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Noah’s Story
Noah is an eleven-month-old purebred Great Dane, brindle in color, with beautiful eyes that are hard to resist. Looking into his gentle eyes, one would hardly suspect the tragic circumstances under which he came into the Forever Friends Great Dane Rescue. In September 2010, FFGDR received a call from a shelter in Northern Indiana with information that, in need of rescue were three Great Danes from an abandoned home. Noah, Charlie, Molly and six other pets, were deserted by their owners with no food and very little water, fighting to surviveon what little they had, for at
March 2011 Your Story Echo,The Amazing Sign Language Dog
My boyfriend, Jim had just landed a dream job, and I took it as my moment to Pop the question, you know the one…Can we get a dog? He smiled and said yes! We had been doing a lot of breed research and had already decided on a lab. We looked through the available dogs at the Love of Labs Indiana rescue group looking for an adult dog. when we came across a 5 month Echo, he was just irresistible! We found through his foster that he was the last of his litter and had trouble finding
February 2011 Your Story featuring Dallas’ Love Of Movies
We rescued Dallas at roughly 1 year old, just days after Christmas three years ago. She and her brother were neglected and left to fend for themselves. Matted and clueless as to what love was, we invited her to live with us. After a bit of separation anxiety, she realized this was her home and we were always going to come back. She was the 3rd Goldendoodle to enter our family and had no problems adapting to becoming a 45 pound lap dog. She is nothing short of amazing, gentle, loyal and just plain perfect! Recently, after 4 years of
January 2011 Your Story Featuring Banjo, the German Shepard
One night my husband and I got home late after going out to a friend’s house. When my husband went to check on our six backyard chickens (Millie, Harriet, Ethel, Bea, Irma, and Gertrude) he found that one was missing from the coup! We searched all over the yard with flashlights hoping to find little Bea but it was too dark to find her. Just as we were about to give up, I noticed our 3 year old German Shepherd mix, Banjo, standing perfectly still in the corner of the yard, staring into a pile of brush and whining. When
November 2010 Your Story Featuring Casey, the Australian Shepherd
Written by Joanna Noblesville, IN I had been watching craigslist for an Aussie for weeks, and one finally popped up! The ad was short on details, but the picture looked like a roly-poly puppy. Turns out, he was a neglected, overfed, roly-poly 1.5 year old living in a 1 bedroom apartment. The owners were fed up with his energy, and handed him & his supplies off to us for free. We were his third home in his short life, and he just needed to learn that we weren’t going to pass him off again. Casey needed more room to run,
October 2010 Your Story featuring Ruby
We adopted Jubilee, now called Ruby, from a local animal rescue. She was the one hiding behind the legs of the agent. She was trembling and scared to death. We heard that she was the product of a divorce and that she needed some extra loving. She was eventually placed with us after a few home visits and it has now been 2 years. She is better at a few things, less shaky, has gained some weight, but still aggressive towards other dogs, something that we don’t think will change. She is however, very loveable and open to us, her
September 2010 Your Story featuring Zhok, the French Bulldog
Ever since my wife and I got married 4 years ago, she has been asking me if we could get a dog, and I always felt like we didn’t have the space or time to devote to one. After lots of pleading, a little over a year ago, I decided I would surprise her for our anniversary. I spent a lot of time researching, made several trips to different breeders and finally found the puppy for us. He was a little French Bulldog from northwestern Ohio. After two trips up and over 14 hours of driving I was finally taking
August 2010 Your Story featuring Surry, the Great Dane
We were looking for a playmate for our 1yr old Dane as we felt she was lonely. We weren’t in a rush and I am a firm believer that when the time is right it will happen. Someone recommended looking on craigslist for another Dane and sure enough one stood out to me. She was 1 1/2 and her family couldn’t afford to keep her. Having helped with the fabulous Indy Forever Friends Great Dane Rescue this story really tugged on my heart. I guess her “dad” had lost his job and had to find her a great home. Little
July 2010 Your Story featuring Raven the Border Collie-Chow mix
Written by Pam, Noblesville, IN I was meeting with a Humane Society worker when I decided to take a quick look through the dog kennel. While we had been thinking about adopting, I wasn’t there looking for another dog that day. Then I found “Princess”. I immediately knew she was no princess and put a hold on her. Raven, as she came to be known, was a little black hyper active puff ball with poop on her coat and hookworms. She was three months old and had spent one month at the shelter looking for a home. Little dogs like
May 2010 Your Story featuring Wy the Weimaraner
Written by Stephanie We were given Wy, our Weimaraner from a local rescue group almost 3 years ago. Wy was very timid and scared. It was obvious he had been mistreated. My husband was going through a severe depression due to recent crippling health problems and subsequent depression. Wy and he immediatly bonded and became best of friends. Wy has since put on 40 pounds, and is now horribly spoiled. My husband also slowly came out of his depression. They are now the best of friends and are together 24/7. -Congrats and Thank You Stephanie for Your Story. Will Your
