Hi to all the wonderful folks at New Hope… this is just a short note to send a heartfelt THANK YOU to you all – especially foster mom Catherine and family – for giving us our dream dog, Ranger. He is a fun, smart, healthy, happy, gentle spirit who truly lights up our lives. We’re madly in love with him, as are all my daycare families. Even the cat is smitten! They have become great friends and play chase together, or cuddle on the “family bed” for a snooze almost every day.
Ranger is fitting in beautifully with the kids, and feels it’s his place to be with them; since getting Ranger, I pack up my daycare troops and head to the Whitecap-Furdale leash-free area for a hike a couple of times a week, and Ranger loves nothing better than to herd them into a group and keep them moving along (he’s a born babysitter!). He has gotten my husband or me out for a run every day, and has met all of our dog-loving neighbours. Best of all, my son and daughter have a true friend in him. My 5 year old son insisted we keep his name, albeit with some improvement – his new license reads his name as “Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear To Infinity and Beyond” Bradford-Wilson. So he’s officially part of the family! We’re very grateful it’s turned out so well, and will not hesitiate in recommending your organization to others. In fact, if you require any volunteers, please do give us a call, we’d be happy to help. Thanks again so much… we love our Space Ranger!
Follow up: Here’s a bit more – at the Furdale off-leash just the other day, this little black bullet of a dog came charging up to Ranger with a huge grin on it’s face… not menacing or barking, but going flat out, just a blur. Normally, this would make Ranger sit right down beside me, but he took off after the dog. When they met, they started doing this happy hopping dance, bounding around each other and up on their back feet. Well, he’s fairly shy and reserved with new dogs, so this was wild to watch. After talking with the owner a bit, I realized that this little black dog was Ranger’s sister, Annie! They had not seen one another since he left the vet college; her leg was broken (is that right?) and she stayed on. They so clearly remembered each other and were delighted to see one another, and happily played for about 15 minutes. But here’s what a good boy he is … even with his long-lost sister whipping him into a frenzy (she was obviously dominant), he still came immediately when I finally called him! Such a dreamboat…
-Shauna & family
