Becca...TN

Becca is doing great! I thought she would be sad whenever Lydia left for her forever home, but she did fine. She and our other two minis have continued to get along well. Now that she's getting bigger, they are playing with her more. Her crate is now in our bedroom with our other two dogs and our foster, Odin. She has tons of energy, still seems to love her crate, and is doing great with potty training. We are so happy to have her! Our Vet said they would do her spay on her 5 month birthday and we are taking her in on October 9 to get started on HW and have her rabies shot done. Thanks so much! Jennie

Bates...KY

Bates (now Cooper) is a growing boy! We got this updated photo from his family!

Bella #7...AL

UPDATE ON BELLA: Hi, and thanks for checking in on Bella. She has been adjusting very well to her new life. She is such a smart girl and shows me some new talent on a regular basis. She has found her place (in her mind, at the top!) and become a great older sister to Simon. She has taught him a great deal about play and pack rank and seems to enjoy her interaction with him. She was trained to go outside within a week, and follows whatever instruction I give. She has also adapted well to family and guests, and is so affectionate and loving with her "people". I gave great thought to adoption and had many concerns about how she would get along with Simon. I am so happy to say my fears were unfounded. I feel Bella coming here was meant to be and I look forward to many more years with her. FIRST REPORT: Thought I would let you know how Bella's settling in. The first night she was very reserved. She did want up on the bed but was very restless. We have had accidents in a couple of places, but she is catching on very quickly to potty training rules. She will come up the stairs but refuses to come down them. We're working on that as well. Within a day she was wanting to snuggle with me and began playing with Simon. Simon is learning he has to move quicker than he's used to when I put a treat in both of their bowls. She does bark when someone new comes in, but quickly settles down. My two granddaughters came for several days' visit last week; in two days they were all sleeping in the same bed. As she has become more comfortable she plays for extended periods with Simon. When she's had enough of him she will sometimes go into her crate for a rest. Had her first vet visit on Friday. She got an overall good bill of health. She does have an ear infection which is being treated. I had so many concerns regarding bringing a new dog, particularly an adult, into my and Simon's home. Bella has so far been such a wonderful addition to our family. I know she has been through many changes in a very short time. I look forward to her coming to love her new home and family and to having a long and comfortable life with us. ~ Joy

Billie.....FL

Thanks for checking on us! Billie's new name is Brother. We are crazy about him! He is a great addition to the family. I've attached a photo of him here. Brother loves to fetch tennis balls and also sneak onto the couch. He is very snuggly. Our other two dogs are definitely getting more exercise wrestling and chasing Brother around. Allison

BASIL..AL

From Susan: Hi Angie, Thank you for asking about Basil. He is settling in quite nicely. He is playing with our other dog, Tess, who we adopted a year ago today (Halloween 2011). It took him a little bit to go outside in our backyard without me but once Tess goes he follows her around and seems to enjoy it. Loves laying in the warm sunshine. He does really well on the leash on our daily morning walks. He loves the toys that are available to him and he can't quite get enough of human contact. He does well with our 9 month old grandson. He eats up all the love we give him. He sleeps in our bed and does real well all night long until it's time to get up and he smothers my face with his kisses! We took him to our vet's canine carnival on Saturday and he was a bit overwhelmed with all the dogs that were there and was content to stay in our arms to whole time. He is a lovely boy and we feel he was sent to us by an angel called Rolo ( he was our wire-haired we had to say good bye to in August)...what a old soul Basil is and we feel blessed he's in our home. Hopefully, you can open the pics I've attached. If not let me know as I want you to be able to see how well he is doing. We were told by our vet that he appears to be 9 years old instead of 7 that we were told when we adopted him but that's ok...we love him and all his 2 teeth. :) he is eating well and loves his soft treats given to him by our vet. From Billie: Basil has been an awesome addition to our home! He is a precious little guy that has a very sweet heart. Basil at first would not sleep in the big bed, he was content to sleep next to our bed in his doggy bed. The doggy bed has now been given over to holding all of his toys and he has moved to the big bed. He loves to snuggle and puts his head on the pillow like a person! He also loves to lay on the middle part of the sofa, and will often join Tess up there. Sometimes he loves to just lay out in the back yard in the sun for a bit on these cooler days. He and Tess love to wrestle and run around the house. It is a joy for us to experience how big his heart is! We are so lucky to have them both!!