Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Penny (originally stormy)

We adopted Stormy from the M.A.R.F. last July. She is the sweetest cat ever! Our other cat "Jozie" loves her so much. We named "Stormy" Penny. Penny nibbles on you and she lays on her back all the time. She loves everyone, she never hurts anyone or get angry with anyone. She reminds me of a sweet little golden retriever puppy. Penny smells like sunshine. She loves lays next to you and purrs so loudly when you pet her. When you come in to wake her up shes so excited to see you.
Penny really loves her new home and we are so glad we got her.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

henrietta louise

I Adopted a 10 week old puppy from your organization on May 22, 2010. She is one of Ginger's 12 pups born on 3/13/2010 and her name was Pearl (now Henrietta Louise, named after my dog Hank who passed earlier that year)

It was a bit of s struggle to get my older Weimaraner Silvia on board with the new addition. Silvia had been so bonded with Hank that when he passed away she was deeply depressed. When we brought Henri home she did not want anything to do with her. But Henri is such lovebug and so persistent as you can see from some of the photos i attached that after a few weeks of encouragement, Henri stole Silvia's heart just as she did mine when I met her in Madison. She wears her heart on her side (LITERALLY, you can see in the pic) is known at the dog parks as "Henri with a Heart"  and its hard to believe but one of her other best friends is our dwarf rex bunny named David. She met him the first day i brought her home (pictured) and they remain good pals. Its actually funny that a 2lb rabbit can boss around a 70lb hound, but it happens! She LOVES to watch TV and even interacts with the animals on television. its too cute for words!

2 years later we are back in my hometown of Albuquerque NM with my 2 girls and we are enjoying every minute of each others company. Henri and Silvia are inseparable and they enjoy going rafting, camping, hiking, horseback riding and many other adventures with me. She is so well behaved and actually talks! When i come home from work she howls to me and I may be a bit biased but i think it sounds a lot like "i love you mom i am so glad you are home!"

She can be a bit of a ham. when i am on the phone she tends to steal the conversation. She gets compliments everywhere we go. For this region she is a very striking young lady! People just love her. I might also mention i think she might be the softest dog in New Mexico! people can't keep their hands off her!

I take pictures regularly of the cuteness and have even sent some in that have been published on sites like cutedogpictures.net and funnydogpics.com

I love my little Henri Lou, thank you MARF for eveeyhing you do. You say saving lives one pet at a time and its true but maybe a bit of an understatement. You saved me and my Silvia too so you can now claim you're saving 3 lives at a time!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Malcolm

Two years ago, on March 6, 2010, we adopted our little Malcolm. What a JOY he has been to my husband and me! (However, I am glad to say that he favors his mommy a little. :)) He started out a little wild, but quickly settled in to complete our happy home. He is so full of life and fun. We have two older rescue dogs who have settled into senior years, so to see Malcolm (or Malkie, as we call him) running and playing is such fun. He can be a definite lap dog, though. Whenever I sit down, he wants to be in my lap until something outside captures his attention. I am here most of the day with him so we have alot of time together. However, when his daddy comes home, he meets him at the door every time. He loves playing with his daddy. Malcom has a big chair in front of the picture window in the great room which holds his dog bed and blankets. I call it "The King's Throne." He is certainly king of the canines in this house. Since my husband and I have no children of our
own, the canine "children" have captured our hearts. I thank God for MARF and for the blessing of adopting Malcolm. Keep up the good work! God bless! Beth Ann Meek (P.S. One picture shows Malcolm as "Superman" with long hair and one shows his summer cut. I prefer his longer hair but he is just as handsome with his summer cut!)

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Our Zena

We adopted our Zena on December 17th, 2011. She was ten months old and very sweet and friendly. I knew immediately that she would be a perfect match for Sandy and Buddy (both rescue dogs).

Even though I knew that she was a perfect match, it took a couple of weeks for Sandy and Buddy to realize that Zena was here to stay and finally started accepting her into the pack. To this point, she seemed confused that they didn't really care for her company. Zena has added simple joy to all of us. Sandy and Buddy, which are no spring chickens, are now running, playing, and having a great time with Zena. She is happy, playful, and seems quite intelligent.

I am so glad that this foundation exists to give such loving, perfect dogs a second chance.