Dear L.E.A.R.N.,
We received our newest issue of The Retriever Newsletter and were we surprised to see our Lady on the second page! We adopted Lady in the beginning of 2008 when she was one years old. She’s come a long way in the past 2 years. So our family thought we would give an update « more on lady »
Hi L.E.A.R.N.,
Sorry it took me so long to write, but I have been so busy with my new family. It is Ryno, formly known as Shadow and I am loving my new home. I was adopted by my forever family on St. Patricks Day 2009, so the luck of the Irish was really with me « more on ryno »
Hello my name is Oliver, formerly known as Alfie. I was adopted by the Koch family in July 2008 and they decided I needed a new name. Why Oliver? My human sister named me after a singer in one of her favorite bands. I must like it since I am answering to it. However, I « more on oliver (formerly alfie) »
Just a quick update on what the beautiful Georgia Peach has been up to since her adoption in October. We had wanted a lab for quite some time but were a little reluctant to do the “puppy thing” again. When we saw Georgia’s serious little face at Canine Classic, we knew we had to have « more on georgia peach »
Hi LEARN,
Here are pictures of our sweet Sam who joined our family in March of 2008. Just a note to say she is doing great, has settled in to the routine of our family, and we can’t imagine life without her. Here’s Sam with her sister Bear.
~The Heistads, Andy and Kerry
Hi. It’s me Ollie, you used to know me as Farve. I’m living with my two moms and my sister Rudy, and brother Auggie…and our other sister Tasha, who is a C.A.T. (which stands for Chase And Terrify) I thought you might want to see some pictures of me in my finer moments.
Here I am « more on ollie »
Hi Foster Mom and all of you at LEARN that cared for and about me.
I have been meaning to write, but I have been so busy, and Mom and Dad have been occupied with lots of things.
I had a wonderful summer–sometimes Mom and I would just go out to the “lake” for a couple of « more on morgan »
HI! I’m Ruby Sue, but you know me as Juneau (Jade). I was the LAST one of Kylie’s puppies to be adopted. I live on a farm and I have a brother Ranger (he’s the black one in the pictures) and I have a cousin Gunner that lives with us when his mom and dad « more on ruby »
Hello LEARN friends!!
It’s been a few months since I found my forever home and I love it!! My Mom and Dad said I was a perfect fit right from the start. I now have 2 human brothers, a human sister, and one furry brother named Owen…he’s my buddy! There are also 2 indoor squirrels in « more on rylee »
My name is Zander but you may remember me better as Homer. I now live in Woodstock, IL and I am now six months old. I am getting to be a big boy now. I stand shoulder to shoulder with my 10 year old Lab sister (Alabama) who you met when she visited there when « more on zander »
We adopted Stanley a little over 2 months ago from Learn and we are so very happy. “Lou” immediately became Stan and a happy energetic presence in our home. Stanley (Lou) was the “bag of bones” rescued by Learn last Christmas. The first time I saw Stan, he was about 50lbs., bony, with a really « more on stanley (formerly lou) »
Hello everyone, We wanted to give you an update on how we are doing with our new family. First of all, Buddy is our yellow lab that was adopted from LEARN in April 2007. Buddy was the perfect addition to our family. We had a 2 year old daughter that loves dogs (almost too much) « more on buddy »
I wanted to send you an email with some updates on Sadie (previously known as Katie) and some pictures of her and her buddy Abby. When we got Katie we changed her name to Sadie….we have some close friends named Katie and that might be an option for a future child’s name for us! Ha-ha! « more on sadie (formerly katie) »
Hi LEARN Friends!
I am doing very well at my new forever home with Mom and Dad and Mema and Raegan, but I miss Mike since he’s at school- whatever that is. I get along well with the two cats, Skootch and Snickers, and I like to watch the goldfish in the aquarium. That darn cockatiel « more on luke (formerly lenny) »
Payton and Tobi
We adopted Payton (FKA Minnow) in July 2007 and Tobi (FKA Montana) in August of 2008. When we adopted Payton, we had another black lab named Lady who passed away at the age of 5 from cancer in June 2008. Payton and Lady were best friends. She taught him everything from sitting for « more on payton and tobi »
We wanted to thank everyone at L.E.A.R.N., especially Lilah’s foster mom, for connecting us with such a wonderful companion. In September we lost our 11 year old black Lab, Lambo, to cancer, quite suddenly. We soon discovered that our house was quite empty without a dog in it. We were very fortunate to find out « more on lilah »
Hi my name is Mattie,
I was adopted by my new parents in 2006 at the age of 7. They kept my name as they thought I had it long enough and it suited me well. My new parents originally wanted a yellow lab as they had a black lab named Shadow who died at the « more on mattie »
Hi to all at L.E.A.R.N.!
I am sorry that it has taken me so long to write, but with the holidays and having to get all these people in shape, I have been busy. Anyhow, just wanted to let all of you know that I have landed in a loving, caring, if not a little nutty « more on marley »
Here is a story about a handsome guy that came into our family at the perfect time. We had just lost our adopted love named Buddy (whom also was adopted from L.E.A.R.N back in 2001) back in July 2009 from lung tissue cancer, and then lost our 18 year old Beagle/Lab a few weeks ago. « more on cooper (formerly koda) »
Hello everyone!
After 4 months with us, Toby has bonded to us as much as we have bonded to him. He has made our home his home, and one would think that he has lived here all his life. He is everything that we had hoped he would be.
Toby loves his daily walks (2), fetching a « more on toby (formerly hank) »
Sorry we haven’t kept in touch better, but we wanted to let you know Jake is doing well and send you some pictures. He’ll be two in a few weeks. He’s a good boy. He went to obedience class–he was the teacher’s favorite which is a good thing because if you saw the movie Marlee « more on jake »
Fee Bee is a wonderful dog. She likes to run, jump, and play, but will snuggle with you to make you feel better when you are down. She is outgoing and lovable. I’m glad she’s now part of our family.
It was the Twenty Ninth of December 2008 and we were still heartbroken from the loss « more on fee bee »
This Saturday celebrates Hulia’s first year with us. So, we’ve decided it will be her birthday. We are so blessed to have her. She has turned into the sweetest, snuggliest dog. She has settled in with our family completely and we trust her completely. I wanted to thank everyone involved in LEARN again for this « more on hulia »
Helllloooooo people, Flo here. I am almost 8 months old already! I am so thankful that L.E.A.R.N. helped me find my forever home. My adoptive parents just adore me and I love them right back! We live with the river in my back yard and boy am I having fun with that. I even learned « more on flo (formerly fiona) »
We wanted to thank everyone at LEARN for helping us adopt Lia Sophia. She has been the perfect addition to our family. She has the most beautiful brown eyes and such a sweet disposition. Everyone who meets her loves her. She has only been with us for a little over a week and she has « more on lia sophia »
