The Three Musketeers

There's nothing more fun than seeing 3 cats hanging out together and playing in our cage-free room.  These 3 seem particularly active at night, running around with toys and causing a ruckus.  Dancer (in the middle) came to the shelter in December as a shy older kitten.  His brother Donner was friendlier and has already found a home, but Dancer has really taken his time.  He has been letting people pet him at night when the shelter is quiet, but this week he started letting almost all volunteers pet him.  His friends Arnold (brown tabby) and Lancelot (orange tabby) love to swarm around our volunteers for attention, and Dancer is now joining them for this routine!  Hopefully this is the start of the change we were hoping for since we would love to find him a home.

Photos from Pack 1 Den 8's visit on March 28th

Pack 1 Den 8 from Westwood visited us this week for a tour and to learn more about the shelter.  The boys also brought supplies to donate to the shelter!

Look what every adopted dog gets to take home!

Thanks to Sam Epstein, every dog adopted from the Medfield Shelter gets to bring home a bark bucket full of toys and supplies!  Sam and his family came up with this clever idea to decorate the tables for his recent Bar Mitzvah celebration.  We love them and so do the dogs.  Thanks so much, Sam! 

She's back

Paris is back at the shelter and had a nice reunion with her friend London!

Happy Tail: Snickers and Oreo

We received these pictures with a note that simply said "They are the best thing to ever happen to our family!  THANK YOU!!!!" Funny how a few words can say it all.

2012 begins with some happy tails!

Anyone that has adopted a pet from us knows we practically demand photos of the pets enjoying their new homes.  These "happy tails" are what keep us going and we love every picture that is shared with us.  So we are starting the new year off with pictures of two recently adopted pets, Thumper, a young mixed breed dog, and Jelly Bean, an older bunny.

 Jelly Bean made friends with the pets in his new home right away!

Jelly Bean in his spacious new digs

Thumper and her doggie sibling, Daisy

Update on Handsome

Handsome spent 6 months at the shelter waiting for just the right owner to come along.  He obviously chose wisely, as we received this update today from his new owner.

Just thought you would like to know how "Handsome" is doing. First is that his name is now "Buddy" & he seems to approve. Second, is that you said he is a 'great' cat...I'm sorry, but you were wrong....He's a Fantasticcat!!! The moment Andrea & I let him out of the carrier, he was checking out the whole apartment, which included climbing up to the top of the kitchen cabinets. He handled that very well. He quickly found the litter box & approved it . I fed him & he ate everything! After about an hour of him walking everywhere, he came over to me in my recliner & jumped up into my lap & began head butting my hand to pet him. There he remained for about an hour...not letting me stop petting & scratching him behind the ears! This is something that I never expected so soon! He was amazing...he follows me everywhere in the apartment...wants constant attention & love...wants to play all day & night! He is running,jumping & seems very happy to be here.  He lets me rub his belly & lets me hold his paw...it's so cute when he stretches out on the rug & lies on his back & has his paws folded in the air...this is the sign to me that he wants to play!

This afternoon, I was taking a nap Buddy was sleeping beside me...he then came up onto my pillow & started to run his paws through my hair! He actually laid down on my head & slept there for about an hour...occasionally caressing my cheeks with his paws! This little guy is amazing! He's right here watching me write this email. He says he misses everyone that took care of him for the last 6 months, & he's throwing special kisses to Jackie for loving him being his special friend. I, personally want to thank everyone at the shelter for doing such good things for these unfortunate animals.