Sun, 8 Oct 2000 16:19:15 -0400 - from Petie

Mag this is from a new MA volunteer who adopted Max now Rex last March....maybe her comments will help someone:

Then, miraculously, homes came through for my two foster dogs and things settled down with just him and his big sister, Daisy (bulldog). I decided to start retraining him from scratch using only positive reinforcement. It worked! He no longer soils the house except once in a great while in case of emergency. He barks less (thanks to a humane barkstopper collar from Petco) and is crate-trained. I installed screen doors and though he does still run away now and then, it's nowhere near the way it was.

Best of all, his personality has warmed up completely. He is no longer fearful, has not snapped me the way he did in the beginning, and he lays his head on my knee when I am on the couch. He sleeps in bed wrapped around my feet.

All I can think is that someone abused him or housebroke him too roughly, and this affected his adult behavior. He is like a different dog now and I am so glad I stuck it out and did not return him as I originally feared I might have to.

Just to let you know!

Lori

Tue, 17 Oct 2000 18:47:51 -0400 - from Amy

This is Phoebe. Pat, from Mass. picked her up at a shelter and I brought her to Dee for fostering. She is the most frightened little thing, but starting to come around with Dee. She must have been abused and probably by a woman, but she is coming around and even looking for a few snuggles from Dee. These photos were taken the day she arrived in Maine. She is so sweet, but so skittish and frightened. She will need a very special/quiet home when she is ready to go. It breaks your heart to look at those eyes!!! She is safe now and Lister is looking out for her!!!

Amy

Thu, 19 Oct 2000 06:27:21 -0400 - from Amy

Mag!!

This one is just too cute!! This is Clyde, now Rory, who Pat from Mass. had as an owner give up. They bought him at a pet store and THEN asked the landlord!! Luckily for him, they gave him up to rescue and I helped Pat place him in a home here in Maine. He is now with a young girl who works at my Vet's office. He gets to come to work with her and it totally spoiled by all the staff. I get to see him often and he is just the best little boy!! His new Mom is in heaven!! Pictures of them will follow. This is of Pat and him at a transport meeting a week before he was placed.

Thanks!!

Amy

Sat, 21 Oct 2000 18:46:18 -0400 - from Amy

 
 
Mag!!

Here is a photo of Poppy for the web site. She is listed in Mass with Pat and Pat asked that I have this added to her spot. You might add to her write up that she is being treated for an eye ulcer, but healing nicely, thus the cone. She is a lively girl, don't let the gray muzzle fool you!!

Thanks, Amy

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 16:33:10 -0500 - from Amy

Here's one for the web site. This one of Colby, I wanted to show because of the awesome winter coat I found for her. It is made by Fido Fleece and is fleece lined and velcros from head to tail. Toasty warm and waterproof!!! I found it at Petco!!

Thanks so much!!!

Amy

Tue, 26 Dec 2000 15:59:13 -0500 - from Pat

Mag,

I have attached portraits of my babies (23) and the other 3 are family pics of all of us. You can pick which one of them with me you think is best, and put it on the website along with the one of them! Thanks for all you do. It can't be easy keeping the world happy as you do - so thanks for all your hard work on behalf of the babies.

Me

Thu, 25 Jan 2001 06:59:10 -0500 - from Amy
Click here for previous pics of Phoebe.

Hi mag!!

Here is a photo of Phoebe, Dee's little foster who was so frightened when we got her. Probably abused pretty badly. Folks can see her first picture the day we got her by looking in the Archives. I think it was around Oct. 17th. Her expression on this new photo shows what a good job Dee did with her.

She looks so much more settled and happy!! This one was tough for Dee to let go, but she is now with an older couple and their other MinPin and spoiled rotten. The man wanted one for his own, their other MinPin is really his wife's dog. Phoebe always seemed to prefer men, so I think this is a perfect home for her!! A tough one to let go, but Dee is tough herself and knows she needs to keep doing this fostering and not keeping them all!! Three cheers for Dee!!!

Thanks mag!! I have never sent you a photo this way, I hope it works OK for you.

Amy

Sun, 11 Feb 2001 13:46:53 -0500 - from Paul

Picture of Floyd and Macy... Macy is an IMPS dog Blk/tan adopted in December.

Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:17:36 -0500 - from Amy

Hi mag!!

Would either of these pictures be able to be put on the web site? I thought they were awefully cute!! Although, she got Jess' name wrong. She is NOT Jessie!! I am particular about that because her previous owner called her that and we don't like her!!!

Thanks, Amy

Thu, 15 Mar 2001 19:30:20 -0500 - from Amy

mag,

Here are some photos of our snow drifts. Actually, the natural drifts just don't show well in film, but these are some of the snow plowed up from our storm. Already the pile is about half the size from the melting!! One photo is Jess on top of the pile. That pile completely blocked the window for the horse in one stall!! The other is of the front of the house by the bird feeders. That is actually a fairly natural drift that is about 5 1/2 feet tall. I maybe piled some snow while digging out, but it was high!!!

Thanks, Amy

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:50:11 +0800 - from Sara

Dear Mag,
i pomised amy, pat and all that i would send a newer pic of rory to see.
well, here we are.

That's me, with Rory on my shoulder, and kevin, the boyfriend. They absolutely adore each other, boy am i lucky. Kevin will even take rory out late at nite for his last "go pee-pee" rory:)
enjoy!
sara

Sat, 31 Mar 2001 20:54:01 - from Pat

Can you post my new adoptee, Ricky to the website Mag? Thanks.

Pat Daigle

Thu, 17 May 2001 18:15:59 -0400 - from Amy

Here is one of me with the Banner - It was at a Maine event called "April Stools Day" where all the dog folks got together to pick up the winter's worth of poop in the park!! Most amount of poop got a years supply of Solid Gold Dog food!! There were other great prizes and it was really great fun!!

Amy

Tue, 29 May 2001 18:09:03 - from Pat

Hi Mag,

This is Moose and his new mom Michelle. Can you please put on the website for me?

Thanks,

Pat Daigle
IMPS MA CT RI

Fri, 08 Jun 2001 04:52:14 - from Pat

Hello Mag, Attached are a couple pictures for the website! Gary and I had a booth for IMPS at the North Attleboro Dog Walk in April. Attached is a picture of the wonderful banner from Toni, and the Gallon and half pint as a Doberman and Zeik (Gary and Barbara's 2nd minpin, 1st rescued dog) got up close and personal. Zeik's sister Nikki was at home the day we went to this Dog Walk.

Thanks for all you do Mag.

Pat
IMPS MA CT RI

Mon, 11 Jun 2001 04:47:23 - from Pat

Hi Mag,

There is ALOT about Norway that is wonderful...but the attached pic was taken at 11 PM from my friends balcony overlooking Bergen harbor. I think the long days was about the best thing! I took this especially to share with the List!

Pat Daigle
IMPS MA CT RI

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 16:55:43 - from Pat D.

And this one is of Clyde/Rory and hi Mom!!!

Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:24:34 -0700 (PDT) - from Elaine

This is Dob-E Now Buddy he is smiling to have a home.

Here is Buddy he loves to have his picture taken.

Here is Buddy again - this is a blanket the girls scouts made for the homeless minpins. Pat dropped it off with Buddy when she came.

Here is Buddy and his sister Nikki looking out the window saying good bye to his foster mom auntie Pat.

For more Buddy pics, go visit http://www.crosswinds.net/~mag888/buddy3.html.

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:46:28 -0400 - from Amy

Hi mag!!

These are from Mary Beth our NH volunteer!! The four cuties are May (red), her MinPin, Rocket, her new IMPS adopted puppy, and Sadie and Lexie who she was watching for Peter while he was on vacation.

Mary and Crew are her with the whole gang that weekend. May, Rocket, Sadie and Lexie and Puppy, her Dachshund. Puppy doesn't look too interested here, but I am told by Mary that Puppy has completely taken over mothering little Rocket. She LOVES him and bathes him every day!!! Rocket has added a wonderful life to their home and Mary and Rich are so thrilled!! Even May who has had some medical issues this year is really taken by the Rocket Man!!! He lives up to his name and is just great fun!!

Thanks mag!!!

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 06:57:54 -0400 - from Amy

Hi mag!!

Here are some photos from Maine!! There is Inky and his new family-new PA volunteer Tracy and her husband Jason!! They are going to have so much fun with Inky, he is the sweetest boy!! Tracy and Jason were such a pleasure to meet. They drove all the way to Maine, delivered Brutus to Norm in Old Orchard Beach, and got Inky. Then drove all the way home the next evening!!

The next picture is of my newest little love, Roscoe!! He is the one with the floppy ears. I just couldn't give this one up!! He stole my heart and Jess and Colby's, too!! He is the best boy and really doing great. He was probably abused and is very shy of strangers and would growl and be snippy. He is coming along great and has the potential to be a super obedience dog!!

The next one is our newest Maine volunteer, Melanie and her MinPin, Petie, and her Golden Dylan (I hope I have his name right *G*).

And one more of Dee and Sylene!! These two are going to be hard to separate!! Dee loves this little one and she loves her back!! If she decides to place her, I think we will all be surprised!! Sylene is now spayed, said goodbye to her last pup (Inky) and is now enrolled in obedience class!!!

Thanks, Amy

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 06:31:56 -0400 - from Amy

HI mag,

This is of Jason, Tracy's husband, our new PA volunteer who helped transport Brutus from PA to ME. This was the last leg of Brutus' trip from Joy in KS!! Jason and Tracy really fell for this big boy and said if Norm didn't want him they would take him!! HAH!! NEW volunteers is right, eh? They are way too easy!! LOL!!

This is of Inky, the last ME puppy, adopted by Tracy and Jason. They left my house and headed for Bar Harbor for the weekend after adopting Inky Friday night. It was chilly that weekend, so they had to run to the local Pet Store and buy him a new fleece!! Here he is in all his sweetness!!!

This is of Norm and Brutus!! Brutus' final stop and what a great match this was!! Norm just loves him and Brutus is doing great!! He gets to spend half his week helping Norm at the ball field where it is totally fenced in and he can run free. Then the other half is at the beach struttin' his stuff for all the summer folks. In the winter he will have plenty of folks to dote over him. Norm's daughter lives upstairs from him and even bought a bed for Brutus for her condo!!! Just so he would have something when he comes to visit her each day!!!

Cheers, Amy IMPS Maine

Thu, 13 Sep 2001 19:26:03 EDT - from Michelle

Hi! I have forwarded a pic of me and moose, who i adopted through Pat of IMPS-MA in May.
Thanks, Michelle

Sat, 15 Sep 2001 14:29:38 -0700 - from Rusmin

We (Rusmin & Rianti) adopted Chicopee in October 1999 from foster mom Sarah (Saz) (then) of New Haven, CT. Having a great success with Chicopee, we adopted Agy in October 2000 from Pam & Rex of Atlanta, GA. In both cases, I flew to pick them up myself. (The idea of shipping dogs is a bit traumatic to me.) Essentially both minpins were my birthday presents. We found them both from IMPS web site.

Chicopee is black/tan, spayed female, docked, uncropped, 16", 16lb, super smart, very sensitive to human moods, huge vocabulary, party girl, the lead, est birthday Nov 1998. Agy is red stag, spayed female, docked, cropped, 11", 10lb, super sweet, lap dog, great sniffer, the darling of all dog parents/friends, est birthday Jan 1994. They both are very healthy, shiny, clean, and perky. They are in 95% percentile of speed when running around with other dogs in off-leash parks. They always amaze people on that. Chicopee and Agy have their own play area, tons of toys, t-shirts, sweaters, raincoats, cool hats, etc., even tv and remote. :-) Friends say they are the most spoilt minpins they know. Well.. they are, but, they are also disciplined; so they are well behave.

Again, thanks for keeping IMPS up. You guys do make our home much happier.

Cheers!

--rusmin

... For the rest of the pics, please go see Chicopee and Agy's Page.