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Happy Tails

The happiest part of our work is seeing the love between people and their pets, and knowing a pet has made it home. "Happy Tails" is where we try to share that feeling, because these "tails" wouldn't have happy endings without you. Whether you're an adopter, donor, volunteer, sponsor, social media follower, or friend, thank you for helping to put smiles on faces.

Please enjoy photos of adopted dogs, cats, and small animals, happy in their homes, as well as the profile photos of pets who have recently been adopted. Thank you for being a part of our pet-loving community.

If you've adopted from CCHS and would like to tell us about how your pet is doing, we would love to hear your own "happy tail"! Whether you adopted one week or one decade ago, your pet is an important part of your story, and ours.

Share an adoption update with our team, and we may publish it here, on social media, or in newsletters. We may also post them in the shelter, or as updates for our staff and volunteers. We're looking forward to seeing our friends again, happy at home (and we know you have the pictures to prove it!).

Stuffing and Rosemary

Stuffing has been happily at home since December 2023, but recently a new friend, Rosemary, joined his family. And what goes better with Stuffing than Rosemary??

Their family didn't just share an update with us; they shared it with the world as a Google review for our shelter. They posted, "I've adopted two kittens within two years...[The shelter's] goal is to match the perfect pet for you and your household.". We thank them for their kind review of our shelter, and for giving our friends Stuffing and Rosemary loving families.

The family also shared this adorable photo of them snuggling in a sunny spot. So, we have to thank Stuffing as well! For being such a welcoming friend.

Ruby and Baron von Squeak (Tanner)

At CCHS, we received many holiday greetings from friends of the organization and families who have adopted, and we wanted to share a few of them with you! Both Ruby and Baron von Squeak ("Tanner" at the shelter) celebrated their first Christmases at home, and we can tell that they were holly, jolly, merry, and bright!

Ruby

Baron von Squeak

Lennox (PJ) and Sadie (Nessie)

It's always a comfort to know about a pet's happy life in their home, and the "happy tails" that their families can share about them, even in grief. Over the holidays, we also received the news of some of our adoption alums passing away. While these moments are sad, we know that pets have an immeasurable impact on our lives and hearts, and we at CCHS are so happy to have been a part of these stories:

Lennox

Lennox (at CCHS we called her "PJ") was adopted in 2016 and lived almost ten years with her loving adoptive family. When they shared the news about her passing, her family said, "I'm ever grateful for you guys bringing her to me...She was one of the best parts of my life".

Her family gave her a life of adventure, moving to different states and traveling across the country, and we know the family who had to relinquish her would be happy to hear it! When she was first brought to the shelter, Lennox's relinquisher told us she would thrive in a home that lets her be "an independent lady", and she found that independence and adventure in her adoption.

This snuggly tortie will be missed by all the family and friends she made in her travels.

Sadie

When they shared her passing, her family wrote, "from the moment we met Sadie she was very attached to us and just wanted affection." And for over ten years, they gave her a life of love. Sadie ("Nessie" at the shelter) enjoyed car rides, trips to the park, and games of ball with her family. Opportunities that she could never have had in the shelter, or on the streets, where she had been found by animal control before coming to CCHS.

Her family also shared that "[Sadie taught us that] every animal deserves love, and they become part of your family." And we couldn't agree more. Sadie is very missed.

Thank you to both of these families, for giving each of these pets such wonderful, happy lives.

Want to see more pets at home? We'll update this page periodically, with new photos and stories. You can also catch an occasional "happy tail" on our Facebook or Instagram.

Plus, our monthly donors receive even more happy dogs, cats, or critters to their inboxes every month, to thank them for their support!