Happy Endings

Have you adopted an abandoned animal from us or from the streets? We want to know all about it! Please share your stories with us. Click the bone to send us your story

Twiggy

Nemo

It all started in February of 2004. It had been barely two years since our first dog, Prince had to be put down after 15 and a half wonderful years of companionship. Dad had sworn, NO MORE DOGS!
But then one night, that February, my dad called me into the living room to see a picture of three puppies on the internet. I always go googly eyed when it comes to dogs, so obviously I was all "AAAAWWWWWWWWWW HOW CUTE!!!!!!" We were immediately drawn to one of them and my dad actually asked if we get him or not! I looked at him all hopeful and wide-eyed. As if he had to ask hehe! Well a few days later we went to pick up the lovely pup from your centre. My brother even left work for a while to come with us. It was like a big occasion! We took him home and I found out he gave me a thankyou present on my shirt hehe! He emptied his little bowel on me. Ah well, nothing serious!!

It took us a week of fighting over names before we finally settled for Nemo. It's been such a pleasure to have him so far. He's developed his own character. He's very clumsy, always bumping into things but amazingly not getting hurt! Very funny and intelligent and a little silly at the same time. He's very loving and loves cuddles, always wanting to climb onto our laps to sleep and be cuddled! His playfulness surpasses any of the other dogs I've ever seen. If you don't pay attention to him he'll either nip at your ankles or toes or else just tap you on the leg or arm, whichever one is closer, with his paw. He's also quite possessive but he makes up for that with all his other good qualities :) How can you not love him?!

I have to admit it had taken me a while before I let him into my heart completely after Prince. Prince had been with us since I was 3 years old and I practically grew up with him. But it didn't take long before Nemo found his way into my heart :) Even though he can be really naughty or annoying sometimes (just like regular people), we wouldn't have it any other way! He's filled the gap Prince left. Of course we can never forget Prince but Nemo has definitely healed the wound with his clumsy loving nature. :)

Thanks a lot!!!

Suzanne

Daisy

This is Daisy, who brought so much love and happiness in this house. She was even accepted by the cat who was in the house before her. Took some time and patience but now they are the best of friends!

Coffee     A new member of the Family. Hi my name is Karyn and I am a volunteer with the association. I would like to tell this story to let people know that in many cases there are just as many advantages to adopting an adult animal than just a puppy or kitten. The adage that "Its only when they are young that they will bond to you" or "You can't train them when they are old, they have too many bad habits" are in many cases untrue or can be changed with just a little patience.   This is Coffee. One of our neighbours feeds the stray cats on our street and on March 20th (my husband's birthday) she called us over and said look at the gorgeous cat that had been there for 3 days. My husband peeked in and there was this dirty, emaciated skeleton that could hardly be called a cat.   We had some errands to run that morning and he said for some reason "I have to take him home". So we ran our errands, also picking up some basic cat supplies. Our original plan was to bring him in, feed him up and then find a good home for him. We could tell he was a pure breed. When we went back and called him he went straight to my husband as if knowing we were going to help. When I picked him up I was scared because he weighed nothing and all I could feel was bones, there weren't even any muscles. We got him home and because he was so dirty the first thing we had to do was give him a bath, to prevent any fleas or other things being brought into the house. Even the fact that he smelled bad. Well as any of you who may have owned a cat in the past can imagine what we were thinking as to how the cat would react to being given a bath by total strangers. He was amazing, he cried a bit and struggled a bit, but in his condition he didn't have the strength to do anything. He never even tried to claw or bite us. Then he seemed to give up and accept the fact that the job was going to be done and if he stopped struggling it would soon be over with, and it was. We discovered to our horror that it looks like someone had beaten this cat. He had a broken incisor, a scab on his bottom lip and what felt like 2 ribs which had been cracked but had healed. From the way he was afraid to explore the house, it was like he only lived in 2 rooms. Even with feeding, for almost a month we had to hand feed him and actually give him permission to eat. It was like he was afraid that the food would be taken away. He never was naughty with going on the table or kitchen counter. Even when he went on the sofa, he would all of a sudden get startled and jump down as if he had never been allowed on the furniture or was punished when he was. Coffee has never bitten or scratched us. I have never even heard him hiss at us. When we had the Vet to the house a few days after we got him, he even behaved with the Vet! He had a lung infection for which I had to give him tablets and I even managed those without too much problem. The Vet stated that Coffee was about 5 or 6 years old. This poor cat didn't even know how to play. When he started learning to play with the ball or the fake mouse, he got so excited he was like a kitten learning to play. He was actually extremely good at catching the ball. In fact he has turned out to be so good at it that he has actually caught 2 mice and was so darn proud of himself. My point of this whole story is that this cat who had been abused and starved has become so much a part of our life and adapted to how we live, even to the point of not waking us in the morning until the alarm clock goes off, that in many ways I think it is so much better to adopt an adult animal than a puppy or kitten. You don't have to go through the frantic playing, tearing through the house and breaking things though exploring. Any new animal will thoroughly explore their new domain but an adult is more likely to be much more calm about it. So think about adopting a grown up animal and get them fixed.   Hooch
	HI AAA PEOPLE, I THINK YOU’VE ALL REMEMBER ‘HOOCH’ THE BLACK And Tan dog whom I got to AAA on the 22nd September 2005. I named him ‘hooch’. When I got this abandoned dog at AAA last September I was already missing him after an hour he spent with us. From AAA I was given the permission to keep the dog there and visit him regularly. I kept the appointment almost every Saturday or Sunday. I really wanted him a great bond was created between Hooch and Myself. When I used to come there ant take him out the dog’s character was really dull. After 10 months wanting hooch I was given permission from home to adopt him. Hooch is now my companion (apart of other pets) for the rest of his/my life. His character now is very lively although obedient and thanks to AAA Freddie Fenech and staff he’s in  good health. Regards and Thanks, Antoine J. Hili

Floyd

Dear Friends,

I'm sending you a picture of Floyd, who was adopted from the AAA last August, 2005.  He's now 11 months old, very playful, happy and so energetic.  Floyd brought us so much happiness in our house after we lost our 13 year old Cocker Spaniel.  Floyd's not only gorgeous, he's adorable and so loyal - as you can imagine, my husband Ray & I love him to bits!!!!!!! We strongly suggest to people that it's better to adopt an abandoned cross breed, rather than buying a pedigree dog.  Thank you so much for all the hard work you're doing with these wonderful creatures......and thank you for bringing Floyd to our lives. God Bless You Jackie Galea

Kimba

Adopted by Charmaine and Alex Casha

Benji

"We are  very pleased pleased with Benji as he is the perfect dog that we were looking for" . "We are more than just pleased should you put us on the mentioned website, perhaps who knows some other dogs may be as lucky as our Benji. Regards and many thanks, Maria Schembri"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the words told to us when Benji found a home at the Schembri Family. One fine day they they came to the AAA, very sad that their previous dog died due to old age. Since they are an animal loving family they desparately wanted another dog. Benji was just rescued by Freddie and when they saw him they fell in love with him immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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