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Happy Tails!

Madison

August 3, 2020

Madison

Fall of 2016 I decided I was ready for another “big girl” to join our family.  The previous fall we had lost our beautiful 15 year old shepherd/Rottie mix to cancer.  I came across a picture on PetFinder of a sweet 10 year old black lab named Madison, whose quirky ears and gray muzzle grabbed my heart.  She was being fostered by a wonderful woman, Mary Giordano-Grant, who works with Johnston County Animal Protection League.  Within a week of filling out the application Madison was coming home!  She was the sweetest, most mellow, most well behaved girl ever.  With the exception of some initial dental concerns her health was great. 

As she aged there were some normal concerns with her joints but she was able to get around well.  On December 26, 2019 she suffered a stroke during the night.  The next morning a caring vet helped me say goodbye.  Though she only shared a few short years as part of our family I feel very strongly that she gave us the best years of her life and was appreciative of all the belly rubs & loving she received from all who knew her. 

Too often older dogs are overlooked by someone who thinks they only want a cute puppy.  Providing a responsible, loving home to a dog in their golden years is such a rewarding experience.  JCAPL was so incredible to work with.  Please consider adopting an older animal through their program.

Silo and Nixx

July 20, 2020

Silo and NixxAfter being cat-less for several months, I opted for double the trouble and double the love by adopting 2 young cats through JCAPL.

In the 4+ years of our togetherness, their personalities continue to evolve and they always keep me on my toes. Silo started out being either 100% troublemaker or 100% sweet and cuddly. Fortunately, his trouble-making days seemed to have decreased but he still manages to remind me of that potential on occasion. His sister Nixx has undergone the biggest transformation. For a long time I needed to convince her on a daily basis that I was not the Boogeyman. She has now trained me on how, when and where and she wants her belly rubs and behind the ear scratches – I am almost ready to finally call her a cuddly cat!

If anyone wants to know how much I love my cats, just take a look at my camera roll. I am always on the quest for the perfect shot for the JCAPL annual pet calendar!!

Sarah N.

Happy Tails Just Dog People Adoption Event 10/3/2018

November 14, 2018

 

 

Katy Update!

August 8, 2017

Katy is absolutely wonderful, it is amazing how far she has come.
 
I push her more and more off leash and we are able to walk down the street to the neighbors with no leash, of course if she sees a bunny or squirrel it can get iffy! She has a lot of doggie friends throughout our development.
 
Our doggie sitters’ family have 3 dogs, she loves to play with the boys, but she wears them out. And her sister has a 6-8 month old puppy that can give Katy a run for her money, luckily she only visits every few weeks. Her best bud, the golden retriever across the street, hadn’t been to visit for months and the other day he came over and instead of beating him up as she usually does, she kept taking her toys to him, trying to get him to play.
 
She has also decided she likes the water, can’t wait for it to cool down a little so we can go to the lake. I will send a couple of new pictures, I am always aggravating her with the camera.
 
Take Care, Darlene

Gracie!

July 22, 2017

Just wanted to let you know how Goose is doing. She is a very sweet and loving girl. We let our granddaughter rename her . Bob and I chose Gracie and Sophie. She said she doesn’t have feathers or quack ☺️ so she picked Gracie as her name. 

I cut up a hotdog in small pieces and every time Gracie gently took one Haley called her by her new name. So sweet! Gracie ignores our cat…. which Dorie isn’t quite understanding that phenomena:) she has started to give a cross of loud whimper and very tiny bark to let us know when she needs to go outside……of course treats are used for rewards. She is super smart and a very quick learner.

The grandchildren love her however we are minimizing the contact and will grad build up. Younger two are 4 @ 2. Still a little loud and jumpy. With Gracie still acting like she’s been shot at when she hears airplanes, truck horns, sirens we felt slow intro is best. We have taken her shopping with us to help with her lease training and socialization skills:) doing very well!! She started playing with her toys we throw she fetches. And then entertained us while she played with her toys by herself. I am sending you a pic from this morning where she appears to be smiling:)

She is so loved…..thank you for seeing and feeling the love she has inside of her that she unselfishly shares with us and others.

Spencer!

February 15, 2017

I wanted to give you a quick update on Spencer. Omg, do we love him to death!  His nickname is “Cat-Dog” because he does think he’s a dog. He follows me around the house “helping” with everything. He’s great with our dog & our other cat…she has diabetes now & Spence must know cause he’s so good with her. He’s my snuggle bug too. We couldn’t be happier!  And someone did a great job with him early on because he’s never once picked at the furniture.
 
He’s so great…and I think he has the best of both worlds with a dog & a cat siblings. We’re so thankful for the wonderful job you did with him!  I will do my best to send updates. I know they have a little piece of your heart!!
 
I’ll snuggle him up for you!!
 
Thank you so very much!!
 
Casey Miller

Madison

January 8, 2017

Madison celebrated her 1st Christmas with us in style!  She has done so well with all the children that come around, including our youngest grandchild who is 15 months.  We are so fortunate to have found her.

Take care,
Lynn

Baby Grace

December 10, 2016

Our Happy Tail story is a match made in heaven!  While volunteering with JCAPL as a cat cleaner at the Smithfield PetsMart, I got to meet many, many cats and kittens, all needing a loving home.  September 2014, my family decided we would become fosters, which we had never done before.  Grace came to JCAPL as a feral cat who lived in a cat colony in Goldsboro behind KMart.  She was found in the winter months living in a ditch trying to raise 5 kittens, all who looked just like her.  She was trapped and spayed, hence her clipped left ear. All of her kittens were rescued and later adopted out.  Caregivers of the colony noticed she had a pretty bad injury to her eye.  They suspected she may have been hit or abused by someone.  It was feared she was blind in that eye.   

My heart melted for her because she had been through so much.  My husband and I decided she would be our first foster!  Our 13 year old daughter is named Grace, so we made the decision to call our new foster “baby Grace”.  We fostered baby Grace for a few weeks and when it was time for her to go back to PetsMart, we just couldn’t let her go.  We officially became foster failures October 2014!  Baby Grace has become quite the diva and is spoiled at every chance we get.  I can’t imagine the life she must have had prior to coming into our home, but now she lives in the lap of luxury with all the love she could ever possibly imagine.  As I type this she is in my lap making biscuits getting ready to snuggle down for a nap.  Her favorite past times include (obviously) napping in my lap, playing with her ribbon toy and fluffy pink bell toy, sunning on the sun porch while watching birds, and eating anything salmon!

WE LOVE HER SO MUCH AND ARE SO THANKFUL SHE CAME INTO OUR LIVES!

Elizabeth & John Stephenson



Katy Update!

September 22, 2016

katy3Hope this finds you and the family well. Wanted to give you a Katy update since we are coming up on our 6 month anniversary together. She remains just wonderful, a very precious girl, that we would not trade for anything. She is spoiled rotten, but that is a good thing, right? She is just under 50lbs (49.4 to be exact) and has grown much taller- she has some long legs and she can really run fast. She has developed her own set of crazy antics- she loves to hide things under a blanket or one of her doggie beds- including herself. And you should see her gymnastics- she can do a perfect forward roll, she just tucks her head down and rolls over- usually landing on one of us, and she would make a good high jumper, luckily she doesn’t realize there could be purpose in it.

We have done away with her crate in the living room- she is now left out free in the house when we are away and has not bothered one thing. She still has her crate in the bedroom, goes in each night as I am getting ready for bed, then when I get in bed she comes out of the crate and gets in bed with us. There generally isn’t room for all three of us to sleep “comfortably” so she usually ends up in her dog bed on the floor- ready to jump back in the big bed as soon as we wake up.

katyWe can’t wait for cooler weather so we can run and play, go to the park, the lake and any place else we happen to wander. I am enclosing a few new pictures so you can see how much she has grown. The one in the house was taken as she tried to help me make Kennel quilts to donate to shelters in Louisiana, she has to be in the middle of it. There is a picture of her coming out the doggie door, she has to duck down a little to get out. And a couple of her just relaxing and hanging out.

The last one you can tell how much we love each other.

Take care,
Darlene

katy4

Happy Tails! 8/20/2016

August 22, 2016

Congratulations to Casper, Lilly, Noodles and Roxy!

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Roxy

Noodles

Lilly

 

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    June 3, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    June 10, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

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    June 17, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

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    June 24, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Come see some of JCAPL’s adoptable cats and kittens at the Luv-A-Pet Center at the PetSmart at White Oak Shopping Center in Garner . Volunteers are at the Adoption Center Saturdays from 11am-2pm. 

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