FLETCHER

 

I live in an apartment and wanted a medium sized pooch as my new friend after having to put my cat down due to

illness.  After searching 3 shelters for about 2 months, trying to find my perfect dog, I gave up and adopted a

lovely, little gray kitten, Mouse!  Of course, a week later I dropped into the shelter and found the boy of my

dreams.  I was worried about my kitten, but the girls at the shelter held a tiny baby up to this fella and he just

snuffled it and wagged his lovely tail.  I took Fletcher home 3 days later and was delighted to find that he was

house trained and loved Mouse.

 

Summer and winter we go for LONG walks every day.  It's a rare day that we don't spend an hour or two a day on

the trails.  He met his best pooch pal Lucky on the trail and found out that Lucky was a pound puppy too!  They

love to growl and bite and wrestle each other.  People who don't know them think they are serious, but neither

would ever hurt the other.

I found out Fletcher has allergies and needs special food to stop the scratching, but he's worth it.

For our first few months Fletcher was terribly carsick, but we started driving to Tim Horton's each morning for

timbits and he got over the carsickness in a couple of weeks!  Now he can go anywhere and can't wait to get in

the car and off on a new adventure.

 

Fletch has SO much attitude.  When he gets into mischief, he always has to get in the last word and talks back

until he's made his point!  Fletcher lives for food and play and believes that there is nothing wrong with a 50 pound

lap dog!  He sings for treats.  Sleeping on a down pillow is the only way to spend a night.  Frisbees are wonderful.

Vets are nice, but really scary.  Roast chicken is fabulous.  Rabbits are fun to catch and hold down with your

nose.  (You don't hurt them!)  Even skunks are fun to play with, but they turn on you!  Fletcher has a huge fierce

bark, but is usually scared of little dogs.  (They bite, even though he doesn't!)  He dances & wags his whole body

when I come home, even when I've only been gone a few minutes!

 

I don't know who "lost" Fletcher, but I do know they lost someone special!

Tina                   

 
 

SAM

 

He is a friend, a perfect character, loves to play, still sleeps on his back

totally stretched out, thoroughly enjoys camping, the Drag Racing Track

and being anywhere we are.  He count not be more perfect.

 

It is truly a success story as when we first saw him we were told that he was

already adopted by a family we saw him playing with.  When I called a

couple of days later, the girl told me that the people backed out and it was

at that time that I knew we were meant for each other.  We rushed down

that day and scooped him up.  He could have not been a better birthday

present for my daughter or present for our family.

 

He's the best and I must add here that he is the second perfect pup we have purchased from the SPCA.

Our first, "Nitrous" passed away at the age of 13.5 years old.

 

Sam could not be more loving and perfect and we are grateful for the opportunity to have such a wonderful pet.

 

Proud Mom of Sam

Trish
 
 

BROOK

 

It was a year ago that we adopted a dog from your shelter.  I saw her

picture on the internet, drove down (in a snowstorm!) from London and

brought her home.  We named her Brook, after Corner Brook because

you thought she might be part Newf.  She was about three and a half

months old.  She has grown into a wonderful, lively, beautiful member

of our family which also includes another dog, Gander (adopted from

Animal Care here in London), a cat and two sons.  Brook weighs

70lbs and is about 24 inches tall.  (For some reason she is fearful of

the tape measure, so we can only estimate.)

 

Thank you                     

Kathleen               

 
 

LANCEY

 

We got Lancey in March 2002.  He is a sweet boy, a bit

wild when we got him... after his life on the street.  He

pulled like crazy on the leash.  As one of you told us when

I came to pick him up, he talks a lot.  Lancey's been

wonderful.  He is calm enough now to go off the leash and

play with the other dogs at the park.

 

We love Lancey and we are very grateful he came into our

lives.  Thanks to Brant County SPCA for holding on to

Lancey for us!

 

Kris & Sue
 
 

OUR BOYS

 

We adopted our two little boys on April 20, 2002.

Both have adjusted well and they get along famously with each other.

 

Tracey and Jeff
 
 

HERE'S SIMON...

I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how wonderful things

have been since Simon joined our lives.  His claim to fame was having been

one of the longest serving residents of the Brantford OSPCA.

He even had his picture in the paper!

We came down in May 2003  to visit him and boy was he shy and timid!

He did however have a strong set of vocals whenever he was picked up.

Who knew?

Well, we brought him home and within a few weeks Simon had come

out of his shell and has become the cat of our dreams!  He's extremely

friendly, loves his belly rubbed, loves to chase flies around the house and

"talk" to us all day long.  What a treat it's been to share our lives with

this little bundle of loveable energy.

Thank you   Neil & Nicky
 
 
MIKEY!          

We met Mikey at the Wiggle Waggle Walkathon this spring, wearing a red "Adopt Me" bandana.  Our dog Scully

checked him out and found him acceptable, and he came to live with us shortly before the May 2003 long

weekend.

 

Mikey has exceeded all of our expectations - even Scully's!  He is definitely a

character - a lovable goof.  His nickname is 'Gronk' which somehow just seems to

suit him.  He's had to deal with a lot of change - a new set of people, a new dog

'sister', horses, a donkey, and five cats, and he has accepted all with remarkable

grace.  He is affectionate and silly, loves ropes and nylabones, and only barks at the

horses when he knows they can't reach him.

 

Mikey has had a busy summer.  He has spent time at the cottage where he plays

an incredibly repetitive 'splashing game' in the lake.  He went to obedience class

(Pet-D-Gree) where he was known as the class loudmouth, and occasional bad

boy, but ultimately graduated with top marks!

Mikey has been a great addition to our family, and we

just love him.  We would encourage anyone considering

a new pet to consider an adult shelter dog instead of a

puppy - Mikey is proof that it can be the most rewarding

experience!

Thanks so much!

Sue and Ron
 
 

THEN & NOW                                

 

Just thought I'd send a couple of before and after photos

of a puppy we adopted on June 15/03.  His name was

Sammy at the shelter but we renamed him Bailey.  He

has adjusted really well and is happy and healthy.

 

I am so glad that he is in our life.

                                         Debi & Eric Skoryk
 
 
LENOX                                               

 

Here is our Success pup we adopted from the Brant County SPCA in

November of 2001.  One of the photos is his photo from the website that

we absolutely fell in love with!!

 

He has been a great addition to our family of 2 cats and our 2 week old

daughter.  He passed Grade 1 at McCann's training and has been superb!

 

He loves to go for long walks and has a great

time camping.

 

Thank you so much for bringing him into our lives!

Sarah, Matt & Meghan
 
 

FIRST COMES SIMON, THEN COMES EMMA

 

 

We got Simon in 2001 from the SPCA.

 

I fell in love with Simon when I saw him

pick up his food with his paws.

 

He is affectionate and loving towards

me and my husband but after a short period

of time we noticed he was missing something!

 

So we decided to go down the SPCA again and

then we saw a very cute little grey and white kitten

she was so cute and fluffy so we adopted her as well!!!
 
 

RADU and WIXER

On September 14, 2003, James and I adopted two young cats from the Brantford SPCA.


We adopted a lovely ginger male who was just under a year old.  We chose him because he purred

in such a friendly way when we held him and he seemed to be fairly confident.  I chose Radu.

We also adopted Wixer (formerly Clyde).  James felt a connection with Wixer when he held him.

He seemed to be very lively and curious.

We have had them now for four weeks and they got over most of their colds but sneeze occasionally.

They have been absolutely wonderful and easy going pets.  Firstly, they did not seem to mind traveling in

the car in their crate.  Also, they took to each other right away.  When we got home from Brantford, they

spent about four hours playing and chasing each other until they were completely out of breath!  They still

play together regularly, but not as intensely now.  

Radu likes to wash Wixer.  When they rest, they often lie near each other.  They like to follow us around

the house as we go about our daily activities.  Both like to hop into our bathtub (empty).  They both have

a strange idea of what makes a comfortable resting place.  Hard plastic boxes and linoleum floors are

more popular than soft beds.  

Radu is very affectionate and vocal, often seeking attention by meowing at us.  He is very easygoing, and

we had no trouble clipping his nails, for example.  He is very "catlike" in his movements and can easily

climb to any perch.  He is fussy about his toys and only plays with toy mice with tails.  

Wixer is very playful and also affectionate, but less "needy" than Radu.  He is very curious and not easily

frightened.  He tends to imitate Radu.  He is not very cat like, and cannot climb as well as Radu yet.  He

likes ball shaped toys and walks around with them in his mouth.  His medium hair fur is very silky soft.  

Both cats are training reasonably well at using the scratching posts.  They occasionally get the couch too.

They are not otherwise destructive or troublesome.  They are not fussy about their food, litter, location of

litter box, or anything else.  They love to play with the laser pointer.

James and I are delighted to have their company.

  

Thank you Janevieve

 
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