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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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| Sookie Makes Good! |
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We came in July 5 just to look around at the cats. As we were walking about I spotted Tori, an adorable black & white cat, and when I was looking at her card she came right up to the door of the cage and started purring. When we took her out of the cage she started kneading in the air right away. My son started crying, he is 10 so that doesn’t happen often, because he wanted her.
We took her home and renamed her Sookie, due to our love of Gilmore Girls and she is a plus size just like the character on the show.
She is very much a diva and loves attention. She has adjusted much better than I could have ever hoped for. Even the vet said she is one of the better cats she has seen before. When the vet was done examing her she just started to go to sleep! I am enclosed a picture of her doing her favorite thing . . .
--Theresa |
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| Jenna's Story - Love Has No Borders! |
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In April, 2008, our beloved Hershey, adopted from the Cleveland APL 8 years ago, passed away after a 5 month battle against lymphoma. Our house was just too empty, lonely and sad. On May 24, 2008, we adopted Jenna after falling in love with her pretty puppy face on the APL website. But we had no idea about Jenna’s real story.
The APL staff gave us additional information that indicated Jenna was actually from Virginia. I found the name of the animal shelter down there and the animal shelter manager and wrote her a letter to let her know what became of the sad eyed puppy with the long droopy ears. She told us that not much was known about Jenna other than she was picked up by Animal Control as a stray and estimated to be about 11 weeks old. With their shelter overcrowded, Jenna had run out of time and was headed for euthanasia. But the shelter workers had fallen in love with her sweet, affectionate, and loving personality and found a spot for her on the PetsMart Rescue Waggin’ which gives animals a second chance by relocating them to shelters with more room and greater chance of adoption. And that is how Jenna came to be at the Cleveland APL.
When we first brought her home, she was nothing but skin and bones with patchy hair on her sides from a skin condition. We also found she had pneumonia which a course of antibiotics thankfully cleared up. Now at 4-1/2 months, Jenna is a strong, gorgeous dog, lean, long-legged and weighing close to 40 pounds. She has beautiful, expressive eyes and is a warm russet color. She is a handful, but already is house trained, walks nicely on a leash (until she sees another dog or person), and knows how to sit, stay, come, lie down, and shake. A recent DNA Breed Identification test showed her to have Treeing Walker, Bluetick, and English Coonhounds in her breeding.
Thanks APL for another wonderful member added to our home and family! --Karen, Daryl, Ryan, Angel Hershey and Puppy Jenna |
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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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