In October, a surprise visitor showed up in our backyard — a sweet, scruffy cat who we later learned was Sir Ashton, a senior kitty who had been missing from his foster home for several months. We didn’t know his story at first, but from the moment we met him, it was clear he had a gentle spirit and a whole lot of love to give. We welcomed him in, gave him a warm place to rest, and soon after, officially made him part of our family — now under the name Jet. Despite being 15, Jet is absolutely thriving.
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Posts by Laura Crouch
Seniors love to love
After losing our senior bullmastiff rescue, we felt inspired to save another old dog from wasting away without a family. They have so much love to give and deserve ours! Red was scared, anxious and body handling sensitive when we took him home. He had been in and out of the shelter for a long time, eventually abandoned by his owner. After he was home, we realized it seemed he hadn’t known the comforts of a soft bed or pile of blankets to call his own. It took him a while to feel safe with us but he eventually opened
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Best addition to our family
After rescuing our first dog together, my husband and I knew we wanted to rescue again once we were ready for a second dog. We thought there was no way we’d get as lucky as we did with our first dog, Wesley, in terms of size and temperament, but boy were we proven wrong! As soon as I saw Willow, I knew she was going to be perfect for our family. She rolled over and immediately wanted a belly rub. She wasn’t overly excited or too shy. She just wanted to nuzzle up by you and give you so much
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Koda loves his new family
We have a lovely senior dog, Misha, who was rescued as a puppy from CAHS in 2012. We wanted to bring some new dog energy into our home, and after following the Love Train for about a year my daughter and I spent a long December 22d at HSHV! We were #23 and while we had seen all the dogs beforehand we decided that we would just stay open hearted to what puppies were still available. There were several there when our number finally was called, and Koda’s brown eyes locked us in! We stood back in the hallway after
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Two big babies
We adopted Hoots and Tiger. We changed Hoots’ name to Henry. We didn’t want to separate them as they are brothers. Our experience with Humane Society of Huron Valley was just perfect. Henry and Tiger are a couple of rambunctious 1 year olds (they’re babies). We are enjoying these two big babies and spoiling them rotten ❤️ Tiger & Hoots now Tiger & Henry
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The life and times of Petunia Page
Living alone at the time, I was scrolling through the cats for adoption at HSHV and came across a cat who had the cutest face! I wanted an older kitty who deserved a second chance. There was just something about her that caught my eye. She had been surrendered by a couple who’d recently brought home their newborn baby. Evidently Petunia was NOT amused! When I first saw Petunia in person, I was shocked. The photo I saw online was just her face. When I saw her at the shelter, she was huge! I wanted her anyway and brought her
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Herky Jerky
Herky was not renamed but rather given his original name back upon adoption. He seemed to appreciate that. Having been surrendered twice (once for not getting along with other cats, and a second time for not being “cuddly enough”), I’m happy to share that he has gotten three years of love from three college girls, lived the dorm and apartment life, and moved to two other homes- and happily. Every day is full of cuddles and kisses, from me to him and him to me (he loves his mom), AND he has a best friend, also adopted from HSHV, named
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Happy Tails
Quincy was said to be a troubled fellow. After a little loving and getting-aquainted time he and current resident Diamond have become friends.
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Jasmine brought us so much joy!
After the loss of our chocolate lab mix Linus, we came to HSHV to find a dog. It was in 2021, so a lot of shelters were still closed due to COVID. We came looking for a dog and found that a group of puppies had arrived that day. We didn’t have an appointment so we couldn’t go in. We walked one big white dog who we almost brought home, but finally got in to see the puppies. We narrowed it down to two puppies. Jasmine was the cutest little puppy with one blue eye and the other one was
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Happy Hank
Hank was 4 months old when we adopted him in August 2023. He is one of the happiest dogs ever, his tail wags nonstop! He loves his Great Dane brother Herman and his feline sister Seteva, they are always running and playing in their backyard. He is a great snuggle bug, especially at bedtime. He is loved beyond measure. Morrison now Hank
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