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Happy endings all around for
Suzy Q and her family. Suzy Q and her six
puppies, plus six other dogs, were living in a small backyard
kennel with little shelter when a concerned neighbor notified ACN.
In a joint effort, Buncombe Co. Animal Services, the Asheville
Humane Society, and ACN rescued the dogs, provided them with medical
attention, and set them up in foster care. Two of the puppies had
been born blind, due to poor nutrition during Suzy Q's pregnancy
(the neighbor reported that the dogs were only fed about once a
week). In the following months, all of the puppies, including the
blind ones, were adopted. Cordelia
and her sightless sister Lulu
were adopted together. Lucy
(formerly Batgirl) and Winston
were also adopted together. Their family reports they are
coming along beautifully. Winston has even taught his sister to walk
down stairs by grabbing her collar and tugging her along. Now Lucy
does it on her own. Mom Suzy Q was adopting in June.
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Suzy Q |
Winston, Lucy, Cordelia, and Lulu |
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| MIla |
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| Ginger |
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 A.K. (then known as "Dippy")
and his three littermates were found abandoned on a roadside, when
they were about 2 months old. ACN was contacted to help place them
in homes. A.K. was the last of the litter to be adopted, which was
lucky for him. John had been looking for a companion and happened to
come to an adoption event. It was love at first sight, even with a
name like "Dippy". They are a great team! (adopted in
2001)
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 One day a stray dog wandered upon a nice
gentleman. She was pregnant and had several pups. He contacted ACN
for help in placing the puppies. Winnie
(red bandana in picture) was one of those pups. While in foster
care, she had various problems arise with her hind legs. It turned
out that she had severe hip dysplasia. Dr.
Crouch with WNC Veterinary Referral Service, helped ACN by
drastically discounting the surgeries that it took to try to fix her
hips, before they totally degenerated. The outcome still wasn't
great, but only time would tell. Right after her last surgery,
Winnie was at an adoption event and happened to meet Debbie. A
volunteer explained all that Winnie had been through, and the
potential problems that she may have with her hips as she got older.
Debbie went home and told her family about Winnie. They decided that
they wanted to meet her. Winnie melted their hearts and they adopted
her. Winnie now has all the love and support that a girl could ever
need! (adopted 3/2002)
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 One
fateful day (10/00), John and Dianna stopped by an adoption event.
They fell in love with a big, baby-boy, hound-dog pup named Chief (pictured with Dianna). They
adopted him and returned a couple of months later and adopted his
sister Ladybug, so that Chief
would have a playmate. A year later, they ran across another
adoption day and fell in love and adopted another cute guy, Robbie. While there, they were enlisted
as a new foster home. Soon they began their massive career as foster
parents and volunteers.  For the last
couple of years, not only have they been a wonderful foster family
(for dogs and cats), but they added to their growing
"permanent" family. One such lucky girl was Bonnie Bell (pictured with John). John and
Dianna have "heart's of gold" for the animals. All their
babies (dogs and cats) are truly lucky to have them as "Mom and
Dad".
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Create Your Own Happy
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Adopt a wonderful pet from ACN and
create a happy tail of your own!
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