Update on Casper, now known as Gus!

The holidays bring us many happy updates on our previous residents. This particular update just warms our hearts and souls.

Here is what Gus' family has to say:

I am sorry it has taken me so long to write and update on Gus. He is wonderful, makes us laugh everyday, and has provided our other pit bull, Lilly, with a best friend.

As winter has approached, we have found that Gus has a love for wood stoves, as he and the other dogs spend most of the day laying in front of the fire snoozing.

That being said, Gus is always up for a good romp outside with Lilly, where they run around like crazy dogs and wrestle until Gus is tired and ready to get back to the heat!

He is truly a love and loves being around us people- he has established himself as part of the family and we adore him. He has been super respectful of the rules in the house until yesterday when I went into our bedroom to find him laying on our bed, head on the pillow, and only looked up for a moment as if to say, "oh hey, welcome home". What a devil!

We are also working with him on leash manners, and he is getting better, sloooooooooowly :-) Gus has also graduated out of the crate, and only rarely goes in when everyone needs a "time out".

If both Chris and I have to work, he now stays out with the other dogs and gets to enjoy sleeping in front of the wood stove all day. Also- just to let you know, we are expecting a baby due March 1, so we will see how all the pups react when we bring home their first human sibling! (We have our little nieces over often, and all the dogs are great with them, so we aren't too worried).

Hopefully Gus will enjoy getting to grow old with a human pal that I'm sure will adore him as much as we do already!

Keep up the great work, happy holidays, and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! Quinn and Chris

Update on Akela!

Pretty Akela, formerly Jesse, was adopted in February 2009.

Here is what her family says about her:

"Miss Akela is doing great. She is the perfect dog for us. She hikes and camps with us and is the best all around dog. She even runs on bike trails attached to the bike (safely!)

Her passion is Frisbees! A 20 minutes Frisbee session is her favorite sport.

Hope all is well.

Best Wishes,

Akela and her family"

Need Some Great Holiday Gift Ideas?

Lucky Pup Rescue is proud to offer ticket books to Sea Dogs baseball games! These are only $20.00 and come with five vouchers for game tickets. What a great stocking stuffer for the baseball lovers in your life! Please e-mail our rescue if you would like to purchase.

For the animal lover, don't forget our wonderful Lucky Pup T-shirts and now sweatshirts, too! Visit http://www.lacroixtees.com/animal-rescue/LuckyPupRescue/ today!

Got any wine lovers on that list? Visit www.BenefitWines.com/luckypup to check out Benefit Wines' offerings.

Also, the "Spot Speaks" book is available and when you purchase the book, you can choose Lucky Pup as the rescue you want the donation to go to. Visit http://www.speakingforspot.com/.

Lastly, in the spirit of holiday giving, maybe you'd like to ask family and friends to donate to the rescue instead of traditional material items. You can also sponsor a specific dog and we'll send a certificate with a photo of the dog. Please see our wish list on our website.

Looks like Izzy Had Too Much Eggnog!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from.......Izzy!

Handsome Ivan's New Home!

Sharing these wonderful stories is always so gratifying: Read on to find out how lucky Ivan and his new family were to find each other......

"Here are some pictures of Ivan. He is an extremely smart dog smart dog and a wonderful addition to our home. My wife and I are very happy to have such a calm and fantastic dog as Ivan. Ivan and I go to the beach daily and walk on the sidewalk about two miles daily. He also likes to run on a 50-foot rope in our back yard. Thank you very much for letting us adopt Ivan.

Best regards and Merry Christmas!"

Rod and Diane

Update on Gizmo!

We think this precious photo says it all about how Gizmo (on the arm of the couch) is doing in his new digs. His adopter, Pam, did have this to say, though......

"Not too spoiled! Had a very nice Thanksgiving with Gizmo. He's a happy guy! Hope all is well...."

Gizmo was a local surrender here in Maine. Thanks, Pam, for making his life complete!

Lacy Loves to Decorate!

We just had to share these adorable pictures of Lacy "helping" with the holiday decor! She really takes her new job very seriously, and we think she has got to be the cutest assistant we have seen in a long time! Lacy is one of our wonderful foster dogs and she would love to find her forever home!

Fun at the Kennel Shop!

We recently went to the Kennel Shop in Scarborough where Ceasar and Autumn had so much fun greeting everyone and playing with each other. Love the picture of them giving kisses! She is a teeny puppy and he is an adult terrier/hound mix who is great with everyone. Caesar needs a family to call his own! He is just a doll - so well behaved and such a sweet boy!

Sweet Micki, Formerly Known as Daisy!!

"We’ve renamed her Micki (after my mom who passed away on the 8th) …..she is doing great! She is such a love and so sweet. My oldest daughter Lily (9) had a slumber party on Saturday night and she snuggled up right with the girls on their sleeping bags on the floor only moving to give a round of kisses to everyone! She and Abby just love each other and play very hard during the day so at night they are both crashed on the couch! We are keeping her crated at night just because there is way too much mischief she can get into but she doesn’t seem to mind at all. I put her in about 10-10:30pm and Michael gets up at 4:30 to get ready for work so he lets her out and hangs out for about ½ hour before he puts her back in and then I’m up at 6:30. She does very well and never seems hesitant to go in (especially with a chew toy or a treat). Here is a pic of her on the couch with Abby after a long day of play and then on the couch with Lily….

Looks like this loving girl has made herself right at home! Thanks for adopting her, Jennifer, Lily, Abby and Michael!

Update on Sweet Casey!

A heartwarming update on Casey, who was recently adopted:

"Casey continues to adjust very nicely - she does the most beautiful
'sit' and 'down' - she is just so smart!! She loves trail walks/runs
more than a stroll around the block (cars and unfamiliar areas still
bother her a little but we're making progress and continuing to work
with a trainer). She made friends with a BIG but very gentle
Rhodesian Ridgeback on Saturday - here is a picture of her sharing the
couch with him and then when he left she stretched out to enjoy the
whole thing herself! Again, we feel so lucky to have her, she is
beautiful, funny, smart and a complete joy! Thank you again for
helping bring her into our lives. Best, Julie.