My baby mushu

I adopted mushu at the palo alto express store on Sunday august 22nd. She has bonded with me really well.she couldnothavebeen more perfect. I love her she is an angel. We go for walks everyday and spend time together.

Thank you DPS. I have a new best friend for life.

Axel is home in Oakland

We were fortunate enough to adopt Axel, a Great Dane/Weimaraner mix, on July 24, 2010. She was born in Southern California and traveled all the way here to meet and greet all of her suitors. After a great deal of deliberation, we chose her because she felt like the right fit for our family. She was the only black pup of the litter; the rest were all silver or copper.

She has enormous paws, big floppy ears, and everyone who meets her smiles. My favorite introduction was to a very formal, serious police officer who was in uniform. When Axel wants to introduce herself, she sits directly in front of the person and looks up. The officer tried to keep a straight face, and finally burst into laughter, got down and gave her a good, long pet.

She's sweet and affectionate, very calm, and loves to climb onto our laps. Axel has certainly changed our lives for the better. No more lounging around. She gets at least two hours of walks a day.

We start puppy obedience school next week. My five year old son will be accompanying me because within a couple of months, this large pup will definitely outweigh him. Linc is adjusting; he still gets a bit overwhelmed by the kissing attacks. We only let that go on for a few seconds and then we calm her down. Puppy school will be good for all of us; I think Lincoln will benefit the most.

Kota Adoption Update

8/7/10:

 

I just thought I'd drop you guys a note on how Kota (adopted in Palo Alto, CA on 9/26) is doing.  Kota is a grey and white Siberian Husky with matching ice-blue eyes.  Per the story we heard at his adoption, he was rescued and fostered somewhere in Southern California before being brought up to Palo Alto for adoption.  He's a GREAT dog!  I would love it if you could pass this email (and photos) on to his foster parents and anyone else involved in connecting dogs like Kota with people.

 

Here's some photos of Kota's adventures over the past year:

 

He's a natural mountain dog!

 

Best wishes and thanks for all you do.

 

Doug F.

 

10/1/09:

Teresa,

Here's a few photos of Kota.  He's doing GREAT in his new home!!!

 

Howdy,

 We just wanted to email  you and let you know how wonderful it is to have Kota in our lives.  He's doing GREAT.  He's taken to his new home very well and is such a happy puppy!  We're continuing his training and he's doing great.  He's moving beyond his sit, down, stay, come comands and is rapidly catching onto 'place' and 'leave it'.  He's already been to the beach, the forest, the city, Golden Gate Park and many, many more fun places. 

 

Thanks again for connecting us to Kota.  He's wonderful.

 

Liz and Doug

 

Welcome to America!

I have a confession. I love big furry dogs. If you ask most folks they can tell you about my passion for Chows or Shih Tzu's but I have a secret love. I can't tell you when it developed or how but somewhere along the animal journey I fell in love with Old English Sheepdogs (OES). It took me several years to find just the right one to fit into my home and once I found him I didn't let him go. His name is Pub and he's almost 9 years old now and 92lbs. He's the love of my life. (Ok, one of several 4 legged loves of my life but he's definitely one of them!)

Recently we received an email from our friends in Taiwan that they had an OES that needed to be sent over to the States. Let's just say I don't remember reading the end of that email because I was already sending them an email begging them to send him to me. Turns out he was potentially going elsewhere. Well, I had to explain this passion to them and that's all it took. It's love and you just have to respect that. So, then our contact in Taiwan sent us an email and told us how the OES had an injured leg that their vet felt was an old injury and not much to be done about it. Our vet often is fond of saying, "If they're not in pain now, don't fix something that will cause them pain!" It didn't matter to me what kind of pieces he was in, I wanted him. I told them to send him to me whether he was lame or not. Well, apparently that was the right answer.

Arthur can be found most days lounging on my bed. I keep the dooor open so he can jump off the bed periodically and come check and make sure I'm still in my office. As long as I don't acknowledge him during these check-ins he goes back to watching TV and hanging out on a very plush bed. (Otherwise when acknowledged, he sometimes likes to jump on my desk which isn't conducive to getting work done!) He also has another love besides me. He loves to ride in the car. In fact, so much so that once he's in, good luck getting him out. If he's in the front seat and trying to get him out one door, he just runs to the other side of the car. It's almost comical until you're the one trying to get him out!

As far as Arthur's bum leg. Yeah. Right. He runs, jumps, leaps, plays as long as I will leave him outside. In fact, I often have to bring him in because he wears all the other dogs out, even the 6 month old puppy. It's quite funny. If there's something wrong with that leg, obviously no one told Arthur. So, we'll enjoy him for a few weeks. He reminds me of Pub in his younger days. I am saddened as I realize Pub is heading into his sunset years and his time with us is probably limited. Arthur reminds me once again why I passionately love this breed.

Newest Taiwan Dogs

 It's that time again. Greetings from Taiwan! We've had a few months where we didn't take in Taiwan dogs as we were working on placing some of our long term Taiwan adults. But now that we've cried and said our goodbye's to Tony, Margret and Jasmine we are ready to take on more Taiwan friends.

Donna with Dugan 5 year old Mini Schnauzer

Welcome to the USA Kimo!

They arrived at 11pm on Monday July 26th. We were returning from a wonderfully successful adoption weekend up North and delayed our drive home for a few hours and stopped off at LAX to meet and greet our latest arrivals! There's nothing quite like the excitement as we see the crates coming up the walkway. There's always a few goosebumps as we untie each crate, cut away all of the zip ties that keep our friends in their crates secure (no escapees for us on the tarmack!)and then as they emerge the overwhelming feeling of knowing that their journey has just begun but their life has drastically improved just by virtue of a 17 hour trip.

Puppies + kids = GRINS!

If you haven't had the privilege of adopting a Taiwan puppy, one of the greatest attributes we hear is that they are so easily trainable and though many of them look Lab like they don't have that 2-3 year puppy stage. Most of our Taiwan pups are mature and settled in by a year. They are generally a truly medium size dog and rarely become as large as traditional Labs. So if you like a mellower, smaller version of the Lab with the same great personality, check out our Taiwan puppies!


We welcomed 5 puppies and 3 adults.

New arrivals from Taiwan!

Foster Mom Arthi and her newest foster, Lucy

We are a blessed rescue to have some of the greatest foster homes. Foster Mom Arthi fostered Barnes and Noble and well, we found a home for Barnes and Noble became Spark and stayed behind. But that wasn't the end of fostering for Arthi. Like many of us, as time permits and as Spark needs a playmate, she jumps in to help save a life. Right now she has our beautiful Lucy who she says gets along fabulously with Spark. Arthi is thrilled with how well Lucy does on and off the leash outside, how well housetrained she is, how loving and sweet she is and because Arthi lives in close quarters she needs a dog who isn't a barker and Lucy fits the bill! Now Arthi and family, because like any good foster family it does becomes a family and friend affair where everyone jumps in to help, are working with Lucy on learning to love men. Lucy previously lived with a senior woman so now she's getting to meet lots of males, young and old and learning she can love them too! Thanks Arthi once again for helping us save a life!

Dogs for Adoption

There's lots of little munchkins who are searching for their forever home. So we thought we'd highlight some of the ones who are still seeking thier forever home.

Jupiter:
He's a 4-5 month old Border Collie-Lab mix who stole the hearts of all the volunteers as soon as they met him. He's high energy and would make an excellent companion to go on hikes, bike riding, jogging, playing with toys, going to the dog park. He currently lives in a foster home where is he crate trained, doggy door trained, learning sit and stay, lives with kids who are dog savvy as he is very puppy like and will jump or grab you to get your attention. In his foster home with a stern foster mom who enjoys his playful nature but also is teaching him how not to jump, how to sit patiently and to wait. He is incredibly trainable and loveable.

Tucker:

Tucker is a 3-4 year old Shih Tzu. He is full of personality and character. Most of our regulars at adoptions make a bee-line for him and can't wait to greet him. He has a friendly spunky outgoing personality. We like to say he "purrs" because he has this low grumble which isn't a grumble or a growl but is most definitely his way of communicating his greeting. He would rather die than try to snap at someone. He's very typically Shih Tzu in that sense. He's definitely a lap dog as well. He gets along with dogs, cats and older kids.

Though you might not be able to tell, he is missing an eye. As a puppy he was left in a backyard with a Shepherd who probably played too hard and his eye became a casualty. He spent the next 3-4 years in that backyard until he was advertised as needing a new home and we agreed to take him in and not only introduce him to the inside of the house (also promised he never has to live outside again!) but got him groomed and all ready for his new home!

Mousey:

If you're looking for character and personality then look no further. Want a lap dog or a purse dog? Yup, she's it. Mousey can play with the "big boys" at the dog park or sit on your lap for hours. She lives with big and small dogs, kids and is only about 7lbs. She's 8 months old and pretty much full grown at this point. She was completely intrigued with the cats. She ran up to them, backed away, ran around the corner and barked at them, stuck her head back around the corner to see if they went away and darn it! they did not. If there are cats in the house, she won't hurt them but it will take a few days to acclimate everyone and probably will require a dog savvy cat who isn't intimiated by a little pipsqueak!