Written by: Sydnee Tran

Sweet potato Tater found happiness along with 94 other pets!

Tater had a family coming in to visit and spend time with him these past few weeks to get to know him and they officially made the decision to adopt Thursday!

Some of you may know, but Tater only had a few friends he would let pet him in the shelter. He struggled to make connections in the shelter environment and was only getting worse the longer he went without a home. He desperately wanted to make friends, but he slowly started closing himself off.

When his new family finally took him home, Tater was confused at first. The TV startled him, he didn’t know where to sleep or use the bathroom, and he was unsure whether he should get comfortable or not. But after a few days, with the love and patience of his new family, he finally realized he wasn’t going back to the shelter. He quickly discovered his favorite place to rest was on the couch, and in their laps.

Tater is a great example of just how much a home can make a difference in a dog’s personality. Tater desperately loves attention but he was so overwhelmed by the uncertainty in his life that he couldn’t allow himself to go there. Now that he’s in a home he’s an entirely different dog!

His new family, our staff, and Tater of course, worked so hard to make this happen. We couldn’t be more proud of Tater as well as grateful to everyone involved in this match. Tater’s adoption fee was even sponsored by a Good Samaritan making things easier for his new owners to spoil him.

Thank you so much for welcoming Tater into your home, thank you to everyone who adopted giving so many pets new homes, and thank you to Terry Subaru for being this month’s sponsor and for hosting #SubaruLovesPets event.

Pets that were adopted October 3rd through October 9th.

Cats that were adopted:

Albany, Apple, Armadillo, Bagel, Barney, Beetle, Blitz, Boonsboro, Burt, Cardamom, Cheddar, Cheetah, Clydesdale, Coconut, Coraline, Dallas, Dazzle, Field Goal, Fluffy the Unstoppable, Francis, Frost, Gatsby, Henry, Hula, Instagram, Jett, Jimmy Jr, Joan, Kickflip, Leon, Leopard, Leta, London, Maeve, Meredith Grey, Mimosa, Moony, Ninetails, Otter River, Peanuts, Penne, Persephone, Poppy, Pristine, Queen Coconut, Ra, Raleigh, Rivendell, Rocky, Sammy, Shimmer, Shine, Simon, Skips, Snap, Stassi, String Bean, Swan, Tackle, Tinkerbell, Ultimate Frisbee, Valorie, Vinnie, Walken, Wattle, Whitney, Will Ferrell, and Zipper.

Dogs that were adopted:

Alice, Annie, Autumn, Blizzard, Bolt, Buffy, Charming, Cheesy Chesapeake, Chicklette, Dolly, Donkey, Elsa, Gaius, Helena, Hilton Head, Honey Bunny Biscuit Baby, Kenny, Milo, Rooster, Ruby, Rugrat, Sky, Solana, Tater, and Walter.