Some of our success stories!

Our carers would like to thank the new owners of their beloved former foster animals for taking the time to share updates and pictures

(ie dogs and cats that are adopted by their carers) and all carers have that one (or that dozen) dog or cat that they will never forget.

The ones that you get misty eyed about when you get an update email telling you how wonderful he or she is doing....

Each foster animal is taken in as a member of the carers family and you love them all. Even that dog that ate your lounge or the cat that scratched up the legs of your brand new table.

 They all leave their little, or big, paw prints on your heart.

Each one of these amazing pets was due to be put to sleep, each of them has received a second chance and each of them has found their "forever family".

 
If you've adopted a pet from HAR and you'd like to tell us your success story please send us an email

Dear HAR,
 
My name is Sooty (previously known as Oz from Denise in Rutherford). I was adopted on 18th January this year and I just wanted to let you know how happy I am in my new forever home. My Mummy and Daddy give me lots of love and cuddles and I am very spoilt with lots and lots of toys - a whole box of them! I live inside in an apartment and will always be an indoor cat (my Mummy would be very upset if anything ever happened to me) and sometimes I even have playtime with the cat next door - Lilly. I have two cat castles and a couple of beds around the apartment to snuggle up in but nothing is as good as meow meow cuddles with my Mummy. Thank you very much HAR for rescuing me and finding my forever home - I've definitely landed on my feet!!!

Yours meowingly,
 
Sooty x     (added 6/9/10)

Hi Addy,
 
Gary & I are so in love with our little Mindy!!  She is a huge hit with all the dogs in the street!!  One retired couple across the road even come over to take Mindy for play time with their little Mollie (a similar breed to Mindy), while we are at work!! How special is that??
 
Mindy has us trained, she has a bed in most rooms. She still goes crazy for play time with her toys, especially the squeaky ones!! I am sure Mindy thinks everyone coming to our house is to see her and if she hears the car keys she thinks they must want to take her for a ride!! She is so funny!!
 
We would love you to pop in & see her sometime Addy when you are not so busy.
 
Bye for now - Sue & Gary & of course Little Princess Mindy. (added 10/8/10)

Hi,

How is everything going?

Just a few pics of Jilly I wanted to send through. She is growing – weighs about 25kg now.

We have done 1 class of obedience class, it was sooo funny! She didn’t want to learn anything, after about 45minutes she had had enough, slipped out of her harness and collar and went for a short lived run and jump all over the other dogs there. Was very amusing. She is learning great very fast though. Has mastered sit, drop, matt training, commands for outside and inside. We are working on a stay and come (as she doesn’t like staying, but she does come probably 80% of the time -  if she feels like it hahahaha) she is picking up tricks like shake and play dead…sooooo cute!!! We have also started using a “front” harness, as she is a bit of a puller when walking. She is picking up that I am the boss pretty fast which is great. Within the past couple of days she has gone from CONSTANT pulling and me having to keep a tight lead to pulling occasionally and being on a loose lead 70% of the walk.

Also, she is very spoilt and is spending most of her time inside…when its raining or gail force winds and stuff she gets the luxury of sleeping on my bed with my partner and I. As you can see in the last photo she has her own blanket on the bed…she is such a princess!!!

Other than that, she is perfect and we still adore her to bits.

Just wanted to give you an update.

From Sara-Jane.  (added 7/8/10)

I'm nearly not a kitten any more (I was adopted Oct 2009) but I've never been more loved.
I had such a great start at Sue's place that when I moved house I fell asleep in my carrier and didn't wake up until well after I'd arrived at
my new forever home. I've used my litter tray since I was a kitten without ever having a single accident and now I ask to be let outside to
head to my special spot at the back of the garden.
I love my home...with my 2 metre tower in the lounge, my own backyard to play in during the day and my special people who can't walk past me
without a cuddle or a tickle. I garden with them, snuggle them at night and make them smile every day.
We want to thank you for the great job that Sue and you all do.

Here are some now and then photos.

Love,
Mushka, Al & Shana  (added 31/7/10)

Hi Everyone,
 
Just checking in to tell you that I LOVE my new home!!!! Blossom the cat has stopped looking like Garfield on a bad hair day, and rarely sticks a claw in my hide now when we play chasies or tips.
She always greets me with a kiss now.  I LOVE taking my family for walks and runs through the city or parks, though they are a bit slow and its hard work helping them keep up.
I've buried next winters supply of bones already and may have to go to weight watchers soon if I cant stop stealing the cat food. :P I'm as well behaved as Jackie said I was, and I'm SOOO
grateful to her for giving me a chance to find a home. I hate baths, but I LOVE the way the hair around my ears becomes dreadlocks. Well gotta go now, time to PLAY!!!

With LOVE,

Mickey  (added 12/7/10)

Update on Archie and Ninja (previously known as Jack O Lantern & Black Sabbath)

Dear HAR,

Here’s an update on our two beautiful boys who we adopted in December 2009 from Danielle in Swansea.  We knew as soon as we met them that they were the two kittens for our family.  Ninja (Black Sabbath) was the smallest of the litter but by far the most outgoing and took to us straight away.  He really suits his name, Ninja, as he is constantly ambushing and pouncing in a cheeky playful way.  He is very good at playing fetch – he thinks he’s a dog!!  Archie (Jack O Lantern) was, and still is, much bigger, with longer hair and a soft gentle personality.  He has the most beautiful luxuriously fluffy tail and lovely tabby markings, so different to his short-haired black siblings.  They are 7 months old now and so loving and gorgeous.  We saw some photos of their sister, Zillah (Black Magic) and it’s so nice to see that she is growing beautifully as well.  We wonder how their brother, Black Knight, is getting along.  Anyway thank you HAR for rescuing our babies.  We hope you continue to find good homes for all your animals.  

Regards,

The Freund Family (added 22/5/10)

Hi Kim,

Sorry for never having contacted you til now! We got our puppy Sasha from you in April last year, and we would like to thank you so much for helping bring her into our lives. Having Sasha is amazing, she has grown so much since we got her from you and sometimes I think she looks more like a Kelpie than a Rotti! We have moved away from Newcastle now, and getting a new house that allowed dogs was a hassle, but in the end it meant she got a massive backyard to romp in!

We couldn't imagine life without her now, she is with us every minute we are at home. We took her to obediance school at Hillsbough and it seems she can learn pretty much any trick! It took a few months but she finally learnt to love water, so now we are down at the beach and watering the garden quite often! (Funny that I mention this cause I just remembered the first time she willingly went in water and it was at the HAR stand at Doggy Day Out, it was hot and they had kiddy pools for dogs to drink from, Sasha took it upon herself to get in and lay down!)

She is such a people dog, actually I'm not sure she really considers herself a dog most of the time. She constantly plays with the kids next door and is inseparable from Ben's two children when they are here in the school holidays. Anyway, we hope you enjoy these pictures as much as we enjoy having Sasha around.

Thanks so much,

Edwina and Ben (added 23/4/10)

Hi Brad,

Just in response to your text this morning... It wouldn't all fit in a text.

Cougar has been so well behaved!! Settling in really nicely.

He has even been sleeping inside with no dramas. The first night I had a rude wake up with a big wet nose shoved in my face at 3am, but this was much better than what the alternative would have been!! He thinks he's super special because he got a given new bed all to himself!!

Took him to the property out at Lovedale on Saturday to play with the other dogs and go for a swim. Got along with the other dogs really well, but was too much of a chicken to go for a swim!! Wouldn't even get his feet wet!! Maybe next time...

Found out that Cougar can come when called... sometimes. If not, he chases the other dog that comes when called!! Attention span not quite big enough for this yet and there are much better things to do!! Will keep working on this...

He has been doing a bit of barking, but not too much. Mostly just through the day while he is playing. I have ordered him a beep bark collar off ebay for while we are not home (bloody thing only cost 98c but then $10.00 to post!! Go figure). Good news is that we only have one new hole in the back yard!!

He has claimed all of the squeaky toys in the place. Tries to kill them for most of the day by throwing them around the yard and barking at them when they make a noise!!

Got some cute photos of him which I will send as soon as I get my act together and transfer them to the computer!!

Cheers,
Cat  (added 12/4/10)

Hi HAR,
 
Just sending you some pics of the baby formerly known as Black Magic...  I've renamed her Zillah, the name means "shadow" in Hebrew.  Yes, she does often get called Catzilla in her mad moments! :-)
 
She's gone from being this little scared baby that spend the whole first day under the sheets of our bed to now ruling the roost.  Still a few hisses between her and the other other cats, but she's definitely a happy cat and can play for hours with our younger cat Leila!   We've this weekend gotten a Labrador puppy (also jet black!) and she's actually most interested in him.
 
She's just finished padding and sucking on the longpile rug behind me and fallen asleep on it on her back.  If the bedroom door is left open when Ray goes out to work I usually wake a little later with her sharing my pillow ;-)
 
These pics were taken yesterday when she was having some sofa time with us - and a break from the labrador puppy who had sparked out tired.
 
Cheers,
Lel  (added 17/2/10)