Well, I am doing just fine, the vet says I am in excellent condition and
that little lump on my tummy (which she aspirated, ouch) is just a fatty
cyst so I don't have to worry about it. Life is pretty good for me - I
have lots of balls and lots of love - of course I'm just a little bit
spoiled but my Mom says that's to make up for all the bad times - which
except when I get scared I don't remember. It's still hard for me to
contain myself sometimes when I see another dog that gets to close to my
Mom or my sister Lizzie so I have to wear the haltie when we go out for a
walk....and my harness...but when I am hiking or walking with Tasha I
don't have to because I don't worry about her so much. Anyway, just
wanted to let you know I'm still doing great and its because of you saving
me when I was just little and being there all the time for me and finding
my Mom for me .... I know sometimes its hard for AAS because of all the
pressure from the SPCA but I hope you remember me and all my other buddies
that are having a great life because of you - who knows where we'd be
without AAS - well I guess I sure wouldn't be around.......love, Chuck

AAS rescued Chuck from the Vancouver City Pound in 1998, only one of 17 behaviourally-challenged dogs that were going to be killed. Poor Chuck's story is too common in one way - in two homes circumstances changed so Chuck was homeless again several times.

Sadly for thousands of dogs, not so common is Chuck's happy ending. Through AAS's determination to keep taking responsibility for our animals, he and Maureen Gabriel found each other and she took over "being responsible" for Chuck. She's stuck by him through all the tough behaviour adjustments that he finally made, and we haven't had to worry about Chuck for many years now. This is what we mean by taking responsibility for the dog you say you have rescued.