Happy tails from animals in their new homes!

We love hearing how our animals are doing in their new homes with their forever families. Here are some of the more recent updates we've received. Please note that additional happy tails are on display at the shelter. 

If you have a happy "tail" to share about an animal that came from the Cape Ann Animal Aid,
please e-mail your story and a digital photo (if possible) to info@capeannanimalaid.com
Stories and photos can also be mailed to the CAAA at 260 Main St., Gloucester, MA, 01930.
Please note that stories may be edited for length.

in gratitude,

-Katrina, Anthony, Aleida and Alfie

Thanks again for taking care of her before we adopted her.
Sandy Shaw
Essex

1/17/12

I want to thank you for sheltering Mcmaxi and keeping him safe until my family brought him home. He is doing great. We just love him to death. My eight year daughter loves playing with him, petting his belly, or rubbing him under his chin. Our dog Dora is also a lover of Max, (I shortened his name). They love to play and Max sleeps on Dora’s bed in the livingroom. Ha..ha. They also share a big bowl of water. Thank you again for having Max...I hope his sister found a great home too.

Thank you,

Denise Tougas

1/15/12

Dear Cape Ann Animal Aid.

Gloucester resident Erin Caniff took this picture of me and Humphrey (who I adopted from CAAA in...
gosh was it 2006!) a few days ago in California where we live part time (and in Annisquam the other part!).

I thought you would appreciate it.

He's my best pal. Thank you for saving him and adopting him to me.

Christina

1/6/12

Wanted to update you on Happy.

We renamed him Loco as he has quite a spunky personality!! Our house resembles a mini tornado as soon as he awakens each a.m. !! Forgot what it's like to have a younger dog around. Loco has settled in quite nicely and provides lots of wet kisses to everyone!

Here are a few pics from Christmas. He couldn't wait to open his presents from Santa.
Thank you for the newest addition to our family!

Lindsay & Cindy

1/2/12

Enzo and Napoleon spend a lot of time at our farm in NC. They are getting used to the horses. Napoleon is fascinated by Comet at the window. They both love to RUN, RUN, RUN. Burrito will come down with us for a while after Christmas. Burrito lives most of the year in NY city with my daughter, who is a junior at NYU. He has become known a celebrity around town. He has been in an APP ad (coming out in February), kennel christmas card (I will mail you a copy) and has been asked to be in a Nickelodeon show (he unfortuneately has to wait on that, they wanted him to be off a leash in the city...not going to work. They said they will call when they have something to film in the studio)!

They are all amazing dogs! We are having so much fun with them all! Thank you!

Have a wonderful New Year!

12/19/11

Here's a few pictures, One was after 5 weeks after we brought her home (watching the fish tank), you can see how much bigger she got. The last one is a recent "LolCat" pic of her (popular website of funny cat pictures if you haven't heard of it).

Thank you, I hope all the other kittens have also found good homes. Happy Holidays!
-Kristalyn & Lyra

12/16/11

I just wanted to send a little updated on my two dogs: Morris and Mattie (formerly Singer) that we adopted from Cape Ann Animal Aide. My husband and I are in LOVE with them both and they have become best of friends. I'm attaching some pictures :-)

Thank you so much for making their adoptions possible

12/13/11

Patrick, Jen and Jag

I just wanted to let you know that I love my new home. My sister Chassis and I love playing in the fenced in yard on the nice days. Our favorite game is tug of war. Mom and dad have been trying to talk us into playing with this special tug of war toy but we prefer the ones with lots of stuffing so we can make our yard look like it has snowed. We also like just lazing around on our couch which did you know that some mom's make you your own blanket? I am very happy in my new furever home and I only hope that all of my four legged friends at the Cape Ann Animal Aide find as nice of a family as I did.

Cab (formerly Pear)

I'm not sure if you remember my boys, they were only with you for 5 days before we adopted them! I came in with my mother, best friend and moms best friend Roberta Carter, she used to volunteer with you guys! She recommended that we meet your pups, so we did! We couldn't be happier! Beau and Luke go everywhere together, they do everything together, they bark at the same, run out the door side by side, and sleep in either my bed or mom's bed! It's always a battle who gets the boys at night, because they are such little snuggle bugs! They absolutely LOVE our huge fenced in yard, it's like pulling teeth to get them to come back in! They've met so many new friends, I'm a dog walker, so I bring lots of buddies over to play with them during the day! They do have a best friend, her name is Gracie and she is a pitbull mix, and they just love her to no end! We really can not thank you guys enough for rescuing these two boys! They were the greatest addition to our little family, and it was the best decision we've ever made. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Much love and many tail wags,
Deb, Lindsey, Beau and Luke

12/11/11

Attached are a few pictures of Bailey and a picture with her new friend, Zoey.

Colleen and Dave

I just wanted to write and let you all know what a wonderful friend we have found in Shanty- now Bertie Mae! Bertie is settling in flawlessly at home and joins me daily at my shop where she is learning all about violins, cellos and basses. She loves to go on walks and LOVES when I take her to the park to fetch-she has endless amounts of energy! She now knows how to sit and lay down on command, and she is getting tons of treats and lots of love(sometimes so much that it keeps me from my work!)

Thank you for all that you do for our animal friends and trusting us with this precious little girl.

Happy Holidays, we have a lot to be thankful for!

Zachary, Sara, and Bertie Mae

11/23/11

I am so grateful to have found Aurora! I immediately wrote a "poem" about some of the: I. Best Cats in my past life, as a prelude to finding her (without knowing I was looking for her). And, am working on: II. From Adoption to Adaptation to describe some of the process of her settling in with us. An amusing sequence of photos illustrates some of this.
Then, there are the: III. Post Notes which include some of what I have since learned about the genetic influence on tortoiseshells, calicos and torbeys; as well as how well Savanna and Aurora have adapted to one another.

The slow part is that the animals have been quite comfortable with one another--with many touching initiatives to become closer friends (many proffered by Aurora, though she then acts as though she has to deny this), but their coming together for relaxed proximity for any length of time is taking as long as we might expect of bright beings--little by little, day by day. So we have focused on patient pursuit, rather than forced poses.

Therefore, I have accumulated many words worth of appreciation; and intend even more. And we have lots of individual photos--and some of Aurora inviting Savanna to play--from a height advantage--and a few of the two of them, together.

Absolutely loving and beautiful work being done, there. We have been very grateful beneficiaries of your efforts and such caring, clean, and wellness promoting (recognizing toys and play as as essential as spaying, immunizations, and preventive treatments) practices.

Thank you, thank you, thank you--all!!! But, especially for the courage and caring of fostering a "Momma" and her babies for the time it takes for weaning; and then being willing to let go of the animals you are able to love that much!

In the pursuit of a "full package" of appreciation, I have appeared to be leaving you all up in the air!

I hope this assures you that we are extremely appreciative (and brag about) CAAA's care and services; and are delighted that so many people have already loved and cared for Savanna and recognize her with great pleasure; and can immediately connect with the more and more people we meet who are accompanied by their own beloved companion/s provided by you--while I struggle to get more and better photos which can simply meet your requested purpose.

Cheers, and enormous gratitude to all who care so lovingly for the animals that are fortunate enough to come through the Cape Ann Animal Aid doors.
Ann & David

11/22/11

To our friends at Cape Ann Animal Aid, Just a quick note about our recent adoption of Rachel (AKA Dakota) last week on Friday Nov 11th. Dakota is doing great and getting comfortable with her new family. Her transition over to us has been flawless and I never anticipated it could go so well. She has been eating and sleeping very well as well as getting plenty of exercise with walks and playing in the yard with the kids. Dakota has been a perfect little lady with no jumping, biting, barking, or chewing- although she has had a few "accidents" in the house. We will keep working on that. We are so excited to have her as part of our family now. Thank you for the help in the adoption process- See attached photo of the kids and Dakota. We will be sure to keep checking in and updating pictures with you. Kind Regards,The Spencer's

11/15/11

The boys would love to know more about her story before she came to the shelter. One person mentioned that she was from Puerto Rico from a litter of puppies rescued from the street. Could we find out more about that litter?

Thank you so much for the wonderful service you provide. We are so happy and so is Lucy!

Sincerely,

The Dorrs

11/6/11

We are so in love with Mookie (formerly "Dewey"). We adopted Mookie right around Easter time this year. He had just been brought to the shelter with several brothers from Puerto Rico. As soon as we met him we knew he had to be ours! He's a little over 8 months old now and close to fifty pounds and still growing! He keeps us very busy, always needs attention and tons of love. He tends to get himself into some mischief but all in all he is a great dog. He has a great personality and always can make us laugh with his silliness. We recently took him to puppy school where he graduated from beginner dog training. Mookie has been a great addition and we highly recommend adopting a rescue dog like our Mookie from Cape Ann Animal Aid. :)

Liz and Tom

10/8/2011

Adopting Cocoa was the best and most rewarding thing I have ever done. To see the progress that Cocoa has made over the few weeks is remarkable and it really demonstrates how much difference love can make on an animal.
For those who don't know, Cocoa was very shy and timid before I adopted her. She had anxiety and at the time was taking anxiety medication for her nerves. She was somewhat receptive to me when I met her for the first time, however I knew it was going to take a lot of work and love for her to trust me. It was clear that she had trust issues and had some type of trauma that affected her perception of our world.
Since then, Cocoa is a complete different dog. She is friends with all the neighborhood dogs and is very playful and energetic when they greet her on the street. Most importantly, she has a best friend in my mothers German Shepherd. Cocoa spent 10 straight days with my mothers shepherd, Mason, when she went away on vacation. This was probably one of the most helpful things in her coming out of her shell. We visit my mom and Mason every weekend. Sometimes we take the dogs to the beach and Cocoa runs around the beach free and is so happy. Other times we just play in the back yard and let them spend time together and run. It really is great to see how she has built trust in not only me, but my family as well. This past Saturday, Cocoa and I joined my mother and Mason at a German Shepherd Rescue walk with about 100 other dogs.
Cocoa has really learned to trust me. She is the highlight of my day and the unconditional love that she provides is worth everything it is believed to be. I am so happy that I have given her a life she deserves and looking forward to my future with her.

"I rescued my best friend"

I wanted to thank you and send an update on Fresca and Inky who are now 1-year old! We named Fresca, Lynx and Inky, Miss Luna Boots. My boyfriend Nate and I don't know what we'd do without our sweet little girls!
Lynx is such a doll, like a big baby unless she's hunting a toy. And Luna is a sweet little girl who loves to be petted but never liked being held. She's the more vocal one and has the tiniest little meow!

In December we all moved up the North Shore, to a cat-friendly apartment in Ipswich, and we all love it. The kittens have a nice scratcher perch they like to watch the birds from and it's great for exercising their claws on (They're VERY good about not scratching the couch!) They also have many other toys =) We take them to Muddy Creek Animal Care Center nearby in Rowley and they board there too when we travel. We adore and love them both so much and we can't thank you enough for rescuing them for us! I've attached two pictures of each, the first ones were from back in November when they were babies and the others are from their first birthdays. Enjoy!
Many Thanks,
Christina and
Nathaniel

09/23/11

Pictures of Ulani (formally Ja"an) and Good Harbor Beach this evening.

9/2/11

This is Buster (formerly called Yamuel) with our other dog Scout. Things are going well since we adopted Buster on Wednesday. Scout is the more dominant dog which is fine with Buster. Scout is a bit confused with the new crazy ball of energy, but each day they are interacting more.

Thanks for letting us add Buster to our family.

Sincerely,
Linda

08/20/11

It's been well over a year since we adopted Mandi (November 2009). She's a very active girl, and loves every human she meets! She also lives with her brother, Tank the cat, who just turned 1 in June, they get along quite well and often wrestle each other (sometimes I wonder if they both think they are the same species) but they also like to share space on our bed at night - Mandi is an especially great snuggler, she wants to be as close to your face as possible :) as she prefers to be under the covers with her head on the pillow ... seriously.

Thanks so much for bringing Mandi into your shelter - we are so happy to have found her that day!! When we met her at your old space, she was the last one left (perhaps because of her heart murmur, which upon her first check up was not present :) ) but I hope her brothers and sisters are all doing well!!

Best,
Courtney and Shane

08/09/11

Hello to everyone @ Cape Ann:

I thought I would send you an update of Buddy who loves to lay on the top of my couch and look out the window. He is such a good dog - and spoiled!!! I have heard that he looks like he is part chihuahua, jack russell terrier, beagle and corgi. He is about 18-20 lbs. and a strong lil' guy let me tell you. We are hoping to make it to one of Cape Ann's Reunions or fundraisers soon.

Thank you again for doing positive things for these animals. They need you.

My best,

Laura

08/06/11

Hello friends!
Here is a picture of "Bruce" (this is the name we kept) brother to Sid (now Fred) We just wanted to update you all on Bruce. He is doing well and we are so thankful he is part of our family. Bruce spends his days chasing and being chased by his sister Angel(please dont tell them they are not biological),taking walks and being lazy! He loves car rides and stuffed ducks! Thank you for placing him with us! He is strong,loving(shy at first) and very healthy! Please pass on our photos to his other siblings!! I believe Zona and Fred are on your HappyTails page.
Very best,

Cath

08/02/11

Last Saturday my family visited CAAA and fell in love with Dante. The six days since then have been absolutely wonderful. Dante (now known as Echo) is a wonderful dog. He is calm, affectionate and quick to learn. He has acclimated well to our lifestyle and now handles elevators, stairs, traffic, children, strangers, strange dogs & car rides like a pro. He loves playing fetch and swimming in the Mystic lakes or any body of water we'll let him jump into. While we agree with your guess of Labrador Retriever/Plott mix we are having a great time referring to him as a mutt so that we can hear the great litany of breed guesses. So far we have heard that he must be part Doberman, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Whippet, Schnauzer and/or Coonhound. Thanks to both of your organizations on a job well done and ensuring that Echo could rescue us.

best,
Maria

I brought "Roberta" home from CAAA on 5/1/11. I have re-named her Maisy and she is just the sweetest
thing. She was only 6lbs when I adopted her, but now she is probably up to 9lbs (haven't taken her
to the vet yet, but will make an appt soon), she wouldn't eat much at first, but now is chowing down
on a regular basis. She was extremely shy and timid when I got her, and I was warned that it could
take a year or more for her to come out of her shell, she spent the first few days hiding, but has
been getting more and more brave every day. She sleeps with me and loves to snuggle, but also loves
to keep me awake with her playing and hyperactivity which comes out at night. She is still somewhat
skittish, especially with visitors, but she is getting more used to the noises of the seagulls,
trucks, boats, foghorn and such of The Fort.

I love her dearly and am so happy that CAAA took such good care of her before she found her "Mommy".

Here are a few pics with explanations:

07/21/11

To Cape Ann Animal Aid:
Hope all is well. I just wanted to thank you again for all the help you provided in our adoption of “Brenda” last Friday. We have officially changed her name to “Winnie” and she is without a doubt, the greatest dog in the world. So smart and social and a dream with kids and other animals. She is also sleeping through the night on our bed (not in her crate, which lasted two howls) and is almost house-broken. She really likes Cambridge and is fast becoming a great city dog. (Although she loves biting the leash when we walk.) Your staff was totally professional and understanding and we have been singing your praises to all our friends and family. Please keep up the great work and I wanted to send along two photos – which are pasted in below – of Winnie. The first is Winnie in our kitchen. The second is Winnie sending out some e-mail with my daughter Neely, age 10 All the best,-Dave,

7/02/11

Hi Folks,

Thought you would like to see these photos of Sox and Seth 2 days after coming home with us.

Lee

6/20/11

We wanted to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who assisted us with our adoption and a quick update on our lovable pup Chili (formally named Gio). He is happy, healthy, and has settled in quite comfortably in our Boston home. He loves his many daily walks around the neighborhood, car rides, visits with family children, and if it ever stops raining (he's not a fan of the rain) we know he will adore hikes in the Blue Hills Reservation. He is particularly found of his squeeky toy i.e. Mr. Skunk pictured here after a game of catch. Chili is super affectionate, loves to cuddle, can't get enough belly rubs and is definitely a great addition to the family!!!

Thank you for all the good work you do,
Sarah and David

5/17/11