Madison and Macy, the Dynamic Duo

Madison and Macy were from the breeder confiscation with Marty, Moe and Mackenzie. They were both pregnant and had to to spayed and lose their babies or lose their own lives. We brought them to our home shortly after they had been spayed, their bellies hung low as if they had just delivered puppies. They were very scared and huddled close to each other. I cried the first time I held them. I cried for the lost puppies and for the terrible life these little angels had endured. There was something very precious about these two girls who clung to each other for safety and comfort. It was apparent early on that these girls would have to placed together. They never let the other out of their site and would howl and cry if they were separated. They slowly became more trusting and playful and learned to tolerate a harness and leash. They were cautious of people but never showed any signs of aggression. We thought we might have the girls with us for a while as they both had some health issues that would need to be addressed. Along came their Guardian Angels, a loving women from California and her husband, a gentle giant. They had seen the girls, briefly, at our weekly adoption event and couldn't stop thinking about them. They adopted them the next weekend. We had the privilege of fur baby sitting the girls recently and they looked great. They remain close to one another and are still a little skittish but are loved and accepted as they are by their new forever Mom and Dad.

Zeus the Magnificent

Zeus is a 2 y/o, 7 lbs. Chinese Crested Hairless that was rescued from a backyard breeder. He spent the first 2 years of his life living in a 4'x4' wooden box with a lid and carpet over the top on a back porch in hot, humid Florida. He was thin and his skin was in terrible condition; he was covered with blackheads and flea bites. Despite everything he had been through he was quite friendly with people and other dogs. My friend had always wanted to have a Chinese Crested dog and this was our opportunity to adopt one; there was 8 to choose from at animal control and we decided on Zeus, he was the smallest, cutest and most importantly the friendliest of the bunch. Not to fear; the others were adopted out to families by LAAR and Crested Rescue. It was very apparent that this dog was like no other we had experienced and we decided he was a mixture of Dog, Cat, Monkey and Alien. I immediately fell in love with this quirky, peculiar, naked little dog and he fell in love with me and is now my little Velcro baby. I have spent the last few months clearing up his skin, feeding him good quality food and even took him to basic obedience class. His confidence is growing every day, his skin is markedly improved and he's growing hair on his ears. He loves to chase balls and run around the house frantically squeaking his toys and occasionally tormenting the cats. We aspire to learn agility together and maybe even compete if we do well. He makes dog #8 in our home, but I can't imagine not having him with us.