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| We receive so many happy letters and photos, we thought it would be fun for everyone to read. If you have a "Happily Ever After Tail" you would like to share about your dog you adopted from us, please feel free to sent it to DMAPuppyRescue@comcast.net. |
| In 2006 our two old friends were too sick and in too much pain to go on. They closed their beautiful eyes for the last time and went to dogie heaven. The grief was overbearing. We needed to take a break from caring for any little friends for a while. We just couldn't!! Within two months we were looking for another little friend that needed our help and love. We searched and searched and believe me they all needed love and a friend. Then it happened.. my wife said to me look at the pictures of these dogs..which would you pick? I said that one!! it was Layla.. We had to have that dog. We sent out our application, made a few calls and hoped we would be the "right match" for Layla. A phone call came and within a few days we drove into the night on our four hour journey to meet Layla. It was a ride filled with great anticipation..would we meet the bill to take Layla home? It's been a year since that day. Our Little Layla has intertwined with our hearts and we consider this match a love that was meant to be. We think Layla does too! Michael & Laurie |
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| From day one, she's been a great girl: never, ever has caused a problem, has the run of the house with Monty while I'm out, and generally has become my best girlfriend: she and Monty share the home and have never had a conflict. They eat, sleep, exercise and play together every day. Kara's a riot: we live in a somewhat rural area, and whenever there's noise outside (& sometimes even when there's not), she sets off on a ferocious-sounding barking-binge, and paces the house. This includes many rude awakenings in the middle of the night. But....drop a napkin on the floor, make a loud noise in her presence, or otherwise catch her off-guard, and she scoots off like a frightened rabbit! We walk daily, and often ride in the car, both which she enjoys. She takes treats gently, but doesn't care for toys. Her only consistent plaything: soupbones: she's got a large collection of them. She can be a bit pushy when it comes to attention, but walks away and finds her couch with only a "Go away, Kara". What can I say, except we're all very happy, and I am thankful you let Monty & I invite Kara in to share our home. Best Regards: Jim |
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| We adopted Penelope in April as a playmate and sister for our 7 year black lab, Karma. We renamed her Kizmet which immediately became Kizzie. She is a wonderful addition to our family. She assimilated really well. She is obedient, affectionate, and smart as a whip. She keeps her older sister young running round and round the house. She is one of the happiest dogs we know. Her tail wags her. She learned her boundaries with the invisible fence very quickly with virtually no training. We thought we were happy with one lab. Now we are twice as happy with two. We would not hesitate in the least to adopt again from your rescue in the future. Mary & Harvey |
| Here is Karma and Kizzie (on the right) |
| Here is Kizzie after a busy Halloween night |
| We adopted Kasey in the summer of 2007. With three other rescue dogs in the family (each of our adult children adopted a dog in the past two years), we were a little concerned about the adjustment. However, Kasey enjoys the company of Loki, Brandy, and Murphy, and appears to be completely unaware that he (at about 8 pounds) weighs about 1/6 of what they weigh. His favorite sleeping companion is Brandy, and he snuggles up to her for many of his naps. Bianca clearly socialized him well, and he blended in very quickly with the routine of the other dogs and of the household. Thank you, Bianca, for preparing him so well for family life. Best regards, Sharon & Lloyd |
| I wanted to share our story about the puppy we adopted on November 30, 2007. We know that we wanted to get another puppy & we also know that we wanted to rescue that special one. I looked on Petfinder's & saw a puppy who was named Baby. I guess you could say it was love at first sight. I know that as soon as we saw her she would be coming home with us to be spoiled along with our other dog Nicki. We named her Mollie & she is soooooo spoiled. The first night we had her, she slept with us & has been there everynight since, along with Nicki. She has brought us lots of love & we love her so. I think that Bianca is a very special person to this & I truly appreciate what this rescue has given us. We will be Mollie's forever Mommy & Daddy!!!!! Thank you, Chris & Jim |
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| I can't tell you how happy we are with this little girl. She fits right in ( as you can see ). Since they both got groomed together last week, we're really having a hard time telling them apart ! You certainly helped to make our holidays a VERY happy one..... A Blessed & Merry Christmas to you & your family ... Janet & Joe |
| In January of 2007 we faced the worst thing a pet owner can face; we had to make the decision to put down our 13 ½ year old chocolate lab, Miss Murphy Brown. While our entire family was devastated, none more so than our 7 year old black lab, Riley. We all understood that Riley would need a new companion to help her through her, and our, grief. Knowing that my parents did not want to go through the trials of training a new puppy and knowing there is a huge demand for people willing to rescue dogs, especially labs, I suggested that they look into rescue. Having known Bianca for years, my Dad mentioned to her that we would be willing to adopt a female lab. In less than two weeks Bianca got back to us and said that she had an 8 month old black lab named Maxine for us. Though it was sooner than we had planned, we took Maxine home and instantly she became part of our family. Maxine has bonded on every level with us as well as Riley. We even believe that Riley thinks she is Maxine’s Mom. They truly are inseparable. It has been almost a year now and as we look forward to our first Christmas with Maxine (we hope our tree will survive), Max (as we call her) has wiggled her way into our lives and our hearts with her long ears and even longer tongue and has firmly rooted herself in our family. While it breaks our hearts to think that someone could give her up so easily, we know it was because she was meant to be a part of our family. We will always be grateful to Bianca for bring us together!! |
| We would Love to thank you for letting us Foster for you, and then letting us Fail at Fostering for you. Kassidy (now Poodle) has found a forever home in both our house and our hearts – I can’t tell you enough times how much of an impact she has had on us and our other “kids” – we all Absolutely adore her and spoil her rotten. She is definitely the queen of the household and we can’t imagine our lives without her! Poodle has learned what it really means to be a “Dog” – and I know you had a lot to do with that!!!! She now runs around with her toys and loves to tease her big brothers with them. She plays and plays and plays – it is such an experience to see her blossom more and more each day. Thanks so much for giving us the opportunity to meet and fall in love with POODLE!!!!! Love you! Megan and Bill |
| He is such a handsome and sweet boy, everyone loves him, and despite his small stature, he has a huge heart with plenty of room for our whole family. We travel to the mountains every chance we get, and this summer he learned all about boats. He loves to go out on the lake and sit on my lap, with the wind whipping through his long ears. My brother's dog, Cuddles (A lab/chow mix), loves to have him visit, and we call him her mini-me because they both have the same curly hair and swishy tales, and both are kissing machines! Mr. Bing even gets along with my mother's rescued bulldog, Emma. Emma is very sweet and non aggressive, but has territory issues with other dogs. Somehow she is happy to share the foot of the bed with Bing (a miracle as far as we are concerned). I am so grateful to you for bringing him into my life. He has truly become a member of the family, and we can't imagine anyone being willing to give him up (although thankfully they did - maybe they knew we needed him!). Natalie |
| Mr. Bing Goes To The Office |
| Lilly Rescued out of mill on January 20th, 2007 Lilly is our special little princess who wouldn't be here with us today if Bianca didn't take the time to make her feel she could trust humans and of course if Bianca didn't believe in us! As you can see, she is a beautiful, strong girl with so much personality that she lights up the whole house. She provides much needed "back-up" in the guard dog department for our other adoptee, Meshu (saved from the Staten Island Shelter here in NYC) and is a much loved big sister for Maddie. Our lives would not be the same without her kisses and enthusiasm for life. Maddie Rescued out of mill on February 7th, 2007 Maddie was adopted after her "sister" Lilly because of our love for Shih Tzus, but also because our love for Lilly. We had the chance to see what beautiful, loving dogs these mill rescues can be and made room in our hearts for rescue #4-Miss "Maddie Fang"! She loves lounging on the couch at night with her "mommy" and dinnertime is her favorite time of day. She is squeezable and lovable and a sidekick for her sister at all times. They are inseparable. Thank you Bianca and family for saving this precious little girl for us until we could take her!! Sadie Olivia Where do we begin with our little "Sadie Monster" as Bianca so affectionately called her? It has been a tough transition here with our other 4 babies (2 mill girls and 2 shelter rescues-plus cats!), but now that Sadie Olivia has settled in, she is so much fun! She and "sister" Maddie have fun everyday wrestling with each other. She loves to go for walks with all her sisters and even her "brother" Meshu who is still not quite used to her. She has learned to leave Kenny the Cat alone (he scratches!!!) and no longer bothers her oldest "brother" Georgie. All in all, it has taken awhile but she now is a full fledged member of the pack and we love her lots. Thanks to Bianca for her patience with this adoption...not the smoothest transition, but sometimes the best things take time. |
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| Caleb Being a friend of Bianca’s since 1999 I volunteered to help her out and be foster mom. Since I already had two golden retrievers what’s one more dog? I went with her to pick up 5 dogs from a shelter that was out of room. Since this was the 1st time I ever fostered she sent Caleb home with me (thinking I wouldn’t fall in love with him). Well from the 1st day I knew I could never let him go. He was around 3 months old and so frightened when he came to stay. It took a couple of weeks for him to come around but now he is a happy go lucky dog. Caleb is now coming up on his 2nd birthday, we don’t know his exact b-day so we celebrate it on Valentines day it seems to fit him perfect. We now call him K-Love because of all the love he gives to us. Every morning he wakes up so happy he goes around to all the other dogs and gives them kisses and smiles. He is hilarious, his tail doesn’t wag, it goes around in circles. Caleb is such a good boy we love him so much and we’re glad we were his foster failure and now his forever family. Lexie May Where do I begin with our little Lexie May. Bianca rescued Tinkerbell (Lexie’s mom) from a not so good breeder only to find out Tinkerbell was PREGNANT. On April 27, 2007 she gave birth to 5 beautiful puppies. Bianca stayed by Tinkerbell side the whole night helping her with the delivery. I went over that day to check out these little guys nestled all together with proud Tinkerbell at their side. I went back every week to see them (I couldn't get enough of them). I ended up adopting Lexie. She is our precious little girl. Her and my other dog Mallory are like two peas in a pod you never see one with out the other. Although she is the smallest of our dogs she thinks she is the toughest always teasing the others. We love our little Lexie May May!!! McKenna We love our McKenna who we call often call Kenny! There is never a dull moment when she is around, always managing to get getting herself into some kind of trouble:) She truly is the happiest dog I know. Sometimes I think she is just so happy to be alive! She either has a smile on her face or a toy in her mouth. Her favorite days of the week are Thursdays & Fridays when she gets to go to the Urban Hound for daycare! We are so luck to have her, she has made an awesome addition to our pack. Love Always, Kevin & Michelle To our readers: I was a volunteer foster mom for the rescue but it was to much for me to handle, I would get to emotionally attached to the dogs. So now I volunteer my time for the rescue in other ways. I started up this website for DMA Puppy Rescue, so if you happened to notice a lot of pictures of Jameson, Mallory, Caleb, Lexie & McKenna on here thats because their my pride and joy. My dogs are my kids and like any proud parent I love to show them off. I hope you enjoy this site as much as I enjoy making it, especially posting Happily Ever After Stories (keep'em coming). Michelle |
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| Caleb & Lexie meet for the 1st time |
| Lexie's 1st shopping trip |
| We just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for getting Walker for us. Within the first hours he was home, moved right in to all of our hearts and kisses for everyone. We feel as though we had Walker or Walkie as we like to call him forever. As you know we went back and forth for quite some time and yes we want a dog, no now is not a good time but we can't imagine home without him now. I also wanted to give you a personal thank you... for your patience and kindness you have given us. Especially after we got Walker home. We always said "call Bianca"-"call Bianca" and you always were there for us. I have attached a picture of Walker, he just nudged my arm with his nose to say that he also thank you from the bottom of his heart too :) |
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| Dearest Bianca, How can I possibly thank you for bringing Teddy and Squirt into our lives? Talk about failing at fostering within the first second of meeting them! Geez! I literally fell in love with them at "Hello". Adding these boys to our family has made us so happy!! Even with the accidents that are becoming less and less frequent, we can't imagine life without these handsome boys!! Lance and Logan have taken to them and they are all one big, happy pack. We all have our own assigned seats when it comes to sleeping in our bed at night-basically it's everyone pile on Mommy!!! Our sons, Brandon and Jason adore the dogs and are always getting laughs from watching them play. It's only been four months together but I can't remember what it was like without Teddy and Squirt, nor do I want too! We all have so much fun together and are very, very happy. I think you are the most amazing women, you and your mom, for doing what you do for these animals. I am very proud to call you my friend. I love you!!! Love, Linda, Greg, Brandon and Jason |
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| We have had our little "Hannah Bananas" now for a little over a month and things are going GREAT! She kindly broke in my husband on the way home from picking her up by pooping on his hand (hehe) and I knew right then and there that she was going to be perfect for our house! When we came in the door her big sister Corona was there to greet her and the two of them have been inseparable ever since. The play together, sleep together and occasionally bicker when they are stealing toys from each other. They are truly sisters. Hannah quickly learned the routine around the house and has even adjusted to work days with dad. Initially she was not a big fan of the car and she is still really shy around new people, but she is definitely getting the hang of it. She will do just about anything we ask of her as long as we have Corona do it first.... she is such a stinker! hehe And, her big sister loves the attention from strangers so she is usually able to do her cute little sit, stay for a minute (to be polite...of course) and then she welcomes letting her big sis in to gobble up whatever attention they might want to give. THANK YOU so much for blessing us with our amazing little girl. Sincerely- Megan Connell |
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| I just wanted to send in an update on Abigail. Since June when I picked her up, she has brought many things to our home. Not only a sassy yet extremely playful disposition (which I love!) but a lot of love and entertainment. I can not lie, she is and will continue to be a training challenge, but that comes with adopting a dog that spent a year and a half of their life without training! Although this presents hurdles at times, I don’t think she could have found a more perfect home! Thanks for everything each of you do on a daily basis to give these pets a new chance at life. With much appreciation, The Wynnes’ |
| Just wanted to give you an update and send some pictures of our sweet Cocker Chloe (we changed a few letters to re-name her from Cleo as there are two Cleo's in the neighborhood already) who was rescued back in December. She is the sweetest girl, loves people, kids and other dogs. Has lots of friends in the neighborhood, and loves to play with her toys. Chloe is completely housebroken, loves to be brushed and groomed and still carries a toy around in her mouth. She still has her fuzzy top! People even stop their cars to say hi and tell her what a cute, sweet girl she is. Here are some photos - she says Hi and thanks for giving her the chance for such a loving home!! Karen |
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| Our Pack Caleb is hiding in the back |
| Cooper came into our lives quite unexpectedly and unplanned. We lost our adopted dog Boomer on July 30 to kidney failure. He was our “son” for 11+ amazing years and losing him was devastating. We had not planned on adopting another dog any time soon, given the emotional roller coaster we had just journeyed. Yet one night (or morning I should say) at 2am in another deeply depressed hour, we searched for a dog that matched Boomer’s description, strictly on a whim- as if there were a dog out there like him, a mixed breed whose exact origins were never known (just a yorkie mix). Then one click of the mouse and “wham” there he was, a dog who looked miraculously just like Boomer! We couldn’t believe our eyes. So we emailed the rescue agency, Dad’s My Angel, hoping to at least meet him. We met him the very next day, and it was love at first sight! It turns out that Cooper was rescued by Dad’s My Angel from a shelter on a night that over 70 dogs had been brought in that evening, and due to no room, all of them were in line to be euthanized that very same night! Bianca arrived at that shelter and rescued as many dogs as she could, one of whom was Cooper. Cooper was emaciated, flea infested, scared and submissive. 3 weeks later, we met him, and under Bianca’s diligent care in that time, Cooper had gained weight, was rid of fleas, and had received all of his shots, was neutered, and micro-chipped. He was 100% ready for adoption, and we happily drove him to his new home with us, where he would soon meet all of his new brothers and sisters (1 10yr old male dog, 2 16yr old female cats, 1 3yr old female cat, and 1 2yr old male cat), as well as his “grandmom” and her 11 month old male Cockapoo, who live around the corner. Cooper ran right up our steps and into his new home as if he knew he belonged, and all of animals (except of course the alpha animal “Diva”- our oldest), amazingly and readily accepted him! Over this past month, Cooper has been having a blast, chasing and playing with his brothers and sisters, or playing with all of his ‘too-many’ toys (which often involves stealing one away from his doggie brother Cheero), meeting all of his neighbors and friends, and his favorite thing: visiting with grammie’s 11 mth old Cockapoo Chase. They play chase, and tug-of-war, and wrestle, and basically “wreak havoc” in their homes, but all in good fun. Cooper enjoys taking his walks, eating his meals, mooching for more, stealing ice cubes when they “accidentally” fall on the floor, and posing for lots of photos. In fact, Cooper particularly loves playing in his house, because the floors are all tile and he, his toys, and whomever he is chasing can all slide across the floor as if it were an ice hockey rink. What fun! But the best part of Cooper’s day comes at the end of it: sleeping in his parents’ bed with all of his furry siblings. We’ve truly experienced a “re- birth” together, because both Cooper and his parents are “starting over”, and living life to the fullest! Thank you, Bianca, for rescuing Cooper, and us! :-) Woof! |
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