Happy Tails 2024
Lizzy - Back in December, we facilitated the placement of a beautiful GSD named Lizzy with our fabulous rescue partner, Ruby's Rescue. Little Miss Lizzy, as it turns out, had a few buns in the oven. She later gave birth to TEN purebred, GSD puppies. Jean Ann and her dedicated volunteers helped Lizzy care for all 10 puppies who were all eventually adopted into wonderful families. Then, it was Lizzy's turn. We are happy to relay that Lizzy has now found a terrific family of her very own. She has great, shepherd experienced parents, 2 little boys, and 2 amazing senior GSDs to help guide her. She also lives on 33-acres!! Her family reports that she has a GREAT temperament and has settled in well. Job well done Lizzy, job well done. |
Tess - Tess came to our attention as an unclaimed stray back in September of 2023. She was cute as a button and ready to learn. Our rescue partners at Last Stop Rescue agreed to open their arms to Tess who was a passenger on our September 9th transport. Upon arriving at her destination, Tess was placed in a foster home. Over the next few months, Tess' foster family guided her through her anxieties, making her the perfect dog. They worked hard to socialize her, keep her healthy and happy and most of all, shower her with love! In February, Tess found her forever family. Her forever family is huge and has a lot of love to go around. We know Tess will soak in all that love like a sponge. We are honored to have played a role in Tess' story. 💗💗💗 |
Maddie - Good things comes to those who wait. Sweet Maddie was bypassed for FOUR YEARS in her original shelter!! Thankfully, her original shelter recognized how special she is. They described her as an amazing girl who loves with her whole heart . They said she is the happiest dog they had ever met. Unfortunately, she had several factors working against her . . . her breed, her color, her age, a need for special food to keep her skin from flaking, but mostly time. Fortunately, one of our rescue partners said YES when we asked them to step in and assume care for Maddie. She went on her freedom ride with Quincy K-9 Connection on May 4th. On May 14th, we received word from Humane Society of Central Illinois that Maddie had finally found her person. Her wait is over. We're not crying, you are!! We could not be happier that Maddie's wait is over and they were able to play a role in her story. |
Buddy -
We love it when adopters find us and give us a shout! That is exactly what Buddy's new mama, Caroline, did. She found our Facebook page, found Buddy's transport photo, and left us this wonderful update: ʙᴜᴅᴅʏ (ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀʟʏ ᴍᴏxɪᴇ #7) ꜱᴀʏꜱ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴇꜱᴄᴜɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ! ʜᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪꜱ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛᴏ ꜰʟᴏʀɪᴅᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ! ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏꜰʏ ʙᴏʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀɪɴɢꜱ ꜱᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴊᴏʏ ᴛᴏ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀ ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀꜱ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜʟʏ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏꜱʜᴏᴏᴛꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ. ʜɪꜱ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ʀᴜʙʏ (ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀʟʏ ʀᴏxɪᴇ #6) ɪꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴏᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀᴡᴛɪɴɪꜱ ᴏɴ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴠ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴜꜰꜰɪᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴜꜱᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ꜱᴏᴏɴ We did a post with Ruby’s update late last year and were thrilled to see that her brother shared the same wonderful outcome. Thank you very much for reaching out! |
Larissa - This beautiful Aussie mix was one of 6 girl pups that were transported to PAWS Tinley just after Thanksgiving. Her name was Larissa. She was fostered by this family following the fire that temporarily closed PAWS in January. We are thrilled to report that little Larissa has wormed her way into to her foster family's hearts, and they have officially adopted her. MJ, one of our awesome volunteers, knows the family personally & tells us that Larissa has hit the doggie lotto. She is so lucky & could not have found a more loving home. ❤️ Way to go Larissa!! 4 paws up, Girl 🐾🐾 |
Ella - Ella, an eight year old stray, found herself in a low-adoption municipal shelter. Thanks to the efforts of our rescue partner @Chicagoland Lab Rescue, Ella is now with her forever family! Thank you Chicagoland Lab Rescue for saying YES and taking in Ella! |