Melvin/Buddy

Thank you to Heartland, from the bottom of my heart for saving my dear boy, Buddy.

I have a female lab that’ has known nothing but love, from birth and we wanted a friend for her.

I had been scouring the various rescue agencies looking for that “one that spoke to my heart” when I came across this beautiful yellow Labrador , then called ‘Melvin’ on Heartland’s site. I immediately contacted Donna, via the website, and we got to meet Buddy at Bark in the Park the following week. I knew that very day that he was the dog for me, and he and Gracie got along perfectly. I could not believe that someone would dump such a beautiful, loving and pure bred Labrador retriever!

He was a little shy at first, due to his experiences prior to coming to Heartland, but after a few weeks of adjusting to his new home, he blossomed.

Buddy’s favorite activities are taking long walks, playing water fetch, laying in his momma’s bed with Gracie and being with his family.

He truly is a ‘Best Friend’ and I can’t thank Heartland enough for rescuing him, and allowing me to bring him into my family.

If anyone ever tells you that rescue dogs are ‘rejects’, DON’T LISTEN! Rescue’s have even more love to give you, because of that fact, and I fully believe that they KNOW that they have been given a second chance, and they will give you more love than you can ever imagine! I now have a friend for life that’s made my little pack complete!

( Although if I had my way, I’d probably rescue every dog that I see )…….. Thank you again to the wonderful Heartland Family for making this possible for Buddy and me, and so many others.

Angie French

Whitney

Whitney was a Heartland rescue that was heartworm positive. A quite and calm environment is most helpful to a full recovery and Whitney was lucky enough to be fostered by a lovely lady at a retirement center, Gambrill Gardens. After about three months of treatment Whitney was fully recovered and was adopted by a former Gambrill employee, Mae Hudson. Whitney was a Christmas present for her husband Earl and we are very happy that things have gone so well. What a perfect match, please read on!

Earl and I are very happy to welcome Whitney into our family. She is so sweet, quiet and loving. She has trained us to her daily routine and we just love that. We wish to thank Cheri Lynch for finding Whitney for us and Frances Price for fostering Whitney before we adopted her. Also we appreciate Frances baby sitting for us when we go out of town. Whitney says hi to all her friends at Gambrill Gardens and she will see you again soon.
Mae Hudson

Nigel/Gallant

Angie,

I just wanted to drop a quick email to thank you for allowing us to adopt Nigel (formerly known as Gallant) back in Febuary of 2007. He has been a great addition to the household - he is a perfect dog. The moment we got him to the house - he knew he was home. He did a quick sniff around the house and promptly climbed into the love seat which is now 'his spot'. He will even use the throw pillows as his own.

He loves everyone, and will greet them at the door. He can be a little hesitant with men, but is perfect once he meets them. Even his veterinarian loves him.

We have discovered a cute trick he has developed. We bought him a few toys that have squeakers in them over the last year. He immediately will try to find the squeaker by hiting it with his nose! He does it to get us to play with him as well. He brings the toy over, drops it, squeaks it using his nose, and challenges us to chase him around the house.

Again, I want to thank you for choosing us to be his 'forever family'. He is a wonderful dog and we spoil him rotten as you can see in the pictures .

Attached are a few pictures that were taken over the last year.

Thank you,
Jason Preis

Max & Tessa

Hello Friends and Family,

I know some of you no longer live in this area, but I thought you might still have some friends or family in this area that you could forward this email to. I am writing this email to let you all know about Heartland Humane Society. A wonderful organization I found about 14 months ago. After I had to put my Spooky to sleep, I was desperate to find a couple of kitties to help fill the void. I searched online for local facilities and found Heartland. They are a local humane society that works through the PetsMart on Hwy. K in O'Fallon, Missouri, but the majority of their animals are fostered in private homes. I was put in touch with a wonderful woman named Cheri, who invited me to her home to see the kitties she had for adoption. I have to tell you how impressed I was with her fostering. These kitties had the best set up I had ever seen. Their own rooms, toys galore, chairs and kitty condos at every window, and much much more. You could tell these were not just fosters to Cheri, these were her babies. There were many to choose from, but I instinctively knew which two I wanted. I adopted Max and Tessa, a pair of siblings.

As expected I had a few questions at first. Cheri was always happy to answer my emails and phone calls. And fourteen months later she is still happy to offer advise or just chat about the kitties whenever we get the chance or have the need. And Max and Tessa are doing very great! I do not know of many organizations that offer that kind of service. In the past 14 months, I have brought animals to Heartland that needed homes (and they all have found wonderful homes), I have donated carts full of items they are in constant need of, and I have tried to spread the word about them. That's why I am sending this email, to spread the word. If you are ever looking for a pet, please check them out. You will find animals that have been well cared for and for very reasonable adoption fees. The next time I am looking for a pet, they are the only place I will call! Check out their website and see for yourself! http://heartlandhumanemo.homestead.com/

Thanks! Jodi

p.s. I attached two photos of Max & Tessa, one from when I first adopted them and a very recent pic.

p.s.s. Don't forget to forward this to anyone you think might be interested!