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 cat, dog, or critter 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!).

Also Known As...

So many of us have nicknames and, well, pet names, for our pets! So, when we get updates about our adopted friends, we always ask their family to share any of the other loving names they have! Here are some of our favorite recent answers:

Calliope

AKA "Miss Ma'am"

Riggs

AKA "Silly Butt"

Persephone

AKA "Shrinky Dink"

Oliver Aang

About six months ago we shared the story of Stitch, a guinea pig who had a very loving home until he passed. It wasn't long before his family brought another CCHS alum, Oliver Aang, into their lives. We were so happy that Oliver Aang made it home with people who would give him so much love (and luxury!). So, when we heard from them about how he's been doing, we were unsurprised (and very happy) to hear he's moved into his very own "guinea pig mansion."

"He's doing well. He has a friend now called Taffy, who I adopted from Bloomington. They're sharing a gigantic guinea pig mansion right now... Currently, Oliver and Taffy live together in mostly harmony, in a gigantic 30 sq ft mansion made from interconnected cages. It was a rocky start, but they have a lot of shared interests."

One of those shared interests was a miniature Oliver toy that went home with him from CCHS, unfortunately, and it had to be removed from play. We hope he'll be able to be reunited with his "mini me"! As you can see, from the photos the family shared... they're very cute together.

Small animals have their own personalities (and big opinions!), so it was heartwarming to hear Oliver's family talk about his likes, dislikes, and attitude so thoroughly. They shared, "He has a very different personality from his predecessor [Stitch]. Oliver is a homebody who likes to drag his pellet bowl under his blanket so he can eat in bed. He also likes to knock the bowl over and spill it, so he can eat the pellets without needing to crane his neck into the bowl-too much effort!" They really know and care for him, as well as his new brother Taffy, and CCHS is grateful to have such animal lovers as friends.

Thor

An update from Thor's new family:

"Hello!

We adopted Thor in February, and I just wanted to give an update - we love him so much. ❤️

Thor is an amazing dog, and has adapted super well. He’s getting along great with our cat and is a total “Velcro-dog” to us. He has no idea how big he is and will climb all over us but that’s perfectly fine. 🤣

He loves:

• fetch
• toys
• bully sticks
• watching tv, and
• cuddling as much as possible

We have a large fenced in backyard and his zoomies go crazy out there!

We took him to our vet this past week and they said he’s a healthy dog with a “runners heart”!

Thank you for taking care of him until we found our way to him. We are so happy to have him in our family and the process with CCHS was smooth and wonderful.

Thank you,

Thor 🐶 and his new family

Morrigan (Tortellini)

This proper young lady is Morrigan (formerly known as "Tortellini"). We were delighted to see this update from her new family:

"When we initially came in to adopt we were hesitant to get another female cat as we already had 2 in the house who sometimes don't get along, but Morrigan has put all of our concerns at ease. She gets along with all the cats and dogs, and even regularly plays with one of the other females in the house...She's a fearless explorer but also socially astute (she's smart enough to give the more temperamental cat her necessary space) and exudes a happy, playful energy all the time."

We're glad you made it home, Morrigan!

Rudi

Not every transition home is seamless! Animals have minds and preferences of their own, and there can be a learning period as they acclimate to their new lives.

That was the case with Rudi! There was already a cat in the home, and it took some time for them to get friendly. Now, both are happy hanging out, and enjoy watching all the household goings on together.

We are so grateful to this family, for giving Rudi and their other cat all the patience and space they needed to settle in comfortably. Thank you for adopting!