Adopted Dogs: (Dogs that are underlined have updates)!
Maggie Mae
Maggie
Mae AKA, Magster, Mags, Rocket Dog, Ms. Mae has been with me
now for almost 1 year. Maggie has become the best dog I have
ever known. After a few questionable months she has come
into her own. She now has the confidence to be herself; she
has a terrific personality and is always in a good mood. She
is a very sweet and loving girl who loves to play and
snuggle. Maggie makes weekly trips to the beach and loves to
run on the sand and jump into the water, the first time we
hit the beach she ran right into the ocean, I was amazed she
is fearless. Maggie has many dog friends who
we see everyday on her twice daily walks, her best bud’s are
Riley, Jerry, Sam, Oscar, Mattie and Jake her BT boyfriend.
Everyone in the family was instantly in love with Maggie; I
think her kiss attack greeting has something to do with it.
I think Maggie knows she has found her forever home. I am
grateful that I found her through BTRNC. The people that
make up BTRNC are the best, without their love, time,
compassion and money so many great dogs would be lost. I
will continue to support them for as long as I can.
Maggie also sends a special thank you to her foster mom, Ms.
Elaine.
Dudley
Here's a
photo of Dudley enjoying the sunshine. We adopted him in
late 2005. He's a fun loving Boston who's full of energy and
has never met a stranger. We love him!
2007 Update:
He is doing really well – hard to believe he’s over 2 years
old now. I attached a picture of him posing on the arm of
the couch. He’s so funny. Obedience school was so beneficial
for us and Dudley. He’s really smart. We love him so much!!
Edgar
(formerly Bacco)
We got
Edgar at the beginning of November and initially we
thought he was extremely subdued, because he didn’t say
much and spent a lot of time in his bed. We soon
discovered, however, that he is a vibrant little dog who
loves to play, jump and eat “cookies.” Edgar
dismembered several animal toys within hours of getting
them, but we found a relatively indestructible friend in
a pink rabbit that he enjoys tugging and twisting.
He likes
to be near us at all times and even sits by Janet while
she cooks; if anyone comes to the door while she’s not
paying attention, he unleashes a mighty bloodhound yodel
to warn her. Other than that, he rarely makes any noise
at all. Edgar loves to snuggle on the couch in the
evenings and curls into the smallest crevice he can
find. Although we truly value his companionship, his
snoring and gas could put a 400 pound man to shame.
He
recently made friends with a large lady Labrador and is
adjusting wonderfully to life in Charleston. We can’t
wait to take him to the beach when it gets a little
warmer! Thanks to everyone at BTRNC who helps match
dogs with their new people. We can’t imagine life
without Edgar.
Jackie Chan
(formerly Jack)
Jackie
Chan, formally known as Jack, became a member of our
pack - Brian & I (both Army Veterans), KC (older Boston
sister), Cody (the cat) and Dude (my first darling and
12 year old Boxer) in May 2005. We decided to get
another Boston mainly for KC’s sake. You see, she is
extremely attached to Dude and Dude is getter
older. Adding a younger buddy and playmate would be a
good for both her and Dude.
When we met Jackie Chan, he was still
recovering from being lost or abandoned accompanied by
malnutrition when found in January 2005. His age was
unknown; he was still really skinny at 15 lbs and
re-growing his hair. His resilience is amazing
though. Now, he is a whooping 19.5 lbs. His teeth were
checked a
nd
we’ve learned that he is only 3 years old! . He is
extremely happy, loves everything about us and life and
shows it “OUT LOUD.” He adores going for walks, but
playing ball with us is his favorite. He and KC wrestle
and run while we’re busy around the house. When bedtime
comes, he waits for us to settle in before he comes and
asks to get in under the covers (we even purchased a
bigger bed to accommodate us all). He snores as loud as
a person, but it is one of the funniest things I’ve ever
heard. He’s not a morning dog as he likes to eat
breakfast and go back to bed, but in the afternoon and
evening he’s non-stop. Jackie is vibrant and full of
himself. He keeps KC young and I couldn’t imagine our
lives without him.
Angela Mullennex (Jackie Chan’s new
human)
Little Bits
and Skittles
I wanted to
let you know that Little Bits and Skittles are just fine
and doing well. Actually, that's the polite way of
stating it. We think they're perfect! They have settled
in to a very comfy lifestyle; they are used to sleeping
on the couch during the day and getting first choice of
bed space at night. Since I've been spending more time
at my mom's, The Girls and Saaz are in charge of the
house. Skittles and Little Bits have Shawn well trained.
They all enjoy two or three regular evening walks as
well as rides to my mom's house for an evening visit.
Their personalities have blossomed! Little Bits
regularly gives hugs when it's time to go out and
settles in quite close for cuddles in the evenings.
Skittles greets us with a toy when we come home and says
a proper hello prior to going outside. Both girls follow
Shawn around the house during the morning and evenings.
When all three dogs follow him from room to room, they
look like circus ponies in a ring. Little Bits and
Skittles have both been to the vet's for routine visits.
No seizures for Little Bits; Skittles has only
experienced an infected sebaceous gland which was
treated successfully with antibiotics. The vets and
techs all think that the girls are very dear. Of course!
Jazz ( the fourth Boston, now known as Maggie) has moved
into my sister's home, where she is the princess
(sleeping on a hot pink bed). This proved to be
beneficial for the girls, as they began to play more
with each other and Saaz, rather than solely interacting
with Jazz. Jazz and Skittles would play together well,
but would exclude Little Bits. Little Bits and Skittles
now play with Saaz and seem to regard him as the man in
charge. We are very grateful for your faith and trust
in us. I appreciate that you made a difficult decision,
but know that they are well cared for, treasured and
loved!!
Bartley
Dear friends at
BTRNC,
Hi! It's me, Bartley! I just wanted to let all of you know
about my new home and life in Charleston, SC. My new mom and
dad came to pick me up from my wonderful foster mom's house
in Raleigh on New Year's Eve. The car ride back to
Charleston was kinda long, but I love to sleep and just lay
around, so that was a perfect time to do it!
My new house is so great and I even mastered my new doggie
door in one day! I have a big backyard to play in whenever I
want to and a new, soft, green bed.
I've had a pretty busy first week. Our house is very close
to Folly Beach, so my new parents took me there the other
day. We walked near the ocean and picked up seashells. I
went to see my new vet, Dr. Feinberg, to get a check-up for
my Cushing's (I'm feeling good by the way). I think I'm
going to like him--he's very nice and gentle. I'm getting
about 100 belly rubs a day and lots of hu gs and kisses. I
want you all to know that I have finally found my true
forever home. I know that my new parents love me a lot and
will always protect me and make sure I'm healthy and
comfortable.
I love you all, thank you for everything you've done for me!
Love,
Bartley Johnston Davis
Patch
Princess
Thought I would share this
pic of Princess and my grandson, Troy. As I recall the
previous owner said she didn't like children. Couldn't be
further from the truth!
Hobbit
Hobbit is wonderful!!! He has become my
little shadow... follows me everywhere. Sleeps with me and
gets all silly when I come home from work. It's too cute.
He has become so playful in the last few weeks...loves his
ball. I have just totally fallen in love with Hobbit. Not
too mention, my pit bull Eddie loves him to death, too!!
Hobbit follows Eddie everywhere. Eddie cleans Hobbit all the
time and allows him to eat out of his food dish with him.
You should see them napping together. It's adorable!! Thank
you all so much for allowing me to give Hobbit a home.
Bella
She is so
SPOILED! She has 2 new collars a hunter green one with
sparkles on it with a new leash to match. And a pink one
with 2 different color rose buds around it and a leash to
match. Also she got
a
new T-shirt that's hot pink and says, Spicy Girl, on the
back with 3 paw prints with rhinestones in the middle of
them. A thick sweatshirt that's heather gray for really cold
weather. Allen bought this little green alligator looking
thing and she fell in love with it. She wouldn't even have
anything to do with all the other toys I had, just tennis
balls. Until The little gator came along. So for Christmas
she got a stuffed pink doggie. She has her own Christmas
stocking with a BT on it with a Santa hat on, it's hunter
green and red with paw prints all over it. Bella still
isn't very happy when she sees other dogs. But she still
loves the cat. They are so funny together. She slobbers all
over him when he comes in and he lets her. And she is
obsessed with our heater ducts. She stands at 1 for hours
and just looks down into it. We can NOT get her attention on
anything else except her tennis ball. But even after a few
minutes of the ball she's right back at staring down the
hole. We don't know what her fascination is with it. Maybe
she will get over it soon. Well, that's the Bella update. I
am glad she is mine now. I love her dearly. She's my baby
girl.
Katie
I wanted you to know Katie has
settled in and is now in charge of the house!!!
She had a great weekend. She is doing even better
with going out on her own. She just doesn't like
wet weather. I need to get her a raincoat !! She's
so cute we all can't keep our hands off of her. The
minute you come home you have this adorable welcome,
butt wiggling like you said, always brings us her
ball, bone, whatever she can find first. So
enthusiastic.
Ruger
Ruger and his BT buddy Bullet love to play
together: tug-of-war and the bitey-face game are favorites,
and they love to run the BT 500 together.
Bullet (bottom) and Ruger (top)
Annie
Lulu
Lulu
is doing great. She's finally starting to play with her
toys, and has a habit of taking each of them out of her
toybox (one by one) and carrying them to the very middle
of the living room. She'll make a pile out of them, then
walk away... job done. :)
She enjoys playing with her BT niece,
Lucy, every couple of weeks, and is continuing to learn
all sorts of BT behaviors, such as running the BT 500,
and doing the whole lets-bite-each-others-neck game. Oh,
and of course, begging from the dinner table. Since she
is a larger BT, she has figured out that she can get her
front legs up on the chair rung, and lay her drooling
face directly on the table to give her parents a visual
reminder that she's waiting for handouts. Speaking of
drooling, she has perfected blowing bubbles - she's up
to two at a time on each side! Now that takes talent. :)
She loves giving nose-butt kisses... but every now and
then will get over-excited while the kissee gets a
little nip.
Lulu's really
bonded with her dad, which was surprising since we were
worried about her being scared of men. She's really
taken to him, and has pretty much become his shadow. She
won't even let anyone walk her unless her dad is with
us. We're still working on this.
All in all, she's still pretty timid, and
doesn't like to be introduced to a lot of new people
(unless they can bribe her with a treat) or dogs at any
given time. She's continuing to warm up to the dogs in
her neighborhood on a daily basis when she goes on her
walks.
Ewing
Ewing is a spoiled spoiled little dog! I walk
a lot to do my errands around downtown and everyone knows
him already; the grocery store clerk, the pharmacist, the
owner of the restaurant across the street! Everyone is very
dog friendly down here. I left him alone for the first time
last night and I was so worried but I got home and he was so
excited, was running in circles around me and he didn't do
anything naughty while I was gone. Every night he sleeps in
bed with me, half the night under the covers and the other
half on top of the covers. He snores so loudly though
sometimes I have to roll him over!His favorite thing to do
while I work is sit in the doorway to the balcony and watch
the boats go by.
Mary
Mary is an adorable, sweet girl. She is so laid back and
fits right in! She is so easy going we have nicknamed her
"Mary Ploppers" because she seems happy and content to plop
down just anywhere. Her best buddy is our 12 y.o. daughter
Brandy and they have really connected. Our original Boston,
Smokey, gives her the respect a nice lady like Mary
deserves. We just love her so!
Junior
I just wanted to
touch base with you and let you know how much
we are enjoying having Junior in our family. He's really a
very sweet,
loving guy with lots of love and energy for all of us. He
and my husband are
practically joined at the hip!
Newt
Newt (on the left) with his new pal Riley.
Gracie
Everyday Gracie shows us more and more of her personality
and boy, what a personality it is! She is such a joy. She
is a cuddle bug and is sooooo well behaved. We feel so
lucky to have her in our life. Guinness is so happy to have
a playmate again. They are getting along
wonderfully and are tug-o-war pals.
Buddy
I am so proud to have adopted
Buddy...We had a great weekend! Yesterday we spent the
whole day up at Freedom park making friends with other dogs
and laying in the sun, we played fetch and tug-of-war with
the rope toy, and watched geese paddle by in the pond. He
got quite dirty from romping around, so I gave him a nice
bath before bed...he was so good, he even let me use the
blow dryer on him, so he wouldn't be cold and wet for too
long!!!! Boy is he spoiled!
Buddy and the cats are
(seemingly) getting more and more used to the idea of each
other...no real contact yet - but they were on the same side
of the fence the other day, and that's a big improvement!
Will keep you posted on the Little Man!
Cleo
Cleo is
our little angel baby . She gets along great with the other
two dogs Dudley and Kramer . They both take good care of her
. They wash her face and ears and walk outside with her when
it is dark . She does not see very well . She is now off of
her medications . The Enalapril and the Lasix . She is on
some antibiotics because the vet said she had an infection .
She has been going to the bathroom on the floor . Did she
ever do that with you guys ? The vet recently found 5
mammary tumors . We had one biopsied and found out they
were benign . Thank goodness . So how are your dogs ? Does
Bullet enjoy his new brother ? Tell me about your new foster
. We just adore our Cleo . She sleeps a lot . She has her
own bed that my husband covers her up in every night . She
also sleeps with us occasionally . She is a good sleep puppy
. She also loves the sun . She scratches to go out so she
can take a nap on the deck in the sun . Just love her .
Berkeley
Wanted to
give you a up date on Berkeley. He is doing great!!!! He
fits in so good with our family. We take him and Glinda out
at 5:15 every morning before Steven goes to work. His hair
has gotten very shinny. He is coughing very little now. He
sleeps in a chair beside my bed. I have a water bed and I
think it will take time for him to get use to that, he will
love it come winter time. Berkeley and Glinda play good to
gather, when they play they play hard. Mr. B (as we call
some time) will be going to the vet next week to get a check
up. ... He stays on the porch a lot and is not following me
around much at all now. There will be times in the morning
after every one has had breakfast you will find, Mr. B,
Glinda and my cat sleeping in the couch. What a family I
have!!!!!
Sukie (was
Suzy Q)
Sukie plays up to the camera with her new
family!
Emily
Leeza (renamed Liesl)
"We adopted Leeza around the 4th of July and she's just been a total
pleasure. The name Leeza reminded us of a very similar sounding
name, 'Liesl', from one of our favorite movies, "The Sound of Music".
So we decided that Liesl would be her new name. Then we set out to
buy all the supplies we needed (and some we just wanted) to make Liesl's
transition to her forever home a smooth one. You have to spoil these
rescue dogs, you know! Liesl is just wonderful with our cats. She's a
calm little girl and doesn't scare our two Siamese one bit. All is
peaceful at home and Liesl is a perfect fit for our family.
We are currently visiting my daughter and her husband in Dallas, TX.
Liesl did beautifully on the long car trip and proved quite the good
We were a little anxious about introducing Liesl to my daughter's three
Bostons, but after some growling and a few very Boston-like exchanges,
all is peaceful and they are all napping and eating together like old
My daughter, Kellie, has a full house of Bostons and this is exactly
the waywe like it!! Here is a photo of my grandpup Greer taking a nap on a Liesl sized
pillow. And here's the whole gang! It's one big happy family. I bet Liesl
will miss her BT family when we head back to North Carolina.
Thanks Roberta, Elaine and everyone at BTRNC! - Connie & Robert
Whitis"
