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It's been about a year now that me and my son came to your house
to pick out a cat. I let my son choose the one he wanted. He thought he
wanted a very small kitten but soon noticed an older kitten following
him all over the place. As he looked at all the cats and kittens he
couldn't get his mind off the cat named Taylor. Taylor was the black and white kitten found in a ditch with a
broken leg at which time you did a story in the York paper about him.
My son picked him for one because Taylor wouldn't stop following him
around and another reason because my son had just recovered from a
broken leg himself. He wore a cast on his leg just as Taylor did for so
long. He still has Taylor's picture with the cast on his desk.
For the update on Taylor, We did rename him Skyler. However I will refer to him as Taylor as this is how you remember him.
We were scared when we brought him home because of our large dog,
which she is part Lab. From the start of Taylor's new life with us he
showed no fear to this dog. They are the best of friends now of course.
Taylor runs the show. The 2 play and fight all the time, but no matter
what Taylor will not run from the dog. Soon the dog gives up. They lay
together and the dog licks Taylor's ears. One or the other always has
to know where each other are.
Taylor has always been an in house cat. He loves to lay in every
window he can find though and sometimes runs out the minute we open the
door. He is set in his ways and loves to have his water from the
bathroom sink. He will lay on the counter every morning until we run
his water. For some reason this cat loves water. The bath tub and
sink is where he loves to be. If you let the water run in the sink he
will stick his paw in and play with it.
We still put him in his kennel at night and only at bed time. He
knows when it's time to go to bed and he is very good about it as long
as the lights are off he doesn't make a sound and goes right to sleep.
He is excited and ready to come out first thing in the morning. Then he
has the run of the house all day.
I'm so glad this little guy has found a great home with us. He of
course as you said will always have the limp on the leg he broke and
he still hangs that leg down when he seats upright. It's so cute the
way he hangs that leg though.
Thank you to everyone who saved this cats life. To you and the man
who found him and the girls who raised money for his medical bills. We
hope to have a long life with him.
Thank You All..
The Wiarda Family
We had a rough couple of days at first, but now Bonnie and
Clyde have both made up with Capone aka Mike and love to give him baths, and
play! Both Bonnie and
Thanks so much for Everything you and the York Adopt A Pet
do!
Terri 
Deloris is a wonderful cat and very
smart also, we are very impressed with her. She was very scared on the
way to Grand Island, but she has adapted well. She became acquainted
with our house very quickly, the basement as well as our main floor.
,She is using her litter box and is eating a little. What brand of
food were you feeding her? I would feel better if she would eat a bit
more.
She is very loving and likes setting
on my lap in the evening, and loves following me around. She is a real
leg rubber. I have grown very fond of Deloris and I can say that I
dread parting with her on Saturday. I will visit, and if my Mother
ever feels like she can't take care of her, I will definitely go get
her. I wanted you to know that, as she will always have a home, that
is for sure.
Thank You
LeonaJust wanted to let you know that Dapper has fit in just fine with
our family. He traveled really well in the car, and seemed pretty
content, despite the long ride. The first day, he just wanted to
explore. I explained all the things you told me, to Dakota. She gave
him his space to get settled, she loves her new cat, as we all do. We've renamed him Gideon
(ever see One Magic Christmas? Great movie, where the angel's name is
Gideon.....) Ever
since then, he's been very calm, sleeps a lot, loves following us
around, and is ever-curious! Dakota & I are thrilled with our new
pet. Thanks for everything :)
Sincerely,
Stacy
We just wanted to let you know that Gypsy has adjusted well to her new
home. She is feeling much better these days too. As you already know,
she is so sweet & she loves to cuddle. She is the perfect cat for us!
Everyone who has met her has fallen in love with her too. We love to
come home to her after a long day at work! We generally spend our
evenings & weekends cuddling & watching TV. We've discovered that she
really likes shows with real animals in them We don't know what we did without her!
We really appreciate everything you've done for Gypsy and the other cats! It takes a very special person to do what you do! We strongly believe in your cause and that's why we are sending a little donation. After all we wouldn't have this sweet addition to our family if it weren't for you! Thanks again for everything!
Staci & Mike
Hi! Just thought it was time to send an update. I adopted Sophie (formally Savannah) last June and I am so happy I did. My little Sophie has been nothing but a joy and I can't imagine life without her now. She's always there to greet me when I get home and curls up on my pillow with me at night when I sleep. When I got her she was just a little peanut but she is getting big and fluffy :) I often joke that it is a good thing she is so darn cute because she is also very mischievous and keeps me on my toes. She has her own big personality and I'm not sure she really meows I think it's more of a squeak and she does quite well standing on her back legs :) I just want to thank you for what you guys do; you bring so much happiness into so many lives, including mine. Thank you!!!!!
Meghan
Here's a few new pictures of Zoe at home. One of her at the
computer, on her cat tree, and one of her resisting (futilely!) a bath
from big brother :)
Take care!
Julia
We adopted Amos from you on February 20th and
wanted to give you an update. (He was originally named Randy, but my
wife's ex-husband's name was Randy, thus the needed change!) I knew Amos
was a keeper right away as he never even made a whimper on the drive from York
to Fairbury.How any human being with a conscience could've
dumped this beautiful creature to fend for himself in the bitter cold is beyond
me. Luckily for us he survived and has bonded well with our dog Sammi and
four kitty buddies. (The cats were ticked for a couple of days, but
they've gotten over it.)
Amos and Sammi have a basket full of stuffed
critters that they spread throughout the entire house on a daily basis.
Amos is doing well with house-training and is learning to walk on a leash.
He is an extremely smart dog and will be an excellent candidate for obedience
school.
THANK YOU so much for allowing Amos to enter our
lives. I tell him every day he is a blessed creature who won the doggy
lottery when he came to live at our house.Keep up the good work.
The Quinn Family
Fairbury, Nebraska
I promised I would up date you on Ryan. I took him to an
eye specialist in Omaha, Dr. Berryman and he did two surgeries on
Ryan. The first one he removed follicles from his eyelid that were
scratching his eyeball and the second he did reconstructive surgery on
his eyelids. Dr. Berryman did a wonderful job now there are no more
eye infections and his eyes look just like a normal cats. You could
never tell he was attacked by a dog. Once his eyes healed he started
to play like a kitten again. He has finally made my home his home.
The other cat I got from you guys a year ago is also doing well. When
I got him he had ringworm. That has now cleared up and he has the
shiniest coat I have ever seen.I wanted to thank you all for my cats. They are the best
cats anyone could have. They both have so much personality. Caleb is
the one who gets into everything. I have to put anything that has
sugar in it up other wise he will get into it. Caleb is always by my
side when I get home. Ryan is more calm and relaxed. You can always
find him on the couch or the box I got when I got my paper shredder.
Now that Ryan has perfect eyes him and Caleb play like they were
kittens. Everyone who comes over says they are the most beautiful and
friendly cats. It just wouldn't be home without them. Thank you so
much for everything.
I sent some pictures so you can see how handsome they look!
Thank you
Halee
Just thought I'd send you a couple of new pictures. We changed her name to Sati Mae since we had already named one of our former dogs Foxy. She is doing pretty darn good and is quite the cutie. She had her first
Vet visit on Tuesday. Her next visit is Feb. 5th. Our Vet can't tell for sure yet what breed/breeds she is yet either. Did you find out for sure what her mother is yet? Only having a problem getting her to understand "no" and not biting. She is a very stubborn little thing so fits in here quite nicely!
Thanks again!
Deb & Duane
Just thought I'd send you a couple of new pictures. We changed her name to Sati Mae since we had already named one of our former dogs Foxy. She is doing pretty darn good and is quite the cutie. She had her first
Vet visit on Tuesday. Her next visit is Feb. 5th. Our Vet can't tell for sure yet what breed/breeds she is yet either. Did you find out for sure what her mother is yet? Only having a problem getting her to understand "no" and not biting. She is a very stubborn little thing so fits in here quite nicely!
Thanks again!
Deb & Duane
My husband and I adopted
our two dogs, Annika and Hurley (formerly know as Beethoven), last Year
around this time. I have attached a picture of
them with my husband. They are the best
companions. Annika has displayed a moody personality which is
complete opposite of Hurley’s happy-go-lucky attitude. They
seem to balance each other out nicely. They are
relishing life on the acreage and can find trouble in every corner.
Sincerely,
After my Mom's fiance passed away (one month before the wedding),
I thought she needed a companion to help lift her spirits. So, I drove
to York to see if any cats stood out that I could adopt for her. The
minute I walked in, Hobo started rubbing on my legs and purring. When
I sat down, he immediately jumped on my lap and continued to purr and
rub against me. It's like he was saying, "Pick me! Pick me!" After
hearing about his rough start in life, I knew he needed a good home as
much as my mom needed a good companion. He has turned out to be the
most wonderful cat! Mom said that if Hobo can't find her, he meows
until Mom says, "I'm in here, Hobo"...then he comes running. Whenever
she sits down, Hobo is on her lap purring and rubbing against her. He
loves to snuggle. He sleeps at the foot of her bed every night. Mom
recently made Hobo his own cat bed, complete with his name embroidered
on it! Yes, the cat is spoiled rotten. After Mom took him to the vet,
she said he was such a good boy that she stopped and got him a new toy
on the way home. Yes, Mom is in love...and so is Hobo. Thank you so
much for helping me bring these two together. They are quite a pair!Suzette
Lincoln, Nebraska
Attached
are some pictures of Nick. We have tweaked his name to "Slick" (He
doesn't seem to mind) He is SUCH a good boy! We just love him
SOOO Much! He has barely been here 24 hours and he is already a
part of the family. What a wonderful Christmas Present!!!Thank you again for helping us find him - he will be spoiled rotten!!!
Jamy, Amber, Kayla & Shane
Just a quick update on our adoption of Marla (Sammi). She is good girl. She even likes the kitty. We couldn't of asked for a better puppy. Thank so very much for taking care of her so that we could adopt her. She is a momma's girl and loves her very much. Enclosed are a couple of pictures of her and momma.
Just wanted to give you a quick update and a couple of new
pictures of Ray. He's still doing good. I bought him a small dog
harness and a leash so he can safely go outside for walks. Apparently he
was an outdoor kitty before as he seems to really like being
outside -- even when it's cold!!!! All the rest of our cats (Homer, Pip,
Sara Smile, Amos, Kali B, Rachel, Sophie, Toby and Ellie) seem to like
him, or at least in Sara's case, tolerate him! Most days, Ray hangs
out sleeping in Kent's chair in the kitchen, probably because we have a
fire going inthe fireplace in there a lot.
TJ
We recently adpoted Porthos. He is doing
quite nicely. He has made himself at home and has taken over the bed (I
love it.) Thank you Noelle for the home and the love you gave him. He is a
sweetie.
Sincerely,
Glennia
My boyfriend and I came to adopt coco yesterday,
12/10/07. It was
during the ice storm, and I really wanted a new kitten. We were
planning on coming up there, but weren't sure which kitten we wanted. I
saw coco on the website, she was one of the kittens I liked. But when
Jared and i got there, we knew she was the one. We barely looked at any
other kittens. She was such a good girl on the ride home. She was
shaking a little bit but i held her and covered her up, when i took her
out of her carrier. She was nervouse when we got home. She slept or
tried to sleep in the bathroom on a blanket i gave her. She was sad so
i got up only 5 hours after i had finally got to sleep. i stayed in the
bathroom with her and rubbed her ears so she calmed down and fell
asleep. Today we both took a nap on the couch together, and I was
surprised how cuddly and loving she is. I am excited to see how she
does in the future. She is my new love and i cant seem to put her down
or listen to her meow. Shes been sitting on my lap and sleeping all
day. She doesnt seem to want to leave me alone! That is perfectly fine
with me! Thanks for our new baby coco!Heather and Jerod
Here is a Christmas picture of our kitty we adopted from you. His name
was Groucho, but we like to call him Moose, short for moostache. He is
very happy with us and gets along great with the doggy. We love him bunches, thanks for your service to find homes for
these cute guys!
The Falls Family
We adopted
shy on July 8th 2007 from YAAP. I just
wanted to let you know that Shy has been a wonderful addition to our family. He immediately adjusted to our home and has
been a great pal to everyone in our household.
My son adores him and the affection is returned (as long as Shy isn’t
being chased by him). J He sleeps with
Josh and me every night and is not afraid to let you know that it’s time to pet
him. He follows us around the house just
like a puppy would and he is definitely very lovable when we first come home in
the evenings. We are very happy with
this wonderfully loving addition to our family and we would just like to say
thank you for bringing him into our lives.
Ray is doing wonderful! He's such anawesome cat! He figured out the whole
house in hardly any
time at all; it was like he had always lived here! I've attached a
couple of pictures that I took of him tonight, lounging on our bed and
in a chair he likes to sleep in. He wasn't in the mood to play "movie
star" tonight and didn't really want to cooperate for pictures.TJ
Gus and I found each other on December 27, 2005. When he came home
with me, he was 6 weeks old, weighed less than a pound and I was
terrified that I would lose him under some furniture if I took my eyes
of him for one moment. He just turned two years old and WOW has he
changed. We call him "The Puma" because he is no longer that tiny
little ball of fur - he's up to 20 pounds! I am quite certain that he
is the most mischievous kitty that has ever come out of York. He loves
to play pranks in the middle of the night such as opening doors and
slamming them shut. But he also loves to curl up on my pillow with me
when the pranks are done. I can't imagine my life without him. I have
attached a couple pictures - the first is of him when he was a baby and
the second is of him today.
Just wanted to let you know that Ray Charles made it to his
new home in Beatrice safe and sound. He rode REALLY well in the truck
all the way here. I've never had a cat ride that well on their first
trip before! He's getting used to the kitchen and office for starters. I
just put him in the kennel and Kelsie fed him his canned food you
sent. He was busy snarfing it up when I came in to use the
computer! Thanks for Ray! We love him already!!
TJ
Bear asked me to send you these pictures of his kids. He says he
misses you but sleeping on his sleeping bag sure beats that kennel with
all those noisy dogs. He also told me to tell you that he got a new
doghouse- it's called a 'Dogloo', but he's not quite sure about it
yet. And he's getting a new fence so he can be let outside all by
himself! He's been a good boy and still hasn't been running off (other
than a couple of times for a few minutes) when he gets let off his
leash. He loves chasing our neighbor dog along the fence and he loves
chasing his tennis balls in the fields around our house.He says to have you say hi to all his buddies for him, too!
Thanks again- he's a GREAT dog!
Robyn
This is Max & Jason that were adopted from the York Adopt-A-Pet Cat Sanctuary.
One Happy Family
Just wanted to send you an email to update you on Taylor.. I
won't ask if you remember him because i know you do after bottle feeding
him..
He has adjusted just fine, he is very spoiled of course and he loves to play chase with the dog, they are great friends now and sometimes even lay beside each other..
Taylor is very stubborn and holds his own... he takes NOTHING from the
dog.. You would think he was here first.
He has a great schedule that he has adjusted to just fine and has never been outside other then when I wrap him in a baby blanket and take him on the porch swing with me.. Then he just goes right to sleep when we do this.. ha;;
Boy does he love to sleep, but when he's up you know it!!
He has lots of toys and many beds..
His favorite place to sleep is in the window, I open it every morning for him and he lays inside..
We can't thank you enough for him and we're ALL enjoying him very much, EVEN MY HUSBAND!!! ha;;
Thanks for all you have done to bring him to a nice loving home and into our arms..
I have sent a few pictures I thought you would enjoy..
one of him climbing my inside trees.. Of course he does NOT get into trouble for this as I said he is very spoiled.. ha;;
Thanks again,
The W Family...
Aurora, Ne
9/26/07
Just wanted you to know how much I love my precious babies. I did take
them to the vet and I gave them different names. I named Nelson, Panda
Bear (call him Panda"). His black was so black and his white, so white.
He also walks bow-legged like a bear and has such big paws. He's a real
character!Sophia, I changed to Saydie. The both know their names cause I talk to them all the time and use their names. Now I wish I would have called Saydie, Clover cause she looks like the cat they used to put on the bag of Kitty Clover potato chips. She answers to Saydie though.
I am so happy with these two cats. They walked right in the house and made themselves at home. You know how cats are! They will always be indoor cats cause I don't want anything to happen to them outdoors.
My dog, Lyla is accepting them too although they are not good buddies yet, they do get along better all the time. They're all jealous of my attention too. Saydie must have been a house cat before cause she knows to come running when the refrigerator door opens. Panda, on the other hand doesn't pay any attention to that. They are different from each other in a lot of ways, but that's just like people with their different personalties. They didn't like each other at first either. Saydie would chase after Panda and take a bite out of his black fur. He will never try to fight back, just tries to find a place to hide. Little by little they are getting along better. They sometimes even lay on the floor together but they don't want to be touching each other. Kids!
I hope you can find more good homes for all your kitties, We really like ours.
Marie
9/18/07
I want to take this opportunity to thank some very special people in my
life: Karen & Dave Peters who found me and fed me and LaMoine Roth
who gave me shelter until my new mommy came to adopt me. I can't
remember much of what brought me to Karen & Dave's house; but I am
really grateful for your love and kindness. What can I say about
LaMoine who took care of me and all the other cats until we could find
a new home...what a special lady.Mommy and I are adjusting quite well to each other. I had a tough few days here originally and spent the first three days hiding. Other than that, there was the time I had been here about six weeks and I slipped out of the house at 5:30am when mommy went to get the paper. Mommy was frantic trying to find me! She was outside in her pj's in the rain calling my name and finally found me in the neighbor's yard. Then I ran to a contraption in their yard that looked like part of a brooder house and just sat there out of mommy's reach. Heck, I was dry--mommy was the one in the rain. Mommy got down on her side in the mud and still couldn't reach me. I thought we were playing a game!! Finally, I let mommy catch me and hold me and love on me; boy did that feel good! We were both all muddy and went back into the house. I got my feet and legs washed and mommy had a shower. I learned my lesson--haven't gotten outside again and don't intend to as mommy says "no" and I back up whenever she goes outside.
Mommy says I have been learning a lot since I came here. I am still learning not to pay attention to the birds and am trying to sleep through the night so I don't wake mommy up--that is a hard one! Oh yes, I need to tell you about the time I jumped on the parakeet's cage--I bounced out of the room and under the bed because I knew I had done something wrong. The cage ended up in three pieces, the roof hanging from the hook on the ceiling, the sides were collapsed on the floor and the bottom of the cage was on the floor. Of course, food and water were everywhere. One of the parakeets was in the kitchen and the other was hiding behind a plant. Learned another lesson on that one too!
Thank you again guys!!
Jerome, now Joey aka Joe Joe
PS. Mommy wants to say something...I believe I shared by story with you about praying for a pet that was "heaven sent" and Joey truly is!!
Deb
After reading the story about "Precious" in yesterday's paper, I just
had to say thank you for all you do for these little kittys.
Enclosed is a picture of Princess & Abby, a special needs young lady I take care of during the summer. Now that I'm back at school, Abby will call me and her first questions is "How's Princess?"
Princess is quite a little character. I just finshed brushing her hair and now I hear her playing with her toys. Use this donation, in any way that you would like for the kittys. Thanks again for all you do!
Pam
Here are our sleeping beauties.
Everyone is getting along perfectly. Quinn(who is now Ozzie) is
bringing the puppy out in both Maddie and Laddie. I'm starting leash
obedience with Ozzie and it appears that he might just turn into next
year's blue ribbon dog.Ozzie has already decided his sleeping spot...
right between Maddie and Laddie!! Thanks for everything!!Shelbie
I want to thank you for Jill the kitten. I have named her Mittinz! She
is a lot of fun. Thank you.Emma
We adopted Daisy new name Sheiva about a year ago now. We are just
sending some updated pictures of her and her sister Kush. The two are inseparable and Sheiva has grown up to be a very intelligent and loving dog.
Michelle
Sorry we couln't wait to send pictures of Taylor..
We stopped to buy him a new bed that is sooo soft!! We also bought him some new toys. He is doing fine so far and had a good nap on his new bed. He seems to be getting along with the dog o.k. Taylor doesn't run from her and that's great so (Cookie) our dog has already learned to leave him alone.. ALREADY!!!
It almost made me cry to see him laying in his bed sleeping.. I'm glad he can rest in a good home..
Thanks so much!!!
Kathy
Gail, here are a couple pictures of Odie.
We went camping this weekend and he loved the lake. He doesn't like to
get in very deep but he sure loves to get wet. He was very tired by the
time I took these pictures.
We are still loving him.
JO
On June 22 2007 I adopted "TIGER" now known as "GRACIE" from York Adopt-a-Pet via Lamoyne and I wanted to thank you for allowing me to bring this wonderful young lady into my home! Because she was "skittish" she exited the pet carrier in the morning when I brought her home, promptly hid in a bookcase but I could see her and touched her head thru-out the day and low and behold - by night she came out!! She now spends her days walking around the house and talking, she lays on her window seat at the farmhouse and looks out to watch all the birds bathing in the birdbath and eating from the feeders, she watches raccoons going across the yard and squirrels chasing each other, she plays with her several mouse toys and anything else she can get ahold of that looks fun, I'm there to wrestle with her at her pleasure, she drinks out of 2 tabletop fountains that previously were for decoration, and sits on my lap whenever she walks by - even if just for a moment so I can scratch her neck or ears!! She is GREAT -
Nancy
I've been wanting to do this for a
long time. Today I am snowbound at home, so here I am. I am sending
you the picture of Major when we got him from you & also a picture
of Major as he looks today. You can see that he has gained a
little weight since we got him. He is a fat little pig. He eats all
the time. AND, we got him to go poopy outside finally. He has this
thing where he stands on the arm of the couch right beside the front
door, as if to say "I have to GO". He gets a bisquit when he goes
outside. He has a bad little habit though of, when he is hungry, he
has to pee about 10 times a night! Just to get that precious bisquit
& fill up his tummy. He still does that thing if we don't see him
that it looks like he is thinking, "OK fine, I'll just go poop in your
bedroom. SO if he starts going down our hallway, we know he really has
to go. He has one really bad habit though. When he sleeps on my or my
husband's lap, he FARTS in his sleep. I let me tell you, he is silent
but deadly!!! Our kids think it is HILARIOUS!
He is a pretty smart little dog
because when my husband shuts off the TV to leave for work, Major goes
to his cage & wait. He does that for me too. He is a late sleeper
too. Our other dog that we lost used to hear ANY LITTLE NOISE &
howl until we let him out. Major can sleep til 9am if we let him. I'll close as this is getting long,
but I wanted to let you know that Major is being well fed & is
happy hear. He even likes to play with our other dog AND the other dog
likes it.
Thanks again for letting us be the
family to adopt Major. We really enjoy him.
Kim, Geneva NE
Here are some pictures of
Myah. I’ve been having trouble with my e-mail so you might get an
e-mail from me with pictures more than once (sorry)!
Myah seems to really enjoy the farm. She’s been doing a lot of exploring. We really enjoy having her here too. Thanks for letting us adopt her! Bev
Just thought I'd send a couple of pictures of Cubby
(Mr. Cool) and Bear (David) while I also updated you about Cubby. He
has good days and bad days for feeling good. He started coughing a
little bit after the last time I talked with you but we are SURE that
he is trying to cough up hairballs. I finally bought him dry catfood
that also is supposed to help prevent hairballs so we'll see how that
works. Also now (before changing cat food) he has diarrhea at times.
It has never been a solid stool so I don't know about what's causing
that either. Today he did cough up some hair so maybe that also has to
do with his stool problem...I don't know. We hope to get him
straightened out because we totally love both of the cats. My husband
also loves them and he doesn't normally like cats that much.This next week we will be going outside with the
cats for the first time. Cubby is definitely wanting out. Bear
doesn't really care. We've put Frontline on both of them so they are
good to go. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
Margaret
Margaret
We have a new addition to our family! This is Dante. He is a 3-4
year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi. We adopted him from a shelter in
York. The cats are not sure what to think yet. Bobbi is a little
curious, but Cookie has been hiding since I brought him home. He is a
very sweet dog, but needs a little obedience training. He liked
me from the start, but he LOVED both Jim and Alex as soon as he met
them. As soon as Jim sits down, Dante is right there. And I think he
thinks of Alex as his long lost brother, they have had fun today going
on a walk and playing. We are all very happy to have him in our family!
Thought I would send you some pictures of Valerie now a week
later. She's quite the kitten!! The first few days she wasn't eating
or drinking much and not leaving our sides but now she loves to run
around the house and is eating and drinking great! She LOVES to sit on
the bottom of all the rolling chairs in the house and run through your
feet. We're having a lot of fun with her!! :) Susan
I was going to write
to you sooner, but I have been enjoying my new addition. The trip back
was fine. He was good as gold. We have named him Mack. The leash thing
is quite an issue with him. Its going to take a lot of hard work, but I
know he will come around. He took very well to Samson and Samson likes
him as well. Mack follows him everywhere. I see a happier dog in Samson
now. Since we lost his mate over a year ago he has been quite
depressed. Now I see life coming back into him once more. I wish I
could have taken Mack's brother Moses. It was so hard to choose. He was
a sweetheart as well. I hope he finds a good home because he will make
someone a great dog.
I have enclosed a few
pictures I have taken. Thought you might enjoy them.
Keep in touch and
thanks for everything.
Charlene
I just wanted to let you know that Shy has been a wonderful addition to our family. He immediately adjusted to our home and has been a great pal to everyone in our household. My son adores him and the affection is returned (as long as Shy isn’t being chased by him).
He sleeps with Josh and me every night and is not afraid to let you know that it’s time to pet him. We are very happy with this wonderfully loving addition to our family and would just like to say thank you for bringing him into our lives.
We searched for the perfect kitty for about a month before we found Shy. When we went to see all of the cats that York Adopt-A-Pet had for adoption, they were all very sweet, but Shy just kept coming back to me. When he let my three year old pick him up without a fuss, I knew he was the one for us. We took him home that day and he was right at home as soon as he set foot out of the carrier. He wasn't "shy" at all. :) He didn't have any trouble adjusting and he is the perfect fit for our family.
Thank you Petfinder and York Adopt-A-Pet!!
Alicia
Thanks so much for taking time out of your evening to meet us at the facility. We were very impressed by it. We couldn't have chosen a better puppy to adopt. The kids adore him (named him Bandit) and he seems to follow them all around.
Thanks
Nicole
It's been a little over 2 months since we brought Captian Jack home.
He is adjusting well to his new life here in Omaha. Jack loves playing
with his 'big sister' Nellie and getting into everything! I just
wanted to thank you for bringing Jack into my life, he's a great
addition to our family.
Stephanie
I came in to your shelter to look for a companion. After much consideration, I stumbled upon a tiny gray explorer who wanted to get into everything in as little time as possible. I reached down and patted her head and she poofed out her tail. It was love at first bite! I really liked her and was told that she was a little young to go, but I had enough experience with kittens that I could go ahead and take her. So, the little gray spitfire became known as Pookie. For
the first 24 hours, I was worried that she wasn't going to work out. She seemed upset, listless, and wanted to hide away from everything. Patiently, I waited and I watched hoping she would decide that she wanted to be with me. I went to bed that night thinking that if she didn't show some signs of adjusting that I would have to take her back
even if it broke my heart. At 6 a.m. the next morning, I awoke to the sounds of crying and felt the covers move. Pookie had decided that she was a long lost member of the family and had finally found her way home. She couldn't contain her excitement! She was purring and "talking" and snuggling! I couldn't believe it, it was as if she had
been there her whole life. After a couple of months, we took her to the vet to get her spayed and declawed. That was a very scary experience for us both. At first we thought everything was ok and then her incision swelled and got what looked to be infected. Turns out Pookie has an allergy to absorbable stitches! Dr. Ryan at Gloystein Vet fixed her back up and now she is in excellent health. Well, that was a year ago in May. Pookie is now a year old and still as much the explorer as she was when I fell in love with her. She loves to lay in the sun, play in the bathtub (without water), chase
moths, snuggle, and her favorite thing to do is be right in the middle of whatever I'm doing! She is absolutely fabulous and I couldn't imagine being without her. Thank you for such a wonderful companion.
A.J.
Lincoln, NE
Keith and I just want to thank-you so much for letting us adopt the last pyrenees puppy...Lily, ( that is what we named her) She is an awsome puppy, and our other dogs Riley and Schnappsie are getting along with her beautifully...
She is a beautiful baby, and she is going to have a wonderful home, we promise..no outside living for any of our "kids" and she will be spoiled.
It is my way of giving a puppy a new life, as I am giving myself a new life by not smoking...what a wonderful way to spend the cigerette money.
Thank-you again.
Ellen and Keith
Lily is settling in nicely
here. I thought our other kitten was being too rough with her. But
everytime I shooed Gracie away from Lily, Lily would go chasing after
her. So I guess she likes rough housing. Thank you so much for such a
lovely girl. She is a sweetheart.
My mom just adopted me from York Adopt-A-Pet. Im about 12 weeks
old now. I was a Christmas gift that somebody decided they did not
want, so I was given to the shelter. Im a Shi tzu-Schnauzer mix. My
attitude is pure Schnauzer! In about 1 week I was totally house
trained! It has snowed so much I don't know if I like walks yet, but I
definitely love jumping around in the snow in the backyard!Remember to check out the shelter for pets if you are looking.
He is such a special guy and we love him dearly. His MySpace page: Thank you for everything,
Kris and Family
Hi, I finally have a photo of Sally, who was adopted by my family last
November. Here she is on our loveseat, her favorite spot in front of
the windows where she can keep an eye on the squirrels in the front
yard.Thank you for being there and taking care of my "baby girl" till we found her and brought her home!
Gina
Lincoln NE
Sid
is doing fantastic. He is just the best cat we have ever
had. He doesn't bother a thing. My neighbor couldn't get
over how huge he is. She felt I should cut back on his food a
little. I thought that was funny. I don't really think he
is fat, he looks purrfect to us. Whats funny about Sid is even
though he was an outside/inside cat there at the sanctuary. He
never tries to go outside here. I really thought that was going
to be a problem. I was sure he would dart outside under our
feet. Apparently he knows how good he has it. :)Sid is doing just great he is such a well behaved fat cat. He has a new buddy her name is Cassie. Some boys in my little town were looking for her a home the boys said they couldn't find her mom. Cassie loves Sid, Sid loves to groom her and chase her. It's good for the big guy to get moving.
Thanks for remembering us and letting me know about the website.
sincerely
Theresa
You
probably won’t remember us, but we contacted you back in April of
2005 looking for a kitten. We are from Hastings. We had
seen a picture of a litter on Petfinder.com. We had hoped to
adopt the tabby with white mittens. When we visited with you, we
were disappointed to learn that the kitten was already spoken
for. We left you our names and you said you would let us know if
some more kittens came in. We were so shocked when you called
back in a few minutes. You had checked with the lady who had
spoken for the kitten & she said she didn’t mind if we took
him as she was just wanting some farm cats and didn’t care which
ones she got. That is how Tucker came to join our family. His litter was only about 3 weeks old when they were found in a box in a ditch by a highway patrolman near York. We picked him up from your cat sanctuary when he was about 6 weeks old.
We just wanted you to know what a wonderful addition Tucker has been to our family. We just love him to pieces. He has so much personality and always has us laughing about something. He can scamper up our 12 foot Christmas tree faster than any squirrel. He is quite a character.
We are sending along a check to help you with your work. Please use it in whatever way is most needed.
Thank you for TUCKER...........Jane & Kreg
My husband and I adopted Sally, a 3 year old Lab-Basenji mix from your shelter over Thanksgiving weekend 2006. I just wanted to let you know she is doing great! In June of 2006 I had to make the heart breaking decision of putting my 15 year old Siberian Husky we adopted when she was year old from the Humane Society here in Lincoln, to sleep. Then I was pushed into adopting a West Highland White Terrier too soon after that decision. Well my son and the Westie did not get along. Fortunately, I was able to find him a better home with a good friend so I can still visit him. Needless to say after losing 2 dogs within just months I had a huge hole in my heart. I never wanted to get another dog. But our poor Lab was getting lonely for someone to play with in the backyard, so I started looking at rescue sites on line. I am so glad I found your website and found Sally. I met with Gail at the kennel, and fell in love with Sally as soon as I saw her. I was sooooo glad we got to take her home. When we got home to Lincoln, as soon as she came into our house, she claimed her spot on our loveseat. She was so calm and just acted like she had lived there for years. Sally gets along wonderfully with our 4 year old lab and they play all the time. Sally and I go for daily walks and she just amazes me with how much she acts like a cat! She crouches down on the sidewalk and "stalks" squirrels, she can squeeze very easily underneath fences and cars so we have to watch that. It just makes me smile how much fun she has going on walks, exploring everything, and we do have plenty of squirrel's in our neighborhood for her to chase. Every night she sleeps between my husband and I when we first go to bed. Someday we are going to have to get another bed, maybe a king size bed since we now have 2 dogs that love to sleep up there with us. The only bad habit she has is chewing, we have lost a blanket, a towel, my husband lost a pair of shorts, and my son lost 2 of his stuffed animals to her chewing habit. But what dog doesn't like to chew? So she now has tons of toys. Between all my son's toys and her toys, and the Lab's toys, our house looks like a toy store. We just love her so much. She's bonded with me a little closer than to my husband, she doesn't bark, but she yodel's like the basenji's do. She loves to snuggle in my lap, oh and my son approves of her too. He actually hugged her around her neck the day we adopted her, so that also helped us decide that she would be coming home with us. She is so gentle with my son who is 2 years old. He lays on her and she just lays there and patiently waits for him to be done picking on her! When we brought her home, she never had a single accident in the house, we do kennel her while we are at work due to her curiosity would probably get the best of her, so I at least know she is safe while we are not there, and when we are home she does have a big backyard she can run around in with our Lab. We did have to teach her how to go up and down stairs, she was skittish about stairs, like she had never had to go up or down them before, but now she races upstairs to our bedroom and back down again without a second thought. I couldn't have asked for a better dog with a better temperament, and I know I couldn't have got a better purebred dog from a breeder either no matter how much money I would've spent. Believe me I did the research on all the dog breeds. I didn't find one purebred dog that had all the qualities I was looking for. But Sally did. She is such a good fit in our family.
Thank you so much for rescuing her from her previous owner, she will never be chained up outside without shelter ever again. She'll always have a place inside our house, hearts, and in our bed!
GinaLincoln NE
I
just wanted to send some pictures of Gus
(formerly known as Timmy). He has been so much fun and he has quite the
personality. He will only drink water out of tumbler glasses and dips
his paw in before drinking to make sure the water
is in there. He has gotten quite
vocal but still purrs every night when I come home from work. He sleeps
on my head and bats at my face every morning at 6:30 a.m. No need for an alarm clock anymore. These pictures were taken about a month ago so he is MUCH bigger now. He's already five pounds! He's been to the vet a couple times and all the doctors and nurses agree he
is the cutest kitten they have ever seen:) I just wanted to give you an update and let you know that he is doing well and is very loved. I have even converted my friends who don't like cats...they think he is
pretty great! THANKS!
Lisa
This is the Chug and his new home and playmate.
Well it has been a really great and very exhausting 1st day for the former Lucy. 1st she got another name change. ( the 2nd in one day!) She is now the lovely "Lola" She slept and snored through her 1st night and did not have an accident! We went shopping this morning and she got a new Husker shirt for the big game and a matching rhine stone collar, and some new toys. She got a new purple leash and harness and a lime green doggy purse-she loves it! She spent the day with me at the nursing home going from room to room greeting everyone and finally fell asleep for the afternoon in a recliner with a lady that just loves her. She snuggled up right to her chin and she was so cute we snapped a few pictures. She got her nails painted by the beautician that works here-a lovely red to match her shirt and collar. Thank you for helping Lola and I come together. I hope I make her as happy as she has made me and the residents today.
Mindy
Hi,
it's me Charlie. My new name is Chez. I have grown so much since I
moved in with my adopted family. I really love it here.I thought I would share a little of Charlie with you. He has been so much fun. I am glad I picked him when I came out to adopt a cat. He is really a great cat. He loves all the attention he can get and he's great with my daughter. Kylee
I just took these pictures of Vlad and Nico a couple of minutes ago as we woke up.
Preston
Just a quick note to let you
know how well
Maddie is doing. She got through her first major holiday of
Thanksgiving with 25 people and kids at our house for the day. She was
perfect with the little kids and she is so well behaved now with being
trained by our daughter. She is totally trained with the leash and she
listens to verbal commands pretty well already for her age. Her only
real bad habit at this point is that she loves to chew anything. We
have to keep a lot of chew bones and old socks around for her to keep
that under control. She goes on walks around Heartwell lake almost
everyday and she has learned to love her weekly bath and pampering. She
loves to be brushed. This week she had the new experience of the blow
dryer after her bath. She didn't like it at first, but then decided
that the warmth was pretty nice. She has gotten quite spoiled around
our house, she sits with me at night watching tv, she thinks she is a
lap dog! She has filled out and gained I'd say about five pounds. I
attached a picture, but it's just her head, wish I had a full body one.
Her winter coat has come in a beautiful reddish brown, she's so shiny.
Our other dog and her are best friends and entertain themselves and us
almost daily. They have a tug of war with a dog rope that is so fun to
watch. When Shelbie takes one of the dogs for their walk, the other one
sits and watches at the window and cries until they get back. She has
been such a great addition to our family. Can't thank you enough for
the good work that you do.Rochelle
Hastings
I'm not sure if you'll remember us
or not, but we were the family that adopted "Jasper" from you last
winter. We actually renamed him when we got home to Kai
(short for
Cairo) since he looked so sphynx like :) Anyway, he is doing
wonderfully in our home and has developed a very close friendship with
our other adopted kitty, Beren. They don't do anything
without each
other - even shredding the toilet paper in our home has become a "group
activity" with Beren keeping a watchout for us, and Kai doing the
shredding. Other than the cleanup afterwards, it is comical
to watch.
We've maintained all his health needs, and have a wonderful vet here
who puts up with my fussing over our kitties (they're pretty
spoiled).
Kai's added quite a bit of weight since he's been with us, and looks
beautiful. I attached some recent pictures I took of him, one
by
himself in the kitchen, and the other with Beren on the
chair. I also
wanted to mention that his temperament is wonderful. He is
very laid
back, and very cuddly - and most importantly he puts up with our
daughters antics and is very patient with her. I'm glad we
adopted
him. Thank you and take care. Sincerely,
The Johnson
Family
Just wanted to send you another
pi
cture of Odie. He is doing so well. He doesn't go in
his pet taxi at all now. He has the run of the house when we go to work
and he sleeps with Ally at night. He is such a wonderful dog. We really
love him and are so very pleased with him.
Thanks again for finding him. He is a wonderful addition to our family JO
Here are a couple pictures of Odie. He looks pretty comfy don't you think.
We
love him he is a good dog and a great addition to our family.
Thanks
JO
The ‘new’
Husker looking
gorgeous Ron &
Elly Lee’s Summit, MO
.
I wanted to say that what you guys do for these animals is nothing short of amazing! Half of these animals have probably never known what it is like to be loved.
Yesterday my fiancée and I adopted Missy, a smaller framed tortoise colored cat. From what LeMoine told me, she had been removed from her previous owner's house by court order and I was kind of afraid of how she would react when we brought her home to Lincoln with me. When I got her home and opened the carrier, she flew right into my fiancé's arms and did nothing but spend the night cuddling with us on our living room floor, wrapped up in blankets while we watched National Geographic. She is a sweetheart and I would not give Missy Jane up for the world!
Thank you for all you guys do
to make
this world a better place, one animal at a time.
Thanks!
Mandy
Just wanted to let you know we absolutely love Lexus the two year old Boston Terrier we adopted yesterday! She slept between my daughter and our 4 year old cat all night. Kids & I love her!!
You do a wonderful service and
our area is extremely lucky to have York Adopt a Pet.
Sincerely,
Lynnelle
This is Ryleigh she was adopted from
YAAP in December of 2002. She is also known as
Tazzy/Tassy. Thanks,
DeLana
When I saw the picture of Rhett from the litter of Golden Retriever / Poodle cross puppies, I had to send this picture of Cassie, formerly known as Melanie, who is a littermate. After some initial health issues and eye surgery, she has been a joy to our family. She is a goofball, full of enthusiasm, loves everyone, smart, and a large lap dog. She has a "sister", Dixie, who is a Schipperke and definitely the alpha dog.
Sue
We wanted to share our photos with you as this was a wonderful story
Candy she is a dachshund Boston
terrier mix we adopted from the shelter and we wanted to send an
updated photo of her and how she is doing. She is doing well at her new
home and loves everyone very much and she has so much love to give for
such a small little lady. Thanks for giving her a second chance we
couldn't have been happier with our choice.
Thanks
Kimaree and Family
Just thought I would send a
picture of Boomer. We are all enjoying him
so much. He has just been a joy to have and is
getting along well
with our little Charky and all of the little kids. My son
Ryan who now
has his own dog couldn't be happier. 
We adopted a Siberian Husky (whom
you know as Kanook). I just wanted to email you to let you
know how happy he is with us and his new big brother Everest.
We have re-named him Yukon. As you can see in the pictures,
he loves his new pal. When you get them together you can barely tell
them apart! We've been having fun introducing him to treats
and toys, when he first saw them, he looked at them like they were
foreign objects! It didn't take him long to claim a stuffed
duck, though! He still has a problem accepting treats, but
we're working on it. No dog should ever have to go without
love, treats, toys, and hugs! His personality is really sweet
also. He just can't seem to stop giving us
'kisses'. I can't wait to really bond with him 
and see him blossom. I
also have already looked into obedience classes with the same trainer
that helped us with Ev. I am happy to say he sits, begs, lays
down, and tries to shake. It's hilarious how he looks to his
big brother for pointers! Husky see, husky do!
Anyways, we couldn't be happier & more excited about our new
addition. Thank you York Adopt-A-Pet for all you do!
Love,
Josh, Jenny, Everest, & Yukon
PS- Yuki is the dog in the red harness!
Just
got these photos from Reba's new owner..... Reba is renamed to "Acacia"
and is having a great time playing with her new buddies: a 2
yr.
old Mal and a 10 mos. old Great Dane....Looks like things are still going well.... -Enjoy!
Sharon
POLARIS
Alaskan Malamute RescueI adopted Ryleigh from YAAP 12-02 I was heartbroken after the death of my ten year old pug Jessie, my folks had bought me a six month old pug puppy 10-02 a week after the death of Jessie. Raven was very lonely and needed a friend so I got onto petfinders and noticed Tassy she was so cute and I called Gail right away she told me someone else was interested in her but after I explained to her my parents had adopted a Boxer from them a year earl