Barry-Allen now Barry We adopted Barry (formerly Barry Allen) in January 2020. When we brought him home that day, he walked into the house as if he’d lived here forever. He adjusted so quickly, and has been a loving family member ever since. Barry came with the challenge of not being fond of other canines, but with the help of a trainer, he can now be walked throughout the neighborhood peacefully. His favorite activities are playing frisbee, chasing tennis balls, and playing with his stuffies. He loves attention, and gets lots of it! We are happy to have found Mr.
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Phishy-McPhish now Madi I adopted Madi in 2018 from HSHV. After finishing my PhD in spring 2021, we left Ann Arbor and started an 8-month road trip, crossing the US twice. We visited Denver, NYC, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Minneapolis, and toured the Utah parks. We finally are settling in Oakland, California where she will undoubtedly bring joy to the locals with her impromptu handstands and sassy personality.  
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Eleanor Roosevelt now Ellie Nine years ago today, I adopted my sweet Ellie, then called Eleanor Roosevelt. She came to HSHV with 45 of her friends and relatives from a hoarding situation. As a volunteer dog walker, I was tasked with helping to socialize them since they were almost totally untrained. I soon became attached to a senior (approx. 8 years old) female who came in pregnant, with severe hair loss and many missing/loose teeth. Beneath all this was a spunky fur baby who sat on top of stacks of potty pads begging for food, and quickly ran to the
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We were looking for a new friend for our 6/27/20 Love Train dog George (given name Rafael) after our much-loved 16 year old furry family member passed away in April. We decided we didn’t have it in us to get another puppy, and wanted an older dog closer to George’s age. We were directed to the Private Adoptions page at HSHV. It was there that we found Eevee. Eevee’s people just had a baby and lived in an apartment, and didn’t think they could give Eevee the attention they thought she deserved. They made the very difficult decision to find
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Midas I’m a lifelong dog lover. Never hated cats, but they didn’t move me the way dogs do. Well, all that changed in the late 90’s! Too many years of landlords with “No Dogs Allowed” policies made me pet-starved to the point I just wanted a mammal I could have and love. I still had requirements: short hair, preferably more quiet, and a male. I had a love for black dog breeds so I wanted same in a cat, but the short hair and not really “yowly” was more important than looks. Number One thing, though? For me, as dog
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Juju now Purrcy Hello! This is Purrcy, our lil rag tag kitty cat. Earlier this year, I went to HSHV looking for a special kitty – someone who could get along with the most bratty of older cats – and I found him on the first go. Having just gotten out of surgery, he was a bit wobbly, but it was easy to see his personality shine through. After bringing him home, he quickly became besties with our pupper, Delilah, and it’s been a slow journey but he and our 10 year old kitty, Elphaba, now actually play and lay
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I was never a cat person, nor had I ever thought of getting one ever in my life. Yet, when COVID first happened, my partner lost his job like many others have. He felt a bit bored and lonely at home, so I brought up the idea of adopting a pet. We both agreed that it had to be a cat, as we didn’t have a yard to for a dog. When searching, we fell upon Louis who had the biggest, brightest eyes and the roundest cheeks. My partner wasn’t sure when he read that he had FeLv and FIV,
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Stormy & Soot now Marceline & Mortimer We adopted Marceline (Stormy) in June of 2017. When we first walked in the door, there was a cage by the front area and a little white arm shot out and batted at the paperwork on the front. My husband said, “I want that one!” Little did we know, that was our Marci! We went to see another cat whose picture I had seen online but she didn’t seem like a good fit, so we decided to come back to see the one by the door. We took her out of the cage
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Mary – now Winnie Houdini – is such a cutie, is so playful and is doing really well. She tends to paw excitedly at her geriatric~17 year old “big cat” brother Miel (their introduction is proceeding well but slowly). Mary now Winnie Houdini
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