Ozzie

Sherrie, Thanks for the email. So far Ozzie seems to be settling down, he is a very quite dog, just likes to be around me all the time. Its ok for him to wander off in the house, but if I do then he comes looking for me. He does seem to suffer with some separation anxiety, which hopefully he will get over soon, knowing that I will come home after being gone. He is with my parents during the day and I a going home at lunch for a little bit. Reassuring him, he is not being left. They even ran an errand yesterday, left him alone to roam the house and he did fine. He has not had any accidents that we have seen/found. Is not being destructive for the most part. He did not like being kenneled on Sat evening for a few hours, tried to destroy the cage. I have two wire kennels, he does not seem to care for them at all, so I am going to try a plastic one to see if that is any better. He cowers in the cage, telling me it might have been used as punishment in the past or left in one for days on end. He is getting along well with the girlfriends dog, her cat and mine. My cat has is beginning to realize he is not a threat to her and has quit running away most of the time. He is walking much better on the leash now too. I have a 20ft training lead and he is walking well. I have him enrolled in a obedience class starting on 5/20. Hopefully that will help with some commands, but seems to understand leave it already and sit. He is a wonderful dog, I am so glad I made the choice I did. Thanks, Randy

Osha

Greetings T.A.R.A.! I just wanted to tell you how much we are enjoying Senora (previously Osha), the newest feline addition to our family. She is a fabulous cat, very loving and gets along well with our other pets. I was very surprised how quickly everybody acclimated to each other. Having experienced life with new kittens, I have to sing from the mountain tops the great benefits of older cat adoption to your prospective adopters: one; you know the cat's personality--no surprises, two; their "kitten-crazies" are all worked-out--no leaping from your sofa to your mantle and breaking your pretties or scratching you or your children's arms trying to free themselves and three; you're saving a life, helping the vastly over populated adoption centers with literally overloads of great , deserving cats needing good homes. Kittens are cute. There is no denying that, but they're only small for a short time and then they're adult size in a blink, although they may still act kitten-like for up to a year or so. Adopting Senora was the smoothest, easiest experience we've ever had adopting a pet. She fit right in. We didn't have to "babysit" a young kitten, making sure she didn't have a potty accident or scratch furniture. We simply showed her where the litter boxes, food and water and her scratching posts were all located and voila! we could just enjoy her. She is still young enough to enjoy her toys and play but in a manageable way which was important to our large, active household. She loves to walk circles around our legs brushing us with her tail, showing she "owns" us and basking in patches of sunlight in window sills, taking in the breeze and bird chirps. And at night, she is contented sleeping at our feet. We couldn't have asked for a finer cat and we look forward to many wonderful years ahead with her. Please tell your prospective adopters that they can contact me if they are "on the fence" about adopting an older cat. Thank you for all the work you do providing homes for well-deserving animals. It was a pleasure working with you in our adoption process. Sincerely, Sydney Evans and family