Marley found happiness!

Many of you had probably seen our previous posts about Marley, but if you hadn’t, Marley came to us with her sister that she had shared her entire life with and unfortunately, Marley’s sweet sister passed away not long after arriving. So not only did Marley lose her home at 12 years old, but she also lost her best friend.

Marley had been a little down in the dumps as you can imagine, and our staff made sure to do everything they could to make her feel loved while being with us. We took her on a trip to Kline’s to get a pup cup. She got to take a trip to the news to be a featured pet on Living in the heart of Virginia. Marley even got to have a senior photoshoot, all while waiting on her new home.

Little did we know, her now mom had been looking for a senior pup. She had been coming in for a couple weeks just trying to find the right fit, and the moment she locked eyes with Marley she knew she was the one. She asked the staff about her and the next day she came in to adopt during our Sun’s Out Tongue’s Out adoption special! We are so happy for Marley and her new mom and can’t wait to hear updates on their journey together.

Thank you so much to everyone who adopted this past week and thank you Bank of the James for being this month’s sponsor! Check out who else found happiness below!

Pets that were adopted!

Cats that were adopted:

Achilles, Alfredo, Babs, Bacchus, Beatrice, Beetroot, Bolognese, Brittany, Broccoli Cheddar, Bronx, Bubbles, Cape, Carla, Cheddar, Chicken Noodle, Clark, Clownfish, Crookshanks, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Dora, Eenie Meenie, Ella, Francis, Frodo, Gabbro, Grace, Honey, Jackie, Jamie, John West, Jukebox, Jules, Kay Kay, Kenny, Kiki, Korra, Lorraine, Lupita, Mama Rose, Marfa, Mary, Mask, Minestrone, Money Mo, Momo, Moscow, Muffy, Myra, Noir, Noodles, Oats, Paul Francis, Percy, Pluto, Presley, Provolone, Prune, Ragu, Sable, Severus Snape, Shawn, Simba, Spencer Reid, Spicy McChicken, Spike Ball, Spots, Squid, Stefano, Storm, Swiss, Toph, and Venus.

Dogs that were adopted:

Acrobat, Beano, Bubble, Colorado, Edie, Iris, Lovebug, Marley, Nova, Pippy, Pirate, Primrose, Rosco, Snowy, Spike, William, Willow, and Zorrino.

Sweet Caroline and 37 of her friends found Happiness!

Sweet Caroline came in as a stray who had been hit by a car and badly injured. A special thanks to a member of the community who saw her, pulled over and brought her to us for help. With the hard work from our medical team and our friends over at Animal Emergency and Critical Care, we got her the care she needed. She was matched with a wonderful foster took great care of her and nursed her back to health and let her learn how to just be a dog! Sweet Caroline’s high spirits and happiness brought us all pure joy! Then she finally was healthy enough to be adopted and found her family.

Thank you so much to everyone who adopted from us this week and thank you to Piedmont Floor Show for being this month’s sponsor!

Pets that were adopted!

Cats that were adopted:

Altavista, Alvin, Birdie, Dusty Daniels, Elastigirl, Eleanor, Kit, Laken, Lilith, Lyre, Pamela, Priscilla, Rita, Sabrina, Salem, Samwise, Sandra, Smokey Mountain, Soren, Spindrift, Tayler, Terry, Teryn, Tinkerbell, Tofu, Tulip, Tumbleweed, Valene, and Zumie.

Dogs that were adopted:

Blue, Ducky, Granite, Little League, Maxwell, Salsa, Scarlett, and Scrabble.

This week 66 cats, dogs, and a rabbit found homes! Last week Stanley was adopted from foster!

We missed Stanley’s story then, so we’re sharing it with you now!

Our boy Stanley was found outside in September of 2023 looking much different from the dog we know and love today. He was skinny, missing patches of fur, and terrified of people. He wouldn’t trust anyone, and it took us weeks to show him he was safe. Then, we finally got a leash on him and everything changed! He learned to trust, he learned to love and he learned to eat. He made so much progress and we got to see our special boy grow into a confident young dog.

We were no longer worried about him finding a home. Little did we know, he’d be going home with a very familiar face. Mary (now Avery) found happiness just 4 months ago and we shared a similar story then. Her dad brought her back for a friend, and they chose Stanley. We are so happy for the new family and wish Stanley the absolute best life.

Thank you Petco Love for making matches like these possible with your support.

Pets that were adopted August 26th through September 1st.

Cats that were adopted:

Andromeda, Banshee, Bear, Billy, Blueberry, Bojangles, Caccini, Cadence, Cheeto, Clementine, Corpus Christi, Cupcake Sprinkles, Dot, Duck Donut, Ferrari, Francesca, Fred White, Gabe Waterhouse, Galileo, Gretel, Hansel, Hazel, Hotdog, Joel, Johnny Appleseed, Joseph, Joy, Jubilee, Little Rock, Louie, Mark Garrett, Megatron, Nelli, Octavius, Panther, Pumpernickel, Ricki Bobbi, Sheila, Shirley Temple, Simon, Sindel, Skye, Slurpee, Sriracha, Taranto, Taytor Tot, Tootsie Pop, Venice, Whisker Waffle, Wichita.

Dogs that were adopted:

Eden, Nugget, Otis, Penelope, Price, Rex, Saint, Sol, Stuart, Taz, Twirl, Twisty, Yoshi, Zolla.

Small Pets that were adopted:

Pinkie Pie.

Lux and 59 of her friends found happiness this week!

Lux came to us as a fearful, three-legged stray over a year ago. We do not know what her life outside was like or how she lost her leg, but she did not trust people. We categorized her as a barn cat or an indoor working cat who would rather be away from the company of people.

We learned quickly that Lux loved other cats. They seemed to help with her confidence, so we moved her into our porch room! She remained fearful of people for months to come but over time, she stopped hissing and stopped running away from staff. She soon started accepting chin scratches from staff members and started to learn that humans aren’t so bad.

Recently we decided to give Lux a chance in a more trafficked room, the living room. She quickly became friends with another living room cat named Hollis. When you walked into the room, you could always find the two of them together. Hollis gave Lux so much confidence! With the spotlight in the living room and some help from her friend, Lux got adopted over the weekend!

We are so happy for Lux and all of the pets who found happiness this weekend! Thank you to everyone who adopted and thank you so much to this month’s sponsor, Petco Love for their unwavering support.

Check out who all was adopted below!

Pets that were adopted August 20th through August 26th.

Cats that were adopted:

Belle, Bo, Buttercup, Cat Stevens, Cheddar, Colin, Daisy Duke, Dora, Dorothy, Firefly, Ghibi, Hip, Jaylen Hill, Jeff Lee, Kilimanjaro, Kitana, Knight, Little Rock, Lux, Maury, Miley, Naveen, Pip, Raiden, Roy, Scully, Seastar, Sequoia, Skinner, Smuckers, Sparky, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Sugar Apple, Tamworth, Taylor Tot, Treelo, Wichita, Wilma, Winslow, Yuki, and Zuri.

Dogs that were adopted:

Allikai, Angus, Brownee, Cedar, Cowgirl, Curvy, Harmony, Judy, Keena, Lena, Marlow, Mimic, North, Poker, Rudolph, Shrek, Tuco, Unna, and Wallabee.

C.C. found Happiness this weekend at our Petco adoption event!

Last weekend we partnered with Petco to host a $25 kitten adoption special. We took 16 kittens to Petco where all but 4 found homes in the 2 hours we elloted! One kitten we were worried may not be picked first, was C.C., and we weren’t the only ones. One little girl felt drawn to C.C., and it was because of her caring nature that he found his new family that day.

C.C. came to us in May as a lost kitten with a terrible upper respiratory infection. We were able to manage his cold, but the infection in his left eye was worsening and becoming painful. We made the decision to remove the infected eye through surgery. He recovered from surgery well in an amazing foster home and became available for adoption at the end of July. Once our adoption event rolled around, it was by chance that he was one of 16 chosen to go to the event, where he would find a family to call his own.

We are so excited for C.C.’s journey with his new family, who chose him over everyone else because they felt touched by his disability. After all, it’s our uniqueness that makes us deserving of love.

Thank you so much to everyone who opened their homes to 70 pets this week! And shout out Petco Love for being this month’s banner sponsor!

Cats that were adopted:

Dogs that were adopted:

Boggle, Casino, Cookie, Cupid, Jenga, Lulu, Morgan, Mylo, Nala, Piglet, Psalm, Roulette, Scrappy, Scribe, Skipbo, Sofia, Spike Spiegel, Steely Dan, Tangelo, Texas Hold’em, Truman, West