Boris

Boris and his family lost their home in January 2009 due to foreclosure. The family left the house and reportedly returned to Bulgaria. Boris was left all alone in the house, to be fed only during sporadic visits from a relative. Thanks to a kind and concerned neighbor, Boris's plight came to the attention of Magnificent Mutts Rescue, and Boris was placed in foster care. Despite Boris's tough-looking mug, he delighted his new friends with his loving, gentle disposition.

Unfortunately, Boris injured his leg soon after while playing outside and bagan limping. Vets at EACC determined that he had torn his left rear ACL, and scheduled him for surgery. Boris sailed through the surgery with flying colors and became a favorite of EACC staff. Better yet, while he was recuperating at EACC, Boris met George, his new Forever Friend.

Boris joined George in a lovely Chicago condo, and settled into a routine of gentle rehabilitative exercise, city outings with George (boating!), and regular trips to doggie day care to play with other furry friends.

George is thrilled to have adopted Boris, despite the dog's initial special needs. George wrote us that "Boris has settled in nicely and everyone loves him...He is a really good dog, and he knows that he is not allowed downstairs because of his leg, and has never tried to go down there. He also has the best temperament of any dog that I have ever had."

Ellie May

Ellie May is an awesome dog, full of fun and life. But she almost didn't make it out of the shelter alive.

Ellie's owner had dumped her at a kill shelter due to "no boarding and can't afford her no more." And as a large, older, black dog, her prospects were very poor. In fact, Ellie was the last dog selected for rescue that week, before the crowded shelter would have to start putting animals down due to space.

When Ellie arrived at Mag Mutts, she was listless and grossly overweight, with horribly overgrown claws and a dull, dry, brownish tinged coat that had bare patches on her bottom from sitting all day. She could barely move, and it took 3 people to lift her out of the van at EACC. Ellie's pretty face was masked by an expression of sadness and resignation.

EACC vets determined that Ellie was basically healthy, but was suffering from poor nutrition and an underactive thyroid gland. After a couple of weeks of thyroid medication, quality nutrition, and regular exercise, Ellie's energy level spiked, and she began losing weight. Her coat filled in and became glossy black, and the light came back to her eyes. Best of all, Ellie's joyful and friendly "Large and In Charge" personality emerged, and she attracted the attention of her new Forever Family.

Ellie May is still a big girl, but she is now happy, healthy, active, and enjoying the second chance that Magnificent Mutts and EACC gave her.

Beulah

When Beulah the Pomeranian arrived at Magnificent Mutts Rescue, her documents named her as "Pom #26", after the "26" tattooed inside her right ear at the puppy mill where she had spent long years in a cage, producing babies for sale. Beulah also came with a patchy and badly matted coat, deformed "cage feet" and a mouth rotten with decayed teeth.

Amazingly, though, Beulah was friendly and trusting with the people she met on her rescue journey. Beulah received her intake vet care at EACC, where she was bathed, examined, dewormed, vaccinated, and spayed- and also had every one of her remaining ruined teeth pulled.

While at her foster home, Beulah displayed obvious pleasure in her new surroundings: the freedom, good food, grassy yard, kind words, and a soft bed. She learned to snuggle, and she learned to play. Beulah even bounced back quickly from her new toothlessness, and never once turned down a meal or snack.

Beulah soon found her Forever Family, who renamed her Autumn. With the help of her new mom Colleen, Autumn "wrote" her foster mom a lovely Thank-you letter, for helping her recover from her awful life in the puppy mill. Today, Autumn is "big sister" to another rescue dog.

Gardenia

Hi Michelle -

It's going great! I think she's adapting well. My roommate just had her schedule changed so she now has Tuesdays and Thursdays off so her and Gardenia have been having their own "hang out" time, which is nice. She does well on our walks, other dogs go crazy and bark and she just stares and keeps on walking. We made a stop and Petco and picked her up some new toys, it's so funny to watch her play with them. All of the sudden you'll hear a bunch of growling and she's tossing her toys from one side of the room to the other and playing fetch with herself. When I try to play with her she stops, so it looks like she's a solo-player for now.

This past weekend we visited my parents and Gardenia met their dog. At first they wanted nothing to do with each other but by the end of the weekend my parents dog would be whining at my door in the morning waiting for Gardenia to come out. They had fun playing in the kiddie-pool. I think we're going to do a training class soon so she can meet other dogs and brush up on her manners.

I'm very excited about it all, thanks for catching up! I'll try and remember to send updates but don't be afraid to follow up. Time always gets away from me. I've attached a picture, she's definitely a lap dog!

Have a good weekend! (And I'm so happy for Doodle Bug - he was such a sweetheart!)

Amy

Sarge

We adopted these pups on March 24th... They are now just about 5 mos old. We wanted you to see how big they are getting :) Thanks again for bringing these loveable cuties into our lives, they have brought us so much joy! :)

Jeanne, Russ and Alison

Maggie aka Mona

Just wanted to let you know all is going well. Maggie (Mona) and Sam are doing great together and are learning the rules of the house quickly. (no rough play inside , dogs stay on the floor and everyone sleeps in their own bed at night). She still tries every once in awhile to jump up on the couch, but is getting better every day. Does great in her crate and is slowly getting to know the cats. She has an appt to get her stitches out tomorrow. So thanks again for helping us find her. She is the perfect match for Sam and our family.
Kim
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Gulliver aka Sport

Hi Karen!


I wanted to give you an update on Gulliver (aka "Sport"). He is doing so well! He is doing amazing with the other dogs at the dog park, is really building up his running stamina (we do about 6 miles on Saturdays), and is all around very popular. He is super sweet, great with everybody he meets, and is starting to become protective of the apartment at night. I have started a blog with pictures of him so I'll share the website with you! I have to admit...it is a bit cheesy, since I'm writing it in his voice, but it's pretty cute.


http://gulliver-adogandhisgirl.blogspot.com/




Hope you're doing well!


Thanks,
Katie

Gulliver!

I adopted Gulliver (then called "Sport") back in November 2011. I can't believe it has already been 6 months! He has turned out to be an absolutely wonderful dog, and I could not be happier. He likes to go jogging, on long walks, trips to the dog park (almost daily), to the beach, and he especially likes to nap! Incredibly friendly, good with everybody he meets, and super mellow for his age! I cannot thank Magnificent Mutts enough for everything you did for him and have done for us. He truly is a remarkable dog.

Gulliver, just by nature of being so adorable and friendly, has earned himself a fan base in our neighborhood! I started a blog to share pictures of him with everybody. The blog can be found at http://gulliver-adogandhisgirl.blogspot.com

I highly encourage you to check out the animals up for adoption with Magnificent Mutts!

Wesley's Happy Tail

We adopted Wesley (first named "crunch") in June of 2009. He was part of a litter that had parvo. We were terrified of his outcome but Wesley has grown up to become the healthiest, happiest dog that we have ever known. He has brought so much joy into our lives and makes us laugh every day. He even recently got a new cat brother who he loves to play with! He took to playing fetch and frisbee like a pro, and has a whole bag of tricks up his sleeve! He was so easy to train and is always so eager to please us. All of our family and friends love him too, and we are truely blessed to have such an amazing dog in our family. Thank you so much for helping him through his first weeks and for trusting us to take care of him. You have given us the best 3 years of our lives so far and we look forward to many more memories with Wes!
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Gaby

We adobted Gaby, now named Sophie, from the "Angels with Tails" event in Chicago last Sunday. She is a real sweetheart, definately a lap dog. Thank you.

Gabby

Hi Linda,

Thank you for letting us adopt Gaby. We have renamed her Sophie. She is a really sweetheart ! She loves her walks and falling asleep in out laps. We took her to the vet for her check up yesterday and got her 2nd set of shots and heartworm/flee & tick meds. She's doing a good job with potty training and I think we have the sleeping under control with a hot water bottle and classical music CD. I will send photos soon.

Linda, Dave & Sophie

Middy#2

Another photo of Middy aka Trooper

Middy aka Trooper

Trooper is the white dog (Australian Shepherd/mix) we adopted from you over
Veterans Day weekend this past year. We're enjoying a wonderful day at the
beach. He's gotten so big! As you can see he's about as big as our golden in
height! Lol! He's a perfect match to our family. Thanks again! We'll always
be grateful for what you do!

Sincerely,
The Youngwirth's

Peony

Michelle -


In case you're wondering, all is going extremely well here - even better than I'd hoped! The dogs sat quietly together in the car. Peony did throw-up, about 4 blocks from home (thanks for the blankets!). She's been fine ever since though. She and Cloudy are getting along great, hanging out close together and they have had a couple of very friendly tail-wagging wrestling matches (which she started). She is not as timid as I thought she would be. She is greeting other dogs and people on the street and following me around the apartment. She loves to be petted and she loves curling up in her new dog bed. She slept right next to me on my bed all of last night - she is very good at snuggling. She is such a sweetheart - I am totally in love with her.


I'll send you some pictures over the weekend. Too busy trying to get to work early this morning to do it properly.


Thanks for letting me have her - I adore her.


-- Pat

Bently

Bentley's definitely making himself comfortable in his new home.

The Palumbo Family