“I have been lucky enough to have adopted a kitten from your organization and also had a stray I found, helped by Home Again. I just thought I would send a note to let you know how much I appreciate all you have done for the community.   Steve and Eddie are about 3 years apart in age, but they have become the best of friends.  Eddie was adopted May 2020, during the height of the first Covid wave.  He even got his picture in the Bancroft paper.   Thanks for all the great work.

Sincerely,

Greg Cherniak, Tory Hill, ON”

Cats will assume a prima dona position, yet accept another cat in the house if they are introduced gradually, under supervision.

 

Eileen Jeffers adopted this kitten at Caturday and the following day says,

“Pyrite is already answering to her name and comes when called (mostly LOL). She’s such a playful little girl and has taken to sleeping up by my head at night.  We have been having fun playing hide and seek.  I run away and she follows me, then it’s her turn and I follow her.  She is a very snuggly kitty and I’m enjoying her greatly already.  Our older cat is hissing and growling, but that’s as far as it goes and we do supervise when they are together, just in case.  I’m confident that they will become friends soon.  My husband is happy she came home with me and she is already bringing us laughter and love.”

Akina of Ottawa says, about this English Bulldog,

“We adopted our beautiful baby girl, Margie (previously Queenie) from you a little over a year ago.  She was very shy when we adopted her and she has blossomed so much!”

Dogs often change for the better when paired with another. – Mary

Chris and Barry Kaye of Gooderham adopted Queenie (aka Monkey) in January 2020.  They emailed Home Again to say:

“Thank you for the incredible service you provide.  Just over one year ago, we adopted our little kitten, Monkey.  She was originally called Queenie, but her personality told us otherwise.  She is the most sociable, loveable cat we have ever had.  Here are a few photos of our precious Monkey and her doggie sister, Pepper.”

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Home Again believes that whoever coined the phrase ‘fight like dogs and cats’ did not own a dog and a cat.  – Mary

Sarah Brown says:

“Happily adopted.  Mac has only been in his new home for a couple hours and already rules the roost.  Such a sweetie. Thank you to Home Again, all the volunteers and Pet Valu for everything you do.”

“R.I.P. my beloved Finnegan……he was just the best buddy anyone could ever ask for and I’ll miss him sooooo much,”  ..says Beverly Fry.

Finnegan achieved 15 years of age and was adopted from Home Again in 2010. The death of a pet is devastating. But to never have lost means you never loved.

I adopted Gizmo about 2 1/2yrs ago now.  Everything is fine and I absolutely love this boy…Here he is with his new haircut!  — Thanks again, Donna Pearce

Home Again lives for positive feedback… Adopters:  keep it coming, please!

Judie in L’Amable found a week-old crying kitten under her shed.  She called Home Again, who was fortunate to have a lactating cat Maggie.

The kitten crawled all over Maggie while she licked him and then nursed him.  (Her own litter was 8 weeks old and weaned.)  Orange male kitten Leo was adopted by a Home Again benefactor Bev Guthrie, who says,

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“the love and joy a pet brings to us humanoids is priceless! Here is Leo on his day bed.  We had this bed upstairs in the barn for ages;

the pillow I bought at the Heritage Shoppe. Purrrrrfect!! 

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Leo knows that food comes from the kitchen island or the counter so he will sit there and look way up and squeak his little voice to ask for his meal. One clever little Leo.  We are so enjoying this addition to our clan.”

Bev and Arthur Guthrie raise Shelties.

“We have introduced Leo to most of the Shelties over these several days. Leo thinks they should all be his friends immediately but gives them a large space if not instantly receptive; some give him a glaring glance as if to say “hey, you think you’re special huh?”   Which he is.

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“Hey Tonka (formerly Tank) here.  Just wanted to let everyone know how much I LOVE my new home!!! We go on car rides all the time and I don’t care if it’s raining or snowing, I’m catching smells out the window.

My humans love hiking so I get to run and play to my heart’s content. My kid is pretty cool too. She and I LOVE chasing frogs around the pond out back and I go swimming almost every day.

I really like scoping out our land. A dog could get lost out there but mom hikes with me and she lets me know where ours ends and I make sure to pay attention.

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The chipmunks and squirrels keep me fit and I don’t like

to brag but my Doctor thinks I’m in pretty good shape. I do have a bad knee but moms working on a plan.  I’m so happy Home Again found me my forever home. I know my humans love me and my mom and I are inseparable.  Thank you Home Again. ”

[From: Rena Middleton]

We adopted Louis in June 2016, he was 1 of the 9 puppies you saved.  I just wanted to update you, now that he is 4 years old. It has been the best 4 years of our lives.

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He has brought so much joy, love and laughter into our house. Louis recently lost his older companion Eddie, very sad. Louis has helped us through this very hard time, I thank God everyday that we have him with us. He misses Eddie too.

I keep checking your website for dogs that need adopting. Someday we will adopt another friend for Louis, when the time is right.

Take care and thanks again.

The Beauregard family

xoxo

Louis and six of his siblings were fostered by the late Barb Sawdon.  She
served Home Again well; she so loved fostering.  Home Again misses you.
Rest in peace Barb.  – Mary Freeman

“Floozie became a support kitty for both of us,” says Linda.

“She is a sweet, loving kitten and one of the craziest cats I’ve had.  Everything is a toy to her and she is constantly at play.

Floozie has a fondness for jumping and does flips and high jumps when playing with her favourite wand toy.  She leaps up to five feet against the door where I shine the elusive red dot.  She also adores the fishing game on my tablet and watching birds.

Floozie helped me through mourning for Sophie and she is my constant companion.  Everyone at Home Again deserves a standing ovation for the work they do with homeless cats and kittens.”

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“Adopted this sweet kitten, Syn, age 11 weeks, from Home Again. Such a great little blessing and so full of love and cuddles! Thank you so much Home Again and the fosters who took care of this handsome boy!”  – says Ryleigh Dwyer.

Remembrance Day helps us to remember where it all started with Mabel. For our family, it brings back memories of a scenic drive to Bancroft and a cold November day when we brought her home with us – forever. In the past year, Mabel has learned to walk (pretty well) on a leash, and to live in harmony with 3 cats. She has lost 15 pounds.

She has learned that not all men wearing hats are bad people who need to be barked at. She has met and played with hoards of children. And, she has stolen the heart of a neighbour who brings her homemade meatballs every Sunday night. Mabel has become a beloved family pet – even though she steals my spot in bed when I go to the bathroom and barks at squirrels on the back fence. We cannot imagine our home without her.

Thank you to Home Again Bancroft for providing her with a nurturing foster family who loved her until we were able to take over. She is exactly what our family needed to become complete.

Sincerely,

Brenda, Tim & Margo

“Mabel was fostered by Dannielle Switzer from Sept. to Nov. 2018. Dannielle and her family do good work!” says Home Again.  “Fostering takes as long as it does until the pet is medically well, socialized, mannerly and ready to be your loving pet.”

“We had adopted Lulu from Home Again in December 2017.  She is the most beautiful dog a person could ever want.  We were approached in June while at the dog park to see if we might be interested in having her become a therapy dog. She was tested by Therapeutic Paws September 21, 2019 and passed, so she now is a certified therapy dog able to visit residents in a nursing home, patients in the hospital and students in reading programs in schools. She will be fantastic in her duties!

Thank you so very much for allowing us the privilege to enjoy and love her and also be able to share her with so many.”  — Diane Kerluke, Wasaga Beach

Home Again thanks our foster Jennifer Woodcock for doing a great job getting Lulu, a Wheaton terrier cross, ready for her for vocation as a therapy dog.

While in the Home Again foster care of Robyn and Greg St. Croix of Bancroft, Kylie gave birth to 7 puppies on June 23, 2019.

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Five wonderful children spent a great amount of their summer vacation helping look after them.

It is important to hold, stroke, pet and walk puppies while they are still young.  This teaches dogs to trust humans and they learn that children are sweet, caring and a lot of fun.

The puppies are happy, well adjusted, socialized dogs who were quickly adopted.

Elliot, Connor and Kiki Sicheri, and Kaleigh and Quinn McInnis-Faria were presented with this certificate of appreciation featuring photos of the mother dog and her puppies.  Then they ate cake and ice cream with Home Again’s president Rosemary Dixon.

“Home Again is grateful for the next generation of animal rescuers.”

“Just after Christmas 2018 we adopted little Ollie. He has been the best cat we could ever ask for.  He is amazing with our daughter, she is the only person who is allowed to hold him for any length of time.  He plays with her, snuggles her, hangs out on the side of the bathtub while she bathes — they are the best of friends.  He also has an amazing relationship with our dog.  He has fit perfectly into our family, we are so lucky to have found him,”

.. says Jocelyn Jan and Family.

“Best decision ever, to adopt this little scruff at 3 months old. My best girl Minion is 8 years old!  Thanks again for all the wonderful work you do, to find these pups their forever homes!” says adopter Tanya Babcock.

Home Again wonders how you get Minion to pause for a photo before eating this yummy cake?!

Home Again volunteers are encouraged to continue their important work when we receive comments about successful adoptions.

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Here is Snowball, a senior dog adopted in July 2017.

A year-and-a-half later, her adopter Leah Sharma says:

“A year ago this past July we adopted Snowball from your organization.  She was at the time roughly 10 years old.

She is a white standard poodle whose person had passed and she had been cared for briefly by someone not as committed.  I want to let you know she is thriving. She is a wonderful loyal and elegant dog. She still runs and plays everyday, delights in new toys and plays with her 3 other dog companions, 2 of which are only 2 years old.

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She loves playing ball in the nice weather and going for car rides. She is on a special low fat diet that is expensive and worth every trip I make to the vet to get it.  Thank you so much for bringing Snowball into our lives. She is gentle and she is loving.  Very best and kindest regards,
Leah Sharma.”

Home Again serves the community by advertising lost pets, and found pets, on our facebook.  People share these posts and match up the lost with the found, and look out for missing pets.

Melissa lost her papillion Kitsu in Maynooth and posted her loss on November 23, 2018.  Got 217 Shares and encouragement from other animal lovers.  Seven days later Melissa posted..

“This little stud literally moved in with a pack of hunting dogs in the bush in our area!! He was sharing a doghouse and quite happy when I found him. Thank you to everyone for sharing my post so much !!!”

Sally, a Carolina female, was rescued by Home Again in July.

UPDATE, OCT 25 2018: Sally has been adopted by her foster Joanne Freeman.

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Here is Sally a month after a successful surgery where her left leg was re-broken and a knee formed.  She still does not use the leg for walking, but the knee joint is beginning to face the right way.  Because the muscles have atrophied and the tendons have shrunk Sally undergoes weekly painful therapy, under sedation.

Home Again thanks Sally’s sponsors:  Wayne Quibell of Wilberforce, Mark Elsley, Rita Callaghan of Bancroft, Bjorn Blessing of Bancroft, Suanne Behnke of Cardiff, Hubertus Schaefer of Combermere,

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San-D Lynas of Brampton, Robert Lavallee of Bancroft, David Hill of Mississauga. Sally’s wonderful foster Joanne Freeman has made and sold pies to raise large amounts of money toward Sally’s surgery and continuing care.