarely cowers.

We love him very much and he and our mixed black lab have become great friends. Our two dogs, Walter and Sasha are our two children and are an renamed part of our family. Walter has become a very attentive, affectionate and playful friend. He craves our attention and physical contact where ever we are.

We love him very much and we are very happy he has joined our family.

Yours, R (October 2011)

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Have you recently adopted a dog or cat from our shelter?

Tell us about it! Send your success story and photos to newslettereditor@hsotc.org or mail them to us at PO Box 830 Jamestown, CA 95327

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