More Happy Tails

Tippy...is happy in his new home.

 The St. Louis Senior Dog  Project is a not-for-profit dog rescue organization specializing in older dogs but taking in and finding homes for dogs of all ages...even puppies.  Meet and adopt your new best friend 11 to 3 Saturday and 11 to 2 Sunday, February 4 and 5 at the Kirkwood Petco near I-44 and Lindbergh, and 11 to 3 Saturday, February 4 in the St. Louis McKenzie Petco .   To see which dogs will be there as well as other adoptable dogs (and to check out our Red Ribbon dogs (no fee to senior citizens), go Here. The Red Ribbon dogs will be placed at no fee to senior citizens thanks to a grant from the Purina Pets for People program.

 

"Isn't it nice to receive good news about our dogs," commented Tippy's former foster mom when she forwarded an email from his new family.

Yes. it is.  Tippy the border collie had lost his home at an age when some might have thought he was too old to find a new one.  He had a lot of training behind him, but he came to us nervous and upset at the changes in his life.  So we were happy to learn he was doing well.

Gail emailed to say, Tippy is doing great!  He loves attention, especially from me."  Gail went on to say that Tippy and the other dog, Sammi, were starting to accept each other and that Tippy was even making friends with the cat.  The best news was the very definite way Gail stated, "We are going to keep him. He seems very happy here with us. He is like a big teddy bear."  

I also heard from Carol about Barry (now Bear), a sheltie who'd come our way after a commercial breeder shut down.  Barry was friendly but still a little skittish.  He'd lived in a kennel before, not a home.

Carol said Bear "is doing wonderfully; I am so excited to say Bear initiated a play session for the very first time ever four days ago.  I have been trying for months without success. Since then we have been playing tag everyday several times a day.  He will come up to me and tag my knees with his front paws then jump down and race around the dining room table.  I will call him back to me and he does it all over again, over and over.  Toys are still not his thing but I now have high hopes for him.  Balls and small stuffed toys send him running.  He has made up to my husband a little, but is definitely a mama's boy.  His weight has leveled out at 16 ls with a beautiful silky smooth coat.

"He is such a smart little love. He gives the gentlest tiny kisses and rarely barks.  He loves to watch TV. When there is any kind of animal on the screen, he stands in front of the TV and stares, then goes around the back to see if he can find the animal. "I can't tell you how much joy he has brought us" she concluded. Here's Bear watching a bear.

I also received an email today about Sonny, a rat terrier I found at Jefferson County Animal Control about a year ago.  He was 7 years old then and is doing wonderfully with his senior citizen family which takes him everywhere.  Here's Sonny.

Thanks for the news.  These stories bring me joy.

Ellen Ellick

CarolPresident/Founder

St. Louis Senior Dog Project

EllenE9466@aol.com

Comments

[Edie]

Thanks for sharing the joy, Ellen - wonderful stories indeed!!

[teddy bear]

What a great story! They are very cute bears. By the way I made a lot of Pascale Garnier's flower kits, I also made some toys kits but can't remember who they were from, also clothes patterns from Lorraine Miniatures.