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We adopted 2 dogs from you last January (2007),
and they are wonderful family members
now. Rosie (a beagle/lab/border collie?)
is now over a year old, and still a kisser,
just as she was when we first met her.
Charlie, whose name was Amos when we
adopted him, is a true best friend to all
of us, and a pal of Rosie. When we
adopted him, he was estimated to be
about 2 years old, and had been found as
a stray, and had spent several months in
your shelter. Now that he's been home
with us for 8 months, we've discovered
some curious things about Charlie: He
LOVES motorcycles and the people who
ride them. We are sure that he had a
happy home life before he strayed, as he
is so well-adjusted, with no fears or
paranoia. We guess that his previous
owner was a very nice person who rode a
motorcycle. Anytime Charlie hears one,
or sees one while we're on a walk, he
pricks up his ears, and if it goes past,
Charlie will jump up and bark happily.
The one time he had a chance, he ran up
to the stranger on the motorcycle and
jumped up to greet him, with a big
doggy smile. The other thing we've
learned about Charlie this past summer
is that he loves the river. We walk the
dogs down to the Raquette River
occasionally, and on leash, he wades
right in, stands there with a very
contented look, and swims a little bit, as
much as the leash will allow. It's clear
that he is loving every minute. As large
as he is (not overweight, but big-framed
like a bassett hound) it seems he was
built to float, and as Karen (whom we
saw at your shelter, also my former
Lisbon School Principal) told me, he loves
water, even the smallest puddle, he'll
walk right through it. What a sweetie he
is--Both dogs are, and with them, we are
a happy family. Thank you all for taking
such good care of them, until we could
adopt them! --Jill
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