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 More Alumni Stories and Testimonials September 2009 March 2009 Diva is very happy in her new home. She has all the comforts!
January 2009   It's now 5 weeks since we brought her home, and at this point we're pretty comfortable with her as a pack member. In case you can't tell from the photos, she adores her big sister and is always trying to get her to play, tugging at Gaia's ears or trying to wrestle. Gaia has been a patient big sister and has learned how to defend herself a bit because of the rough play. Sometimes she just needs time out and goes up on the big bed, which is her hideaway (Daisy can't reach it yet). The wrestling has Mary Ellen and I in hysterics. It's more fun than TV....reminds me a lot of the puppy bowl.
Sammy
December 2008   Hello! Merry Christmas!! Olivia
November 2008
Happy holidays! Maureen, Paul and Jillian PS: What a big boy could not fit on my daughters little chair but did not stop him, gotta love it!
October 2008
August 2008 We adopted her four months ago and in that time she has become a real part of our lives. Since coming to live with us she has changed a lot. She has become trusting and extremely lovable. She is a joy to have around and we are very happy with her. Shadow is thriving and coming into her own. She is now a year old and fully grown.
She is very playful and a runner when we let her out of doors for excersise when we come home from work at nite. It's a shame the previous owner didn't really take care of her
Shadow & Dad for she is such joy and she has brought much happiness to us after the loss of our older dog Miky. She is not a replacement for him and we love her for herself. We would be lost without her now. She really belongs in this home and she had made it so in her own way.  She is in a very good home where she is cared for all the time and receive lots of attention including kisses on her head. She goes to a groomer every so often and gets bath teeth brushed and nails clips, so you see she is well taken care of. I'm very glad that we adopted her and we can see that she is happy here too!
WE LOVE HER A L-O-O-O-T-T-T!!!!!!!!!!!!!
---Zaida & Allan July 2008
You can read about Kiki's journey to her
I just wanted to say thank you again for all of your help in adopting Max. We've given him the name Moxie (Mox for short) because it seemed more appropriate to his personality and, since he already knew the name Max, Mox isn't too far off as to confuse him. In the last 2 days he has rapidly adjusted to life with us (as you can see from the picture, he's very comfortable here) & has completely stolen our hearts! He goes from holy terror to sweet & lovable in mere seconds & we love every minute of it! I think that you were right in suggesting he is a one-cat family - he definitely enjoys being the center of attention! Keeping him in one room for the first 24 hours was not in his plans as he became very vocal after about 2 minutes being in the room alone & when I let him out he lazily wandered the house letting Dawn
Jessi (now Sydney)
March 2008
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We thought you would like to see updated pictures of "Ringo" and "Shadow" (formerly Butterball & PomPom) adjusting very quickly to their new home!! We knew we picked the right kitties within hours of returning home. They are very happy here and we are very happy with our new arrivals! Would you please be sure and let their foster mom, Gloria, see these pictures? She specifically asked me to let you know that she would like to see them...
Thanks, 
Ruby, a hound mix, is a transport dog that we adopted from the ARL in October, 2008. She was very shy and timid when we first got her but with the help of obedience class and her adoptive brother Sam (also a rescue dog), she has become a very social, loving and outgoing dog. She loves everyone and everything she comes in contact with. Just a couple of weeks ago, my daughter and her husband adopted Jasmine, a black Pitbull mix from the ARL. Jasmine is a very social girl who does not have a problem meeting new people or dogs. Since we wanted Jasmine to be able to visit us often with my daughter, we arranged a meet and greet for all three dogs. This went well and was followed up with outings in a local park and play dates at my house in our back yard. This past weekend was the most recent play date. It was gorgeous out and the pups were full of energy. After a long day's play, they all came inside for some quiet time and showed off their best behavior. They all sat very quietly and patiently while some yummy snacks were prepared for them. All three dogs had an uncertain future and I am happy to say that they now have a very bright, happy and playful future ahead of them with lots of love, friendship and play in store.
We adopted a cat from your shelter about 5 weeks ago...his name is Sammy and he's an orange & white DSH. I just wanted to let you know that he's a wonderful fit to our family...he is such a sweet, loving boy, and he's made the perfect companion for his little "sister", our younger female cat, Indie...they've already become very attached! We are so grateful that we found him at your shelter!
Gee this guy is a sweetie you think he had lived here all his life. When we brought him home we put the cat carrier in a small room and opened the cage door so he could come out on his own. Within an hour he already checked out our house and his new friend Madison. Lots of sniffing going on but they get along.
Hello every one at the shelter in Bedford. Just a note to let all know some progress on Shadow.
Just to keep you updated on my two
Hi, this is Nicole & Yverson and we wanted to give you all at ARL an update on Jessi, whom we adopted in May. First of all, we immediately changed her name from Jessi to Sydney as we thought she needed a new image. She has been such a good girl and we are so happy to have her. Sydney is very intelligent and sweet! She has mastered sit, down, stay and come. And also learned tricks we taught her just for fun, like roll over and jump. She is also great at fetch, we take her out when we play tennis and have her retrieve the balls that go astray and she brings them right back and drops them at our feet. However, her favorite trick is one she came up with all on her own- stealing socks from the laundry!
Everywhere we go people tell us how cute she is and all the kids want to pet her. We always ask them to make her sit or lie down first and she listens quite well. The house training progressed slowly the first couple of weeks until we got her on a solid schedule but she has been great since then, we have even taken her on a few overnight trips to visit family and she did great. Everyone that meets Sydney loves her! I have attached a couple pictures of her (of the many we have taken) so you can see how happy she is. 
Skyler's new family writes: "Here's a