where happy "trails" begin ...

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Halo

I adopted Halo in August 2009. I was so excited as I had cats growing up, but my living situation didn’t allow for that until now. Halo has a tone of personality and is a total drama queen. When I return home from work she chews me out for about 10 mins then lays in my lap and purrs. She is spoiled rotten which is necessary. Her favorite thing is wet cat food which she eats while I eat my dinner. I have gotten her used to baths, nail clipping, teeth and hair brushing and yes she wears clothes. For Halloween she was a little devil and all the kids loved it. She has two best friends My friends two pups Stewy and Tater you would think she was a dog when they come over. The apartment where I live offers you grocery carts to make it easier to well bring your groceries in, I use these when I am doing a lot of laundry Halo likes to ride in the child seat and go with me. We also spend a lot of time on the deck so she can kill flies and watch the kids play. She is so silly and I just love her. Once I move to a bigger place I hope to get her some brothers and sisters in either Pup or Cat form. Thank you Happy Tails for taking care of my baby for me until she could come home.

Harry

We adopted Harry Potter on Saturday (6/13/09) and he is doing great! I thought it would take a long time for him and our dog to get along, but to my surprise it did not! This picture was taken Sunday night. On Saturday night I had Harry and our dog Sophie in bed with me all night. I am happy to say that Harry has settled in and made himself right at home. Thank you we just love him! (posted 6/15/09)

Sparky

We have renamed Sparky, Garfield. I have a 14 year old son, two other cats and a german shepherd and a golden retriever, too. It took him about 3 weeks to fully adjust to all the chaos here. He loves my brown tabby Persian, Chynna. They play together frequently throughout the day, sleep together, and wash each others faces. My calico Persian has a tolerance for him and sort of plays with him, but it could be a mild fight - I'm not sure. They eat side by side with no problems and they do not growl at each other. The dogs love him, but he is a little tense around them, which makes the dogs more excited and they want to go after him. They've never hurt him. If he is calm and sleeping, the dogs ignore him. He sleeps about 2 feet away from my german shepherd every night in my bed. I have a 2400 square foot house and he has full run of it. I have a pool in my backyard with a fence around it. I want to close up the fence so the cats can't get out and have Garfield join us outside some this summer. He loves the outdoors. I would like to have a little perch outside for him to sleep on when we are out there. He is usually the first one to jump in a window when I open one. I feed him Wellness brand food. He is doing good! (posted 6/4/09)

Lucy - Chihuahua

I adopted Lucy at the beginning of May '09, and I've never been happier. Honestly, we are pretty much a perfect match for each other. She loves to get as much love and attention as she can and I love to give it to her. She is the goofiest little thing and I love spending every minute with her. I am so thankful that I was able to find her and adopt her. Lucy seems to love it here. She has the reign of the house and gets all the hugs and kisses she could possibly need. Adopting her is one of the best decisions I've ever made! Thank you so much for giving me my Lucy. Brittany G.

Gracie

Thought we'd send an update on our little Gracie Lou. She is fabulous and she just loves the boys. She plays with Thor's (the big dog) tail. How fun is that?!! Eko loves her too, they are real pals and she plays with him as well. She "hunts" the birds from the bay window. WE LOVE HER!!! Teresa, Tom, Thor, Eko & Gracie Lou:-) (posted 4/6/09)