2008 Happy Tails and People

Kiera Adoption

Melody Wollan fell in love with Kiera the first time she saw her. She held her the entire time at Petco the day she met her. They are together now in their forever home and both are loving it.

Rylee Adoption

After waiting patiently for her new family to return from England after the Holiday's, Rylee is now with her forever family. Rylee and her favorite toy, a huge stuffed dog, are now living in grand manor in Kirkwood with Lesley and Chris Tomlin with her sisters.

Cleo Adoption

John Michaels & Carol Craig adopted our puppy called Cleo. Her new name is Bella and she is doing great in her forever home.

Newman Adoption

Nakesha Smith got Newman on Christmas Eve and he will be a Christmas gift for her two children ages 11 and 7.

Blake Adoption

Gina Korte's family added Blake on Christmas Eve. Gina and her husband have two children ages 4 and 5. Blake was a surprise Christmas gift for the kids.

Kelsey Adoption

Jackie Litty (66) and her husband, Paul, (73) have adopted Kelsey (3). Kelsey came from a breeder and is finally going to get the love and attention that she deserves!

Tanner Adoption

Doris met Tanner (3) at Petco Saturday and it was love at first sight. The next day the home visit and adoption were completed. Tanner is a very lucky boy to have Doris and Doris is a very lucky gal to have Tanner.

Quinn Adoption

Susan Claggett saw Quinn, the brussels griffon, at an event at the Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs. It was love at first sight and Quinn now has a forever home with Sue and Maggie, his new sister.

Winston Adoption

Tamara Dowling adopted Winston for her Grandma and Grandpa Dorn as a Christmas gift. Winston will live in Tamara's house until Christmas and then he is going to be a surprise for her grandfather.

Addy Adoption

Jim and Sandy Houfek were looking for the perfect pet for their home and found Addy. Addy is very happy to have a forever home.

Burke Adoption

Anika Riley drove into Kirkwood from Mt Vernon, IL to adopt Burke. She feels like he is perfect for her home.

Owen Adoption

Rod Stout's shih tzu recently died and he looked exactly like Owen. Owen is glad to fill the void and found a great forever home.

Mel Foster to Adoption

The Hogan family is fostering Mel until veterinary care is complete when they plan to adopt him. He is one of the eight puppies Fiona/Lexi had.

Kiera Foster to Adoption

Melody Wollan fell in love with Kiera when the puppies were at Petco. She stayed and held her for four hours and we knew that she was the perfect home for Kiera.

Cooper Adoption

Cooper found the perfect forever Mom in Sarah Courtright. Cooper needs lots of patience to learn to trust people. Sarah is up for the task as works with disabled human babies.

Humphrey Adoption

Humphrey found his forever home with Shirley and Jerry Hinshaw. Shirley has always wanted her own dog and they feel in love of with little Humphrey. He will get lots of attention and snuggling in his new home.

Spencer Adoption

Dianne Christensen and her daughter adopted little Spencer to be part of their life. Spencer is a little shy but these two ladies will give him lots of attention and affection.

Missy Adoption

Missy (11 years old ) was adopted by Barb Mohesky (59) of Washington, MO. We all think that there was devine intervention that brought these two together!

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Tina Adoption

Tina was adopted by Linda Trapp. Her new name is going to be Inky because she looks like she has ink blotches. They will live together with Linda's 90 year old father and Tina will live in a big house and have a large beautiful yard.

Sadie Adoption

John Bickel loves shelties and wanted another one. We were able find the perfect dog for his family. Sadie got a great forever home!

Lily and Jilly Adoption

We are so happy that both of these girls were adopted together. Jilly is very dependent on Lily and they love to be together. John Reidy loves them both and enjoys having them both in his home.

Bella Adoption

Bella (5 years old) was adopted by Richard and Cathy Adelsberger. She now has her own family and a big sister named Daisy who can teach her how to be happy. One week ago Bella was sold at an auction. Her life has definitely changed in one week!

Princess Adoption

Princess (four years old) was adopted by Barbara and Bob Riley of Moberly, MO. They have had silkies before and fell in love with Princess on Petfinder.

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Chase Adoption

Chase was adopted by Debbie and Mike and Lucy Phillips and will live with his new family in Granite City, IL.

Muffin Adoption

Muffin (8 years old) found a wonderful home with Harriet Rimell (73 years young). All Muffin wants is lap to sit on and someone to love. She promises to be a good girl for Harriet.

Peanut Adoption

Vivian Starnes of Granite City, IL adopted Peanut (2 years old). Her pekingese was stolen from her backyard and she was looking for a replacement. She saw Peanut at Petco and instantly feel in love with her.

Holly Adoption

Holly (10 years old) was our fastest adoption. She came into SD4S on a Thursday and was adopted on Saturday to Larry Banks. Larry lives alone and this cute little westie will be his companion.

Marcel Adoption

Marcel (5 years old) was adopted by the Stennes family. His new brother, Boomer, adores his father so Jackie needed a dog to adore her too. Marcel is ready for the job!

Bridget Adoption

Bridget (5 years old) was adopted by Doris Wille and her family. Bridget needs special attention and patience. This family is ready for the challenge.

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Bradley Adoption

Bradley (2 years old) was adopted by Chris and Melody Bennett and Lucy. They all appreciate Bradley's high energy and awesome personality and want him to be part of their pack.

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JoJo Adoption

JoJo (2 years old) was adopted by Doris Abrams who lost her dog last March. She has been looking for the perfect companion. She found JoJo on our website and came to Petco and it was love at first sight.

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Coco Adoption

Coco (4 years old) was adopted by Ann and Chuck Diekemper of St Charles. Coco has a brother who is a fun loving chocolate lab and parents that have always loved cockers.

Murphy Adoption

Murphy (12 years old) was adopted by Sandy Stolberg who lives in Lafayette Square. He got along well with Sandy's two cats and looks forward to being part of the family.

Mimi Adoption

Mimi (2 years old) was adopted by Orville and Lois Douglas of Pevely. They have one dog which is Orville's dog and Lois wanted her own dog. She feel in love with Mimi's beautiful looks and sweet temperment. Update

Wyle Boy Adoption

Wyle was adopted by Lisa Harris' sister's family. They came for a visit and met Wyle and just had to take him home with them.

Brooke Adoption

Brooke (6 years old) was happy to meet her new family (Don and Cathy Covington). She loves her new life!

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Adoption #10

Gypsy found a forever home with Robert Posen who is 79 years old. Gypsy is ten years old and has had one eye removed and cannot see with the remaining eye. She is very affectionate and loves to be near her people.

Adoption #9

Lola was adopted by Marc and Patricia Tannen. Patricia works from home and can keep Lola company during the day. Lola needs lots of reassurance.

Adoption #8

Heidi was adopted by Goldie Ray who is 85 years old. Heidi is an excellent lap dog and I'm sure she will do well in her new home.

Adoption #7

Robie was adopted by Connie VanFleet. Connie has retired and will have lots of time to hold Robie on her lap. He can also assist her with her gardening chores. Update

Adoption #6

Wyle Girl, aka Ms Borzoi, was adopted by Eric and Krista Theby. They have big plans to take her to many parks this summer and I know Ms Borzoi will absolutely love that!

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Tiki is our FIFTH Adoption!

Tiki was the best Mother's Day gift ever for Valerie Haugen! Valerie is 71 years old and plans to watch lots of Cardinal baseball with Tiki on her lap. Tiki, who is 9 years old, will be happy to comply.
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Watson is our FOURTH ADOPTION!

Watson has a new home with his new Mom in Webster Groves. He was adopted by her on the eve of her 90th birthday. He is 8-9 years old and has had a tough life. His new name is Jake and he is enjoying being the center of attention. He has a great fenced yard and loves staying close to Hazel.
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Tippy who is 3 years old is our THIRD ADOPTION!

This darling little guy was adopted by Julian and Rosemary Pauk (80 and 77 years old), a wonderful senior couple who spotted Tippy at Petco. They renamed him Leo and report that he is a complete JOY.

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Jacob who is 6 years old is our SECOND ADOPTION!

Here Jacob is leaving with Dianne Lee to his new home in Glen Carbon, IL. Unfortunately Jacob had a progressive disease in his hips and it was necessary to put him down. We will all remember this magnificent dog.

Missy, who is 9 years old is our FIRST ADOPTION!!

She has found a wonderful home with Joe Riggs (69 years old) and her new brother Jack, also a German Shorthair Pointer who is 14 years old. They live in Imperial, Missouri and have a great backyard with a chainlink fence. The two dogs get along well and it is hoped, that the younger dog, Missy (on the right), can help rejuvenate Jack.
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Missy Update

Note from Kathy Riggs (daughter-in-law)

Missy ( 9 years old shorthair pointer) is a great addition to Joe's life at a time when his present dog is near the end of his life. Joe is always saying "she is such a great dog and she really cares for me." He takes her on errands and to hang out with his buddies. These are all things he could not do anymore with Jack because he is so old and not very mobile anymore. Losing Jack is going to be so hard on Joe, we feel Missy will help him though this terrible time. He has taught Missy to sing along to a old bluegrass song about a man and his dog, Missy has her own solo during this song and never misses her cue to howl! They are great together and we so appreciate Senior dogs 4 Seniors! I don't think Joe and Jack ever had this much fun together!

Tippy Update

Note from Rosemary and Jay Pauk

Leo (Tippy 3 years old maltese) is a complete JOY. He is so good, so cute and so much fun.

The neighbors, our kids, grandkids, and friends all love him.

One daughter got a 3 1/2 yr old Schitzu (??) mix a month before we got Leo, the daughter who was looking for a golden retriever brought her 7 wk old from a breeder in Union home last Saturday, our granddaughter adopted a 3 1/2 yr old, 50 pound mix after finding Duchess while volunteering at the Humane Society as a "dog walker", so our family now has 3 new dogs. But we got the Best.

Jay has been teaching Leo tricks. He bought a book called DOG TRAINING FOR DUMMIES. He has taught him to roll over for a cheerio. Then worked pretty long to get him to jump through a 10" hoop. He loves the applause (and the cheerios) he gets for his effort.

He comes when called...stays out of the bedroom area and living room when we say, STAY.

When he gets tired, he goes in his kennel and rests. Takes his last trip outside about 10 p.m., comes in and goes right to bed. We put the gate across his room, so he just stays in there until we get up about 6:00.

Jay has mastered bathing him in a tub in the downstairs shower. The groomer said to take a soft tooth brush with warm water and that helps take off the drainage from his eye. Leo is not too happy when Jay tries that. The groomer did a little better but not much.

He had his first clipping two weeks ago from a woman who was recommended to us from the lady who found him when he ran away and took him to her vet. She also has a Maltese.

Leo was scratching so much and the Vet said not to get him that Flea & Tick pill, so "Kay" told us to try giving him a tsp. of peanut butter twice a day for two weeks and then a tsp every other day after that. That seems to help a lot and Leo loves it.

We feed him nothing from the table; that was a big mistake we did years ago with our poodle.

We are so grateful that we have him. He is such a joy and he is so happy, especially when Jay pulls in the garage after being gone all day at work. He loves both of us, but favors Jay as he spends more time with him, cleans up after him outside and they spend hours just sitting downstairs watching TV or sitting outside.

Couple weeks ago we had to replace A/C and furnace. The owner of company and his two sons (who did all the labor) thought he was great. The one young one who is getting married next week, said that is the kind of dog he would like to get, since he is so cute, so soft and well behaved. It was a long couple of days for me, though, since they were in and out of the basement with the old equipment and the new so while the outside gate was open I had to stay mostly in the backyard with Leo or in my computer room with Leo on a leash all day so he would not run away.

On Father's Day he thought the party here was for him. He showed off and jumped from l lap to another. He was so playful and loved all the attention.

Didn't mean to make this so long. But you can tell...he has definitely added a lot to our lives. We thank you for letting us have our Leo.

Watson Update

Note from Laura Williams (wife of grandson)

Senior Dogs 4 Seniors is a wonderful organization. They fill a great void in pet adoption. My husband's grandmother's dog died and we tried for months to find just the right pet for her. We visited many shelters and adoption groups only to be rejected because of grandma's age. Surfing the web one morning I came upon Senior Dogs 4 Seniors' website. I was thrilled and immediately contacted Diane. We discussed our desire and what we 'needed' in a pet. Watson was a recent 'rescue' and fell in love with him as I looked at his picture on the website.

We quickly set up a meeting time to visit and get acquainted with each other. Grandma was thrilled. She asked when she could adopt Watson, and their response was, "We can leave him with you now if you wish." Grandma was brought to tears of joy. Watson now named Jake and grandma are a perfect match. They love each other dearly, but most of all they need each other. I want to thank Senior Dogs 4 Seniors for giving Jake a good home and for bringing our grandmother so much joy.

Tiki Update

Note from Gwen (daughter)

Tiki ( 9 year old miniature pincher )is doing wonderful! My mom was just commenting the other day that it feels like he has been part of the family for much, much longer than a month. He's been a very good boy - also had a "get acquainted" visit to the vet and received a clean bill of health . Tiki is so used to my mom being home that when she does leave, he really gets sad. So, if possible, Tiki goes with her on errands. I'm attaching a picture from a BBQ last weekend at my cousin's house. As you can see, Tiki was in his favorite spot :) Tiki has given my mom reason to go out for walks which is great since she had both hips replaced last year. While on these walks, they have also met many people in the neighborhood which is wonderful for my mom. Thank you for such a wonderful program -- Tiki is the best!

Please feel free to use any of my comments for your article. All the best to you!

Wyle Girl Update

Note from Krista

I was just coming to my email to write you and found that you beat me to the punch . Wyle is doing great. She's really settling into the routine. Eric takes her out each morning when he get's up. And, it's like she's telling us, "Do we really have to get up this early?" She goes right back to her bed after that and sleeps for a little while longer. Then before I leave for work I take her on a nice 10-15 minute walk. I think she really enjoys that part of the day (before it gets too hot and when there's lots to see). Eric comes home around 3 each day and they spend time together until I get home. And, each night we take her on a walk, either around the neighborhood or in the park.

We've found that she is afraid of thunderstorms and fireworks. The past week has been a little stressful for her with all the fireworks. We're looking forward to evenings without fireworks .

We took her to Carlyle Lake, where we camped with my parents this past weekend. We set up the tent and she decided that it was hers. She liked spending time in there on our air mattress. But, she also liked walking around the campgrounds and looking at the boats on the lake.

Right now we're looking for a house and we think we may have found a place in Affton. The house has a large backyard that's fenced in. It also has a deck where she can relax. The whole house is covered in wood floors, but I think she'll learn to adapt (she's adapted to the wood floors in our current bedroom).

So, all in all, Wyle's doing great. She's great with the cats and kids too. She's our perfect dog!

Robie Update

Note from Connie

It's been two weeks today since Robie moved in with me, and we've gotten into a pretty good routine together. In these two weeks, Robie learned how to navigate my front steps and walk very nicely on a leash. So it looks like you can teach an old dog new tricks! He makes me laugh when he runs across the yard to me and his ears flap up and down. He likes to snooze on his little bed in my family room, and after dinner he enjoys being brushed and petted. I'd forgotten how good it makes you feel to have a pet to care for. It's nice to have such a gentle little guy in the house with me.

Mimi Update

Hi;

Well, today is 2 weeks since we took Mimi home. She went to the beauty shop. The lady suggested that we check her ears out. Went to our vet and he pulled lots of hair out of her ears. The smell was uckyyyyyy. He gave us some meds to put in her ear after we cleaned them. As of today they are much better. You should see my husband and I playing nurse... Mimi is great at letting us treat her. She's do darn CUTE..... Our other rescue dog is adjusting ( I think).. Molly will be the Alfa dog ... Of course we are the ALFA supreme. The potty training is still a work in progress. Just when we think we have it she leave a puddle in front of her crate. Any suggestions. I check your web-site all the time. Just want to see who you are taking care of , Fiona looked nice. But I an forbidden to go the any dog rescue place. DARN.... I hope you keep in touch.
Nurse Lois and Doug RX