Hi Carol,
We have been wanting to send an update on Sydney AKA Tia for some time now and we are so excited to let you know how great she is doing. She has completed several training classes which were a breeze for her because she is such a smart girl. She loved her first Christmas and is now an expert gift opener. We love her so much and have SBPR to thank for that. Thank you.
God Bless,
Sonya, Ryan and Sydney
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Hi Carol,
We have been wanting to send an update on Sydney AKA Tia for some time now and we are so excited to let you know great how she is doing. She has completed several training classes which were a breeze for her because she is such a smart girl. She loved her first Christmas and is now an expert gift opener. We love her so much and have SBPR to thank for that. Thank you.
God Bless,
Sonya, Ryan and Sydney
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I've been meaning to send you an update on Daisy (one of Lucy's puppies – pointer mix) for the longest time now. I hope you're still involved with SBBR. I check the website frequently, looking at the dogs that are available for adoption (I think I might get a second dog within the next year).
Daisy is now almost 2.5 years old. It's been a busy two years. She is a bundle of energy, gets into all kinds of trouble, but is also incredibly cute and sweet. People ask me all the time what kind of dog she is because she is a very good looking dog (I tell everybody about SBBR). When I first got her she was almost all white, then she developed some spots which are now covered up by longer white hair that started to grow when she was about 7 months old. Also, her little rat tail became very feathery around that time. She also has long hair on her ears which gets curly when she is wet. She has developed some allergies and I will have her tested in the next two weeks. I think she is allergic to gluten and she's been on a gluten free diet since she was 6 months old, but she is also very itchy and scratches herself a lot. Her skin looks very pink, and I'm hoping that we can at least figure out what is causing it, so that I can somehow reduce her exposure to it.
We still live in Pacifica, very close to the beach. Daisy gets to spend 1.5 – 2 hours on the beach most days, as Fort Funston is only 15 minutes from home. We also have a beach by our apartment complex, but it's been closed lately due to some construction that's taking place. On days when we don't go to the beach, we drive to a beautiful park in Half Moon Bay where we go hiking. Daisy learned to fetch her ball pretty early on, and I have become a master with the chuck-it. I have the freedom right now to work from home 3 days a week, which means that Daisy and I can take long walks during the day. On days when I'm in the office, Daisy goes with her dog walker and a group of dogs to Fort Funston or a large park in San Francisco where she can run around with her buddies. Her dog walker refers to Daisy as a "party girl" because she usually has a "boy friend" or two in the dog group and loves to run and give kisses.
I must say that I'm glad that Daisy has slowed down just a tiny bit. The first year we would go for 3 hour walks (meaning I throw the ball and she would run, and run, and run….) and she still wouldn't be tired. She is the epitome of a high energy dog. These days a two hour walk seems to be enough. She has also made friends with my one remaining cat (one died in January at the age of 16). Sam and Daisy are very cute together, even though Daisy sometimes scares Sam (also 16) with her energy. But overall, they are buddies and I have seen them snuggle up next to each other (though both would probably deny it).
Do you know what happened to her siblings?
Also, I have some of Daisy's toys, leashes, etc that are still in reasonably good condition. I was wondering whether I can mail them somewhere because I don't get down to San Jose very often to drop them off during your adoption meetings.
I will also be sending an update and photos to SBBR for the website.
Bettina
Carole Ditlow
I was in contact with different rescue originations looking for that one basset, but I was having trouble finding him. One morning in March, 2011, I decided to search the internet for additional rescue organizations, and I happened upon SBPR. Low and behold! a beautiful basset hound was listed on the front page, having been added to the list just one day prior. I contacted his wonderful foster family, and within six hours I was sitting with them at a local pet store.
Since that day, almost three months ago, I knew Callahan and I had found each other after many years of waiting. I will not lie and say things have been perfect. Callahan had some nasty separation distress issues, along with some bad habits (standing on the coffee table and pulling like a sled-dog on leash were two of his favorites). We have been working with a professional trainer from the start, and Callahan has made great progress, as have I as his guardian. He is now content being left alone for long stretches, and many of his bad habits have been retrained for good ones.
Although he can be a stubborn and trying dog—I'd expect nothing less of a basset hound—he is a joy to live with, and if it were not for his physical dog characteristics, I would mistake him for a human. He's reached a healthy weight since his adoption, and he is in perfect health and as fit as a fiddle, which I'm sure he could teach himself to play if I bought him one!
Callahan and I thank all those at SBPR for your dedication to bettering the lives of animals and humans!
Justin L.
Thanks again for Ruby(Lilly). She is quite possibly the sweetest dog ever. As you can see from the photos, she is very much at home here and we love her to pieces.
Mike & Eve
The Rodriguez Family
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The Rodriguez Family
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Just thought I'd send a recent picture of Lexi to you. As you can
see, she has settled right in :) She is totally house broken now and
we're working on some commands. She is a doll!
Just wanted to let you know how Maxie is doing.
She is the closest to perfect of any dog we've ever seen. She never jumps up uninvited. And as I suspected, all she needs is a good hard run in the fields each morning, and then she flops down and sleeps most of the rest of the day, just like other active dogs. She has a blast running from one squirrel hole to the next, or chasing crows. Everyone we run into says what a beautiful dog she is and what a pleasure it is to see her run.
Also, it turns out she loves to chase tennis balls at the park, and she brings them back to be thrown again. She doesn't like to let them go, but she's learning to "leave it" in exchange for a treat. The only flaw we have discovered in her is that when a tennis ball comes out, she has eyes and ears only for the ball--so if another dog is chasing a ball, she chases too, and seemingly doesn't hear us call her. But if the other dog comes back, she does. This means it's not much fun for us to have her play ball at the same time as another dog, but she does great by herself.
She has played with three other dog friends so far and has had lots of fun. At first when we walked past other dogs on leash, she lunged at them, but I corrected her and now she doesn't do that. She learns some things really fast.
So, Maxie's doing great and we are happy as can be with her.
Thanks for all the information you sent when we were trying to decide whether to come look at her.
Blessings,
Leisa and Steve
We adopted Lois from SBPR when she was 9 weeks old. She is a great playmate for both Padgett and our children, and she goes almost everywhere we go. Whenever Lois is out and about with us, people are drawn to her. It's a great opportunity for us to tell them about SBPR and how we adopted Lois.
This picture was taken at Downtown Dogs where Lois and Padgett go to play sometimes at Daycare and also stay at the Resort if they can't go with us on vacation.
A favorite thing for our family to do: we make donations to SBPR in honor of family and friends for Christmas gifts. Because our family/friends are such animal lovers, the gifts are always a big hit.
Thank you SBPR for Lois and for all of the work that you do!
The Albers/George Family
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We also want you to know that Dan has a really good life with us. He goes to the dog park daily. Most of the time it is at Golden Gate Dog park in San Francisco where he plays with all his dog friends. He also love all his human friends too. But his very special friend is Lana, who is also from SBPR too. If they aren't playing ball together, they are having sleep overs and playing. This past Hallowe en Dan went as a banana and Lana went as a monkey. They also go to other inclosed dog parks in the city or in Mill Valley.
After 2-3 hours at the park Dan comes home to great all the humans in the house were he gets spoiled. He either runs around the yard or takes a nap. After that he has dinner with his big sis, Lou who he just loves. (Lou gets a little up set with him because she is 12yrs. old and doesn't really want to play "paws in my face" with Dan), but she likes it when they sleep next to each other and Dan puts his head on her back. I think she likes it best when he is tired from the park.
Dan has come a long way in a year. He still has problems going for walks on a leash. We have worked with our trainer on this problem and it is just going to take some time. He is just so nervous on leash. He has gott en much better about jumping up on people at the park and at home. He is very good at play. He has his buddies he plays with and when he plays with small dogs he is great.
But most of all, Dan is just so loving and funny. When we go to the park he licks the car windows until we get there. I can see other drives laughing their heads off. Every morning he brings Grandma his toy when she comes out of her room with her walker.
Thank you so much for Danny Boy. It has been a great first year and we are looking forward to many more.
The Marconi Family
(Danny Boy Shenanigans Marconi)
Just thought I'd drop you a quick note to let you know that Lexi is
settling into her new home beautifully. She has mastered the motor
home stairs and is quickly learning her potty spot (only had one wet
accident inside so far...I'm impressed :) Lexi seems to be a quick
study. She's well on her way to learning the 'up' command whereby
when we put our hand palm up on the floor she walks onto our hand to
be lifted up. She is very loved and such a welcome addition to our
lives. I'll keep in touch from time to time to keep you updated.
Take care.
Sheryl & Frank
Its been just three days and Sadie, (aka Kyra), has made her way onto the sofa and into our hearts. She's adjusted beautifully to her new home with our boys and our Boxer Luther. She's having no problems at all with crate training and house training. She is loving, smart, independent and inquisitive, and she snores like a seasoned professional! We're having loads of fun watching Sadie play with Luther and listening to the growly noises they make together. Two boxers ARE better than one!
Thanks to you and SBPR for rescuing Sadie and allowing us to adopt her.
Chris and Terene
Just wanted to keep you updated on Brady. He is such a wonderful addition to our family, we all love him soo much!
The good news is at his vet visit last week he had gained 8lbs. So he is now a healthier 110.4lbs (although we know he has quite a few more pounds to go). We notice that his hair is starting to grow out a little more and he is filling out nicely. Thanks for the tip on the dog undercoat brush, we do that regularly and it really makes a big difference.
We take him on regular walks, along with running and walks around our property. He had a great time playing with my brother's dog over Christmas and has gone to the dog park two times and had a great experience. We have been working with him on leash walking, he has gotten down the "no pulling" (of coarse except when he sees a cat!). He had made such progress we decided today would be his first dog beach day. He loved it! We have noticed that all the dogs and people just love him and his wonderful personality really stands out. : )
We have gone to one dog training class, but he is so ahead because of the extra training at home and his ease with wanting to please, we are certain he will progress without a problem.
I want to thank you again for all your help with the rescue dogs and especially what you have done for Brady.
Hope all is well with you and your family.
Sarah
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