Heavenly Hearts,

I am writing to update Heavenly Hearts on Lexie. We adopted Lexie from her foster mom Gina back in Feburarary. It was a rather wirl wind because it all happened so fast. It all started as just filling out the application, then once My dad, mom, and I met Lexie it was a done deal. We filled out the application on Wednesday and by Sunday she was home with us.

It took Lexie some time but she soon came to know us as her family and our home as her home. Lexie has been a blessing to our family. The last dog we had was not great with people and was not much of a family type dog. Most of our family was a little skeptical but as soon as everyone has met Lexie they soon changed their minds. I have had family members and friends wanting to take Lexie home with them. People even on the street can’t resist this dog, everyone comments to us on how cute and loveable she is.

She makes us laugh, cuddles with us,is super spoiled, plays with us, and sometimes yes even drives us CRAZY! Even though she has her crazy moments we are sooo Crazy about her and love her dearly. Thank you Heavenly Hearts!! If it wasn’t for you we may never have known or met our little Lexie.

Megan Plicka

Thought I’d give you an update on Morgan. She is fantastic! It will be four months on July 3rd that Morgan entered our home and hearts.

On June 4th we started the adult beginners dog training class at For Pet’s Sake in Mukwonago. Morgan knew the ‘sit’ and ‘down’ … but not to stay sitting nor staying down. She also pulled at walking. She has been an excellent student and quickly learned to “talk” to us when she wants to go out on the leash to walk or do homework by going to where her leash is hung by the door and then back to Paul or me, then back to leash, giving it a nose nudge, then back to one of us again. If we don’t react, then she lays on the floor with her nose aimed at the leash!

We go to vet one more time next week for her left ear checkup, as he wanted to make sure after two months it didn’t redevelop. She actually has let me put in the ear drops without too much fuss now, once she realized she’d get a treat afterwords. Still, I can’t keep her still for me to look inside ear.

She has loved sniffing out all sorts of things outside here … and has learned the hard way the “leave it” command when it comes to the American toads that we have around here. Twice she tried to either pick it up or just touched it with her mouth and found out it has a defense oil toad releases that most critters can’t stand! Morgan can smell those toads, though, but when she tracks it down, she just watches it now!!

Morgan is also getting use to our cat’s meows and headrubs to Morgan. Each morning and sometimes throughout the day, our cat, Sven, wants to be near Morgan. Morgan now will even give Sven a gentle lick on the head at times.

Thank you for opening your heart and home to fostering Morgan until her forever home with us. We sure do love her.

Karen

Hi Janet,

I’m thinking of you this morning. It was five years ago today Renee and I met you to pick up our Maggie! It has been such a wonderful ride with her…I can’t even tell you! I love that dog so, so much!

We go on a four mile run most nights. She has become my running buddy and last month we actually won a medal together! Our runs take us past fox and squirrels. Squirrels are clearly her favorite! Actually, truth be told, she lives to see the squirrels!

Joe and I went to the Indy 500 a couple of weeks ago and the hardest part for both of us was leaving Maggie. We have really become a great family…or in her words…pack! Joe and I are getting married September 17th and Maggie is quite pleased.

I’m attaching a more recent picture of Maggie and Renee’s dog Luna – her best friend.
Thank you so much for making this possible for us! I can’t tell you how Maggie has changed all of our lives.

Rhonda Jensen

Dear Heavenly Hearts,

I am writing to you to update you on a little girl that you knew as Hope, now named Lucy (photo attached). My wife and I adopted her through Janet in New Berlin about 3 years ago. My first seeing her was by accident. We had just lost our other dog, a Dalmatian, due to an unexpected illness and was checking Dalmatian rescues on the web to make a donation. Your rescue was listed as a link and I decided to take a look, lo and behold who’s face popped up but Hope’s. I instantly fell for the little girl and showed her picture to my wife. Less than 1 month after loosing our Dalmatian we were adopting Hope.

We have come to realize that she needed us as much as we needed her. Hope now Lucy has become the good will ambassador to the neighborhood. Everyone she meets instantly falls in love with her, she has many play friends in the neighborhood and at the local dog park. She loves to travel and enjoys going up north with us In essence she is doing well and is very happy and healthy. Thank you for bringing us together.

Forever grateful,

Richard and Margaret Menzel
Milwaukee, WI

I just wanted to send a few new pictures of Sophie.

We adopted her two years ago.

We thought about changing her name but the name Sophie just seemed to fit.

She is such a great dog and a very loved and loyal member of the family.

Sophie loves to follow her nose around the yard, I guess it’s that Pointer blood thats in her.

We could not have asked for a better dog.

Thank you,

Ryan, Sarah, Alex, and Evan Dewing