Thursday, March 25, 2010

Meet Charlie!



We've sure gotten good feedback from all our HEA friends about the adoption updates we post, giving you the scoop about the wonderful cats and dogs who've made their way into their forever homes. But we get lots of questions about the new faces at the Sanctuary who arrive to take their place until they, too, find their forever families. You can always find info about our residents on the HEA web site (www.happilyeverafterinfo.org/up_for_adoption), but sometimes it takes a while to get their official profiles up. Since social media is such a great tool to get info out there quickly, we're going to start "introducing" you to the new faces (and maybe even some who have been here a while but need a "re-introduction") at HEA via Facebook and the blog as often as possible. And we'll start with a very special little guy: Charlie!

Charlie is a 4-year-old cockapoo who arrived almost two weeks ago. He's absolutely adorable, as you can clearly see from the pictures here. But what the pictures don't show is how sweet and fun and loving he is! One of our volunteers took him home for a few hours one night this week while Amanda did some work at the new adoption center. And he was fantastic in a home setting! He is a nice little companion on walks and loves to snuggle and give kisses. He wants to play but isn't quite sure how yet. (We're not sure if he got to play with fun things called toys at his last home.) We also notice that he's a bit shy of men, but he's curious about them, too, so we know if he is around nice men for a while, he'll learn to trust them fairly easily.

So why was this angel surrendered by his family? They said he had bitten the dad and a teenage boy. We haven't seen this side of Charlie at all and believe these were likely isolated or provoked incidents. So if you know you're ready to meet and love this super guy, just e-mail us at heainfo@aol.com. We'd be open to both foster care or permanent adoption! And we know Charlie would love to meet you, too!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Luck o' the Irish Strikes 3 HEA Cats




Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day - a holiday known for pots of gold, leprechauns, Shamrock Shakes, and lots of luck! Three kitties from HEA definitely felt the luck o' the Irish this holiday, since they celebrated in their forever homes with their forever families!

Shadow (top picture) went home with Kim of Green Bay, while Max (middle picture) is now snuggled in with Robin and her daughter in Tigerton. (Max will be an only kitty so between Robin and her daughter he will get plenty of lovin'!) Oliver's mom Heather sent in a fantastic shot of him enjoying life in his new home. She also gave us an update as to how he's settling in:

"Oliver is doing great! He's so funny. We kennel our dog Coco Bear when we leave so he doesn't eat the house, and one day I came back and there was Oliver sitting on the kennel - and Coco Bear was licking him! I laughed so hard. Oliver is doing better than I thought he would considering all the kids we have in the house. He is getting held a lot, brushed and petted, so I think he is liking that!"

We're pretty sure he is LOVING that, Heather! Thanks to you and all our adopters for providing such wonderful homes to our deserving animals!

Monday, March 1, 2010

A great week!





February might be the shortest month of the year, but we crammed a whole lot of activity into that month. And the last few days of the month were some of our busiest.

Last week, we sent four deserving animals to their forever homes. Ford, a very popular guy, went home with Bob and Jessica of Green Bay. Ford is their "only child." They have been looking for the right dog for around 2 years, and they have finally found him!

Ann of Green Bay was looking to help 2 cats that loved each other's company and had been at HEA for a while and needed a chance. That fit Mio and Milo to a tee! They had been at the sanctuary for a year and 1 month. Now they are in their forever home!!

A few weeks back we put out a call here on the HEA blog about a very special cat that needed to find a special home. We're so excited to announce that dear, sweet Melvin (the bottom picture) went home with Amy of Green Bay last weekend! Melvin desperately needed someone to give him a chance as he is a "special needs" kitty. Amy wanted to give him that chance! Her and her cat Chester are showing Melvin what family and love mean. Yay!!

And if you follow us on Facebook, you probably heard about our BIG news: HEA will soon have a second location! Yep, our Green Bay adoption site will open this spring. It will be in the old Claws n Paws grooming building on Holmgren Way (across from Skip's Diner). We'll share more info as plans develop, but tell your friends that they will soon be able to visit HEA animals up for adoption at our new facility - 7 days a week!!

If February had this much going on, imagine what March holds in store for us!!