Daisy's Christmas in her forever home

Hello!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!!!  I just wanted to send you some pictures of Daisy, better known as Freckles.  We picked her up in Quakertown on December 18^th.  She is the SWEETEST dog ever.

She has a large back yard in the country on a lake.  She also has a big brother and we have to look twice to make sure we are talking to the right dog.   They both have white up to their knee on their right paw and white on their chest.  Daisy is about 30 to 35 lbs smaller than her brother Diesel.  Can’t wait until summer to take her swimming in the lake!

She is super smart and loves everyone that has come to visit.  She also loves the couch!!!  As you can see in the pictures, Santa Paws left her some great gifts for Christmas.  We could not get her to stand still long enough to pose in front of the tree, but her brother did!!!!  Daisy has the bow on her head.

Thank you for all that you do for these animals!!!!

Alice and Glenn Frantz

Laddie in his forever home

Hi!

As predicted, Laddie was a big hit with the girls. He was as sweet as pie with them.

After taking the girls back to Dover today, we gave Laddie the run of the downstairs for over an hour. He played with Koko, played with toys and spent some time on the loveseat. He showed no inclination to mark. I think he's getting used to life in the Wilmington suburbs.

Thank you for this wonderful treasure.

Elaine

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM LESTER HAPPY IN HIS FOREVER HOME

Merry Christmas everyone.   I’m enjoying life here in the Pocono mountains of Northeast PA.   My development is so quiet with lots of trees it reminds me of home.  There are plenty of roads for my daily walks and I see so many animals.  There is not one person who meets me that doesn’t love me but then what’s not to love.  I am a true southern gentleman.  Not a day goes by that my Mom & Dad don’t tell someone where I came from and that I’m here because of some very wonderful people. 

My day begins early.  I go out quick then come back in and play with my toys.  After a light breakfast we are out for our long walk.  The weather is changing here and on Thanksgiving we had our first snow and I loved it.  I also had the chance to wear my new fleece lined waterproof coat.  My Mom and Dad bought me a nice bed but I prefer the couch downstairs or to jump into bed with them.  It took awhile to warm up to my new sister Candy in the beginning but we are now good friends.  I give my Mom a hard time when she tries to take pictures of me.  I pose for her and then as soon as she snaps it I move and ruin the picture.  Luckily the picture posted here was taken by my Uncle Joe.

I went for my checkup two days after arriving here and was heartworm free and in great health.  We found out I was shot with a BB gun.  I have been through so much in my short life.  I still run when I hear the fly swatter, and bark and lunge after trucks and vans because I was probably dumped from one of them, but am so much better and happy now and realize I don’t have to worry anymore because of you.  I want people to know the dogs you save are healthy and highly adoptable and deserve a second chance.  Most shelter dogs are there through no fault of their own.  Puppies are the best, but if people would take a chance on a grown dog they won’t be sorry.  The most beautiful dogs are rescued by Crossing Paths/Save A Pet. 

I have to go it’s almost dinnertime.  I know Angels walk the earth.  The people who pull us from the shelter, all the workers and foster Moms, the people who make it possible for us to come up north, and the drivers of the big white Transport truck pulling into the parking lot halfway across the country carrying dogs ready to meet their new families.  Families who would not have known the joy of having these beautiful dogs in their life because they would not be here.  But the Angels changed all that for me and for so many others, and for this I am truly grateful and will never ever forget you. God Bless you all.

Your Friend Always,

Lester

COOLDOG Now Cody sees his first Santa Clause with his new forever home

HE GOT WHERE HE WAS GOING...

Hi, Sorry it took so long but I'm so busy with my new baby and his
sister Minnie.  These photos say it all.  We couldn't be more in love
with Mickey and he in love with us.  As anyone can see, he is so
beautiful and what a wonderful, loving, playful personality.  He is
more than anyone could ever imagine.  Everyone asks where we got him
and what breed or mix he is.  Like us, they are taken by how adorable
he is.  He loves to be held and cuddled and gives tons of kisses, but
yet can play with the best of them.  He really cheered up Minnie.
They have a ball together every day.  He should really be the poster
boy for rescue dogs.  God Bless you Mary Ellen.  I would never have
found him without you and all your efforts.  You can rest assured he
is a very, very happy little boy and so are we.  I have hundreds of
photos, he is so cute all the time.  I'll keep sending and updating.
  Take care, Gail
PS  I never thought I could be this happy again after losing my
beloved J.R., but Mickey did it!

COTTON How fitting. Cotton is so beautiful and happy now

Cotton is enjoying her move north, as you can see. We love her to pieces, and thank you all for bringing her to us. We plan to raise Alabama Cotton here in central Pennsylvania for years and years.   She as been to see  the veterinarian  two times, ear mites and yeast infection in one ear, plus some "Itchy" issues requiring antihistamines and some skin and coat vitamins.  But she is a beauty  inside and out.  She is so thrilled to see us every time we leave her site and return.   Thank you again.  God bless you all for helping all these who couldn't have made it without you.   

Bitter Sweet Story

This family has adopted three dogs from CrossingPaths. The latest is Lucy.The little blk/white one. Sadly a short while ago they lost their precious Millie. She is the largest of the dogs and in the forefront of one of these pictures. My heart goes out to them for their sadness. I know for sure how this feels. God bless them for giving Millie the years she would never have had otherwise. 
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Here are some pics of lucy-

I can't believe we only have her for one month it seems like she's been here alot longer.  She's doing great!!  All 3 dogs get along real well and the cats too.  I had to get her a bed of her own which is on top of my bed because i could not sleep with her under the covers.  I toss and turn all night long and i was afraid i would squash her.  but now she sleeps in her bed everynight.  We'll send more pics soon just wanted to let you know how she's doing.  We all love her very much and are so happy she's a part of our family.

Terri Long

McCoy now Jackson has his foreverhome. He is beautiful

I am sending along a few photos of our new addition. We were fortunate to have received McCoy on the November 6th trip. We have renamed him Jackson. He is an absolute delight! He is fitting into our family perfectly and gets along very well with our golden retriever. Thank you for this wonderful experience! I will send more appropriate photos for your website soon.

Dara Grevera

Hello, We did change Wilson’s name to Tanner. He is already a spoiled little boy. He absolutely loves being on your lap and never wants to be away from people. Last night he got his nails trimmed at Pet Smart and he also go a new hoodie from Harley Davidson. Everyone loves him. He is in love with his bed, and puts all his toys in there if he thinks someone is going to play with them it is the cutest thing. I am hoping he will teach bogger how to put his toys aways. Attached you will see a video of his first afternoon with us. It is great, everyone wants to know if there are others they could adopt. We were stopped by everyone in the pet stores.



Nikki Bogger

Elijah Tanner

Dear Linda,

We just wanted to write and let you know that we continue to be so happy with JJ. He's 13 months old (or so we think) now, and is still all puppy! He is so much fun, and truly our child. We really see the Jack Russell in him now, but love his beagle markings. He is 13 lbs., and as you thought, will probably not get much bigger than that. He loves to play with his toys, and be at our side every minute. He's a wonderful companion! Here are some pictures.

Thank you for bringing him to us,
Jennifer and Jason

Mary Ellen, We all could not be more thrilled, including Mickey
> (Kade). He is so happy and loving and playful, not to mention
> beautiful. Everyone asks about where did you ever get such an
> adorable dog and I am letting them know about you and your web. A
> million thanks - he keeps me real busy, I will send you more of the
> 300 photos we've taken soon. If you could e-mail me the name of the
> shampoo you used I would appreciate. Loved it! Stay well and bless
> you for your wonderful work. Gail
> You have been sent 4 pictures.

MAKES OUR DAY

Linda and Mary Ellen,
>
> I just wanted to thank you so much for choosing us to adopt "Funny Girl".
> We now call her Allie because she was from Alabama.
>
> It is so sad we live in a world where people mistrust others and abuse
> animals. Fellow coworkers questioned us adopting from an organization we
> didn't know, didn't get references from and never seeing the dog we were
> adopting. To tell you the truth, we started to question ourselves.
>
> It was such a relief to see Funny Girl come off that truck and rollover to
> have her belly rubbed. We made the right decision. She was everything
> you
> said she would be, Mary Ellen. She is so cute. She can sit and shake and
> she is getting better with coming. She slept through the first night all
> night long next to my bed. She is always at our side looking for someone
> to
> pet her. She quickly learned to walk on a lease to our local park which
> we
> go at three times a day so far. She is excellent meeting new people and
> new
> dogs. She is quite the southern lady. She completes our family.
>
> Your organization is doing a wonderful job and would highly recommend
> anyone
> looking to adopt/save a pet to contact you.
>
> Thank you once again and God bless you.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tammy Miiller
>.................................................................................................................

Hello Paige,

I would like to introduce Allie (formerly known as Funny Girl). Funny Girl came off the transport truck, rolled over to have her tummy rubbed and instantly became a member of our family. We named her Allie because she came from Alabama. I must admit that we were nervous adopting a dog we never meet but Mary Ellen at Crossing Paths did an superb job at describing her and her temperament . She is a loving, well-behaved southern lady. She loves going for walks and meeting new people and dog friends. In just two short days, she has mastered sit and shake. We are working on come and heel. She has quickly become spoiled with toys and attention. We would like to thank Crossing Paths and Save A Pet for all their fabulous work. I cannot imagine Allie being euthanized. You saved a wonderful dog. The world is better with people like you!:)

Sincerely,

The Miillers

ELI aka Velcro HE is in his happy home

Hello from Eli and family! So sorry to take so long but I couldn't find my cord to download photos from my camera. Eli is just beautiful and we love him. He has been a wonderful addition to our family. When we are home, he is attached to one of us no matter what we are doing, we nicknamed him Velcro. Such a friendly boy, he gets along with the other neighborhood dogs. We just wanted to say hello and send a couple of pix. Hope you are well. Do you still have the Great Dane, Fred? Happy Halloween! Maureen Van Niel and family

More happy little babies in their forever homes

Hello Again Ladies:
>
> Here are pictures of Shadow (rescued with Puppies and More in Feb. 2010)
> and Marvin (rescued with Crossing Paths in August 2009) when we got Shadow
> at age 14 weeks and now that he is turning a year old, 82 lbs and
> transitioning to adult dog food. I don't think that tongue even fits in
> his mouth. Look how long his legs are, we don't think he is done growing.
> Smile.
>
> Thanks again for bringing them into our lives.
>
> Best of luck with all your adoptions.
>
> Dave and Karen
>

The baby one is Betsy.She's never seen a pirate but happy in her new home

Hi,

Betsy is doing fine and loves her new home. She loves playing with Wesley (Basset Hound) and Cody.
These Holloween pictures were taken around 6:30pm Saturday night. If I forgot anyone please forward
these photo's.

Dear Save a Pet- Linda,

Its been 2 weeks since we met at Pet Smart in Stroudsburg, PA, since then we have made GREAT ways with "pansey" AKA: Bailey!  She is such a joy and awesome addition to our family!  Just what we needed!  She came home that night and was sooooo scared and nervous, but within 3 days she was starting to realize.. "IM home!"  We had our first vet appointment that following Monday that turned out to be an adventure!  She, again, scared of the car ride-(not sure if she was going somewhere else) but her and the vet turned out to be "friends" (welll... for now...haha)  Bailey is said to be an aussie shep/blue heeler mix.  He (the vet) loves her markings and said she was a real "find"!  

1 week has gone by and we didnt know whether or not she had a voice box.....but just then she growled at someone coming to the house!  It was a break through!  That same day she started to play with her toys!  The following day she..... was off the leash and coming to me when called!  Everyday has been a step forward with her!  My son and Bailey are "best friends"!  Although she still follows me like a shadow!  We will be starting obedience classes in 2 weeks! (Oct.)  Still working on the potty training but everyday is getting better! 

This week! WHO KNOWS!  She just seems to be getting use to the whole "my House" thing!  I love her more and more every day!  Iam so thankful for the great things you and the rest of the resuceers do!  I could have come home with all of them!  Please open the attached pictures to see how relaxed she is! LOL

God Bless and Keep rescuing!

Marsha Coleman

HI MaryEllen,
I just wanted to let you know what a joy and pleasure it is to have Shiloh which we renamed her Savannah.  I cannot thank you enough for her.  She is truly a blessing to us!  She is such a cuddle girl and loves to play and give "kisses" and falls asleep on my lap......in a few months she won't be able to do that...LOL!  As I said we rescued another dog back in July and I know in time Savannah will help bring her out of her shell, its just a shame that Casey didn't have the same chance like Savannah as a puppy.  We are bringing her to our Vet on Monday for a check up and also to get her micro chipped as well.  I love her so much and she is going to have the best life, she is already spoiled with lots of toys that we bought as well as family and friends! I have to say to that for 13 weeks she is so good at going outside to do her business, we were shocked at that.. 

Also here are a few pictures that we took of her.

Thank you again,
Barbara A. Guluzzy

Wonder who this lovely group of children are waiting patiently for.....

They are waiting for the transport truck to bring them their lil Maggie Mae

We adopted Maggie Mae Luckita (Wendy) a Chihuahua mix on July 17th. Just wanted to update you. We are so in love with this dog!! She has fit so well in our family. She is now 6 pounds and doing so well. Potty trained and all!!! We have 5 kids, a bunny and a Lab/Golden mix. And now Maggie has become a huge part of our family also! Thank you so much for letting us adopt her. I have attached 2 pictures. (1 of Maggie and the other one is all of her kids waiting for her arrival in Allentown Pa) Hopefully you can open them. Thanks again!!! ~The Seibel Family~ Jon, Katie, Camden, Avalon, Madison, Trenton and Jordyn

Canterbury! SHE IS LOVED!

Hello ! This is an update on Canterbury! She is a 40 lb, 5 mos old German Short Haired Pointer/Lab mix - we sent away for her DNA test so we'll know exactly what she is in a couple of weeks.



We have 11 acres up in the foothills of the Catskills in upstate NY - we have a huge in ground pool for the summers and plenty of hiking in the winter. She goes skeet and trap shooting with us every weekend and doesn't care how many we miss. She is extremely smart and is picking up on training so fast! She stays her point and has yet to bark (knock on wood).



When we're out walking, we get more compliments on her and how well behaved she is. She has us up at 6:00 every morning and we're out at the park by 6:30 walking, with the mountains as a back drop. Since these walks, we've lost weight and she's gained.



I hope you enjoy the pictures!!! More to come later !

LETTER FROM A HAPPY ADOPTION MOM

Hi Lisa!
I am just writing to you regarding Sara (previously Erin, golden retriever mix). Sara is doing very well, she is now 39 lbs, which is big for her. Sara is very tiny, lovable and loves to cuddle. She loves playing with her big brother Max (2 yr old golden retriever). She is very cute and very curious, she loves to know who is doing what and when they are doing it. Max and Sara like to spend a lot of time looking out our glass storm door so they stay up to date with what is going on in the neighborhood. Our neighbor joke and call them the neighborhood watch team. We can never stay upset with her because when she does something wrong she always apologizes with a kiss. I just wanted to let you know that Sara will be getting fixed Tuesday, August 24,2010. After she is fixed she should not have to go back to the doctors for another year and then back to her cardiologist at 18 months. Sara's heart is beating strong and so far as stayed the same, which is great considering it can worsen up to 18 months old. Sara really has no limits, she plays and runs like a champ, but she knows when her heart needs to settle down. Often Sara will stop playing take a 5-10 break and then she plays some more. I just wanted to let you know that Sara is very loved and is doing great! I have included some new pictures for you to see of Sara and Max!

Another happy story

Hello Ladies;
This weekend is our first anniversary with Marvin (rescued with Crossing
Paths in August 2009) he is pictured in his "SPA" robe in the attachment as
we recently visited The Hotel Monaco in Alexandria Virginia, an extremely
pet-friendly hotel. If you are not traveling with a pet, they lend you a
gold fish for your room. Marvin and his little brother Shadow (rescued
with Puppliesand More in Feb. 2010) got to attend their own "happy hour" and
went on a "Canine Cruise" on the Potomac River (Shadow is pictured longingly
looking at the water-he loves to be in water of any sort). Marvin is now
18 months old and Shadow is nine months old and bigger than Marvin.
Thanks again for everything and for bringing them into our lives