Tuesday, January 25, 2011

So Happy With Jovi

Hi,

Wanted to let you know how extremely happy we are with our latest addition, Jovi who we adopted from your rescue. She is such a loving and playful girl and she is so good with our 8 year old son Nick! She is always wagging her tail and seems so happy, I only hope she is as happy as we are. She loves to play with her new big brother Storm, and he is thrilled to finally have a playmate of his energy caliber!! This is the first time another dog has ever tired him out! We can't put into words how wonderful it feels to give Jovi her forever home!! Thank you!!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Happy Tail

Hello,
We just wanted to let you all know we are having a ball. Snowball, now Squeakers, is doing wonderfully. She has mastered ours stairs and runs full force up them and to the door to be let out. While it's been great for the potty training I think she just wants to be outside all the time. You were right about everything, including how helpful Hunter has been. She helps take her for walks. Keeps an eye on her when I 'm making dinner. And plays with her. Squeakers misses her when she's at school. I guess I'm not as fun. A big Thank You from us and Squeakers. We are all a perfect fit. Also do you happen to know her exact birthday. Hunter would love to put it on the calender.
Again thank you so much,
Jennifer, Neal, Hunter and Squeakers

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Monday, January 10, 2011

Jagger's 1 yr. anniversary

Just wanted to thank you guys again! 1 year ago today 1/10/10 we adopted a little 10lb fur ball puppy named Jagger. He and his sister (who was adopted as well) were left off a Kentucky country road to be forgotten. Luckily your organization, with your countless runs out to Kentucky to save animals, found these 2 just in time. My wife and I, also our other dog/his new sister Bailey couldn't imagine life without him. He is now about 14 months old and 100lbs with plenty of personality to spare. Not only does he now have a great home for life, he was also discovered and may possibly be on the covers of upcoming food bags etc. Rags to Riches for sure.

Thanks,

John, Kristy, Bailey, and Jagger Underwood

Friday, January 7, 2011

Cisco now Benny

My boyfriend, Matt and I adopted Benny (originally Cisco) on October 2, 2010. We went to the Brookfield Zoo for the adoption event. After looking and playing with nearly all of the dogs there, which was a lot, we were getting ready to leave. We just hadn't found the right dog for us. On our way out we came across a puppy just laying calmly on the ground amidst everything going on around him. As soon as we saw him, we thought he was the one. Unfortunately when we asked, they told us that he was already being adopted. We were heartbroken, but thought we'd take one more walk through the event. We went back to the Magnificent Mutts tent after our walk and saw a dog we wanted to play with. They told us that she was being adopted, but they had another dog. When they brought him out, it was Benny! They told us that some one wanted to adopt him but changed their mind. We have had Benny now for three months and we couldn't imagine our lives without him. He loves the outdoors, going fo
r car rides, and playing with our cat, Kingston. He has also made friends with a few of the dogs in our neighborhood, who he has doggy play dates with. We love Benny so much, and want to thank you for rescuing him so that we were able to bring him into our home!
Sincerely,
Alison

Monday, January 3, 2011

Baby Boy grows up!

I work for Petco. In August a call came out for help. Our entire region was asked to help out by fostering dogs for Mag Mutts because they had been overloaded with dogs from the Southern region of Illinois. I always told myself, I can't have a dog because it just doesn't fit. But I can foster. This was my first time out of the gate fostering and well....I failed miserably. I fostered a 4 week old Border Collie Lab Mix named "Baby Boy", now known as Tytus and about a 1 year old Terrier mix named Snoopy. Snoopy was a great dog, but he got sick and had to go stay at the vet a week into the fostering. (No worries though, we found him a great home at the adoption event held in Naperville later that week!!!) Tytus came home with me that day and it was decided, this was the perfect puppy for me and my family. He has two brother-in-laws (Slayer and Royal) and a sister-in-law (Scoobie) that make his day. He even has a best friend named Bittie who lives next door. He loves t
o play with other dogs. He wears himself out playing with them often. Even with his sassiness of being an almost 6 month old puppy, he has brightened every day of my life. His favorite thing to get him in trouble is paper. Tissue, toilet, cardboard, or flyers that he can sneak off the counter, out of the bathroom garbage when the door is open, etc. He also loves his toys. He has finally figured out that with his big boy teeth that he can tear the stuffing out of them and get the squeakers! I take him anywhere and everywhere I can. He just loves to meet other people and dogs. He has been through puppy class and passed. Tytus is spoiled rotten and he deserves every bit of it. He is just a bundle of joy that I love and I thank everyone at Mag Mutts for making my life richer and more rewarding everyday because of Tytus. (Pictures are of Tytus in his bed when he was 13 weeks old, Tytus and his inlaws, Scoobie and Slayer when he was 16 weeks old and his professional ph
oto on 12-5-10)