Happy Tails BUCK AND RUSTY We are Buck and Rusty. We love to run and we are always ready to go for a walk especially in the snow. Our favorite food is Iams and Milk bones. We don’t have favorite toys because unfortunately we like to eat them!!!! BARNEY My name is Barney and I am a boxer mix. My owners were supposed to just foster me as I was a stubborn dog with aggression issues and I was only supposed to be here for a few months. I wasn’t even sure if my foster mom liked me. But, guess what?—She stuck it out and I’m glad because we love each other. My favorite food is when I can get something from my owner’s plate and my favorite toy is my kong fox. Tug of war is my favorite game. I live at the beach and I love to go for walks on the dog beach where I can play with all the other dogs. FREYJA I am sweet and flirtatious and I love attention and know how to get it. I love to charm my owner with kittenish mews only to flop, roll, about and show off when I know that my owner is looking. My favorite food is tuna juice!. I love chasing after rope and teasing my adopted brother, Thor. My owners had moths in the house and my favorite time was hunting them which really amused them. I love to curl up with my owner and Thor at night to go to bed. EMMY & IKE My buddy Ike is an adorable hound-mix who just turned 6 years old on August 4th. He loves to just lounge around. I was adopted by my owner’s parents but when they became ill, my new owner adopted me I am 2 years old and I love to play. My favorite food would have to be tuna but Ike gets Iams dog food although he would prefer to have people food. I am a picky eater though. Ike’s favorite toy is a stuffed toy shaped like a bone that squeaks. I prefer a boy that I like to chase although I do steal Ike’s toy sometimes and run around with it when he’s not looking. COOPER I am a doberman mixed with rhodesian ridgeback. When I was adopted I only weighed 18 lbs. I had long legs and looked like a baby deer but I have now grown into my legs and weigh 70 lbs. I love Nutro large breed rice formula and bacon. My Red Kong stuffed with peanut butter is my favorite toy but I also like fetching sticks. My owners think I’m obsessive over and that I need a shrink. Rufus My name is Rufus and I am a sweet, loving, funny boy with long orange-beige hair. I love all varieties of Science Diet and my anti-hairball treats. I love to attack my cat dangler, especially the attachment with long fluttering strings. I love to wake up my owner by kneading her pillow. At night I love to roughhouse with Isabel, my sister and nap in my owner’s bed. TASTYKAKE I was 7 months old when I was found by a Cares4Pets vet student. I had a large abcess on my back where I had been hurt. They cared for me and fostered me for a couple of months until my owners adopted me. I have a brother named KitKat. I have a very loud purr and I love anything to do with water---showers, sinks, bowls, ANYTHING with water!!! My favorite food is Bonito flakes and any kind of wet food. I love anything that rolls, especially wine corks, nail polish bottles and earplugs. My favorite pasttime is to still in the window and stare at birds. HUDSON I am a 3 year old Siberian Husky. I am full of energy but very well behaved. I love playing with other dogs and children. My favorite food is cheese and bacon wrapped together. My favorite place to sit is on our front porch watching cars, squirrels or the neighborhood cats. I have a favorite toy named Junior that looks like a little blue dog just like me. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (FITSY) My name is F. Scott Fitzgerald but everyone calls me Fitzy. I’m sweet and cuddly and love to crawl under the covers and nestle close. I love to play with a feather on a stick and sometimes my owner has to take it away or I’ll tear it to bits!!! Sometimes I paw and the walls and furniture and my owner can’t figure out why? but I’ll keep that a secret. My favorite treats are Friskies Cheese flavored treats. The funniest thing I do for my owner is to jump in the air and meow loudly. AMELIA I am very sweet and I love to snuggle under the covers. I hate to get wet and my best time is playing with my brother, Moose. I love to eat anything and my favorite toys are SHOES!!! My owner knows that I am grateful for being rescued when we snuggle up and I look her in the eye and give her a big sigh! LIZZIE Hi, I am a Plott hound mix and I am very sweet and shy. I love kids and I loved to go on walks and my owner says I have the softest ears. I am very active and love soft dog treats and my favorite toys are anything I can sneak out of the recycling bin. My owners love to watch me play when they don’t think I’m looking. SEVEN I was adopted on 7/7/07 so hence my name, Seven. I am the first pet for my new owners. They say I do the funniest things every day but I just like being a cat. I love my dry food and my string toy and I’m happy to dive and jump at anything they throw my way. My favorite moment with my owners is when they knit. I am so fascinated by those needles and the yarn. JACKSON I am an American Stoffordshire. I was abused, neglected and had a severe case of parvo when my previous owners dropped me off. I now live with my new owners and a large Chocolate Lab. I still have some scary moments when I meet new men but I love living with my new owners. My favorite food is Iams little chunks and crunchy fruits and veggies. My favorite toy is an old towel to play tug of war. My owner’s favorite moment is when they come home from work and I’m so happy to see them. PENELOPE My nickname is Penny and I’m sweet and easy going. I’m very inquisitive and I’m not afraid of anything, well except dogs!!! My favorite toys are string, hair bands and highlighters. My owner’s favorite moment is when I sit on their shoulders when they do the dishes. My favorite spot is to sit in the window and enjoy the outdoors and communicate with other cats in the neighborhood. SIMON Hi, my name is Simon and when I first came to my new owners I was afraid of everything. I’m not picky about my food and I’m very playful and can turn anything into a toy. My favorite toy is a terry cloth wrist band that I took from my owner. Usually my favorite spot to sleep is in a tote bag. CAROL I came to my newly engaged couple to help them start their own family. I am usually calm and relaxed but when my new parents come home, I do laps around the living room. I usually just bask in the sun and play with my mom’s scrunchies. My favorite food is Meaty Bones and my favorite toy is my “mean kitty” plush toy. I’m lucky because I get to sleep in bed with my parents. I love to snuggle on the couch between my parents and give them kisses OTO I’m a cat and I love Iams cat food and Greenies. My favorite toy is a mouse or any type of string that moves. My day consists of eating, sleeping and laying in the sun and just repeating it all over again. One of my favorite moments is when my new parents come home and I just purr and purr to let them know that I love them. COOPER My name is Cooper and my owners think I am a sweet and gentle dog. I love their two year old daughter and I love to cuddle and get scratched all over. I love people food although I don’t get as much of it as I like so my next favorite are my crunchy bone treats. My favorite toy is anything with a squeaker in it or a big ball. I love getting a new squeaker toy and ripping the squeaker out so that I can move on to a new one!!!! MR. SWEATERS My mom calls me a huge snuggly goofball. I love playing with my brother, Charlie, and I just started obedience classes. My favorite food is peanut butter and my favorite toy is anything I can get my paws on. I spend most of my day sleeping and get wait for my mom to get home from work so I can wrestle with my brother and go for walks. My mom is so proud because I mastered “heel” in obedience class. LEONIDES My name is Leonides and I like to have my picture taken although some times I just can’t sit still. I took over my mom’s king size bed so she brought me my own pillow so I could have my own king size bed. I go to the dog park as much as possible and I’m great at making nervous dogs more comfortable and breaking up scuffles. My mom’s son calls me “crazy sheet monkey” because I love sheets and blankets. OLIVIA I’m a border collie/herding dog mix. I love to go for long walks and hikes in the city and on my parents’ farm. I also love the beach and try to get to Island Beach State Park as much as I can in the summer. My parents want to put me in herding school since I love the herd all the dogs at the dog park. My favorite toy is this squeaky think with 8 different appendages that all squeak. I wake everyone up with it every morning. I love going to outdoor brunches on the weekend because the waiters always slip me some bacon or whatever other threats they can find. D'BO I’m an 85 lb. Rottweiler and my owner thinks I’m the sweetest dog ever. She says I even set a good example for my sister, Daisy. I’ve taught her lots of tricks and we love playing together. I love all kinds of food but my favorite is spaghetti. I love to play with any kind of ball and I’m trying to master how to get that basketball in my mouth!!!! My owner’s favorite time is when she comes home from work and I do my happy dance and give her a hug. ANGEL I was neglected and abused, very shy and looked like I had been through a battle when I first came to my owner. Now I am loving, healthy and happy and living with my sister, Mickey. After living with my new owners for only a week or so, they discovered that I was deaf but that doesn’t stop me from barking and jumping when I get excited. Beef jerky is my favorite food and I don’t really play with toys but I enjoy chewing on my rawhide bone. My owner’s favorite moment was when I first jumped in the air because I was excited to go for a walk. I had always been so careful and tense when she first got me that she knew I was happy in her home now. SPENCER/THE OLD MAN Spencer passed away in July of 2007. When we first adopted him, we only expected him to live for a few months. To our surprise he lived with us for a year and a half and was an amazing dog. He loved to eat almost anything even though he had no teeth (they were almost all removed) His favorite was Rita’s custard and Dairy Queen’s vanilla frostees. He didn’t really like toys but he loved chasing the laser pointer. The cats thought it was their toy but they were mistaken! Spencer is sadly missed. YOGI I’m a sweet mix breed who had a rough first couple of months in life but I am now very well adjusted and friendly. I like to go on hikes and take naps and I love little kids. My favorite food is Beggin’ Strips and my favorite toy is my stuffed bear. Hiking in the woods is my favorite pasttime. BENTLEY I am a rottweiller mix. The color of my coat always attracts attention and I love children, other dogs and cats. I have a sister named Espyn and we usually start the day with her waking me up so we can investigate what our cat, Cuervo is doing. My day is spent walking, playing tug-a-stick and waiting for mom and dad to get home from work so we can start all over again. MONTANA My name is Montana and I am a black lab/pointer mix. I’m about 9 years old and I was rescued from a breeder who was going to put me down because I couldn’t have puppies any longer. My favorite food is peanut butter and I love any toy that someone else has. I love waking my new mom up and going for walks and snuggling. KARA & BART We were both adopted about a year apart by the same owners. Kara was really sick and needed a warm and happy home. I am a bundle of energy and love running in our back yard and swimming in our pool. Me and Kara have become really good friends. Kara loves cheese and I love bagels. Kara’s favorite toys are her bones and stuffed animals and I love my tennis ball and that annoying laser pointer. Kara loves to sleep, looking out the window and running in the yard while I love chasing my tail, helping to cook, helping to clean and just barking all the time. You gotta love me!!!! BAILEY I’m a beagle and my owners think I’m just “WONDERFIL!!!” Kids love me and I’ve become sort of the neighborhood mascot. Kids love to line up after our dinner walk just to rub and pet me, especially my “cotton ball ears”. I’m handsome, polite, fun and just a big love muffin. As soon as my owners brought me home, I jumped up on their ottoman and made myself at home and knew I was going to love it there. SHAWN I really had a bad start in life. I was burned and run over by a car and I also had mange and an infection in my eye. My new owner fixed all that by taking me to the vet and I know live with her and my big brother, Hugh. My favorite food is popcorn and scooby snacks and my favorite toys are stuffed animals and sticks. My normal day is just eating breakfast, playing out with my brother, taking naps eating and playing some more. I love to go for walks and bring sticks home. One day I brought one home and it was so big, it wouldn’t fit through the door but my owner saved the day by breaking it in half for me. NESSA I’m a toroiseshell cat who is very special. My parents say I’m very vocal with a split personality!!! I love chasing my owner out the front door into the hallway and then throwing myself down on the ground. When I’m not being bad, I just love being affectionate. I am so unpredictable that my owners say that every day is different. I eat, sleep, play with my sister and talk to my owner – in no particular order. I don’t know why but I still like to dry nurse. I know I can be a challenge but I think my owner likes the fact that I’m so unpredictable. OSCAR To sum it all up, I’m just a big baby. I love to snuggle and to be petted at all times. Most of my day is spent looking out the windows and watching the trains go by. I get so excited when I see people but my parents say I’m getting much better at this. I love to swim and I even went swimming in the big waves at Cape Cod during the summer. I love having baths, haircuts and even getting blow-dried!!!! When it snows, I love putting on my boots and finding my Kong in the snow. My most favorite thing is peanut butter in my Kong toy and “pinchy” my red lobster and my frisbee. FELIX I was abused when I was little. My old owner kicked me in the face and I lost an eye. I know have new and loving owners and it took me a long time to trust them. I love Iams dog food and now I like my treats and don’t feel like I have to hide them all over the house. I live with three other dogs and we enjoy the run of the house, playing tag in the back yard and taking naps on the sofa. My most favorite time is when Charlie gets home from work and I can snuggle in his arms and get my tummy rubbed. FALEEN I’m a Jack Russell/Rat Terrier mix. I live with 4 dogs, 2 cats and 1 bird. I love almost every kind of food even carrots and apple slices. My most favorite toys are bones. I get up early every day so I can enjoy a walk before my new mommy can go to work. Sleeping, playing and bone chewing are just some of the ways I spend my day. WALLY I’m a West Highland White Terrier. I love people but cats don’t like me much because I just want to chase them around. My favorite toys are a rope toy to play tug of ware and a stuffed cat. I spend my time home alone during the day but the evening is full of playing and walks. I love spending my weekends in our country house where we take long walks. STEWIE Hi, I’m Stewie and I wanna tell you about me, Okay? I was hit by a car and I need to get 4 pins in my leg. My owners abandoned me but don’t worry, I found better ones. I now have a big brother, Trever. We love to plat, fight run, eat, and sleep together. I LOVE Milk Bones little sausage biscuits, and little scrambled eggs in my breakfast once a week. And you know how dogs have a favorite toy? Well, I just don’t have one, I love them all! I always have one in my mouth; they just aren’t the same toy. In the morning, I go to my backyard to use the bathroom. Then I eat breakfast and have a walk. Afterwards, I play then take a nice long nap. When I wake up, I walk to the mailbox then I play and sleep again. I eat my 5:00 dinner have a nice long walk and play, play, play! Then I sleep again. Oh, and I almost forgot! I love to ride in the car. It is sooooooo fun! HOAGIE What’s up? The name’s Hoagie. My Mommy adopted me when I was only Thomas, the little kitty. I’m so glad that Mommy adopted me. I love her so much! Some say that I’m a vicious predator, but I’m just a cool little dude! I have to admit, though, I do have a tendency to rear up like a bull! Oh, and I have a little warning for you: DO NOT interrupt me during one of my 10 hour naps! My favorite food? Dry food. It’s a little basic, but I can’t live without it! The laser pen is my favorite toy, no question about it. But I still occasionally dig through my toy box to play with some more ‘’conventional’’ toys, as Mommy says. In the mornings, I love scratching at Mommy and Daddy’s door. Once they get up, I eat a scoop of (guess what?)Dry food. After that, I take a nap all afternoon and evening. Around 10 PM, I wake up and flip out. Surprised? Don’t be. I meow frantically and run up and down the hallway, begging for the laser pen. A while after that, Mommy gets frustrated and gives me a scoop of Dry food. Heh heh! SHARK Howdy! Name’s Shark. I’m a good ‘ole down home breed dog. Live in a farm now, with the horses. Life is good here on the farm, but it wasn’t always this way. I used to have some trouble bein without my humans. Pretty scary thing for a dog. Then I found a home here. Now my human mama is always around, working here at home. Dependin on the day, I can spend my time sleeping, or I can hang out with my pa on the farm. He’s a good man, feeds me my favorite food, meat of any kind. I don’t like toys, waste a time with some much to do around here on the farm. Especially when my sister, Blossom, has a chance to play with me! Those are the best times, right up there with a good belly rub! Oh, I do have a job of course, gotta pull my weight around here. I am official greeter here at the farm, and I give a warm country welcome to whoever might show up. Next time you come down, give a holler! Maybe you can give me a ride in your car! SAM Hey, I’m Sam. I am a terrific friend and I’m smart, friendly, and I have my own personality. I just LOVE kids and I am a big athlete. I love to play catch with my tennis ball. Don’t forget to give me my delicious dog biscuits that the nice people at the coffee shop give me. You probably want to know what I do daily. So here I go! I wake up around 7 am and start the day off by fetching tennis balls outside while my people drink their coffee. Then, I go for a short walk. Sometimes I go to the ocean and run for hours. I manage not to tear apart my house while my people are at work. I just sit around and wait for them to come home. I take another walk before dinner. I usually fall asleep around 7 pm. I must say that my people were really happy when we move to the country and I get all the exercise I need. CLEO Hi, my name is Cleo. I am a very lucky boy cat adopted from Cares4Pets. My original name was Missy but then I got my new name from my new family. I am very happy now because my old owner didn’t take care of me. I have a brother named Percy who I sleep with and I have a sister named Sasha. My hobbies are: sleeping, playing with my string toys, and eating anything I can get my hands on. I am very happy in my new home and hopefully will stay here forever SASHI Hi, my name is Sashi. I am a girl cat from Cares4Pets and I also have only one eye. My favorite snack is a cheese omelet. My favorite toys are usually catnip mice and string toys. One of my habits is when my owner reads, I’ll jump on her stomach and sleep there! PERCY Hi, my name is Percy. I am a cat who got adopted from the Delaware County S.P.C.A.. I am a special needs cat with one eye. I love to eat especially Friskies, turkey, and cheese savory shreds. Also, I love any toy that has a string and catnip mice. My new family is very kind to me. One of my favorite pet moments is when I kneed on my family’s heads before I go to sleep. LOLA Hi, my name is Lola. I am a girl Boston Terrier around the age of two years old. I had a very tough life, but thanks to Cares4Pets, I was saved from the Kill shelter. I had pneumonia that almost took me away from them. I got over it and now I am a healthy dog who everyday eats, takes long walks and plays with my Kong Ball and other toys until bed. As a healthy dog, I love almost all knids of food but my favorite is broccoli. I had ice cream for my birthday for the first time and it was so yummy. Right here with my family is a doggy paradise! HARLEY Hi, my name is Harley. I am one of the few lucky boy dogs adopted in June 2007 from Care4Pets. I was one year-old at the time. Before being adopted I was passed around at least 3 times in my first 9 months. This led me to never really understanding what a forever home was. I am smart, house-trained, love to swim and was very happy when Leo and I played in the snow that one time. As a regular dog, my favorite treats are: biscuits, Beggin Strips and bones. Also, my favorite toys are: bones, tennis balls and some floating toys for the pool. I love my family and my newly adopted dog brothers, Leo and Junior ! MAC Hey, there! My name’s Mac and I’m a twelve year old Akita. Mommy and Daddy adopted me in January 2008. I have three siblings, Balou, Jasper and my kitty cat friend, Eli! Balou and Jasper are great siblings, and amazing candidates for a fun game of tug-of-war! Mommy and Daddy are so special to me. I love them so much! I absolutely ADORE 2 things: Steak, and Eli! Steak’s my favorite food and Eli’s my favorite toy! We love playing with each other. Every weekday morning, I go for my walk in the park. A while after that, Mommy and Daddy leave home for work. When they come back in the evening, they take me for another walk. Later, I play chase with Balou and Jasper, and hang with Eli. Weekends are pretty much the same, but sometimes we go hiking! When Mommy and Daddy come home from work, I always greet them with a howl(or two)! PORTER Hi my name is Porter, and I am a tiny lovable fellow who loves to curl up in any member of my family’s lap. I am happy the most when I can get my paws on the food my family eats at the dinner table. However, I do believe that my invincible chains could make me a bit happier than food I shouldn’t be eating. My day usually consists of this: Waking up with a stretch, doing my business, eating, and relaxing (of course). After my sister leaves, mom and dad put me in my cozy crate for the day. When they get home I come out with love, kisses, and lots of energy to play. After some relaxation it is DINNERTIME!!! After dinner is my long walk with my brother. With all that play, a big yummy dinner, and a long walk I go back into my crate for long night of sweet dreams. My mom and dad love it most when I greet them at the door with love bites and my wagging tail. JOLENE Hi my name is Jolene a happy pup who loves snuggling (however I tend to snore sometimes when I fall asleep), being chased in the park, and chasing cats and squirrels myself. One thing that makes me become a ferocious mad barking dog is when the door bell rings. Meat, peanut butter, and almonds are three foods I could live off of. My bones are my favorite toys to play with. My usual day goes something like this: an 8 am wake-up call, an 8:30 brief walk, breakfast at 8:45, play and sleep throughout the day, another longer walk at 7 pm, and finally dinner at 7:30. My mom thinks I am THE CUTEST when I rub my eyes with my front paws. SUSIE Yo, Susie is my name, and playing is my game! I may be small, but I have been living large.When I was only a snippet of a whippet, at 14 weeks old, I was adopted to the best family!I am the life of the party, and love to be the star. My favorite times are when the little humanscome to my house, and we can play. They are so funny. I kick my back foot in my face, andgrowl and bark at it, and it keeps them entertained for hours. See, I told you I was a star! I also can play it cool, and walks are my thing. And little blocks of frozen water…ice cubes I think they call them…they rock! The only thing I may like better is a tasty dog bone. But my best pal is Firestorm, my toy dragon. To all you dogs out there, I bark for you that you will get a family as great as mine! MILO My name is Milo. I’m an extremely playful Shepherd mix. When my owners adopted me I was just a scrawny little pup with paws too big for me. Now that I’m over a year old, I’m back to health and I love to snuggle and say hello and kiss everyone we meet.I love any kind of food mixed with roast beef juice. Yummy!!! I love to chew on expensive leather shoes but when I can’t get a hold of any, my favorite toy is my little stuffed monkey that makes noise when you squeeze it.My day consists of going for walks and relaxing. My owner said his favorite moment was when I climbed up on top of him, put my head on his chest and went to sleep just like a father and son would do. GUS I’m a two year old pit bull named Gus. I am very loving and playful and I seem to bring a smile to everyone’s face because of my great personality. My favorite food is cream cheese and chicken and my favorite toy is Billy the Buffalo. I like to get up early and go for a jog and then rest in my crate until my owners get home again. MISS MOLLY I've had a tough little puppy hood, but aside from a few mattes and stains in my fur, you'd never know it cause I act like a true lady. I'm a cool, calm, collected gal and now that I'm out of the woods, I just went to a fabulous home! UPDATE: See me all dressed up for holidays? My mom loves dressing me up and I'm such a ham in all my pretty bows and ribbons! After coming to Cares4pets feeling like an old lady, I now feel like a puppy princess, thanks to my fabulous mom and dad.