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We have provided this page for you to tell everyone about your Cecil County SPCA pet! The "Your Pet Tails" section has pictures, stories, and even web-movies of many of our adoptees that have attained celebrity status with their new families. The "Rainbow Bridge" section is set aside for pet memorials and tributes for those that wait for us on the other side of the Bridge. Many of you have asked where you can find many of the animal and pet stories, poems, and anecdotes that have appeared in newspapers, magazines, or even at the shelter, well our "Favorite Stories" area is where you will find many of them!
If you have a favorite pet from the CCSPCA tell everyone about him/her here! To have your pet listed send us a short writeup and pictures by mail or email. We will also very soon be able to include web-movies of your pet as well, check back soon for format details.
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4-13-2009
Good Morning,
I just wanted to tell you that we absolutely love Minny! She is settling in nicely, and appears to be quite comfortable and at home given that she was sleeping on the antique sofa in my mother's living room yesterday. Her coat is looking better already, and she had a bath Saturday evening. She did not appear to mind it. I made her a blanket and gave it to her for Easter yesterday. She seemed to really like curling up in it. She is enjoying daily trips to the park, and is leaving for her beach houses today for a few days. We will be in touch with pictures of Minny in her new homes. We thank you so much for our little bundle of joy. She is a delight!
Melanie
Alice
George
4-4-2009
Hi CCSPCA,
We thought you might get a kick out of the photo of Cobalt watching TV. He cries if he sees a cat on the screen. In the second picture, he's resting with his brother after the trainer had been to visit. He now takes treats gently (most of the time) instead of snapping our hands off. He's getting better on the leash and is having fun chasing birds and rabbits. He's a great guy.
Bonnie and Tom
3-7-2009
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2-12-2009
HI Everyone:
We adopted Curly March 2005, when he was a year and 10 months old. Changed our whole life. Now he is 5 1/2. He is the best dog that ever existed anywhere. Everyone who sees him asks about him, he has such presence. Smart and sweet, well mannered. We hike several miles through Amish farmland about 5-6 days a week. He is learning agility. He loves his life and us. He helps us remember how to live in the moment and be happy. He thinks he is a person. Always happy. Carries his teddy bears everywhere. Goes with us everywhere.
Thanks.
Chris, Brooke and Curly
2-9-2009
Hi CCSPCA,
Cobalt is doing great. We're amazed by several things. First is that he's housebroken. THANK YOU! Second is that he's a really great dog and it's baffling that he was with you for so long.
He's really playful and especially loves his bones. He gets along with his brother and loves running in the yard. He grunts and snorts like a pig which is hysterical. The vet says his helath is excellent.
He loved the snow. I've attached a picture where he briefly rested from running in it. Also a photo of him with my niece. He's great with kids.
Thanks again. We love him.
Bonnie and Tom
1-9-2009
1-8-2009
Hey guys-
Just wanted to update you on Dylan, who I adopted in September of 2006. He's still doing great. I graduated from vet school, and the two of us have moved to Canada. Fortunately, Dylan adores the snow, because we see lots of it. He gets to come to work with me, and go out on horse calls (he loves the car). I am amazed at how well he adjusted to the move, and change in climate. He loves going to our cottage and taking a swim. He also loves to romp in the snow, but hates the snow booties I bought for him. He has also developed into quite the ham. He knows just how to make me laugh - - and loves to do it. He is mostly impeccably behaved, although he's more of a ladies man, and sometimes barks at men. He also has a bit of a stubborn streak, but that too makes me laugh. No matter how hard I try to train him to sleep on a blanket on the bed and the sofa saver on the couch, he always sleeps next to or under them, in a very purposeful way. He's even great with my 1 1/2 year old niece, who, when asked what kind of dog she wants, says "Dyl, I want doggie like Dyl, so nice, he gives kisses." Who wouldn't want a speckled fellow in their life? He's good natured, LOVING, and generally fabulous. Please find the attached photos of Dylan. There is one of him under the covers, one of him romping with some friends, one of him barking at a singing Christmas dog, and one of him wearing his reindeer hat (not his favorite, but he's amicable enough to allow a few photos to be snapped before shaking it off). When I think of the things I am thankful for in this New Year, I definitely think of Dylan. He is a wonderful companion and best friend, and I am VERY grateful that you gave me the opportunity to adopt him. He is very loved.
Thanks again,
Hope all's well in Cecil County,
Diana
1-8-2009
Hi everyone!
I'm so sorry it took us awhile to send new pictures. Life has been very busy and now with 2 new girls we are busier than ever! Susan had requested an update last time I called, so here it is: The girls are doing so so well. We love them so much and they have made our family feel joy every time we look at their beautiful faces :) Their personalities have really come out and they are so funny and so different from one another. We call Prudence our little sweetie. She loves to be held and cuddled and she sleeps curled next to my side almost every night. She has learned her sit command recently (it took a LOT of patience!!) and she is so proud. She follows me all over the house, even if I leave the room for a second! She is always the one to initiate play time with her sister by biting her on the neck and yelping. She loves her toys and running in the park. She is the lady! On the flip side we call Pheobe " our little goofball" She's a comedian! Funny and happy all the time, wags her tail constantly and suffers from " extreme greeting disorder", lol. If we even leave the house for 5 minutes, she greets us and jumps around like we've been missing for hours. Prudence usually hides from her tearing about the house. She's been a little tougher to train but is learning well. We consider her house training and not chewing on the furnishings huge accomplishments for her. We almost have the sit command down, but she's learned "come". She loves to cuddle also, and has no problem making herself comfy on the bed. She steals her sister's chew toys everytime, even though she has her own. Prudence comes to me as if to say, "Mommy, she did it again" and I go and take it back and give it to Prudence. This goes on and on! Even though they act like competive siblings, they cuddle together and clean each other and play all the time. I know we did the right thing by taking both of them. We have a lot of dogs in the neighborhood and they have also made great strides in their socialization. They now sniff and greet other dogs at the park and on their walks. They even spent a weekend with my Dad's new rescue when we visited him in CT. One of the pictures I'm sending you is Phoebe with my Dad's dog, he had a major crush on her. Their Nana has made them many beautiful sweaters for the winter, she custom designed a pattern just for them. They have even been in a gallery show, a friend painted their portrait!! (attached) We are so happy we have found these beautiful souls and have them in our family. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Please let the former owner know that he did the right thing and they are so happy. I'm sure it was very hard for him to let go. Also, if other members of the litter or household have been adopted into the Philadelphia area and want our info, we would be happy to get together. I know there are privacy issues but we are open to it if other adoptive families are also. I would love to know how they are doing as I could have loved all of them! I hope you enjoy the pictures and I'll try to keep you updated.
Best wishes,
Lauren, Jim and Isabella
1-5-2009
1-5-2009
1-5-2009
Hi, Jeanne.
Happy New Year!!! Just wanted to give you an update on Wagner. He has really settled in nicely. He follows the older ones around all the time and has learned all their good habits. He is so darn affectionate...I could hug and kiss him all day long and he'd be content. He is our little clown....he teases the others and then runs under the dining room table so they can't get him. And he loves toys, especially balls and stuffies. Oh, I love this little guy!!!! One of the best gifts I ever got. He and Nickleby are fast friends because they are the closest in age, but Nigel is very protective of him and Nell treats him like he's her baby. It's weird but he takes to men right away and is wary of women. He absolutely loves my son but when my daughter-in-law is here, he goes under the table. And she's a sweetie...she absolutely loves him and fusses over him all the time. I guess it will take time. He cleaned up on Christmas....got tons of toys from family and friends. He doesn't know what to play with first, but his favorite toy is a Cuz ball. Although my friend, Carol, made him a coat, he still won't allow me to put it on him...and the others love their coats. I guess I'll have to work more on that with little treats. I've attached new pics of him. Thanks, again, for giving me this precious treasure!!!
Sincerely,
Trish Scanzello
10-21-08
I just wanted to thank everyone at the Cecil County SPCA for all their hard work and dedication. After losing our golden retriever of 10 years back in August we decided to adopt a dog and came to your shelter. We did find a dog that seemed to work well for us at first, but however did not work out in the long run. Everyone there was so helpful in resolving the situation for us so we could find the right dog and not have to go through losing another dog again. While we were there, my daughters and I found Reeses (Sparkle). We instantly fell in love with her and decided she was the dog for us. Keeping in mind that my daughters are 3 years and 18 months, I knew that we needed a dog with a lot of patience. Reeses has picked up right where our golden left off. She is lovable, sweet, and has a lot of tolerance towards my girls. They absolutely love her and we could not be more thankful that we found a dog that fits in so well with our family. She is getting lots of love at our house and we are very happy to have her. Thanks for being so helpful and doing what you do everyday! We are forever greatful!
The Cabral Family
10-2-08
8-27-2008
Yesterday, I adopted "Kelly" whom I saw in your ad in the Cecil Whig. I had a set of criteria (based on experience) of what I'd like to find in a pet: small, female, short-haired, housebroken and spayed. Quite a list of "wants". Obviously, I would have considered a pet with slightly different attributes. During lunch yesterday, my fellow employees saw her photo in your ad and immediately told me I should check her out. I loved the ad - "ready to sit on someone's sofa for the rest of her life". She sounded PERFECT! I called and inquired about her. I figured I would go see her after work on Friday or on Saturday. My fellow employees said "if you wait, she'll be gone. Go NOW!" So, off I went to Chesapeake City. The nice young man brought Kelly out and we went to the "get acquainted room". It didn't take long to find out she had ALL my "wants" and I wanted her. I really think we are soul-mates! I soon found out, she had alot more to offer than I realized! She ran to the car and proceeded to settle down and take a little snooze while I drove back to work. At the office she was quiet, all prim and proper. She greeted everyone who came into my office and laid nicely on the floor while I worked at my computer. Then, time to go home and meet the family and neighbors.
Upon arrival at home, she quickly introduced herself to the two pitbulls next door. Although they were going totally bonkers wanting to play with her,she just looked at them as if to say, "You'll get used to me soon enough" and went on about the yard. Then she met "Daddy". She quickly won him over with her winning ways. Then, she met her "brother", a 13 year old ready to meet the rest of the family. In came Rich, my son-in-law. She took to him right away and sat in our porch swing with him until we went inside. I went in to play on the computer while dinner was being prepared and she promptly took over the pallet that was in the room and laid down. Next to come home was Esther. She waited in the hall way for Esther to come around the corner. She started to wag her tail and gave her "that look". Esther was immediatley hooked. After dinner, we laid on the bed and watched some TV and did a little bonding. She had her final outing for the evening and when I said let's go to bed, she ran to the bedroom and immediately jumped into her new bed and settled down for the night. She never moved all night!
The next morning, the alarm goes off at 6 am and up she jumps, ready to meet the world. A little outing and then she informs me she wants breakfast. After breakfast, she lays on the pallet in the room where I get ready in the morning. My husband then gets up. He goes to the kitchen and I tell her "go find Daddy" and she runs to the kitchen and greets him with "that look" and wagging tail. She spends a little time on the couch with him and then escorts Shadow to the yard for his morning outing all the while trying to kiss him. I then left for work, leaving her in Daddy's and Shadow's care.
I appreciate that you give the dogs names because of affection and recognition covenience. However, I found that "Kelly" didn't really suit her....so she is now aptly named "Sweet Pea" because of her affectionate winning ways! Anyone who would see her would feel that she's been there forever because she has just made herself at home and interacts with everyone so well. Thank you so much for this wonderful companion who is the light of my life!
Jo Dougherty
7-18-2008
Hi !
I am writing to give you an update about a dog we adopted from you last year. He is a blue Doberman, and we think he was 2-2 1/2 when we adopted him. We had been looking for a little dog to add to our pack for a few months. We looked at a few shelters as we knew we wanted to adopt. I went to your shelter on a Weds afternoon, and walked up and down the aisles. All the dogs were going crazy and then I walked past the cage of a sad looking Doberman. He was standing, but his head was hung low and he looked at me as if to say "Can you take me home?" He did not bark or approach the front of the cage. Even though I was there to scout for a little dog, I couldn't help but be drawn to this Doberman. So we went into a visitation room and he was prancing around and playing with toys. He was a different dog when he was in that room then he had been a few minutes before in his cage. He was happy. So I filled out all the paper work and the adoption application, then it was time to go. My heart broke to have to leave him there that night. The only thing left was to convince my fiancé that he needed to be part of our "pack".... I went home that night and broke the news to Dave about my new love affair with the blue Dobie. He was hesitant at first and then he said, "Well I did always want a Doberman". An old college room mate had one and Dave had great memories of playing with him. I was relieved and elated! So we got the call from the Shelter that we were approved and we decided that Friday afternoon would be the day. We arrived there very late on Friday as you were about to close. We were heartbroken. We had come with everything prepared. A new collar, a new leash, treats, and a "doggie seatbelt". I think you saw the look on our faces and brought us inside to take the dog. We went to his cage and he started to jump up and down and his little nubby tail was wagging as hard as it could. He sat still while we put the collar and seatbelt on him. He jumped in our jeep and off we were. On the way home he rested his head on Dave's shoulder....the rest is history. We named him "Blue" (ok so we aren't very creative!) And we love him to death. He watches TV with us, makes sure we know when someone is at the door and sleeps with us at night. He has fit in perfectly with our other dogs, and is part of the "pack". We adopted a 6 month old puppy a few weeks ago and he plays with her ever so gently. We cannot express how grateful we are to you for bringing this sweet boy into our lives. We can't imagine life without him. His nubby tail still wags every time we come home and he is a "couch cuddler". Blue goes to Doggie Daycare twice a week and they love him there too. He can run and jump and play with all of his daycare buddies. Blue is just a great dog.....what else can we say?? You are a wonderful organization and we are so grateful for the wonderful care you gave Blue until we found him. THANK YOU!!!! Thank you so much!!
Dave & Andy
July 15th 2008
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Sir Charles, one of the 9 puppies that were born here at the shelter, enjoying his new life. Seen going for a ride in the car, napping after his swim in the river and just cheking things out.
3-1-2007
5-5-06
Hello everyone. I wanted to give you a quick update on how Paris did her first night in her new home. It would appear she is not used to being walked to do her business as we have now walked her last night and this morning and there is no action on her part. But that certainly is something to work on and the only negative about her! She was perfect when applying the DMSO to her belly, we gave her the heartworm monthly pill and she ate it without any hesitation...well she spit it out but quickly picked it up and chewed. We introduced her to a pig's ear treat and she proudly walked around with it until she realized she could chew it. Ah youth, so much to learn! She is incredibly sweet, followed us around the house with quiet enthusiasm, and knew all about sleeping in a bed but being very calm and quiet about it. My husband would always walk our first lab, Bailey, to the elementary school in the morning to say hi to the custodian, teachers and any children that may already be on site. Paris ( we may be calling her Gilda as we are both professional, classical singers and both have performed "Rigoletto") was perfect and enthusiastic about meeting everyone including the kids. The custodian and one of the teachers got teary-eyed as they miss our Bailey but were so happy to see us with another beautiful blonde lab to keep the a.m. tradition going. Thank you for posting her picture on the web and making it possible for us to adopt her after the sudden loss on April 24 of our beloved 11.5 year old lab Bailey. We will take great care of Paris and keep you updated on her progress with us. Candace
4-4-06
We would just like to let you know that we are very happy with Bradley, which we adopted on 2/25/06. He is so much more then we had expected. We knew he was gently and wanted to be loved, but we didn’t expect him to be house broken and he listens very well and learns things easily. We did change his name to REDZ because of his beautiful color. We just wanted to say
Thank you.
Diana and Tom
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