Misty's Happy Ending...only a puppy ...a smashed leg... filled with beebee shot...

August 2006 - a letter from Misty's family who also adopted Maggie the Bernese from AAS....

Hi AAS!

I just wanted to update you on Misty and Maggie and Shelby.....

They are as happy as can be... We go for walks every day out in the bush and they just LOVE it! Judy, Misty has blossomed like you wouldn't believe! You wouldn't recognize the amazing girl she has become! I love all my dogs to pieces but she is something else... She has personality plus! She is soooo happy, curious about everything and LOVING like you wouldn't believe! Every, morning she kisses her dad for a good solid 10 minutes, while he contemplates getting out of bed... she just can't love him enough... truly amazing changes from that fearful little creature that we took in. She is so funny too... when we're working in the house (we're doing a bit of remodeling), we leave the back door wide open, so the dogs can come and go as they please.... She'll peek around the corner of the door to see if you're noticing her and then she'll dash in grab a shoe or whatever is handy and then dash out the door with it... she'll do this until you stop what you're doing and go and chase her around the yard. Because it's been so hot here, we also leave the back door open all night long.... Well when we get up in the morning, there will be an assortment of items on the lawn that she's dragged out... she never ever chews anything up, she just enjoys the game (well she still has that paper/cardboard fetish), but that's nothing.... She is just hilarious! Thank you again so much for her, life just wouldn't be the same without her!

Maggie is a very happy and loving girl too. She is very low key though, compared to Misty. It doesn't take much to please her, she is just happy to be where ever you are. We've had her to the groomers twice now, since we've been here. She has a beautiful coat... you'll have to tell Diane that Maggie still has her baby curls!

My old girl Shelby is doing much better than when she was at the coast... it seems that the dryness here has helped her arthritis incredibly. I really thought she was at the end there, but here, she's perky as can be! She is 14 this year, nearly at the end of her life span, 3/4 deaf and blind, but she's a happy girl and she loves her sisters dearly.... Maggie tends to run her over a lot, poor Shelby! But Shelby gets up like nothing has happened and interestingly enough, when Shelby needs help to go out in the middle of the night, Maggie is the first one to wake up and starts whining to let us know; so in her own way, she watches out for Shelby.

We had them all to the vet last week for their checkups.... Misty is the same weight as she was about a year ago, 47 pounds... and is very healthy. Maggie unfortunately, has to lose 15 pounds, so we've changed her food to a high end, diet food and increased her exercise. We are to do this for the next month, take her back in and weigh her and if she hasn't lost anything, we will have her thyroid tested. I think she has lost some weight, but I'll weigh her in about 2 more weeks.

Anyways I think that's it for now. I've been meaning to write to you for sometime and thought I should just sit down here this evening and do it...

I hope all is well with you and thank you for everything you do for those that can't help themselves....

Cathy & Gene