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April 2010:

Update 04/26/10:

HI ,

We wanted to share Rowdy’s life since December 2009 when we adopted him.

Since then, he’s been enrolled in agility and passed the beginner’s course. He’s a wonderful runner (except for when he sees rabbits on the trail). He loves visiting his canine and human cousins in Houston.

Just recently we enrolled him in Level I obedience/Canine Good Citizen Class at Dog Boys Dog Ranch. Only 1 out of the 4 dog students passed….and Rowdy was the one!! He is now a Canine Good Citizen. We are so proud of him, and so grateful for GRR matching us up with such a wonderful dog.

We’ve given him a professional name of Rowfred, but he goes by “Rowdy” to all his friends. We think Rowfred sounds more sophisticated…j/k!

We’re not sure what Rowdy’s next adventure will be, but we’re definitely going to keep up with his training…He has so much fun with it.

Attached is a picture of Rowdy at the Frio River. He had a lot of fun supervising and keeping everybody safe. He doesn’t swim yet. But as long as he can see the bottom, he loves being in the water.

Again thank you for everything that you do!

Tom and Brenda

Update 4/16/10:

As we near our one year anniversary with Sunny, I wanted to let you 
all know how well things have worked out for her and her forever family.

Sunny's queen of a big yard almost constantly full of kids and other 
dogs.  She's in and out of the house all day long, depending on where 
her people are.  Every week day she walks with me and my daughter to 
school, where she waits outside for all her regulars to come love her 
up.  She is so well-loved that she has encouraged several families we 
know to adopt rescue dogs of their own.

On a more personal level, she is peaceful, loving, and happy.  One of 
my favorite parts of the day is after we return from walking to 
school:  I sit with my arm around her on the porch couch (the only one 
she's allowed to sit on!) and watch neighbors walk by.  Both of our 
younger children have found that a snuggle with Sunny goes a long way 
in easing upsets and frustration.  Of course, I knew that from the get-
go!

Sunny is in great health and looks fabulous.  We ultimately had her 
blind eye removed because it was hard to keep things from flying into 
it, and it was weeping quite a bit.  It didn't bother her one bit; in 
fact, the day after her surgery she went out and caught a bird with 
her E. collar on.  It was a grisly picture, but we were happy for her 
nonetheless.  She is lightening fast and doesn't seem to miss her eye 
at all.

In short, we're all happy as clams!