Success Stories

For dogs adopted from March 1st 2004 to the present:

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Thanks to everyone's support and assistance - these are the numbers of dogs we have rehomed!

TOTAL Adoptions to date (7/1/2002 - 9/1/2008): 1,332
2008 Adoptions to date (9/1/2008): 77
2007 Adoptions: 145
2006 Adoptions: 142
2005 Adoptions: 194
2004 Adoptions: 317
2003 Adoptions: 387
2002 Adoptions (7/1/02 - 12/31/02): 70

Updates from adopters!

I LOVE my new home. As a matter of fact, I think I won the doggie lottery. I live here with my two BIG brothers, Wrinkles and Pleats (Shar-Peis) and my same-size brother, Shaggy. We all get along really well. The food here is really good. In the morning, Mom sometimes makes us gour-mutt breakfasts -- one day we had meatballs and another day we even had bacon!!!!! I love to eat. Every single morning, after we go outside for our second potty time, we all line up for a treat. Mom tells us to sit, and we get Snausages or Pupperonis. Yummmm.

I let my parents sleep in bed with me. My Sleep Number is a 35. I sleep through the night every night, and lick Mom and Dad awake in the morning. I have bad doggie breath, but no one seems to mind. After only two weeks at my new home, I earned full house roaming privileges. My old family crated me a lot, but my new parents have figured out that I am completely nondestructive (well, other than the one time I chewed on the door jamb, but that was it for bad behavior from me). I love my new house. It has lots of windows. I'm not supposed to jump on the couches, but sometimes I do when Mom and Dad are at work. They don't know it, though.

We have a huge swimming pool outside and a fenced in back yard. I have attached a picture of me lounging by the pool. I like to take my bones (and Wrinkles' and Pleats' and Shaggy's too) and sit in the shade while Mom and Dad are swimming. Well, that's all for now. Thank you so much for finding me such nice parents. I hope all your dogs are as lucky as I am.

Waggingly yours, Jazz

Belle is doing great. She's 1 now, but still has all her puppy energy and loves squeaky toys. Belle also loves water but still hasn't quite learned to swim. She only goes out as far as she can walk!

When it just us at home, we play a lot of fetch and tug. She also hasn't given up hope my 2 cats will play with her and often offers her toys to them. It's been pretty stressful on the cats, but we've come a long way and they now accept she is here to stay!

Sincerely, Kathleen

This is a picture of our three kids with Chloe the first night we brought her home. She has been a wonderful addition to our family and we are so happy she is with us.She's a sweet natured, lovable puppy who already weighs in at 40 pounds.

We have fenced our yard; she runs and rips around playing ball with the kids, and we all just crack up. My husband takes her for a walk every evening, and she has learned to "heel", as well as "sit" and "come". She is crate trained and almost completely housebroken. We're glad that Chloe is in our lives and can't imagine what life was like "B.C." (before Chloe)!

Thank you, Susan

Thanks for checking on Kearney -- he is love! He is fully integrated into our family. He is the happiest, most well-behaved dog I have ever had and I have had quite a few. It just goes to show that "mixed-breeds" can be the best!!

Last night, as he was curled up next to me watching TV, I noticed how his feet don't seem so big any more in relation to his body -- he is growing and filling out! No more ribs showing! He is not going to be a big boy -- just a gentle and sweet boy.

Thanks for saving him for us! Kay

Nash is doing great. He graduated puppy school last Saturday, 9/14/07. 8 weeks of training... and he is such a great dig. He's growing big too! He's about 45 lbs. at 5 months now.

He's a really cool dog and loves people and other dogs too!

Thank you so much, Jason

I was thinking about you all yesterday and was going to write you soon about our year. Trot is so WONDERFUL! He is cute, sweet, adorable, funny, playful and much more. He fits in our family so well.. He is a great listener, very well behaved and everyone is jealous!

This past July we had to put our beautiful Remo to sleep. Trot has made the loss a little easier to bear, and my husband and I love him more today than ever. Hope you and your group are doing well and finding lots of homes for more beautiful creatures.

Take care and hope to hear from you again. Sincerely. Diane

We fortunately found A New Leash after we were fairly desperate to find a dog. We rescued a dog from the median of a busy highway - we fell in love and had the dog for a month when her owner reclaimed her. We were heartbroken, but had to give her back. My kids were crushed, so we really wanted to find the perfect dog.

After talking with your group and you feeling that Little Mac would be a good match for us, we went to meet him and could not believe our good fortune. He is a really sweet and good tempered dog who has had a rough life. We are happy to give him a good, stable, and loving home. He deserves it. It is amazing to us that such a good dog was abandoned and potentially mistreated. We love A New Leash On Life and are really happy to have found you. We have worked with other rescue associations and have rescued a few dogs ourselves. We are incredibly thankful for the wonderful work that you and your colleagues do.

Penny

Thanks for checking in. Kirby, now Cooper, is a wonderful dog. He was a perfect fit for me. He has energy to play, and also likes to chill out and sleep. He likes going for rides in my old pick up truck and in my boat. He's such a good boy that I can leave him free in the house now while I'm working. I have enclosed a photo I took yesterday when we were playing in the yard with his frisbee. He gets tired after several throws, and when it's hot out he likes to find some shade to lie in!

I can't begin to explain how wonderful he is!

Thanks, Brandon

Ally and Keely are great. They are getting so big and they are enjoying each others company. I can’t imagine the two without each other, and we are so fortunate to have both the girls in our life. They know their routine every morning as we head down the trail to the cove at Falls Lake. They enjoy swimming and playing in the lake. They definitely have some Lab in them, but keep beside me and watch my every move like Border Collies. They are extremely attentive but very submissive, kind and sweet. They have learned their commands quickly and have been wonderful with younger children and adults.

Ally and Keely are with me all day, except when I have to run errands. They sleep with our cat Smokey and play with our other small dog, London. Their favorite activity this summer, besides swimming and running along the lake shore - was dipping in their “kiddy” pool and running circles through the paths in our backyard. They fit in well in our neighborhood, since there are quite a few neighbors with two large dogs each and we all live on large lots with plenty of room for the dogs to get out and exercise.

Thank you for all your hard work and your volunteers. Many thanks for rescuing Ally and Keely.

All our best, The Averys

hanks for checking in on Sophie (previously known as Tulah)! She's doing really well and here's an update. Just after Thanksgiving last year, we adopted Sophie. She spent the next few weeks getting used to our cats (and vice versa, but they still rule the roost for the most part), and getting used to her new name, Sophie (aka Snoot Knudsen). My husband and I got married in February and she was very much a part of the celebration. In April we started seriously working on our yard and Sophie helped by investigating the mulch piles.

She had a blast racing around at the dog park and when her buds would come over to play, but used to be depressed when she had no dog friends to chase (humans are simply not fast enough for her). So, Sophie got a little bro named Ravi in June. Sophie helped to train Ravi (he's a pup) on the ways of squeaky toys, cats, etc...

Sophie and Ravi get daily walks/jogs, hikes on the weekends and lots of guidance from us. In turn, we have very happy and healthy dogs with sound minds (more or less depending on which squeaky toy Ravi decides to capture as his own). Sophie and Ravi took their first long car trip to Florida in August and did fabulously.

We have been recommending A New Leash on Life Dog Rescue to everyone we talk to who asks about Sophie. Your foster care system goes above and beyond any other dog rescue we've worked with - your organization fosters stable, healthy and secure pets, and you make sure they go to the right home.

Thanks again, Hilary and Marcus

Floyd is fantastic! We are all amazed every day at how well he has blended into our family. It is like he has always been with us. I can't imagine a day without him now. We adopted a Golden Retreiver (Ben) when he was two and he is now seven. We were so blessed with Ben - he is the best dog and we were not sure if we could get lucky twice. Floyd is just as sweet, kind and loving as Ben. He is even better in some ways. The two dogs have gotten along since day one and all the kids love them both.

Our experience with A New Leash on Life has been great and we recommend it to everyone who comments on the dogs. I even try to encourage giving an older dog a chance - both of our guys were over 2 and have been amazing additions to our family.

Thanks for the 2nd best dog ever! The Longs

I wanted to give you an update on our precious Shelby. Shelby is doing great and has fallen into our family just wonderfully. We love her so much! We can not thank you, your organization, and the Lord above for the awesome addition to our family. Sincerely, Crystal