Ace with Sean, Deb and Allison
Sean, Deb and Allison were looking for their first family dog when they saw Ace at one of our adoption events. He’s a friendly boy who loves people, but there were other dogs they wanted to see as well so they held off for another week and visited him again at a another Petco adoption event. It was a hard choice to make since a couple of dogs caught their attention, but after talking it over at lunch, they came back and announced Ace was the one! Deb and Allison sat on the floor and Ace immediately jumped into their laps and snuggled. He had adopted them as well!
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Happy Tails Books is looking for great stories about adopted Cocker Spaniels and Cocker-mixes. Sending in your story has many benefits: Your dog will be immortalized in print, you’ll be helping to raise awareness about Cocker rescue, and each contribution moves our rescue toward a greater annual donation from Happy Tails Books’ annual sales.
It doesn’t matter if you believe yourself to be a good writer or not – the important thing is that your story is emotional, interesting, has a clear point, and gets submitted soon. Happy Tails Books will help you make it pretty (if necessary). Purebred and mixed-breed dogs welcome as are stories from fosters and forevers.
Lost Souls: Found! Inspiring Stories About Cocker Spaniels will be the fourteenth book in Happy Tails Books’ breed-specific series about adopted dogs. Story guidelines and a submission form are located at http://happytailsbooks.com/submit.htm.
The submission deadline is July 30, 2010, but don’t wait until then to submit your story! Earlier submissions have a better chance of making it in the book.
Posted 2 months ago at 1:02 pm. Add a comment
Rod and Harley Henry
Normally, our Happy Tales are about rescued dogs that find new forever homes, however we had to make an exception when it came to Harley Henry. Harley’s owner, Rod, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis several years ago and is now in a wheel chair. Rod was facing a move into an assisted living situation that would not allow dogs, so he contacted RMCR to help place Harley into a new home. Harley never really assimilated into life at his foster mom’s home. He moped around and looked out the window, hoping that Rod would show up to get him. On weekends when he went to adoption events, he stuck close to the male volunteers, following them wherever they went and sitting in their laps. Then Rod called – he’d found an assisted living complex that allowed dogs and asked if he could take Harley back! As you can see, the reunion was touching. Harley knew within three miles of home that he was on his way back and was standing in the window looking for his house. All of us at RMCR fell in love with Harley and we are so pleased that he could be reunited with Rod. Best wishes for a long and happy life, gentlemen!
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago at 2:45 pm. Add a comment
Dexter with Kevin and Family
Kevin was looking for a playmate for his Cocker Spaniel, HuckelBerry, when he saw Dexter’s photo on the Web. He contact RMCR and drove up from Pueblo for a visit. He decided then and there that Dexter was the one! Unfortunately, they had to drive back to Pueblo and wait for the adoption proces to be completed, however we’re happy to report that they are all together now and are doing well. Good job, Dex!
Posted 3 months ago at 1:51 pm. Add a comment
Linda and Maddox
Linda is another one of RMCR’s valuable volunteers. She started volunteering because she loves Cocker Spaniels, but didn’t have either the room or the time for a dog of her own – until she met Max. When we were desperate for fosters, Linda agreed to take Max until space became available, but instead fell head over heals for him. Now called Maddox, they make a great team and RMCR gets to share yet another short success story about a rescued dog and a proud foster failure.
Posted 3 months ago at 12:35 pm. Add a comment
Barb and Mike with Katie and Heidi
Heidi came to us from Utah where this youngster was found as a matted messy stray. Her ears were so painfully infected that she didn’t want us to touch her head when we groomed her the first time. Heidi’s little head has a permanent tilt to it perhaps because of chronic ear infections; however, the infections are cleared up now and she is as healthy as they come. Mike and Barb fell in love with her pictures on our website and could hardly wait to add to her their family. Heidi adopted this wonderful couple and their dog, Katie, so she will have a fur-ever family of her own to love and kiss for many years to come.
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Tom and Shirl with Casey
When Casey came to us as a stray from Utah, he was terribly matted and filthy, but just as friendly as could be. That sweet personality and good house manners won the hearts of both his foster mom and dad from the start. When Tom and Shirl applied to adopt him, it was clear they would be the perfect parents who could offer him a great life, but that didn’t make it any easier for his foster parents to let him go! Casey loved Tom and Shirl immediately and settled into their mountain home as if he had lived there his entire life. The best part is that the foster parents have visiting rights! Casey, we hope to see lots of you in the years to come!
Posted 4 months ago at 6:05 am. Add a comment
Kay with Annie and Jim with Chase
Jim and Kay had previously adopted Annie from RMCR last year. An avid Cocker lover, Jim began to volunteer transporting dogs from foster homes to the vet, meeting incoming transports and taking dogs to foster homes, and shuffling dogs from foster homes to adoption events. He was very adamant that Annie was “the only dog” and Annie agreed! That was until he met Chase. Chase came to us a very sick little boy. He had a liver shunt and was in danger of dying without surgery. The surgery was to be done at the Colorado State University Vet School in Fort Collins. Jim took Chase up multiple times in preparation for the surgery and also for the actual procedure and they developed a strong bond. Once Chase was well enough to be adopted, Jim couldn’t resist! Now Chase has a happy forever home with Jim and Kay and Annie doesn’t seem to mind too much!!
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago at 9:15 am. Add a comment
Buster with Seth and Kelly
Buster, a strikingly good looking young male Cocker, is very shy around men but loves women. When Seth and Kelly stopped by one of our recent adoption events, Buster immediately caught their attention. They left the event to think about it but soon returned. Apparently Kelly called her mother to tell her about Buster and her mother said, “Get back over there and adopt that dog!” After passing muster with their resident female Cocker, Buster was soon on his way to his forever home. Within a day or so, he was sleeping on the bed between them and settling in beautifully. This lucky dog even shares a backyard with the dogs next door so he has lots of playmates!
Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago at 3:10 pm. Add a comment
Shirley and Boots
Shirley saw Boots on out web site and that was all it took. She lives in Arizona and sent her daughter from Arvada over to look at him. It was love at first site and Shirley took her daughters word for it! Once the home check was coordinated, Shirley headed to Denver to meet her new pal. Now both are back in Arizona and settled in comfortably. Her daughter is more than willing to baby sit at any time. Sounds like they have a wonderful set up! Good luck, Boots. Enjoy sunny Tucson!
Posted 5 months ago at 7:22 am. Add a comment
