Charlie

Just a quick note with a few pictures to let you know how much we love Charlie! He's fitting into our family just wonderfully. He's had his last set of shots and is as fit as a fiddle. He loves going for walks and is doing very well on the leash and harness. HeÕs learning to walk with a loose leash.Ê HeÕs starting to figure out that if he stands by the backdoor, weÕll let him out to go to the bathroom, so thatÕs getting better.Ê He likes his crate and goes in there on his own when heÕs tired.Ê ÊHe loves tearing around the back yard and playing in water puddles.Ê He enjoys getting a bath so we usually bathe him at least once a week, occasionally more if heÕs gotten really muddy or rolled on something too smelly !

Charlie is enrolled in puppy training classes once a week and is probably the smartest dog there! Our youngest son has taken on the role of lead trainer for the family and teaches us how to do the training with Charlie so we are consistent when we ask him to do something.

I just wanted you to know that he's thriving and we are thrilled to have him. He's a real gem and we couldn't have asked for a better family pet.

God bless you and your work.

KAYLEE'S FIRST VACATION

Kaylee, formerly Erin, is such fun to have around. Her real personality is coming out more and more ... she has a number of expressive little noises that are endearing and loves to express her "crazy bark" which Ryan and I call the happy yodel, at the dog park when she is making new friends. She even got to go with us on our spring break trip to San Antonio because we couldn't bear to be away from her just yet. Don't let the picture fool you though - she loves riding in the passenger's lap when we're in the car! We are so happy to have her in our lives.
Karen & Ryan
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Ryder

We adopted Ryder about 3 months ago after seeing him at PetSmart. We actually were there to look at three other dogs but while waiting for them to arrive, my daughter helped get the cages for the other dogs set up and held Ryder. She proceeded to fall in love with him, even though we were not looking for a male or a puppy or a dog that would get very big. A few other people were actually in line before us to possibly receive Ryder but due to their generosity and fate, Ryder became ours two days later.

We wanted another dog because our daughter's best friend of 7 years had been put to sleep last year. Our other dog also missed having a playmate. It took our dog a week or so to get used to Ryder and all his energy (he kind of tricked us at the petshop and was very quiet and snuggly). But he did wonderfully with his crate training and our daughter did all the hard work of taking him out even in the cold winter weather.

He is doing just great as part of our family now and the two dogs wrestle and play all the time. He and our daughter were inseperable but he is now entering teenage years and getting more independent. Ryder thankfully doesn't seem like he is going to be very big and we still don't know for sure what kind of breed he is mixed with.

We are thankful for all the hard work his foster mother did to keep him healthy and start him off right in his training.
Thank you Metroplex Mutts!

Bubbles and Bennet Update

Hello Everyone - Bubbles and Bennet here! We found our forever home and even acquired a brother and sister named Teddy and Tallulah. It has been a week now and we are getting adjusted to our new surroundings and our brother and sister are getting used to having us around.

We have a big backyard littered with toys to play in. It is like a treasure hunt with bones and stuffed animals for us to drag around the yard. Our mom does not let us stay out there by ourselves for too long as Bubbles likes to dig in the newly planted pots. She has learned what the word no means though.

Our favorite place is on Mom's lap or on anyone elses lap who comes to visit. We get lots of hugs. We are glad the people at Metroplex Mutts recognized how close we are to one another as we cannot imagine what our lives would be like if we were not together.

We even went to visit a nice doctor this week but did not really want
to get out of the car so mom had to carry us. Mom wanted us to be checked as I was feeling well and Bubbles will need to have her stitches out soon from her operation. I have a bit of a cold so the doctor gave mom some pills to help me feel better. Bubbles gets her stitches out next week so we will get to see the nice doctor again.

We went for a walk around our new neighborhood this week but think it is better if we stay close to home for now. The cars that drive by scare us a bit from when we were on the streets. Mom thinks that in a couple of weeks we will feel safe enough to go with Teddy and Tallulah on their daily walks. She is not sure how she will walk the four of us together so we may need to go in shifts. It is good for mom as we will make her more healthy but getting more exercise.

We are glad that even though mom was not looking for two more dogs she decided to stop by when we were at an adoption day. I think she is really glad to. We make sure that we give her lots of kisses to remind her how happy we are.

Thank you to our friends at Metroplex Mutts for helping us get off the street and finding us a home where we can be warm, fed and loved. We cannot imagine what our lives would have been like had we not been picked up and taken care of prior to finding our forever home. Bennet and Bubbles