When Our 13 year old Yoshi died from cancer ,we were so heartbroken that it took another year for us to look again. We went to HSHV to look at puppies from the Puppy Train (a.k.a., Love Train). Instead of a puppy, we found River (now Molly). We decided to walk her, and before we took five steps we knew she was the one. We all were floored by how much she resembled our Yoshi and we were more shocked to see that on her paperwork her estimated birthday was the day that Yoshi passed away. It was like she
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Our daughter has asked for a dog since she could talk. She has had fish, hamsters, guinea pigs, and hermit crabs, but we did not want a dog due to my husband’s dog allergy. Every Christmas and birthday, “dog” was at the top of her list. She walked other people’s dogs to be near them, visited pet stores and played with dogs, and would go on rescue sites daily. When the TV is on, there is a dog show on such as Pitbulls and Parolees. Well a week ago, on a whim, I told her we could visit a dog
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November, 2010 … I brought home Uffda (formerly Puma) from HSHV. I had been told by the adoption counselor that he did not get along with other cats and that he should be an only cat for life. One thing is for certain — he has lots of love to give and is going to continue to get all kinds of loving for life. A couple of years later, we moved to Massachusetts. My lifestyle here is not much different than what it was in Michigan, but my neighbors here reported seeing Uffda in an upstairs window yowling for some
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We had been looking for a puppy for a while when we lucked out and happened to check the shelter in January of 2017 when several of the 19 Hines Park puppies went up for adoption. Hope, now Penny, was so sweet, I knew she was for us. She immediately took to my daughter, and they are still two peas in a pod. Penny will be two this month, and she’s made our furry family complete. She even mostly gets along with her kitty brothers, one of which is also a HSHV alumni.   Hope now Penny
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I came to the humane society looking for an adult cat to pair with my rambunctious kitten Drogo. Ginny (formerly Tilly), drew my attention immediately with her pretty markings and sweet charm. When the cage was opened, she immediately snuggled into my lap, and I knew she was the one! We brought her home, and her favorite place is right by my side on the couch! I know, with a little time, she and Drogo will be best of friends! Thank you, Humane Society of Huron Valley, for giving us the two lights of our life!   Tilly now Ginny
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In early August, 2018 we decided it was time to start looking for a companion for the young cat we’d adopted from Tiny Lions in April. We were not entirely sure who we’d find, but when we visited HSHV, we learned that there were a number of “Legacy Adoptions” available who had come from the Augusta Township hoarding situation. Satai (formerly Doris Lessing) was one of these. As we met many cats that afternoon, we kept coming back to this beautiful and imperious creature, who clearly needed love and also clearly had much to give. We knew she wouldn’t necessarily
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After our 14-year-old black lab rescue died, we gave away our dog beds. We were heartbroken. A few months later, we started looking for dogs to adopt. We met Mareth and Garet, two 10-month old German Shepherd mixes, at HSHV. They had been chained to a fence and abandoned for three days with no food. So sad! When we first met, Mareth and Garet were nervous and sweet. We couldn’t adopt the dogs because we were going on vacation. While on vacation, we thought they had been adopted. We were disappointed. We called anyway. Good news! The dogs were available.
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I found Carlotta at a recent adoption event, and I fell in love with her. Then my husband and daughter met her and couldn’t wait to get her home. She is so beautiful, sweet and smart, and we couldn’t be more lucky! Carlotta now Carlee/Carlotta
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Everyone thought we were crazy for getting a puppy when I had a baby, but I wanted them to grow up together. We were told Petey (formally Chucky) was mouthy and loved to nip at hands. That didn’t deter us because we are experienced dog owners. He was all the way in the back and was the last of his litter. I knew I wanted him coming in, but it was set in stone when I met him. We got him that day, and with lots of training and patience, he has become such an amazing dog. He’s good with
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