Juice and 52 of her friends found happiness this week!

Written by Ashley Douglas

They tell you how great fostering is, but you don’t really know until you do it. Juice was the first foster kitten that I brought home, and boy did we fall in love with her. We watched her grow, learn, play, and cause mischief with our four cats. She LOVED our cats, especially her best friend Malley. You could always catch the two of them getting into something together.

When it was finally time for Juice to graduate, I cried, big girl tears. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye, but knew it was time for her to find her very own family. While she waited Juice got to come to events, like Pawcasso, where she made some friends. She would also get snuggles from everyone who came into her room (which I did every day.)

Sunday, I was packing up things from the Fall Fest, and headed down the hallway when I saw this couple and one of our staff members walking out of the room with Juice and my heart got so happy. Her day had finally come! They were adopting her and making her part of their family. I got to say goodbye to my first foster kitten (now on number four) and watch her leave with her new wonderful parents. I’m so happy for them and this new adventure together.

If you are ever considering fostering, do it! It’s worth every moment.

Thank you to everyone who came in to adopt, giving so many pets homes. Thank you to Terry Subaru for being our banner sponsor. Check out below who all got adopted this week!

Pets that were adopted November 7th through November 13th.

Cats that were adopted:

Amorette, Barge, Bennet, Bowser, Cake Pop, Charlie Thomas, Cricket, Cygnus, Director Shepard, Facebook, Floofer, Fraken Berry, Grizzly, Iyaz, Juice, Jupiter, Kacie, Macho, Michelangelo, Milky Way, Miller, Mister Mozz, Oliver, Orange Pop, Ottilie, Paws, Peabody, Phoebe Buffay, Pilgrim, Poker, Regan, Ron, Sara Bellum, Sugarfoot, Trixie, and Wonka Bar.

Dogs that were adopted:

Ariel, Charlie Brown, Coffee, Deebo, Draco, Indiana Bones, Linus, Lizbet, Lucas, Marcie, Nikki, Remington, S’mores, Sally, Shark Boy, Snoopy, and Sophia.

Panini and 55 other pets found happiness this week!

Sweet Panini came into our care back in September as a lost pet. It didn’t take our staff long to fall in love with her cuddle bug, loving personality. She even made herself onto our volunteer walk list as well as one of our petcation approved pets! Panini had so many friends at the Center for pets, between staff and volunteers. Her favorite part of the day was her walks with her human friends, she couldn’t get enough of us either.

On Friday, Panini found her match! A wonderful lady came in just to visit and ended up leaving with Panini. We are so excited for them and this new adventure together.

We want to say thank you to everyone who adopted this past week, giving so many wonderful pets homes!

Check out who all got adopted below!

Pets that were adopted October 31st through November 6th.

Cats that were adopted:

Ahoy, Backstreet Boy, Baskins, batCat, Beanie Baby, Benjamin, Casanova, Cecil, Creamsicle, Creel, Cupcake, Dia, Dr. Lunch, Drama, Eden, Folklore, Girl Dinner, Glinda, Gordon, Hatch, Hearts, Kerchek, Kiwi, Midnights, Nurse Lee, Orion, Ric Flair, Rummy, Sissy, Smooch, Splotch, String Cheese, Stripe, Sundae Funday, Tinkerbell, and Twitter.

Dogs that were adopted:

Apollo, Buffy, Bunny, Button, Cinnamon, Diego, Eli, English Muffin, Ferm, Lainey, Lucille, Orville, Panini, Pyper, Rosie, Sonata, Taylor, Thor, and Todo.

Small Pets that were adopted:

Timothy

Zander found happiness, as well as 47 other pets!

Written by Claire Lefew

You probably know Zander if follow along on social media or visit us at the Center for Pets. We first met him here at the Center for Pets in February 2021 after he was transferred as an at-risk pet from a shelter in North Carolina. Zander hasn’t spent all of these two-plus years in the shelter, he’s had breaks in foster, and even has been adopted, but none were quite the right fit for him.

I knew Zander for a long time, but I didn’t become close friends with him until a few months ago. I had heard from my coworkers that Zander was declining. This looks different for every dog but for Zander, he actually got quieter and wasn’t showing excitement or joy for much of anything. If you walked by his kennel, he would seem like a very polite, shy, dog but we knew that he wasn’t doing well.

I started bringing Zander to my office most days. He was a little nervous at first but, he was immediately able to take many deep, long naps that just weren’t possible in the loud kennel area. Everyone who passed by got a giggle out of his sploots and how he liked to pass out half-on and half-off the dog bed (which was plenty big to fit all of him I might add).

After about a week, Zander became a different dog. After he was able to trust me, we became fast friends. He was often seen squirming his way into my lap and pushing my hands away from the keyboard to give him attention. He also started playing with toys for the first time in a long time and we discovered that he
loves to shred up cardboard boxes. (check out the cute video here: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1021813992175876?mibextid=kcDB8O)

We started to feature Zander and his personality that blossomed through these consistent breaks from the stressful kennel area. One day, a nice man came into the Center for Pets who heard about Zander and saw one of the videos we made. He knew that Zander needed a family and he had been wanting a companion. After a few meet and greets, Zander and his new dad built the strongest bond we’ve seen with Zander and an adopter, and we decided together to go for it! Zander has been HOME since last weekend and was officially ADOPTED Friday.

Zander’s dad reports that he loves to cuddle with him on the couch, go on lots of walks and adventures, and spend as much time as possible glued to his side.

Thank you SO much to everyone who helped Zander find his happiness like Terry Subaru and CTA Consultants who sponsored his adoption.

Check out who else got adopted below!

Pets that were adopted October 24th through October 30th.

Cats that were adopted:

Abagail, Avocado, Beach Day, Beckley, Blotch, Brooks, Calabash, Corey Taylor, Danielle, Daphne, DaVinci, Eileen, Elijah, Elmer, Evermore, Garlic Bread, Girl Dinner, Goblin, Hot Cheetos, Jackie, Joli, Katie, Kisses, Marble, Melora, Meredith Grey, Peppy, Pumpkin, Red, Reputation, Schmidt, Shark, Spaghetti, Susie, Taquito, Thurman, and Yellowstone.

Dogs that were adopted:

Clyde, Diego, Hans, Herbie, Jasmine, Murphy, Nova, Potato, Wednesday Adams, and Zander.

Small pets that were adopted:

Hopscotch

Sweet Sadie ad 41 other pets found happiness this week!

Sadie came into our care back in 2022. Since then, our team has learned that she is nothing but a big ol’ goofball who wants nothing but your love and attention. When she wasn’t trying to snuggle up to you could find her snuggled up with her favorite stuffie.

On Friday of last week, she found her match! An adopter came in looking for a companion that was sweet and loves cuddles and well, long story short she found Sadie. We are so happy for them and this new journey they are on together.

We want to say thank you to Fran Briley for sponsoring Sadie’s adoption fee, and to everyone who adopted this past week giving so many pets new loving homes. Thank you also to Terry Subaru for being this month’s sponsor and for hosting #SubaruLovesPets event.

Check out who all got adopted below!

Pets that were adopted October 17th through October 23rd.

Cats that were adopted:

Artie, Atlantis, Bambi, Baseball, Bellamy, Cauldron, Dr. Hunt, Dumpling, Edwina, Fearless, Garfield, Ghost, Go Fish, Knight, Popcorn, Potsticker, Sawyer, Sebastian, Sloane, Smudge, Spooky, Spring Roll, and Taylor’s Version.

Dogs that were adopted:

Axel, Berry, Bruiser Woods, Buffy, Cheesy, Dude, Fairy, Francis, Holly Jolly, Jack, Lucy, Missy, Molly, Rocket, Sadie, Salt, Snowdrop, Teacup, and Volga.

Double trouble Uno and Patches found happiness together, as well as 102 other pets were adopted this week!

Meet Uno and Patches, the most iconic duo here at LHS!

Uno and Patches came in together and have been inseparable ever since. We could always find them cuddled up together whenever we passed by, and always had to snag a picture or two of them. Though it doesn’t always happen, the staff had their fingers crossed that they would end up getting adopted together.

A couple came in on Tuesday of last week and wanted two cats who would get along in their home (What are the chances?!). One of our staff members mentioned Uno and Patches to them, telling them about their story. The couple decided to meet them and sure enough it was a match! Uno and Patches got to stay together!

We are so happy for Uno and Patches and their new family! Thank you to everyone who came in and adopted this past week giving so many deserving pets new homes. Thank you also to Terry Subaru for being this month’s sponsor and for hosting #SubaruLovesPets event.

Check out all the pets that were adopted below!

Pets that were adopted October 10th through October 16th.

Cats that were adopted:

Aphrodite, Archer, Arley, Biggie Smalls, Billiards, Callista, Chuck, Cuckoo, Dallas, Drillbit, Elton, Fergie, Figaro, Fluffy the Unstoppable, Frida, Frog, Fuji, Gavin, Gertrude, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jerry, Kelp, Kurama, Lacrosse, Lasagna, Lavender, Libby, Licorice, Little Caesar, Lou, Lovey, Lychee, Majesty, Mallet, Meatball, Milo, Monica Geller, Mother Goose, Mr. Angel, Nevada, Nibs, Papaya, Parker, Patches, Pit, Pocket Watch, Portia, Quentin, Ravioli, Remi, Rhea Ripley, Robin Hood, Rohan, Samwell, San Antonio, Sandusky, Santa Maria, Sommer, Stevie, Stinkbug, Sugary, Sun Dial, Sunshine, Swiper, Swiss Roll, Tantor, Thayer, Time Piece, Torque, Trudy, Uno, Vahn, Vixen, Vulpix, and Whitehart.

Dogs that were adopted:

Bagheera, Beaux, Brady, Carmella, Chippy, Cinnamony, Cora, Cozy, Crowley, Ember, Fern, Franklin, Freya, Hamilton, Hiccup, Honey, Kenny, Leaf, Lola, Pancake, Peaches, Pie, Piglet, Rain, Redenbacher, Rosie, Shira, Violet, Woody.