Josie aka Java

Josie ( Java ) is Cup o' Joes mommy!
We adopted her about 5 weeks ago. Her story and her photo just " spoke " to me as I looked for our next dog on the DPS website. We lost our dog of 14 years on Christmas Eve. We've never had a rescue dog before and I have to say that Josie is just the best little dog. She is AWESOME and healthy and a love bug. Her foster mom Teri did a wonderful job. I work from home and Josie and I go for walks all the time. Lots of social activities and training. She actually doesn't need much training. She came potty trained and leash trained. She's a bright spot in our lives. We just did our first road trip to visit our daughter in college. The highlight of the trip was seeing this little dog laying on the bed in my daughter's dorm room with five girls loving her up. DPS - you guys are the best! We love our girl and can't imagine life without her.

Rosalie - Twilight Litter

We adopted Rosalie in September, 2010. Yes we kept her Twilight Litter name. We are so thrilled to have her in our lives. We are a homeschooling family, so she is rarely left alone. She loves going for walks, wrestling with other dogs at our local doggie park, and playing ball in the house. She also loves chewing socks, which has broken my children of the habit of leaving them on the floor -- you leave um' you loose um' we say. I was amazed that, when we brought her home at 14 weeks, she was housebroken in one day. She was already comfortable with a crate and didn't even whimper her first night at home. She is one of the most well-adjusted and loving puppies I've ever had. Her foster family must have provided a ton of love until she could be adopted. Thank you DPS and her wonderful foster family.

Dexter AKA Corky

Hello, DPS!

We just wanted to send a quick note to give you an update on Corky (now named Dexter) and to thank you for everything!

The last six months have flown by and he was absolutely the missing piece to our little family. He loves to cuddle and has a heart-melting smile. When we walk him, we get stopped every few minutes by people who can't help but bend down and pet him. And he gets more compliments on his adorable underbite than anything else!

He's so easy-going that we have family and friends regularly volunteering to pet-sit. And you've never met a friendlier dog. He just can't seem to understand it when another animal (say, a cat with an attitude) doesn't want to play with him. He will sit patiently and wag his tail as if to say, "Please be my friend! Look how cute I am!"

We have unapologetically become "that couple" who is completely and totally obsessed with their dog. But, look at these pictures and it's no surprise why!

We are so incredibly happy to have found Dexter and we'd like to thank DPS for the role you played in bringing us together.

Thanks again,
Brett and Tanya

Shylie (Katie)

I went to an adoption event to check out the possibility of adopting a dog - I have an 11 1/2 year old rottweiler and was playing with the idea of adopting another dog, but didn't know how Nikita would take to that idea. We saw Katie in a crate all by her self and Nikita seemed to like her right away. I spoke to one of the DPS reps and we talked about fostering Katie as she was really timid and Nikita could definitely teach her some confidence. Turned out that Katie was timid because she was deaf. I decided to take on the challenge to adopt her and teach her sign language. Katie and Nikita get along really well. I've renamed Katie so she is now Shylie. The girls play togher, eat together and sleep together. Shylie is not so timid and her tail is no longer stuck between her legs. Last week, I was happy to see her dreaming (her legs were twitching like she was running) and her tail was wagging super fast. Training has been pretty easy as Shylie will do whatever Nikita
does. I've also had to make up some of my own sign language - Shylie tends to cower if I raise my arms - I think she may have been abused and expects me to hit her if my arms are outstretched. So now, I will live my left leg and she sits (!). Not exactly what I had in mind, by she gets it and it works.

Here's picture of Nikita and Shylie napping on the couch - not the best picture as it was taken on my cell phone - I will try to go to another adoption event with the girls. Thank you DPS for brining Shylie into my life and for giving Nikita another chance at being a puppy.

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Lily- Our Love

We adopted Lily, a cocker mix, in January from DPS after losing our 13 year old beagle in 2010. Lily is now the love of our lives. She is sweet, loving, and has actually gottten my husband off the couch and on a long walk every morning. We are still marveling at all the cute ways she makes us smile and laugh and I am now convinced that our pets do far more for us than we do for them. Thank you DPS for letting us adopt Lily. Her warmth and unconditional love makes a huge positive impact on our lives!