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Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:55:08 -0400 - from Sue

Here are photos of the Sept 21st booth we had at the Grand Opening of the Suncoast Humane Society Low Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic. Our table theme was Halloween and we sold doggie treats, people treats, and Halloween scarves for doggies! We had 3 adoptions - both those in photo - Bailey & Bo plus Heidi (not pictured). Tracy & Diann (both volunteers)are pictured holding Ramsey (still available for adoption as of 10/14/02. I am sitting (as Always) at the booth!

Sue N. - IMPS Volunteer.

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 21:03:42 -0400 - from Sue

Here is a photo of Port Charlotte, FL volunteers left -Sue N; right-Diann J; and in the middle is Sharon who adopted a minpin from IMPS this year. We have a little group of foster Moms, adoptive Moms, and interested folks that we call the Port Charlotte Pinpals. We meet the last Friday of the month at 1:30PM at the dog park in Port Charlotte at Edgewater & 41 behind the YMCA. Of course we bring our minpins to socialize with us! Next meeting will be October 25th. (we do not meet in hot summer months of June-Sept).

Sue N. - IMPS Volunteer.

Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:07:27 -0600 - from Sue

Hi Mag, I got an update from Ky's family he was adopted to in August this year. (FL)

Thanks,
Sue Regonini

Well, Ky is doing great! He is great with everyone here.

He loves David and loves to wrestle a little...he loves his squeaky toy that we got him.

The baby is here and Ky has become hypervigilant. He barks at anyone at the door now. If Noah cries he is the first one to sniff and find out why. He will sit on the bed and look at the crib or go under the crib to see if he can get to Noah. Ky is super great!!

Here are some pics. I tried to get one with him and the girls but no luck. Ky is doing great even with strange kids. He just leaves the room! He got out of his harness when Dave walked him the other nite. Ky walked around the block while Dave follwed in the car, He came right to me!

Later,
Mary

Sun, 8 Dec 2002 22:46:21 EST - from Katie

Hi Mag,
This is a pic of Ramsie our back surgery boy taken by his new family :o)
Katie

We have adopted Ramsie with the help of Tracy H. He came to meet us on Sunday, November 24, 2002 and decided to stay.

We love him very much. He is entertaining and very well mannered, and we look forward to many years of happiness together.

Thank you.

Bob & Pam

Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:18:56 -0500 - from Valerie

Hi!

I have a few new pics of my best buddies that I would like to add to the website if possible. Cute one of Katie in black and white sunning herself on the deck... although the two colour pics are most recent... it is NOT very warm here in December... the only drawback to living in Canada is the Canadian winters!!! We set up a greenhouse for the dogs (so they don't get too cold when they have to do their business)... just a tad spoiled!!!

Once again I would like to thank Cherie and Katie for allowing me to adopt my little Katie "aka Baby Face"... she's a hoot!!!

Happy holidays to everyone and a big bravo zulu to all of you for the great work you do for these wonderful dogs!

Valerie

Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:12:21 EST - from Katie

Hi everyone,
This is a pic of Louie (formerly Bugsy from GA) Placed by Maria. Louie and his Dobe brother had to take pics dressed up and they are sooooo cute!!! Mag please put them on the site.
Thanks
Katie

Hi Katie - Do you remember Bugsy from Atlanta (now Louie from Ocala)? Thought you'd like to see his Christmas picture. I laugh everyday now, he is so funny and so sweet and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have him in my life.

Gerry

Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:41:26 EST - from Katie

Hi Mag,

Here is a wonderful picture of FL volunteer and adopters Michelle and Jack with their adopted IMPS babies Shelby (with Michelle) and Corina (with Jack). Shelby was formerly a TX dog and Corina a FL special needs baby.

Thanks

Katie
IMPS FL

Sun, 5 Jan 2003 22:40:31 EST - from Katie

Hi Mag,

Here are the MO dogs arrival in FL and some of the volunteers that helped unload today.

Katie

Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:57:55 -0800 - from Heather

Here is a recent picture of Joey and Phoebe (joey I adopted from IMPS and Phoebe was already with me). Thought you might like to see the progress he's made. He's certainly made himself right at home and is doing well (and keeping me on my toes!).

Thanks,
Heather

Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:09:43 EST - from Suzan

This is Mandy and her new Mom. Mandy was from the Missouri back yard breeder group. she was a terrified little girl.... but look at her now! sitting in the lap of luxury!

Mon, 5 May 2003 06:36:40 -0400 - from Mary

Hi there! We got Ky summer of 2002 while pregnant with Noah. We have 4 kids total - his, mine, and now an ours. They are 14, 8, 7, and now 7 months. We love Ky and how he loves to sleep under the covers at my feet. My husband is overseas currently and Ky has 'talked' to him on the phone.

Ky loves our kids. We don't really have any problems except if they have friends over and they run around. Ky is gentle and loving and even though not recommended for little kids, LOVES our kids to death. He even protected our house one night. Someone broke into our house while we were home early one morning. He was under the covers in the 7 y/o room(which he rarely does, that's where the cat likes to sleep) and heard someone in the room, he started barking and the 7y/o said that Ky chased the guy and even tried to bite his ankles as he jumped out the window. Ky then ran barking into our room and ran back and forth from our room to the 7 y/o room. We were so proud of Ky!!!! He's been super vigilant of any strangers since.

Ky loves the baby! Noah can pull on his ears and 'pet' him. Granted Ky will only stand it for awhile, but he does. He also now realizes Noah is a food source. Whenever he was in his bouncy seat to eat, Ky would wait to lick Noah's hands or mouth(SEE PICTURE). Now that Noah is in a high chair and eating cookies, Ky waits by the high chair for Noah to be done. Ky is starting to know Noah's name and I can get him to 'get Noah'(which means going and touching his nose on Noah's arm. Noah loves to see Ky run around the room.

Ky loves popcorn, and stealing food, especially baby bottles and hiding them in his crate! He is a slick one. We still love him, though. He has picked out the 8 y/o and me as his best buds. The 7 y/o room to poop in if he's mad, and he stays away from the 14 y/o for some unknown reason (probably just cuz she's a teenager.) Ky loves it when the little ones are outside and he can play ball with them.

Here's a picture of Ky and daddy. Daddy misses Ky and I'm sure there'll be some growling from Ky cuz I don't know that he'll recognize daddy, but we will do fine, I'm sure.

We have 2 cats, 1 cat Ky just sniffs and the other cat, who weighs 20 pounds, Ky thinks is a toy. He goes up to the cat and tries to pounce. It's the cutest thing!! The cat doesn't like it, but Ky does.

We love Ky so much and are glad we got the chance to meet him.

Mary in Tampa Florida

Mon, 5 May 2003 13:10:59 -0400 - from Rosann

I finally finished that roll of film I purchased the day I adopted Tarzan back in February! I received the email notice about the fundraiser and thought this was a good time to do a little sharing on our MinPin experiences. Most of it you know! But I wanted to let you know he's doing very well. Thank you very much.

My first minpin experience was an inherited little "tyke" named Duke. He was my daughter's pride and joy and she had run into some tough times and I was "loaned" Duke. I have always been an animal lover and of course love cats and dogs alike, all sizes, all breeds. Duke was definitely Heather's boy and it took a while for him to be as bonded to me as he was to her. I already had a dog, Sydney (a beautiful male cocker…and 2 cats) when I said I would take Duke and his two cat brothers, Max and Isaac. Syd is a character too and always been a typical cocker; never wished to bond with any other dogs. When Duke arrived – Duke idolized Syd – and won him over. Syd has been a senior citizen for 3-4 years now and Duke really helped Syd find the fountain of youth having his energetic, always challenging little partner at his side. I had Duke for almost 2y. In 2002, I remarried, sold my home and was about to move to FL. The Saturday prior to the big move Duke was hit by a car and gone from my life. I was devastated and cried for weeks over that loss. And still do to this day.

My other pets are just as special to me but Duke was an always in your face, at your side kind of guy and the loss was immeasureable. I decided the right thing to do was to adopt a min pin rescue in Duke's honor. So I found Tarzan. I actually wasn't looking for me but for an aunt and uncle who wanted to adopt a small dog. I fell in love as soon as I saw his picture on your website. I went through your qualification process and had to work on my husband... he was content with 4 cats and 1 dog. He was dubious, but knew how much it meant to me.

I stopped at my aunt's nursing home on the way home and shared him with her. Then we headed "home" and I prayed everyone would welcome him. They did and he was more than a gentleman the first few weeks. Now, he's been with us almost 3m. I can sincerely say he is very happy. He's very comfortable with Syd and the cats. Harasses the cats when he can get away with it – but like Duke – not really malicious (borders between obnoxious and playful). My female cat takes no grief and quickly puts him in his place and he respects that!

We've been working on jumping and trying to keep the "potty training" restricted to our yard even though we go for walks(Syd and Tarzan together) two-three times a day I'm trying to make those just that – walks. He sometimes try to lunge at large trucks and that's definitely something we don't want – so we are working on that habit also. He got under the fence one evening about 1-2m ago. Fortunately I was sitting in the yard and saw him do it. We fixed that by adding some 2X4s and raising the level of the soil. He got out another time through the gate (it was unlatched). He was gone for just a few minutes. I took the car out and fortunately he came right to me and jumped in. His excursions so far have been "innocent finds". We consider ourselves fortunate and have learned from them but you definitely have to stay on your toes! He wants to be with you all the time. When he's out in the yard he does his doggy snooping and turf marking but then he's right back with you or sprawled out in the sunshine close by.

My husband has gotten attached to Tarzan. Insists on calling him "DooDooToo" (we used to call Duke – DooDoo) but Tarzan doesn't want to relinquish his name – although he does responds to "Mr. T" sometimes. That's OK.

Related to the website, you are welcome to post the comments and the pictures or any portion thereof. (I enjoyed reading the other minpin stories. My heart goes out to Hannah on her loss of Annie. I understand, I do. ). Keep up the good work one and all!

Rosann

Tue, 6 May 2003 08:46:00 -0700 (PDT) - from Angie

Thank you for the email regarding the raffle information. All the pictures and letters were very exciting and interesting to read and see. We have two Minpins now since we adopted the one from IMPS. We just love them with all our hearts! Duke the bigger one is the one we got from IMPS. He sure is a handful compaired to the other who is so calm and just a little lover boy!!!

Here is a picture of our boys on a cold FLORIDA night, ha-ha!!!!

Thanks,
Angie

Sat, 31 May 2003 11:12:39 -0400 - from Pat

This is Little Bit and her new family. We met at Bark Park and I think there was some of that love at first sight stuff going on. You know me, I immediately checked her feet to see if she truly was a Birkenstock kind of gal - the Birks were present and accounted for - obviously my own theory - if you love your feet enough to wear ugly shoes, you will love your dog without question. If you are willing to subject yourself to comments about your choice in footwear, you will not give a fig about how people react to the way you gush over your dog. This was a feel good day for all except the tearful former owner... it was a tough day for her. I believe Little Bit will have a wonderful life with her new mom and dad and it was great to be a part of something so happy.

Pat

Sat, 31 May 2003 11:41:28 -0400 - from Pat

Mag

I wanted to send along a couple of pictures and the story... just love those happy endings. Kelly (her new name) came to us as an owner give up with "hot spots". Those hot spots turned out to be 2nd degree burns that were allowed to go untreated. When I saw the extent of the burns we rushed right to the vet and then I went into full and extreme panic mode. Who on earth was going to be able to foster and provide the diligent care that was necessary with burns like this... I called the potential home that I had for this dog and just started blathering - about the dog, about the care that was going to be necessary, about the expense - time, money, and emotional - that would be involved. And there was complete silence at the other end of the line.

And then the voice said "Bring her over". Aline had suffered burns herself... she knew how painful the care could be, she understood the importance of keeping the wounds clean, and she wanted to foster this dog. About that time, I remembered to breathe again and I did a very bad thing - I practically shouted YES, I was so thankful that Aline had been burned. That's not a very nice thing for a person to be thankful about. But I knew this was meant to be.

That was over a month ago and I want to show you all how wonderfully this little girl has healed. She is now a playful, happy, and loving, part of a family that wants her for herself. She may not be the prettiest from a purely aesthetic view point, but she is the most beautiful dog that I have seen in a long time and Aline and her husband John are some pretty beautiful people as well.

I had been holding off on posting her picture until she was completely healed and Aline told me "Don't you dare" - I think this little girl has a real home now. I see an adoption coming in the near future.

Pat

Kelly - initial pic

Kelly - 3 weeks later

Kelly - healed

Kelly's family

Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:29:49 -0400 - from Pat

Mag

I'm sending two pics of Ripley... the first picture shows Ripley before her surgery - her leg was essentially useless and a constant source of infection, so off it came. Within 2 hours of her surgeries, she was bouncing around and happy happy happy. Ripley was truly hard to let go, but she has a great family and as soon as everyone is back, I will send a picture of the whole family - that gives me an excuse to go see her again. On the day that she went to her new home, I was loading up the truck with her "stuff" and when she saw me take the cow chair out the fence and put it into the truck, she went nuts... tried to squeeze through the fence and escape. That was HER cow chair and it was not leaving without her. Ripley and her cow chair have a wonderful home that is only 6 miles from my house, a family of four humans, 2 other rescue dogs, and her own cat to ignore.

Mon, 8 Sep 2003 06:35:57 EDT - from Robin

The little one is Duc AKA Spawn of Satan from Florida that I fostered to rehab. He is doing well and going thru training with his new owners.
Robin, the Gsd Teufel and the MinPins Murphy, Rambo, Jerry, and foster, Bruno the Beast

I took a picture of him resting in the bushes after playing frisbee one evening, and then on their chase lounge with the other two dogs Rocky 13 yrs., Dasher 2 years. They love each other, they play and play and play.
Lydia..new Mom...

Sat, 27 Sep 2003 18:18:56 -0400 - from Pat

Mag

Here is a picture of Cookie and PART of her new family. Cookie will have five kids to play with - I think it was karma or something, as she came from a home with five kids. Sometimes things don't work out at first so that they can work out as they were meant to be a little bit down the road; and for Cookie, this is very true. She has five kids to play with AND there is another dog in the house - she has already started letting him know who's the boss.

Pat

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:08:43 EDT - from Katie

Hi Mag,
Hope all is well with you!! Just wanted to send you an update on Pinky, the little "pink" pin I got with bad demodex last year in December. I have attached her before and after pics. Here she is 11 months later with almost a full coat!!!!! She has gained a little weight and isnt that same skinny nekkid dog I brought home. At 4 pounds she rules the roost here. Even my Military Macaw has learned to call her name perfectly (he likes words starting with P) Please let everyone know I sent the pics so they can see how well she is doing. My vet had said she may have folicle damage and may not get her coat back fully or may have patches but it seems even as bad as she was her folicles over time are just fine. We think she is still getting more hair and maybe by next year she will have a full coat again.
Best wishes,
Katie