6/29/2009
An Angel for Amie
"What the heck is that?" was Angela Papierski's first thought when she saw the thumbnail photo of Amie Blossom, a Chihuahua mix, on Petfinder.com. The Papierskis' beloved Chihuahua, Jane, had passed away just ten days earlier from old age, but Angela knew right away that she needed someone to fill the empty place in the family, particularly for the sake of the family's other dog, Sally (also found on Petfinder), who was missing her buddy.
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6/22/2009
Welcome Home
A fish wouldn't do. That was Barbara Howell's pronouncement when her husband tried to give her one. It's true, she wanted a pet, but what she wanted was a dog.
"I wanted the tail wag at the door and a kiss to welcome me home," she says.
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6/15/2009
The Good Life
Peanut, a Doberman, looked like a skeleton and was virtually hairless when she was rescued by Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue and posted on Petfinder.com after a call for help from a concerned relative.
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6/8/2009
Pepe the Puppy
Pepe and his siblings were abandoned at a Wal-Mart parking lot and rescued by C.H.A.T Adoption Center of Wakulla County, Florida. The little guy's ribs stuck out, but he was adorable. The group posted him on Petfinder, hoping he would soon find a permanent home.
Across the state in Jacksonville, Rolando and Laura Rodriguez saw the listing.
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6/1/2009
Countdown to Zero
Zero, a Siberian Husky, was constantly in and out of Kalamazoo County Animal Services and Enforcement in Michigan when he escaped from his yard. Finally, his guardians gave up: they relinquished him to the shelter.
The staff at the shelter had grown fond of him, but no one adopted him, and they knew they couldn't hold him forever. Space is at a premium at open admission shelters, so euthanasia loomed in his future.
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5/26/2009
Heaven on Earth
What if you got old and nobody wanted you? That's the question posed by Judith Flatley, who adopted eight-year-old Queenie, a Pekingese whose previous parent had a stroke and could no longer care for her. The woman turned her five dogs over to Adopt- Aluv Rescue before going into an assisted-living facility.
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5/18/2009
The Long and Short of It
Dante was a Dane mix with anxiety issues, and that's not what Teri Lewis and her husband were looking for when they decided to adopt a dog to fill a hole in their home after their German Shepherd, Portia, died. Nevertheless, Teri says, there was something in Dante's eyes when she saw him on Petfinder.com.
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5/11/2009
The Eyes Have It
Dante was a Dane mix with anxiety issues, and that's not what Teri Lewis and her husband were looking for when they decided to adopt a dog to fill a hole in their home after their German Shepherd, Portia, died. Nevertheless, Teri says, there was something in Dante's eyes when she saw him on Petfinder.com.
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5/4/2009
The Cutest Kitten in the World
Whittni O. of St. George, Utah, was looking for a big cat, like a Maine Coon, but then she saw a tiny kitten on Petfinder. She knew at once that this was the pet for her.
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4/27/2009
Diamonds in the Rough
The Zaffiris of Mullica Hill, N.J., wanted a dog and were able to look beyond the superficial and find two diamonds in the rough. The first, Hammer, a.k.a. Ozzie, originally came from an open-admission shelter in West Virginia. Pennsylvania-based Furry Friends Network transported him to New Jersey where he met the Zaffiris. Despite his poor condition, they opted to adopt him.
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