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have some wonderful success stories from 'Animals Online' and we would like to
share some of them with you. If you have adopted your animal after seeing them
on Animals Online or at any of our shelters/branches, tell us about it! Email
Nicole and your story will be
included here.
|  Beaver
19
July 2008 Hello Everyone, my name is
Beaver and I was only 3 months old when I was adopted by my Mum & Dad from the
Kempsey RSPCA. I have been living at
my new home in Newcastle since 25th May 2008, I have lots of toys and I am the
star of the house, I love cuddles and snuggling with mum and dad.
I have a brother “Kosmo” who was adopted from the RSPCA when he was 14 weeks old,
he is now 2yrs old and is a Border Collie X whom I love very much and have lots
of fun playing and teasing him. I would
like to say a very big THANK YOU to my Aunty Carol from the RSPCA Kempsey for
looking after me till Mum and Dad adopted me. I hope I make the success stories
page like my brother did back when he was 6mths old. 
Talk
to you soon, Love Beaver the Kitty
(aka Lisa & Brett Ashman) Kempsey
Animals for Adoption
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|  Tigger
14
July 2008 Hi guys! My name is Tigger
and I am and 11 month old stunning Silver Tabby. My mum and Dad adopted me from
the Nowra RSPCA animal shelter. I have three brothers, Henry the burmese, Bruce
all mighty the ginger Tom and Casper the apricot moggy and two sisters, Tinkerbell
the white princess and Winnie the British Blue. I
have been living with my mum and dad and brothers and sisters for 7 months. I
am still shy and don't like strange people very much. My favourite thing to do
during the day is sleep at the patio window in the sun or on mums ironing board
with my brothers and sisters. I am responsible for bathing them all. I LOVEEEEE
baby kittens. Mum and Dad love me and
I sleep under the covers with them everynight and purrrrrr allllll night. I love
my new home. Thank you for taking care
of me until Mum and Dad came to get me. Lots
of love Tigger Holland
Xoxoxox Somersby
Animals for Adoption
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|  Isabelle
29
June 2008 We adopted Issabelle a Toy
Poodle X nearly one month ago although it does feel like so much longer. I
was looking for a smallish dog for our little family i have two boys so I started
looking at all the pet rescue websites. The day I started I saw a pic of this
ball of fluff, her name was Isabelle and she had been picked up somewhere and
not picked up by anyone. It said she was roughly 8 months old. I instintley fell
in love with the pic of this dog sending it to my husband and best friend. My
Husband was hestitant at first but i had a good feeling about this one, good breed
small ad NOT a puppy which is good. I
rang about the next day and was told she was in for desexing I told my husband
Ben I know we were suposed to have this dog so I planned on going to see her when
I could which was a Thursday. So I took my brother with me so go see this Issabelle
we had all been talking about. There she was in front of me and I had no idea
as she was wet and dirty and much smaller than she looked in the pic, so I went
into her cage and started talking to her picked her up and I instantly feel in
love she was quiet but stll playful. She was so affecionate after about 5 minutes
I decided I had to take her that day. I luckily got to and she sat on my lap the
whole way home snuggled right in. Issabelle
was so skinny and matted up so a few days latter she went to the groomer to get
all her yukky hair cut of. 
Fast
Forward a few weeks and Issabelle is definitely a part of out family. My 2 boys
love her so much and she sleeps with our 4 yr old every night and during his day
sleep. It's so cute! She is so smart, she plays, fetches and sits and she loves
to play but also cuddle if you sit still for a minute she'll be on top of you
like a cat. My Husband loves her so much. She has put on a heap of weight and
her hair is growing back and she loves being groomed and I love gromming her.
Issabelle or Issy as the boys call
her has many outfits as she gets cold with not much hair or weight. So basically
it has worked out better then we expected. We All love her so much and she's very
spolit as all little girls should be and we all know how BLESSED we are to have
found her. She's wonderful!! Thanks
so much for taking care of her before we found her. Leisa,
Ben, Braidyn and Finton Somersby
Animals for Adoption
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|  Odi
04
June 2008 Just saw the success stories
online and thought I would add my own. Last year, while in Wollongong, I visited
the Illawarra RSPCA, where I met a little white and tan man called 'Banjo'. Banjo
was such a little sweetie, but we already had a dog at home. Over the next few
days I couldn't get Banjo out of my head, and so, after calls backwards and forwards
to my husband at home in Adelaide, pet transport services, etc etc, I headed back
to the RSPCA to adopt him. That was
almost a year ago and I can honestly say it was a great decision and worth the
logistical nightmare to get him home. We have
changed Banjo's name to Odi and he is an absolute pleasure. His favourite things
are playing ball, going to the dog park, and playing tug of war with his puppy
brother Ari (our German Short Haired Pointer). We also took him to the million
paws walk this year and he thoroughly enjoyed it! Odi
is very clever and we can teach him tricks very quickly - he learnt to go through
a jump and also to go through a tunnel on command in about a half an hour. I would
definitely recommend adopting a pet - the love and companionship from my little
man is just the best. Kate
Illawarra
Animals for Adoption
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|  Rusty
31
May 2008 A big hello to everyone at
the RSPCA in Somersby. I'm sure everyone
is glad to hear that Rusty arrived well in Germany and is enjoying his time here
very much. He's an awesome dog and enjoyes every minute of life. We
would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at the shelter for making
it possible that Rusty could go home with us and for taking such great care for
him while he was at the shelter. Keep the good work up! It
is really unbelievable that someone gave away a dog like Rusty or Maggie or Rocko
or Adam or Max or Tilly or any of the other dogs that we learned to love while
taking them for walks. They really do deserve a second chance and we dearly hope
that they all found great new homes.
We attached some pictures so everyone can get an impression of Rusty's new life.
They were mainly taken during our walks at the Isar and our visit to the zoo.
Enjoy! By the way - we decided to go to dog school with Rusty and he went from
beginner's class to the top dog in the advanced class in just one day!!! 
Greetings
from Munich, Vanessa, Verena and Rusty! Somersby
Animals for Adoption
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|  Charlie
Brown
28 May 2008 Its
been over a year and Charlie Brown has certainly settled in with his new family.
After the deaths of our beloved dogs Sandy and Fluffy we found the house too quiet
without a voicestrous young terrier struting around the place. My parents finally
caved and we went to the RSPCA Yagoona Shelter to 'look' (but we knew what that
meant). We wondered down the rows of
small dogs and my youngest brother and I came across a cage marked 'Charlie Brown'.
After explaining to John who Charlie Brown from Peanuts was we see this little
terrier come trotting up to the gate and give us that 'Please Take Me Home With
You' look. It was settled there and then, he was meant to be ours. John called
the parents over and they agreed he's perfect. Almost
18 months on from that day and Charlie Brown gladly calls this his home. He has
a family of 5 who all care for and love him deeply, and even the kids next door,
who are over here quite frequently. Since then Charlie has scored himself a sister,
our new beloved cat Jessie. She was found under a bin at the local supermarket
parkinglot and has lived here ever since. He also has gained a new friend in the
cat next door, Jackie and so has Jess. Charlie Brown is without a doubt part of
our family, as much as Jessie. The
Ryan family. Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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|  Jock
12
May 2008 To everyone at the RSPCA Yagoona!
Well by glancing at him you may no
recognise him but look into the blue eyes and you'll probably all remember who
he is! We adopted Jock the Shetland Sheepdog X with the gorgeous
blue eyes from the Yagoona Shelter Janurary 25th 2006 to be an agility dog and
to give our other dog a friend! He has been a dream since we got him! Everyone
wants him; and when people ask me if they can have him I tell them get in line!
Jock is now eight years old but he
doesn't act like it; he acts more like a 2 year old! He jumps up to say hello
and gives you big kisses everyday! He is such a loving dog, he accompanies me
and our other dog Snoopy everywhere and everyday he goes and visits his friends
at the dog park! 
As far as agility goes jock has blown everyone away; no one can believe that he
has only been training for 2 years; people watch us and think we have been together
our entire lives! He is a little Star with a few ribbons under his belt, an 11th,9th,6th
and 4th place in various comps and alot of great runs that weren't good enough
for a prize but he still gave me 110%! Our family just adores Jock and can't imagine
our lives without him! After a rocky start Snoopy and Jock are best friends who
love nothing more than to lounge around on the dog bed asleep together! We
extremly thankful to all the staff at Yagoona who put in their time an effort
with assisting us in adopting this wonderful little dog who has stolen spots in
pretty much everyone he meets hearts! Samantha,
Snoopy and Jock Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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|  Tigger
06
May 2008 Hi to all the people working
at the Dubbo RSPCA, I don't know if
you remember me, but I was at your shelter
for some time. I am a Greyhound and my name is Tig (Tigger). Well
I took a trip to the big smoke about eight months ago and landed right in the
middle of it under the flight path - handy if I want to travel by plane but my
driver drives me wherever I need to go. It's very noisy and busy in the city and
there are so many people, many of whom smile and tell me how beautiful I am. So
what have I been up to since I arrived in Sydney? Well lots of things. First,
I joined the Greyhound Adoption Group where I got involved in walks and various
activities. The most memorable was the Christmas party which was held in a large
park, you have never seen so many happy Greyhounds! We were all very well behaved
and acknowledged each other in our quiet, dignified way. Then we were called on
to do very undignified things such as the underpants race and the fancy dress
competition, where I was dressed as a pirate as my person tells me I have eyes
like Johnny Depp. I must say I didn't look half bad, very fetching. Over
time I have become aquainted with a small group of Greyhounds who, like me live
in the inner west and occasionally we go for a walk and a coffee at the Bones
Cafe. The place is usually teaming with dogs of all shapes and sizes and it feels
like every household in Sydney has a dog of some sort and a lot of them are small,
white, fluffy ones who yap a lot. Thank goodness I am more the quiet, dignified
type. 
Recently
we had a couple of foster Greyhounds form GAPS stay with us until they were adopted.
I think my person liked the idea of thundering paws around the house because when
asked by friends about the need to have another dog in the house, she mutters
softly that Greyhounds are like chocolates, you can't stop at one. So we have
now adopted a little female from the RSPCA to live with us. She is feeling a bit
poorly at the moment as she has just ahd her operation, but she is already eyeing
off my toys and I think she will play chasings with me even though I can be a
bit daunting when I am running flat out. Well
that's it for now. I get to sleep in late, go out and about, do my bit in showing
the public how beautiful Greyhounds are and I have a person who thinks I am the
best thing since sliced bread. I
want to thank you so much for holding onto me at the shelter until I got my home.
Life is beautiful. Cheers,
Tig (and Anne) Dubbo
Animals for Adoption
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|  Bindi
14
February 2008 To everyone at the RSPCA,
We would just like to thank you for
helping us match up with Bindii (7 yr old Ridgeback from Yagoona). When
we met her at the RSPCA she was quiet and anxious. It was obvious the RSPCA had
taken good care of her and the workers they were interested in her wellbeing.
We picked her up on New Years Eve and she wasn’t sure she wanted to come with
us after her desexing. She settled in quite quickly and loves her new family,
as we do her. She is coming out of her shell and enjoying all the love and attention
she gets. Bindii has the run of most
of the house and enjoys being able to choose whether she sleeps inside or outside
and after a short period of time has been able to claim her backyard as her own.
She has won the heart of our friends and family because of her wonderful temperament
and everyone is surprised that she is as old as she is because she looks fantastic.
She enjoys her walks on the beach,
but is a bit scared of the water, however she loves her walks along the lake.
She has just begun obedience training and is a shining student. Thank
you again for helping match us up with her as she is a perfect fit in our family!
Best wishes and thanks, Linda and Peter
Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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|  Indi
31
January 2008 Hello! Just
found your success stories for the pups and thought i may as well tell you all
how indi (called Cloud when at the RSPCA) is doing.
After our last puppy passed away after being hit by a car, we werent really looking
for a new dog, but on a trip to the RSPCA with my brother in law to see his new
cat, we walked down the last row and there she was! Love at first sight! Now
she has settled in with her two sister cats and bearly ever chases them! :) She
lets us sit on her couch to watch tv and she is very generous about letting us
share HER house! LOL She is in every
way treated like a princess and is currently asleep on HER couch next to me as
I type this. She is a pin up for the dogs of the RSPCA and we proudly tell people
where she came from and would never consider buying a dog from a breeder or pet
store when we could save some one as special as Indi instead!. She
has also taken up a modeling career and will be in a yellow pages ad! Tomorrow
she will be getting our newest addition to our growing four legged family, a puppy
German Shepard who was a stray found on the freeway! Our
thanks to the great staff at the RSPCA who took care of Indi! The
Doolan Family Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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| Kane 21
January 2008 Hi
In July 2007 we came to your shelter and adopted
a puppy. I’ve lately heard the sad stories on the radio about animals being left
at your shelter for whatever reason, and if they are not taken, will be put down.
I thought I’d send you a happy story. 
I’ve
attached photos of Kane when we first got him and a more recent shot of him. He’s
such a happy, friendly dog and he loves his exercise (which is doing me good as
well) and we have lots of fun with him. Thanks
for the opportunity to adopt a pup. Regards
Barbara Colbert
Padstow Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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|  Lucy
21
January 2008 To
the hard working people at Yagoona RSPCA, Just
writing to let you know Lucy (formerly Jill) is doing marvellously with us since
we adopted her in January last year. When we
got her, she was a skinny little thing, all scared and frightened by the experiences
she might have had before she was picked up. I've
included photos of her now, and she is doing SO much better! She's happy and healthy,
and makes me so proud! She used to be very very shy and would cower at nearly
everything, but now, she is confident and always waiting for you with her happy
waggy tail and lots of kisses! Boy, does she love to kiss! She
used to be afraid of our older female dog but now they aren't the best of friends
but they still get along! She'll always wait for you at the door and is the sweetest
thing, she absolutely LOVES attention! If you stop
petting her for a while, she'll find some way of bringing your attention back
to her! 
As I mentioned before, she loves to lick everything! Nothing is safe from her
tongue, but our family loves it =) Thank you
so much for bringing Lucy into our life! Regards,
Lucy's loving family Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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|  Bazza
21
January 2008 Hello
to everyone at Yagoona RSPCA, You probably all
knew me as BAZZA (034 0804) as I was adopted from Yagoona on the 7/1/08 by the
Phillips family. I have a new name now, they
have called me "SETH" after SETH ENSLOW the motor bike guy, which is pretty cool.
My first day I was so excited that we played for hours!! Its a shame that they
toys they brought me (socer balls & squeeks) didn't last that long (about 30 secs!!!!).
Well they did find me a toy that I cant distroy, its a couple of old motorbike
tyres & a basketball that I just can't seem to break!! There is an old bath tub
that is under the pergola that the kids use to cool down in on hot days, but it
looked so good, so I jumped in as well, so thats when I also got a bath. 
I
have attached a few photos for you all, I am have a great time with they new family
and 1 of them is a vet nurse so she is making sure things are done right. I spent
a lot of time at Yagoona & got to know a lot of the dog handlers & I think they
got to know me pretty well too. So I wanted to say thankyou to you all for looking
after me. And to all the other boarders I hope you have the same luck as I did
for a new home. Thank you all once again, Seth
Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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|  Corgan
07
January 2008 Hello
everyone at the Rutherford RSPCA! In October
2007 we adopted 'Damien' from you! (We renamed him Corgan)
We just wanted to let you guys know what a beautiful little man he is. He just
recently had is 1 year anniversary with us and he is very settled and much loved.
What a fantastic companion he is! He's strickly
an inside cat now and loving all the attention and hugs we are giving him. SOOOOO
very spoilt with 5 scratching posts, a cat tunnel and numerous cat toys everywhere.
Thank you so much for saving and looking after
our little man. We love him very much and he is a fantastic member of our family.
We are hoping to come visit you soon and get him a little fur brother or sister
to keep him company.
Kind regards
Belinda and Leigh Hunter
Animals for Adoption
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|  Sahara
04 January 2008
I just thought I’d drop you a short note to tell everyone
what I’ve been up to since I left Yagoona. I have asked my chief human, Trish,
to write this letter as, due to the fact that I don’t have opposable thumbs, I
can’t pick up a pen and she won’t let me tap on the laptop! Something about fur
gumming the keys up, or something like that! I’ve also included a few photos,
including one showing the day I left Yagoona and another showing me and my friends
on Canberra’s Million Paws Walk. We had a great time! I
have to tell you that I am doing quite nicely overall - although the staff do
need the occasional bit of discipline in order to keep the standards up. I sometimes
have to bark quite loudly at night until they come and fluff my pillows for me.
Nice staff, but a bit slack on the bed turn-down service at times! I know they
shouldn’t leave chocolate on my pillow, but a few liver treats wouldn’t go astray.
My Labrador half brother (Dougie) doesn’t have the same standards as me, and my
other greyhound sister (Sally) is a GAP girl from Victoria and so doesn’t have
the same expectations as me. I have been trying to educate her …..but……what can
I say!  I
live in a very nice house that sits on 400 square metres of land and is fully
insulated - hmm, the staff live in this other big house that has more gardens
around it but they don’t like me playing in their yard unsupervised because I
might fall off the retaining walls. As if! I’ve got fantastic balance! We all
have our own trampoline beds (indoor and outdoor varieties) as well as comfy big
soft ‘mattresses that sit on top of them. We have some shade sails attached to
trees in our yard so that we can lounge around all day (that’s when we’re not
in our house!). Trish loves clothes (thankfully)
and so Sally and I are always well dressed and have a new wardrobe each season.
I don’t get to go inside the big house that often now - seems like it wasn’t appreciated
when I grabbed a small, white, furry thing that seems to live in the house with
them. I didn’t realise the white thing was special - I thought it was a snack.
Oh dear, now Sally and Doug (the Labrador) are angry with me as they don’t get
to go in and watch TV anymore (well at least without me having to wear the muzzle!).
Oh, the white thing is OK and now sits and sneers at me through the window!! Sally
told me that it’s called a cat and is actually very friendly - hmm, don’t believe
her. My staff here are generally pretty good,
although I sometimes have to remind them to do things. Would you believe, the
other night, Dave would not come when I called and I actually had to raise my
voice in order to attract his attention and fix up the beds that someone else
has messed up.
Gee, you would have thought I’d done something really bad the way I was spoken
to - hmm, just because it was 2am! Really some people just have no sense of their
position. I do have a lot of fun with Doug and Sally. Sally and I love playing
this game with Doug where we each grab a corner leg and flip him on his belly
and bite him!! He thinks it’s pretty neat too as he keeps running back for more.
However, sometimes Sally and I get into trouble from Dave because we kick Doug
out of the house and won’t let him back in - but, really you can only take so
many Labrador farts. One thing I can’t work out is why Sally gets snappy with
me when I ‘test’ Doug’s patience. Sally starts to bark at me because she says
that Doug might be an idiot, but he’s her idiot! How possessive it that! Dave
just came out and gave me a big cuddle because it’s my birthday today. Hope he
doesn’t tell anyone how old I am (9!) – a girl doesn’t like to be reminded that
she’s getting on, you know! He reckons I still act like a big puppy – I guess
I have to seeing as I didn’t get a chance to enjoy my puppyhood before RSPCA rescued
me.  Oh
well, I had better sign off - it’s getting late and I know Trish and Dave have
lots of other things to do. I would, however, like to wish you all a happy New
Year, and I really do hope that all the furry friends at the RSPCA find a family
who love and cherish me as much as mine do (even if I do try to eat the white
thing, annoy the brown thing, teach the black thing how to be a real greyhound
and wake the staff up in the middle of the night when they’ve committed an indiscretion!).
Best wishes, Sahara Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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|  Lucky
& Spence - The Greyhound Spell!
03 January
2008 Hi I
thought I would contribute our story of how we came to be under the Greyhound
spell! We went to our local shelter at Somersby
to buy a kitten of all things for my 12 year old daughter. On seeing the little
bundle she wished for the animal attendant told her she had only just been adopted
5mins ago. Disappointed I told her things happen for a reason, so to cheer her
up I suggested we go have a look at the dogs. I knew my husband wasn't keen on
a dog and I agreed with him, in the sense that they can bark, be dirty, jump,
hypo etc, until I saw the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen in my life! It
was a large male brindle Greyhound and we decided to take him out for a walk.
He was just the most magnificent creature I had ever seen. When
it came time to put him back, the tears came flooding down my cheeks, I could
not part with those eyes!! That was back in July 07
and we have since again adopted another male brindle just before Christmas.
I want people to know about this wonderful breed, they are very easy to get in
a routine, are very affectionate, calm yet playful and after a walk a day they
like nothing better than to sleep and sleep and sleep. I
have since heard them referred to as 60km/hr couch potatoes!! Lucky
and Spence are the two most adorable hounds, they give so much love and devotion
and we are completely under their spell and feel so lucky to have them come into
our family. I have attached a pic of Lucky and
Spence with their mate Silver.
The Rutherfords
Somersby
Animals for Adoption
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|  Danny
Boy and Peggy Sue
16
December 2007 Danny
Boy and Peggy Sue joined our family about a year ago. Late last year we lost our
14 year old dog, Hattie, one of two dogs my wife and I had taken from the RSPCA
in 1993. With two young boys who had never known a house without a dog, we were
all at a bit of a loss but decided we would tough it out through Christmas before
we thought about a new dog. But somehow last
December I found myself on the RSPCA website and there were Danny Boy and Peggy
Sue. They became friends after being surrendered to the NSW Central Coast RSPCA
earlier in the year and were then transferred to Sydney. Danny Boy is blind and
depended on Peggy Sue to compensate. They had spent the best part of a year at
the RSPCA waiting for a home. They had to be special dogs. We had to meet them.
 Twelve
months later - they are both sleeping under my desk as I write this - they have
shown how special they are. Danny and Peggy settled in as soon as we brought them
home. We were a little apprehensive about taking on a blind dog, but that didn't
last long. Danny took very little time to find his way around and now shows that
his vision is no barrier to a young dog. As cross cattle dogs Danny and Peggy
have heaps of energy, which has taken its toll on the garden. But then they have
such winning personalities, how can we complain? And walking them has been good
for all of us. Walks are a real pleasure. They are great on the lead and love
the opportunity to run free. Danny fares really well
off the lead, following Peggy or responding to our calls. Peggy
is very social and has a number of dog-mates in the local parks. Danny took a
while to accept this as he was pretty possessive of Peggy, but now loves meeting
the locals. We take regular holidays at  the
beach, which the dogs just love. The thrill Danny gets once his paws hit sand
is a delight. He loves water and is a big swimmer, though we try and discourage
him from plunging into the surf. Danny Boy and
Peggy Sue have brought so much to our family. Love, fun and fitness. It took almost
a year at the RSPCA for them to find a home. How lucky we are that it was ours! The
Collins Family Yagoona
Animals for Adoption
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