Ichabod and Icarus - Fixing them up - Central Dakota Humane Society

Tails of
Success
Sykora loves the outdoors
Hard to believe it’s been six months since we adopted Sykora from
CDHS. As you recall we needed a companion for Lizzy after Scout
passed away. With lots of love and patience, she has come out of
her shell. Though still leery of visitors, she is most comical. She likes
to jump on the back of our legs as she follows out to potty. It’s an
expression of her excitement. She loves outdoors with Lizzy. They are a
pair. Sykora is often Lizzy’s shadow.
- Steve & Gail
Very best friends
Bill and I adopted Ralphie
(a.k.a.Bonnie) in September.
She’s let us know we’re her “very
best friends.” She loves walks,
loves to cuddle, loves her food,
and loves all people. It’s just a
pleasure to have such a sweet
dog, and she’s quiet and
already house trained.
As you can see, we’ve let
her hair grow over her eyes; reason being,
we don’t have to look into those soulful eyes when she’s beggin’ to
climb up on the furniture or into our bed. After all, she does have nice
comfortable dog beds nearby to curl up in.
- Nancy and Bill
Kirkwood finds a home with Sneakers
My name was Kirkwood but my new family, Shawn and Chris,
renamed me Mr. X. I have an older
brother named Sneakers. He has
been showing me some of the ropes
around here. He is a good guy to me.
We play together and share a bed. I get
to sleep indoors, and go for walks. I
have been very, very shy since coming
here and there have been so many
new things in my life that I haven’t
experienced. I have learned to come
and to sit on command. I am working on learning to shake hands.
I like to watch this thing called a TV at times, especially when my
people put the Animal Channel on, and I see pet shows. I bark if I
hear dogs on there. I am still a little nervous with some new noises,
and new people make me nervous but I am getting better and
accepting these things. My family is going to do Foster Care so I am
hoping I can help humans to be okay here too.
- Sincerely, Mr. X.
Pete, Paul and Keith
eat together
Another milestone, I can now
pet all three cats without food and I
think they love it! Patience and the
power of canned cat food!
- Happy Trails, Joan
Truly best friends
We wanted to let you know that
the two cats we adopted this year,
Gracie and Betty (Aphrodite and
Opal) are doing great! We adopted
Gracie in April and enjoyed her
companionship so much that we
decided we wanted another cat
in October. When we brought
Betty home we had to keep them
separate for a while because they would hiss and
swat at each other. That changed quickly and soon they were
tolerating each other. Now they are truly best friends! They sleep in
the same cat bed and will eat their food out of the same dish at the
same time. They groom each other and even share their toys with
each other. They have brought so much joy to our lives and we feel
very lucky to have them. Thanks for the great work that you do!
- Jordan and Whitney
Let Clara be Clara
We thought you might like to hear how our lovable Clara, the
Coonhound, is doing. She has three favorite pastimes:
1) Romping through the pasture. That coonhound loves to run,
and miles and miles of walking on the leash was no life for her. So,
every morning, she gets to
go off-roading, off-leash.
2) Eating. Burning extra
calories means LOTS of dog
food down the hatch. Her
intestinal issues seemed to
have disappeared, too.
3) Sleeping. Then it’s
time for the couch, where
she lounges around most of
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