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HAPPY
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WE
ARE PLEASED TO DISPLAY SOME OF OUR HAPPY ENDINGS - THERE ARE SO MANY, IT
IS HARD TO POST THEM ALL!
Thanks
to you, our special dogs below have found loving homes.
 Ruby
has been with us for over a year now and I just wanted to
express my gratitude.
When
we lost Muffy, our miniature schnauzer, to cancer nearly 4
years ago,
it was a long time before the thought of getting another
dog even came into my mind.
But, inevitably, I missed my canine companion.
When I met
Ruby
at HappyPaws,
I knew she would be coming home with us.
She
hasn't replaced Muffy, but no dog could ever replace
Ruby
either.
She
has filled a void in our home and in our hearts.
I
cannot express how much
Ruby
means to our family.
She's
the perfect little girl, smart, loving, loyal, has a great
sense of humour, and has the perfect small amount of
mischief.
We
love our
Ruby
girl,
and I can only hope that she's as happy living with us as
we are having her here.
I
think she is. Thank you HappyPaws Farm, for bringing
Ruby
into our lives!
Lindsey, Louie & Margaret Long, Avie Wilson, and most
importantly...Ruby
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 Dear
Snohomish County Officials: I would like to express
my strong opinion that Happy Paws Farm be able to operate
at current policy levels. It is a well -run
organization with dedicated staff and volunteers who keep
dogs from roaming the streets. I recently adopted a
dog from Happy Paws farm and was amazed with their
facilities and staff. Do not limit their ability to
serve dogs and the surrounding community! Please see
the photo of one of Happy Paws' many happy endings.
Lori
Mitchell
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 We were working
with Linda I believe - and we adopted one of the Female
Pointer/Lab
Puppies. We just wanted to let you know
how that puppy is doing now, and let you know that she is
the most lovely, fireplace snuggling, dog I've ever seen.
And we absolutely adore her for it! Thank you so
much for rescuing her, and allowing us to enjoy her each
day! This is Lupi!
Here she is enjoying a boat ride off of Vancouver Island,
B.C. in August 2003. As you can tell,
Lupi is suffering a
miserable life! :-) It's tough being a dog!
The Ericksons
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Bennie,
renamed Toby is doing
great. He is such a sweet
dog. The seizures he was
having when we brought him home seem to have stopped.
He does hate to get his
paws wet though...I have to carry him out to the middle of
the yard to go potty. It
is really funny to watch him try to walk on two paws to
try to keep the other paws dry.
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 Here is
Indiana
in a rare still moment.
Several people have stopped to ask me if Indy is a pure
Canaan. Feel free to post this
photo of
Indy
(alias Bogart), who has been the best, smartest dog I ever
had. Most people agree he is either "a real character" or
"has real character". He has a multi-facetted
personality: entertaining and quick to learn, shameless
back sleeper who loves his tummy rubbed, but boss of the
playfield and leader of the pack. He is doing well with
distance commands and hand signals. I've used Ian Dunbar
and Jean Donaldson as my mentors.
Sylvie
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 Hoshi
(Star in Japanese) has been a delightful addition to our
family.
She is affectionate, gentle, smart, athletic, funny,
happy, and LOVED! We are so glad we adopted her ... she
has added comfort, companionship, and unconditional love
to our household.
The
Jensen Family
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 About
2 years ago (around the 4th of July), we adopted "Earsy"
from HappyPaws Farm. Earsy
was originally from Taiwan and rescued by TAARF. We
renamed the puppy "Izzie",
and she has turned out to be a sweet dog. Here's a
picture of her with her brother,
Louie. Izzie
is on the left of the picture. They were both
recently featured on Walter's Pet Forecast on Q13 Fox!
We've recently moved to a house with a yard where
Izzie and
Louie like to run and
play. She is doing well, and we appreciate all your
help saving animals
Chia
Chinn + Alisoune Lee
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Just a note to let you know that
Freedom is doing well --
 he
is still a bit nervous about his new home, but each day he
seems to be a little more confident in the surroundings.
He has a lot of nervous energy and has learned that
excessive tail thumping can wake up my wife or I at any
time during the evening. Usually, he doesn't need to
go to the bathroom, he just wants to play. To
counteract this, my wife and I have been taking him on
extended walks in the evening, this seems to use up some
of his energy. Thanks again, we are very happy with
him, hopefully he is happy with us!Rod |
 The
Good Life! Quinness and I (Paddy, the dark pretty one), would like to
thank HappyPaws Farm for giving us the start that they
did, and for finding us such a good home. Our new
people love us very much, and we provide wonderful
friendship in return. Notice the wonderful couch
they gave us!Love,Peggy
and Mike |
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  We
fostered Christmas (Chris) in the beginning, but as we got
to know him we just fell in love and decided to adopt him.
See Chris' picture on the right when he was first picked
up and his picture on the left after he had been with us
for a number of months. What a change!!
Thank
you for saving him HappyPaws. Love, your Mom & Dad |
What a sweet and loving dog
Margo
is.
 I
can't believe she stayed at the sanctuary for eighteen
months with no one wanting her because of her advanced
years. She has really fit into my household and with
my other two dogs Susie and Channel. What a gal she
is. Boy, does she ever like her doggie basket.
She snuggles right into the blanket.
Thank
you so much for helping us find each other.
BH |
 We
adopted
Lexi
during Thanksgiving weekend. It seems like she has
been with us forever though she is a very young 3 1/2
years old.
We wanted to send a few recent pictures of her. She
continues to be an absolute delight. She also helps to
keep our two Shelties young.
Thank
you again, Ed &
Nancy
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 Ursa
would barely come out of her crate for the first
week
after I took her home. I remember at the sanctuary,
you had her is her own little area
with a crate in the shed, and she wouldn't ever leave the
crate. She had a lot of issues and fear
triggers...she used to bark at men and was nervous around
children; very fearful in general. She is still on
the shy side, not very social with other dogs, but loves
people. It is so good to see her happy and animated
now, she is a real charmer!!
Thanks
Carole
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 I'm the one who
adopted
Bonnie in May.
You had said you would like to see some pictures of her
when she got bigger, so I've attached some for you to
look at. She's definitely gotten bigger!
She's been a great dog. She's well behaved
wherever I take her and she loves to socialize with other
people and other dogs. I couldn't have picked a
better puppy!
Thanks
again,
Molly |
 We
just wanted to update you on Lola, now
Sadie,
who we adopted about a month ago. She's doing great.
She is very happy and healthy, and we have all bonded.
We are so glad she is a part of our lives. She seems
to have some border collie instincts / appearance, and is
incredibly sweet and playful.
With Thanks,
Erin & Ethan |
"Here
is a picture of
Natasha,
with her
 new
friend Sambuca. We had our groomer work on her
winter coat so her fur is nice and shiny. The two
are getting along well and enjoy their walks together
around the neighborhood in the evening. Natasha
loves to play and has a full basket of balls, toys, bones,
etc., to keep her busy. Linda and I really enjoy
having her companionship. Thank you for the work you
do and the enjoyment you brought to our house."
Bud Kopp |
 "We would like to thank you for
Cody.
He is a wonderful dog. I've sent along a picture of
him at his graduation ceremony from obedience class.
He completed both the 'Puppy Head Start' and 'Advanced'
classes at the same time! Not only that, he passed
his 'Canine Good Citizen' test! We are very proud of
him. As you can see in the photo, he not only
graduated with honors, but he maintained his status as
'Resident Goofball' - Thank you for all your help"
Brian
& Kristen Pack |
 "This is
Benny.
I have had him for almost 9 months, and he has settled
into his new home quite well. He was very skittish
at first, and still is a bit nervous when it comes to loud
noises, but is making great progress. He was also
nervous around people, but now he loves the attention he
gets from people, especially when I take him into work, or
hiking trails, where he gets all the attention he
wants. Although I have had him for less than 9
months, it seems like I have always had him!"
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"Penny
is still doing pretty good! Her heart condition has
worsened, but she doesn't seem to know that. As of
yesterday, she was 7lbs. exactly, and she is looking
absolutely marvellous!! I don't know how I lived
without this little darling."
Thanks
from Lisa Anderson |
 "Lexi
fills a hole in our hearts too! We had a wonderful
dog, Meggie, who we had to put to sleep a little over a
year ago. She had a kidney disease and was 15.
Meggie was half-cocker and half-sheltie...so many of
Lexi's mannerisms are like Meggie's. We didn't
choose her for that reason, but to our absolute surprise
and delight, we found that Lexi shares many of the same
characteristics of our little Meggie. It is a very
special surprise!!"
Thanks
from Nancy & Family |
"Burt
was adopted from HappyPaws Farm last November. Burt
is the best dog ever born! He was a little growly/snappy
when I got him, but after about six months of love and
patience he's a big fat baby. I love Burt more than
I love anyone, and want to thank you for taking care of
him and letting me adopt him. I know it's stupid to
love a pet so much, but I figure if anyone would
understand it would be you folks. I've referred
others to your sanctuary and hope you get lots of pets
rescued."
Thanks
from Thomas
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MORE HAPPY ENDINGS
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We
adopted
Freedom
about one year ago (since renamed
Fred).
He has been a
I want to
sincerely thank HappyPaws Farm for the two newest loves in
my life. Gratefully, this no-kill sanctuary protected
and provided for these wonderful dogs seemingly
waiting for their forever
home. These two mature 
To our volunteers and sponsors, thank you. Without you, we could
not do what we do.