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CLEVELAND APL HAPPY TALES - EVERY TAIL HAS A STORY |
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As an independent, nonprofit humane agency which receives no government funding, and being reliant on service fees and donations, we are especially pleased and touched when our friends include a note about their experiences
with an adopted APL animal and the wonderful life that guardianship has
brought to both human and animal alike! |
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Well, you can do the most obvious thing and simply stop by and adopt . . . but we know some folks simply can't do that! The next best thing you can do is help contribute to the care and comfort of an animal while they wait for their own adoption day to arrive and their own happy tale begins to unfold . . . |
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| Archived Tales Here! |
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| Coco's Story - A Little Guy With a Big Heart! |
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On April 29, 2008, I adopted a male Chihuahua mix, his name in the shelter was Mikey. I have renamed him Coco. He is a very loving and happy dog. he adjusted really fast to his new home and family in Parma, including an 8 year old White Sheppard and 3 cats.
He is very playful and loves to go for walks and for car rides. He is the bravest little dog I have seen, and thinks he is bigger than his 8 pounds. He daily takes on our Shepherd at 100 pounds, and just loves to play with her. He is extremely cuddly and affectionate. He has the sweetest temperament, and greets strangers with a waging tale. Except the mailman, he barks at the mailman all the way up the street. . . lol!
He has been to the vets for a check up and is in very good health. He did have a bit of a cough, and was on medicine, and is now better.
Thanks Cleveland APL, I couldn't ask for a better dog and companion. --Jodi
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| Cyndi Lou & Anastasia - A Tail of Two Kitties |
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Peeking: The girls were feeling photogenic one afternoon. This one is Anastasia peeking out from her 'hiding spot' under our desk chair. |
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Snuggle: This was one of the rare moments when they snuggle together. Cyndi Lou is the big one on the left, and Anastasia is on the right. |
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'Saving the World': I had purchased a t-shirt from the comic creator of 'Mutts'. The shirt shows Earl on top of the world holding on to Mooch with the caption, "Saving the world one kitty at a time." I laid it on the stairs, and when I turned around Cyndi Lou was snuggling with it. |
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When my husband and I finally moved into an apartment that allowed cats, we knew we wanted to adopt one from the Cleveland APL. That was about 5 1/2 years ago.
We went into the APL and snuggled with all the kitties to see which one would pick us. Then we saw her. A little tortoise shell kitten whose eyes were the biggest part of her. She had our heartstrings in a minute. When we took her home, we quickly had her name: Cyndi Lou (yes, after Cindy Loo Who)!
A few years after we moved into our house (about 3 years ago), we thought Cyndi Lou would like a little sister. Again, we went to the APL to see who would pick us. Lo and behold, she happened to be another tortoise shell kitten! My husband fell in love with her spunkiness. He named her Anastasia.
Our 'girls' not only look like sisters, they act like it, too. They have two totally different personalities. Cyndi Lou is more laid back, where Anastasia is very hyper. Cyndi Lou doesn't want anything to do with people food, but Ana will eat darned near anything in sight. They both have their own ways of 'lovin' - Ana will literally shove her head under your hand and look at you with that, "Well? Aren't you going to pet me NOW?". Cyndi Lou will stretch up and bap at you (amazing how far that girl can stretch up) to get your attention, then rub around your legs. Cyndi Lou loves to be picked up and snuggled, but Ana likes to come to you to be snuggled.
Anyhow, the photos attached are of the 'girls' . . . Thank you for all the work you do!!
Best wishes & kitty snuggles,
-- Bridgette & Shawn -- Cyndi Lou & Anastasia, too!
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| Bosley Goes Home - To Love and a New Name! |
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I was going to write to you sooner but the time has just gone by so quickly and here it is six months later since we visited you and left with our newest family member.
My husband and I lost our dear old Dixie at the age of 15 last Labor day weekend of natural causes. Her passing left a very big void in our home so on Sunday September 23 we decided to come to the APL just to "look around". Upon entering the kennel area we heard this very loud barking coming from a very large lab mix named "Bosley" by your staff. He got out attention right away and he seemed very excited to see us.
After making the tour of the entire kennel my husband went back to Bosley's kennel and asked to see him in the private area. When I went into the room I found this big black and white dog draped over my husband's lap so we decided to take him outside with one of the staff to see how he behaved on a leash. We were so impressed we decided to take him home with us much to the delight of the entire staff ( who all seemed quite fond of him). We re-named him "K.C." (he just didn't look like a Bosley to us) and I have to say that he is the most loveable dog either of us has ever owned.
He was already completely housebroken and has never had any problems as far as that goes. We absolutely adore him...he has added so much fun to our home and we both trust him completely (very important with a dog of his size as he is about 90 pounds) Our neighbor loves him also . . . he's just one of those dogs that you can't resist and I am so glad we found him. Thank you for giving dogs like K.C. the chance to find a happy ending. We love him! |
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