Success Stories

Harper (formerly Ebony)

Harper recently turned a year old and she’s been my dream dog. Originally thought to be a lab spaniel, she’s looking more like a flat coated retriever with a beautiful soft coat. She loves beef marrow bones, watching television (especially cartoons), naps, and taking daily trips to her favorite dog parks. She’s a total cuddlebug who loves to play with other dogs, is intensely curious about cats, and adores people (especially my landlord’s little girls who slip her treats from their dinner table). I can’t thank K-9 lifesavers enough for sending me such a perfect puppy. I get compliments every day on how beautiful, smart, and friendly Harper is and I totally agree! She’s my perfect match!
Sincerely,
Diana Metzger

Loki (formerly Carol)

Just writing to say a big “thank you!” for Loki, formerly Carol. She was adopted by my roommate and me a couple of years ago, and she’s been nothing but a furry wonderdog since. Her favorite things to do are play with her multiple stuffed squirrels and stare you down while you’re eating.

Every day we’re greeted with the funniest combination of whines and barks and an immediate need for belly rubs. Thank you again for what you do, we’ve definitely ended up with the best dog!

Coby (formerly Twitch)

This is very belated, but I just wanted to write and say thank you for giving us the opportunity to meet our darling little Coby (formerly Twitch). He is the love of my life and his dad, although not a dog lover and skeptical about getting Coby, may love him more than I do! I can’t imagine life without our little cuddle bug. Thank you so much for making it possible.
Sincerely,
Dana Litowitz

Penny formerly known as Peaches

Here are some pictures of Penny.  We will send along some more, but here are just a few.  She is so wonderful and sweet- we could not be happier!!

I’ve honestly never met a better natured dog who was so snuggly and kind.  She’s so well behaved and easy going!  Thank you so much!!!

Katharine

Sonny formerly known as Timber

Thank you so much for bringing this wonderful little guy into my life.  “Sonny” now “Timber” (my mom named him!) is a bundle of love and is adjusting very well to my home.  He has an amazing temperament; he is gentle, loyal, loving, obedient, and one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever met.  He follows me around everywhere I go and continually demonstrates how much he just wants simple attention and love, and wants to return it unconditionally to everyone he meets.   I am SO appreciative to have him around, I can hardly wait to get home to see him every time I leave the house! He appears so happy and thankful to have a good home to live in and, mostly, to be smothered with love!  After only a week, he already sits and waits for his food, is learning to walk on his leash and is almost house trained- what a smart little guy!  Everyone who he meets immediately loves him, can’t believe he is so “good” and asks me where I got him!  He thoroughly enjoys playing outside in the backyard, fetching his favorite toy- a green fuzzy snake, running through the leaves, smiling and wagging his tail in glee.  Once his tummy/ cough are better, we will start to meet/greet other doggies and begin to socialize some more since he appears to love other dogs.

Thanks again for all the wonderful services your rescue provides, and for helping all the incredible animals like “Timber” find happy homes.  I will continue to send photos and notes about Timber’s development as he grows more secure, confident, and “bigger”(!) over time.
Warm regards,
Lindsay & Timber

Riely formerly known as Hank

Just wanted to give you an update on Riley!  I know you post updates on dogs that have been adopted through K-9 Lifesavers so since we have had Riley (Hank) since April I thought it would be nice to let everyone know how he is doing!
When we first got Riley in April, we brought him home as a Foster, to see how it would work!  Well the moment we had to take him to an adoption event, turned out we were failed fosters, especially when other people wanted to pet him!!!!! The moment he walked in the house and refused to go up stairs or walk on the hardwood!  Well that only lasted so long, he quickly learned to run up and down (even hobbling on three legs, when we adopted him he just had his surgery).  We hadn’t yet integrated him with the cat Raven, she was good with my roommates dog, but Riley didn’t really like her so much…he always tried to eat her :(.  Well months later, they can sit in the same room together.  We have won the battle, but have yet to win the war, because after an hour they get sick of each other!!!!  Riley learned how to swim over the summer and absolutely loved it!  At first he was mad at Mom and Dad, but then realized it was fun to be in the water!  When we first adopted him, Riley didn’t like toys, sticking his head out the car window or treats, felt like we had to re-teach him to be a dog.  To this day his face is planted against the window looking out waiting for the window to come down, and he loves his plush toys and tennis ball.  He use to not like playing around other dogs (taking him to the dog park still has some work, he would rather sniff everyone then play :) ), but when he has his friends come out to play with him, he loves running and jumping around!  He unfortunately had to get another surgery in August for his leg (THANK YOU K-9 Lifesavers), and 12 weeks later and a pulled groin, he is doing great! Walking and sitting like a dog that didn’t have any issues with leg.  I still remember the day when we pulled his picture up on Craigslist and knew we would love him.  It was a huge adjustment to our lives, but we wouldn’t change it!!!  We thank you K-9 Lifesavers for everything you have done, especially putting Riley in his Furever home!
Thank you,
Erin and Matty

Binky

I previously had owned a dog (“LUCKY”) who I took for his evening walks.  While walking that evening I ended up stepping in a hole and breaking my ankle.  After I had surgery to put my ankle together again, “LUCKY” got really sick and had to be euthanized, so here I sat with a big cast, unable to walk and lying in bed checking outPetfinder.com for my next four legged companion.  After searching for months – I had to give myself time to heal so that I could walk again (wouldn’t be fair to not be able to walk the new dog) – I finally saw a picture of “BINKY” fromK-9 Lifesavers.  There was just something about his face that said, will you please pay me a visit?  After passing the home inspection, off I went to visit “BINKY” at his foster mom’s house and it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!

He came home with me that day and he has helped me tremendously with making me get up and walk him.  Ibarely have a limp anymore and the two of us have bonded fora lifetime.  We have helped each other out in our time of need.

Jennifer Cooey

Derby formerly known as Peaches

It’s been almost two months since we adopted Derby from K-9 Lifesavers and I just wanted to check in and let you know she is most definitely a success story. Nigel and I are completely in love with her and already can’t imagine life without her in our home. We made it through five weeks of cage rest after heartworm treatment with no real problem since Derby is pretty low energy most of the time. But now that she’s allowed to play she’s been introduced to a few family dogs and has really enjoyed playing with them so we can’t wait to schedule some regular play dates. During Thanksgiving she was surrounded by about 20 adults and 5 children under age 6 and she could not have been sweeter. She rolled over whenever the kids wanted to pet her and was generally just as gentle as can be. And, best of all, she’s doing great with our three cats. She and Chewy (in the attached picture) are good friends and have even started sharing her bed mostly because Chewy refuses to move when she comes to bed. She is still working it out with one of our cats but 99.9% of the time they are just fine together.

I just want to thank you again for bringing Derby into our lives. We can’t believe how such an amazing dog could end up in need of a home but we are so thankful that she did.

Thanks again.

Christine and Nigel

Kiah formerly known as Kennedy

Bailey formerly known as Marco

Hi there. I just want to let you know that Marco, we actually named him Bailey, is doing fantastic. He is growing very fast and I swear he has almost doubled in size and is now at 25 lbs. Everyone we meet absolutely loves him and he loveseveryone (humans and dogs) as well. He has a lot of doggie friends that he gets to play with almost daily and has recently discovered digging in the dirt and splashing in the water. He even taught his friend Remy (a baby corgi) how toplay in mud and get really really dirty for her owners. He is getting use to having a shower pretty much every other day. We are so glad that he has become a part of our family. Thanks for doing what you do.

Sincerely,

Becca Rodgers

Maddie

HI! My name is Maddie! I was brought to a Rockville PETCO adoption event from a high-kill shelter in South Carolina. I was adopted by a nice couple that lives in Clarksburg, MD that also has a jack russell named Sammy. The first few days, I was pretty scared. I was in this new place…and did not know if I was going to be staying. But as the week went on, we all fell into a routine. Within 3 weeks, I had learned sit, stay, lay down, and shake…and now I know my new name, too! Sammy and I are the best of friends and are always running around. One of my favorite things to do is laze around in all of Sammy’s beds…which is funny because he is half of my size. Another thing I do, is “talk” to my mommy and daddy when they come home from work! I really do like it in my new home and am so glad to have found my new perfect family! Thank you k9-lifesavers!

Thank you so much for your help in finding us the perfect addition :)

CHARLIE FORMELY KNOWN AS MINI-MICKEY

Hello! I’ve been meaning to write for a while now and let you all know that Charlie (formerly Mini-Mickey) has settled in amazingly well here at home! He was a remarkably well-adjusted, confident pup, which I must attribute to your volunteers, particularly to his foster family, who we met at the adoption event last January. They were incredibly informative and helpful and a HUGE part of why we took home the dog we did.

Charlie leads a spoiled life now, filled with almost daily trips to the dogpark, occasional outings to the winery or hiking or even swimming, and, more recently, trips to doggy daycare, since I now work for one! He loves every minute of it. He was a star in obedience classes and he’s so well-behaved, I’ve had people ask where I got him so they can have one like him! I’m sure to tell them he’s just a perfect mutt that I got from a wonderful rescue! He even leaves the cat alone now, though it took months and months of reinforcement.

Thank you, to all the volunteers. I can’t imagine how stressful and difficult it must be to do what you all do, but without you, our family would be incomplete! Our experience with your rescue, from the initial email contact with the application to the home visit to the adoption itself was a complete joy.

LUCY FORMERLY KNOWN AS JILL

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to give a little update on our girl, Lucy (formerly known as “Jill”). We adopted her about 8 months ago, and she just turned 1 year old this year. I’m pleased to report that she is a healthy, outgoing, exuberant, and happy adolescent shepherd. :) She gets along wonderfully with her brother, our other adopted dog, Charlie. They play ALL the time. She is a sweetheart to everyone she meets – people, dogs, and kids. She’s also progressing really well in her obedience classes. She learns so quickly! We can’t imagine our life without her. Thank you again for helping us bring her into our family!

Best,

Megan

Taylor formerly known as Jett

We are sorry that we have not e-mailed you sooner, but since we picked up Jett, Now known as Taylor, we have been very busy.

Simon and I got married August 14 on a beach in North Carolina. Taylor came with us and thoroughly enjoyed all the attention from all of our friends and family and she couldn’t get enough digging in the sand and playing in the water.

Here are some pictures. She is parvo free, and parasite free, almost done with all her shots, and still a little fire cracker! She still gets car sick. We love her and are so thankful that you do what you do. I’m also attaching the e-mail we sent out to our friends and family when we got her. Enjoy, and thanks again

Becca and Simon

Our Family is Growing!!!

It’s a girl!!!!

After many heartbreaking attempts to try and get a puppy, many trips to shelters and walking away empty handed because we weren’t the first to see the babies, after a few applications, we finally found the perfect sweetheart to join our family. She is thought to be a retriever sheppard mix and is about 10 weeks old. We met her as Jetta, and now she is happily getting situated and quickly learning the rules of her new Forever home at Farragut as Taylor. We quickly found out that our baby does not like car rides – 3 pukes, 1 pee, and an hour an a half later we arrived home from Fredericksburg, VA. Here she is sporting her new Redskins collar. Taylor with her new toys her bone and newspaper are thanks to her grandparents, Gammy Jo and Grandpop Larry. See Taylor with her Gramps! HOW CUTE!!!!

Taylor was a puppy born in a high kill shelter in North Carolina that kills up to 40 puppies a week! Barbara – her rescuer from K9 Lifesavers- saved her and her brothers and sisters from being put down. She and her siblings all had the Parvo Virus – which is deadly to puppies/dogs that have not had their vaccinations. Thousands of dollars later (which is why these puppies are usually put down)((not our thousands of dollars!))- she is gaining weight and on her last week and a half of meds. We have to be careful for the next few weeks while she’s still getting that nasty virus completely out of her system. We have to spray the yard with bleach where she poops so that no other doggie will pick up her virus. I think we’ve found our ring bearer!!! Keep your fingers crossed as she has not yet had an accident in the house! WooHoo!

Yes, we are crate training, but no-she did not sleep in the crate last night. Where did she sleep you ask? Well, none other than snuggled up right in the middle of Simon and I. We awoke bright and early at 5:30 this morning so we could take care of her – but who was the last one to get up – that’s right, sleepy Taylor whimpered, yawned, stretched out, and laid her head on Simon’s pillow – looking at us with those sad puppy eyes, “Do I really have to get up out of this warm comfy bed?!” Taylor would love to meet you. We love visits!

Much Love, xoxoxox Proud and Ecstatic Parents,

Becca & Simon

Peanut, Formerly Rose The Labradoodle

We adopted Peanut from K-9 Lifesavers in August and we could not be happier. She’s the best first dog we could have asked for, and she’s doing a great job training us to be good dog owners. Peanut loves going for jogs, chasing squirrels, and wrestling with friends at the dog park. It took her a few weeks to get settled in with us, but now, she rolls over for belly rubs, comes over to give kisses and nuzzle us when we get home, and runs up to sit down in front of just about everyone she meets for a pat on the head.

Everyone at K-9 Lifesavers was great, we would absolutely recommend working with them to find the right pet for you!

The Edelmans

Cali, Formerly Known as Annie

Just wanted to pass along a picture of Cali (and Frederik, our other rescue dog) I took a week ago. We adopted Cali (an Australian shepherd mix, previously known as Annie) about two months ago thanks to your work; and we could not be more in love with her! She really opened up. Just two months later, she is a whole different dog. She is back to a healthy weight, with a beautiful new coat. She loves to nap, cuddle, loves to play with Frederik (they cannot live without each other!), she loves kisses, and she really loves treats.

We just wanted to say thanks you guys for a wonderful addition to our family. We love Cali so much and have you to thank for bringing her to us!

Conchi & Rikard

Do you have a success story that you would like to share?  Fill out the form below and send it to us, and we would be happy to post it.  To send photo, please send it to k9lifesavers@gmail.com and we will add it to your story.

Jennifer and Mikael Aurili