Testimony: Adoption of “Holly”, by Michelle Vivero at 1 Choice Realty ST G.M.A.C. Real Estate
"In short, we had just lost Simba, our Golden Retriever(who had been a member of our family forover 11 years), over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. We were heart broken.
However, by December 13th, I did one last search on Petfinder.com to see if there were any otheranimals who needed a home and there she was, just posted, from our local Texas County Animal Shelter. She was listed as a Golden Retriever/Spaniel mix, exactly what we were looking for to fill the hole left behind, in our family, from our recent loss.
My husband & I immediately made an appointment to visit with her at the foster home she was staying at. She was a little aggressive when we first walked in, however, after spending about an hour with her she finally warmed up to us, as long as we were willing to play for what seemed like forever! We then set an appointment to go back on Saturday, so our son could meet her. She fell in love with him too. Needless to say, we took her home that Saturday night.
Holly is the joy of our family. She is very affectionate and does not mind letting you know when you come home from work, that she has been home all day alone, has behaved well and now wants your undivided attention. If you don’t give it, she will make sure she gets it! Each morning when I get up, Holly comes out to the living room and sets next to me on the couch to get her morning belly rub, just before going out. Holly is smart as a whip! She picks up new commands within just a couple of tries. Holly loves to play and chew up her tug toys, however, she only chews on what she knows she is supposed to.
Holly has truly been a lot of fun and she has created her own loving memory in our family and we look forward to having her with us for years to come.
So, if you have recently lost a family pet or would really like to have someone who loves you unconditionally, adopt a pet who needs a loving home, from the local animal shelter. The relationship you share with a pet is everlasting and they love you no matter who you are, what you look like, even when you are grumpy and pets are loyal to you when no one else is!
Remember though, owning a pet is a responsibility. The pet you adopt may have issues to work through, however, if you both are committed, the reward it great!
Holly is the 5th pet I have adopted either from an animal th shelter or a humane society, who needed a home, and I have never regretted it. They usually are the most loyal and loving animals you will ever come in contact with."
Carma and family adopted Maggie aka Rhonda when she was a pup and bottle fed her. She is doing very well and LOVES her family.
Jan and family fell in love andadopted Sweet Baby Jane. The family is from Seattle, WA and flew Sweet Baby Jane out to have her join her wonderful family! Sweet Baby Jane loves to pile all of her new toys on the couch and doesn't like to have her mom out of her site.
These two boys had lost their dog and after 2 months they decided they were ready for a new baby puppy. They were so excited they couldn't wait to buy baby Missy a new pretty collar, food bowls, etc.
Cathy adopted this beautiful baby at only 3 weeks old. She has the experience with raising puppies from birth.
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The following letter was sent to us by an Adopting Family
of the puppy shown above.
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"I am writing concerning the bichon frise puppy my husband and I adopted from The Animal Shelter of Texas County. What a positive Mo experience we had! Beth Burch was a wonderful contact and answered my many calls and questions before we made the 4 1/2 hour journey to Houston from Fayetteville, AR. My husband and I truly appreciate you holding our precious Houston Mo (who we call mo) for us until we could get there to pick him up. We had been looking for a bichon puppy for quite some time and found your listing on petfinder.com and knew that this was a right match for us. Mo did great on his ride back to Arkansas and stole our hearts immediately. He now loves toys, walks outside, and chasing his tennis ball around. He has also done great with crate training and is 98% house trained (which we are suprised about for a puppy his age.) Thank you so much for posting on petfinder.com, for if you hadn't, we would not have our little joy. Good luck in the future finding homes for other orphans, just like Mo used to be. I am going to try to e-mail some pictures of Mo if I can." Thanks again, Audra |
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 Here you see Jodi and her new baby that she adopted from TASTC.
Here you have Cricket and her new family that adopted her from TASTC.
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Sadie (red collar) found her match with Duke, a 4 year old Lab, shown with proud new owners, Chenelle and Randy Kelly. A special thanks to Randy from the USA - he just recently returned fron Iraq - helping to maintain freedom for all of us! ( if it wasn't for the military there would not be US in USA!) Chenelle and Randy expect their first child in 4 months. It seems they have a great start in family planning.
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