Hi:

I have given Duncan a new name, he is now Willow and he definitely knows his name.

He is doing very well, he and Pepper have gotten over all their hurdles and are getting along like best friends!

He is such a joy has made himself right at home! After the lights go out at night, the two of them run all over the house until they exhaust themselves...

He is quite spoiled, along with the rest of them!!

Willow has definitely found himself a new home here with us, and fits right in with Chloe(jack russell), Sidney (am eskimo) and of course Pepper(tortie).

Can't imagine life without him!!

Thank you so much...

I adopted Zoe (formerly known as "Puddin'") back in February from the Fair Lakes PetSmart and am happy to say that she has completely become a member of our little family - and is even an obedience school graduate! We go on long walks in the afternoons now and I have discovered a whole new side to my neighborhood (and she definitely lives up to her nickname "The Little Monster" when I skip out on her walk!). It's been amazing to watch her transform from a timid little thing to an outgoing, balanced dog - and definitely has made me a believer and advocate of adopting shelter dogs.

However, the story was not always so good. One week after bringing the "little monster" home, she slipped out of her collar and darted out onto oncoming traffic. I spent the next harrowing 36 hours scouring the neighborhood looking for her, but to no avail. Just as I was about to (literally) send out the bloodhounds - guess who showed up on our front door? (Guess she was hungry...) From that point on, there was no question that Zoe was going to be my little monster forever - and she would need a bigger harness!

Thanks again to LDCRF for everything that you do!

When we first started talking about wanting to add a dog to our family, it was Christmas time and we were out shopping and having dinner. We stopped by the local PetSmart to pick up a Gift Certificate for a friend of ours and one of the LDCR Adoption events was wrapping up. We walked around happily petting all of the dogs, and then this little dog called "Alvin" came slowly walking off of Santa's lap and over to us. Somehow he made it the whole day without being adopted (?!) He crawled into my lap and promptly went to sleep. We loved him instantly, but didn't want to add a dog to our home out of "impulse" so decided to take his information with us. He was set up into a foster home shortly and I began emailing back and forth with the foster mom. We met them at another adoption event about a week later and took him home with us. We named him D'Artagnan (call him Tanner) and found out that he wasn't actually a Min Pin as we had been told, but a Manchester Terrier!

We walk him about 2 hours every day (so much energy!) and take regular trips to the dogpark. He has some issues from being on the streets (lots of scars and even a beebee (sp?) lodged in his ribs that we found when we got a chest x-ray!) but he is a great dog and has been very attentive to training. Already he knows "sit", "stay", "down", "leave it", "look" and has learned to wait patiently in doorways to be invited through them. We love him dearly and especially love taking him on vacation with us in the mountains where he does quite well off leash and loves to lay out in the sun. Now we can't imagine our life without him (or remember our life before him)! We hope to someday add another dog to our family, but are working out the details on that one :-P We're also talking about possibly becoming a foster home for other LDCR dogs. We've stopped by LDCR booths at both the Pet Expo and the Reston Pet Fiesta to donate and say hi and we're so proud of all of the work that you guys do! Keep it up!

I convinced my husband to start looking at dogs for our family. He was determined that we were only looking. But on 9 May we asked that Buster be at the PetSmart in Fair Lakes. It was all over. Buster joined the family on 9 May! He is such a laid back guy. He wishes his new "sisters" - Zelda and Campbell would play with him. They don't know what to do with the new 60 pound cat that moved in but everyone is getting along.

Buster loves his long walks and his doggie bed. He is a perfect gentleman. Billy loves his new best friend and Buster loves his little boy. He is a great addition to the family. We are all very happy that Buster has decided to keep us.

Thank you LDCRF for all you do for the cats and dogs.

Hello all! Just wanted to provide an update on our two LDRF adoptees, Toby and Sydney! We adopted Toby (Jack Russell Terrior mix) in the spring of 2008, and he immediately filled the void left after losing our previous dog. In the beginning, Toby was very loving with us, but hesitant and uncertain around strangers. He got very anxious whenever we left the house, so in December 2008 we decided to get him a companion. Enter Sydney, a precocious year-old spaniel mix.

Immediately, they were inseperable! They play, eat, and sleep together (of course, they are in the bed with my husband and I - good thing it's a king size bed!). Toby has improved tremendously on his seperation anxiety, and Sydney also helps to "break the ice" with strangers, since she loves everybody! They are a true joy, and I recommend LDRF to everyone I know who is thinking about adding a furry member to their family!

My husband tricked me into going to Petsmart one cold January evening. We had no pets at the time but sometimes just liked going to look at the animals. Little did I know that my life would change forever after that trip.

We found Robbie, n/k/a Macho. He was very shy and scared and we were told to proceed with caution. After a few weeks of us getting to know each other, I have to say, he completely consumes our love and attention. He has turned us into crazy, obsessed dog people!

When we saw on his papers that he was recovered from a dump in Fredericksburg, we knew we had to spoil him! And boy is he spoiled! He enjoys soft comforters and blankets especially. He does not like snow and barely tolerates rain.

Thank you to the Lost Dog Rescue Foundation. They are fantastic! We also want to thank his foster family, the Howards. We know how hard it was for them to give him up.

Hello Lost Dog & Cat!

It’s me Louie with another update on how I’m doing. I was diagnosed with Feline Diabetes about a year ago and was feeling poorly, not to mention sluggish. I was having a lot of trouble walking; I wasn’t able to walk on my toes anymore and was walking on my ‘hocks’ (bottoms of my back feet) instead. I wasn’t able to get up and down the stairs (Mom had to carry me) or jump up on my favorite pieces of furniture for naptime. I also lost a lot of weight--I went from 20 pounds to just 12 pounds, and too quickly too. It took Mom and my doctor a while to figure out the right amount of insulin to give me, but once they did I started to feel a LOT better.

Now to my walking problems. Mom went on the Internet (thank god Al Gore invented it, ha-ha) and did some research on my condition. She found a wonderful website that told a story about a cat named Jasper who had the same problem as me. The website said to give me a Methyl B-12 vitamin once a day to correct my foot problems. Now I can walk on my toes again (like every cat should), I can RUN up the stairs and can even jump up on the couch! I’m eating great again and have since put on 3 pounds. I’m now 15 pounds, which is the weight the doctor wanted me to be when I was first adopted and put on my diet, and Mom and the doctor are very pleased by my progress. Here are a couple new pix of me for your amusement, ha-ha!

Dear LDCRF,

We’ve been meaning to send in an update but life. has been so busy with two fabulous puppies to play with! We wanted to update you on the marvelous adventures of Bentley (17 months) and Dizzy (12 months), both adopted from Lost Dog in 2008.

We are one of the lucky families that got to adopt a sweet-tempered lovable, 10-week-old lab mix named Bentley (one of Laci’s pups), the second week of February 2008. “Bentley Griffin” has turned out to be the most amazing dog in the world and our whole family is head-over-heels in love with him. He's now a year and a half old and is a mellow, well-behaved, loving pup. We can't imagine life without him! He has grown like a weed since we first adopted him and is now 63 pounds. Although Bentley probably takes the cake for “Most Distractible Puppy,” he proudly completed puppy kindergarten, puppy basic obedience, and intermediate obedience training at WOOFS! Dog Training. Bentley is naturally a bit cautious and prefers hanging out at home with the family to excursions around the neighborhood, but this hasn’t held him back from enjoying life one bit – he loves romping through the back yard, playing fetch, and visiting doggy day care any chance he can get! Bentley loves to run so much that in the summer of 2008, we decided to move to a house with a much bigger yard so that he would have more room to romp and play with us.

As we were getting ready to move in August 2008, we learned that one of Nora's pups, Dizzy (AKA Goldie), was available for adoption through Lost Dog. Dizzy was an adorable four month old beagle/lab mix (who coincidentally looked just like a shorter version of Bentley – white markings and all!) We had worked with the trainers at WOOFS! Dog Training when we adopted Bentley so the opportunity to adopt a puppy they had fostered seemed like a wonderful opportunity to add another member to our family. What a wonderful decision that turned out to be! Bentley and Dizzy are a fantastic pair - they run and play together, play-wrestle, zoom around, and have a great time together and with our family. Both pups are great with our 9 year old son, and the entire family loves hanging out in the back yard of our new house, playing fetch with the dogs.

Dizzy is super-smart and enjoys clicker training and learning new tricks. She’s the most confident dog we’ve ever met – very sure of herself and her rightful place in the universe. Fortunately, the folks at WOOFS! did a fantastic job talking with us about Dizzy’s dynamic personality before we adopted her, so we were well aware that Dizzy’s perception regarding her rightful place in the universe is that she should be queen. J With love, training and consistency, Dizzy has settled into life as a confident (rather than bossy) dog, although occasionally she still tries to boss us around by barking at us to get us to do her bidding! Dizzy loves hiking in the woods down the block, and she never tires of romping, running, and investigating the universe. Dizzy and Bentley love to play tug with their rope toys and play chase in the back yard. She’s grown to be a big dog – shorter than Bentley but already 60 pounds. Dizzy and Bentley enjoy playing in the back yard with our dog walker every day, and they get tons of exercise. Every day is an adventure for them!

Thank you so much for making it possible for Bentley and Dizzy to come into our lives. They are fantastic pups, fabulous companions, and treasured members of our family. Thank you!!!!!

Take care-

Lizzie (formerly known as Sasha) came to live with me in October 2008. We quickly became best friends. Her relationship with her two kitty sisters, on the other hand, has been rather strained from the start, but we're working on that! The first week Lizzie was with me, she was an extremely shy, quiet dog. But boy, this didn't last for long. She quickly came out of her shell and her real personality came through. She is loving, playful, cheerful, and at times, downright goofy. She makes me laugh every day. Lizzie and I are doing clicker training together--what a fabulous way to bond with your dog! Her most recent accomplishment was learning the concept of left and right. What a smart dog!

Lizzie's favorite things: playing with squeaky toys, riding in the car, going for long walks, running at the park, barking at squirrels and rabbits (and any other critters in sight), sleeping under the covers at night in my bed, sleeping in her own fleecy bed (see picture), wagging her tail, having training sessions, and eating. I'm so grateful to have her in my life.

Dear Lost Dog and Cat Rescue,

We adopted our dog Maxwell about 4 months ago. He was previously named Casper because of his clear blue eyes and white hair. We love him soooo much. The amount of love he has brought to our family is unimaginable. He gets along great with our other dog Biscuit, and they sometime snuggle together on one bed! Heres a great picture of the 2 of them together.

Hi there! My husband and I adopted Bailey (renamed now as Shyla) from Lost Dog and she has been a dream come true for us! She is a 3 yr old Cocker and is such a joy to be with. She has adjusted to her new home and family beautifully and has gotten so attached to us, that we feel like we've had her forever! We just wanted to thank Lost Dog Rescue and to her former foster parent Janet Siniard for giving us the opportunity to be there for Shyla and for helping us out with the whole process! This being our first dog, we had tons of questions and all of you were there for us to give us suggestions and the chance to be great doggy parents!