ZIGGY

"I just wanted to let you know that Ziggy and I are moving to California — up in Sonoma, in the countryside — so he'll have lots of room to run and be free. Thank you for giving me this precious doggie, he's my best friend and I love him so. I hope everything goes great with Agape. What an awesome organization! You should be so proud to help so many sweet animals. Thank you!"

Caitlin Doty, Ziggy's mom

CHARLIE

"Charlie's doing good. He is trying to play with big brother Flick more now. He sits on the bed and barks and paws until Flick gets up. It's hilarious. He tried playing tug of war with his brother but Flick is much stronger and pulled him down on his face. They are something else together! Everyday he gets better by miles. He's our little prince. Thank you."

Denise Wilson

SCOOTER

"Scooter is the perfect dog with such great manners. Everyone we meet loves him and heís such a joy to be around. Thanks again for the awesome newsletter!"

Jacob Lockhart and Lindsey Scherer

BENNY

"Benny is such a wonderful, loving little dog. He seems to love his life here, and we certainly love him so much. He loves cuddling with Emmy and munching bones on their big bed, and playing chase outside. He gets along so well with our kitties! He's such a joy and a blessing, and I'm so happy to get to thank you for him."

Beth Hastings

REX

"Just wanted to let you know that Rex is doing great!!! It was so wonderful to see his picture on the Christmas card. What a special dog! The kids just love him and love on him all day. He is just the perfect fit. He seems just happy as can be."

Debi Butzler

OLIVER

"Oliver (pictured at right) is a wonderful member of our family -- he is such a wonderful family dog and tolerates his little "sister" Sally (also a rescue), two rescue kittens and even rabbits! He's the best. Your name for him was Sir Lancelot and he is a tri-color border collie mix with a broken front leg -- you may remember him. We love him very much!"

Beth Torroll

CHARLOTTE

"Do you recognize this sweet puppy? Itís Charlotte. We adopted her from you and life has been great ever since. We estimate her to be a little over a year old now and boy has she grown. She is such a mess! She still goes by the nickname 'Trouble' and is one of the funniest dogs we have ever had. She has stolen my son Johnís heart and I wondered if any dog could take the place of the dog he lost last year. Weíve yet to find a dog toy that she canít destroy. My daughter loves it when she has the puppy zoomiesówe all just sit back and laugh as she runs 20 laps through the house at 80 mph. And, oh, yes, she has turned into a big 25-pound lap dog!"

"We have fallen so in love with this dog. She is a perfect fit for our family. She and Sarah are pretty much inseparable. We just wanted to let you know the match with this sweet animal and this family was a good one."

Mary Caine and Family

HANNAH

"Hannah is doing GREAT! She is teaching me how to enjoy the simple things of life. I never knew that a tennis ball attached to a string could provide so many hours of endless entertainment! Hannah is a sweetheart and we love every minute with her. She's a super-great girl and the sweetest, most affectionate companion. I absolutely love her!"

Lisa Hoehn

SHAMUS

"Shamus is such a great companion and friend to me and Charlie. He really is a lover! He loves attention and loves giving hugs and kisses. He's so obedient and sweet-natured. He's keeping me and Charlie young and in shape. We love him so much — he is spoiled rotten and has so many toys and treats! He hates baths and getting his hair brushed. He loves car rides. And he loves, loves, loves to eat and get treats. My family absolutely adores him!! They love him so much and he loves the attention."

Valerie McDonald

PUCKETT (formerly Hunter)

"I just wanted to let you know that Hunter is doing wonderfully. Since my mom has a Hunter, we have renamed him Puckett. He took to the new name quite easily and has adjusted to living with us very well. He and Kirby get along great and keep us highly entertained. Thank you for allowing us to adopt him. We are so happy he is in our lives. Also, thank you for being such an easy adoption group to work with."

Kali Mork

McNAIR

"McNair has adjusted well and loves his new mommy, Alicia. He loves to take long naps and give his mommy hugs and kisses. His favorite place is under the bed where he plays with only his favorite toys ... the rest stay in his bed in the living room and get plenty of play time! He is adjusting to his new sister, Charlee Kitty...and they get in plenty of trouble together (most of which involves toilet paper). Every now and then, I will even walk in and find McNair and Charlee curled up together sleeping!"

Alicia Allen

MAGGIE

"Sending pictures of Maggie in her forever home. She wants to let you know how happy she is. Maggie is playing with her new bear; she want to Florida over Christmas break. Still a one person dog but she is in a good home. Thanks!"

Melinda, Miles and Rivers

MAEBELL

"Just wanted to give you an update on our very spoiled girl, Maebell. Maebell just loves to ride through the campground on our golf carts with us, and we still haven't found anyone she doesn't love! Please share this with anyone else who knows Maebell, as we are so happy with her…and most of all, she is happy with us. Thanks again for all and for a great member of our family."

Ron and Cheryl Grogg

MAXIMUS

"I am so appreciate and amazed by all you guys do. I canít tell you what a joy Max is for me and this is still the adjustment period. Max is such a happy, friendly little guy. Everyone has been quite taken with him and I feel so fortunate to have him in my life. Thanks for finding him for me. (You all) have given me great suggestions that we will use and it is a true luxury to have you as a resource."

Lisa McGovern

HERBIE

"Herbie is becoming one of the family. He even shares the pillow with me!"

Gordon Carloss

BABY DOLL

"Baby Doll is doing really well. She is the sweetest little thing and you can tell she is trying so hard to be good. We are very proud of how she is doing. Thanks for everything!"

Melissa and Marvin Headrick

BOGIE (FORMERLY BEAU)

"Bogie is so loveable and loves kisses! He is spoiled so badly; it happened so quickly and Iím not sure who did it. There arenít enough words to describe our new little forever Angel. God must have sent Bogie to us, there seems to be no other explanation. Thanks for all your help and support. We do have our forever Bogie!"

Phyllis Menees

PATTON

"Things are going great with Patton. He is rotten to the core and gets more spoiled everyday! I am so glad we adopted him."

Stacy Brown

BELLE

"Here are pictures of Sophie and Belle making friends. She is adapting well and has all the characteristics of a pug: fearless, large and in charge. Sophie is a darker color (apricot). They are adjusting to the fact that they both can sit in my lap at the same time! We really love her already. Thanks!"

John, Sandra, and Sophie Cox

MUGGLE (FORMERLY TATER TOT)

"The Mugglemeister is doing just great! What a guy. He has completely stolen our hearts. We are so happy that he is in our lives, and we thank you for that."

Roger Marks

MAGGIE MAE (BEAGLE)

"Hi there! Just wanted to give you guys an update about Maggie Mae. She's really made herself at home and is doing wonderful with Scout and the kids. Thanks again for this opportunity! She's WONDERFUL!"

Chad, Angel, Dylan, Taylor, Scout, & Maggie Mae

FAITH

"Faith is great. She is by far the sweetest dog I have ever had. And just as Nancy (foster mom) promised, she makes me laugh every day. We are so glad to have her!"

Malinda Hersh

JEWEL

"Jewel is such a FUNNY girl.  I love how she has the ability to either get you going or calm you down, depending on the situation.  We love her!  We feel really blessed that along with Jewel, we got her foster ‘family’ and the Agape support group in with the deal! You are all now part of our extended family."

Lisa Mastin

DAISY

"Our little Daisy is doing just great! She is a wonderful little girl and has stolen our hearts immediately.  All in all, we are a very happy family that has been enriched with the addition of Daisy. Thank you for trusting her in our care."

Jim and Lu Huene

RAJA

"Raja is doing great. She has been the perfect pet.  We adore her and feel lucky to have her."

The Chipmans

SCRAPPY

"Scrappy came to live with us one year ago. He was the opposite of my other pets, and me: young and extroverted with non-stop energy. His persistence and happiness won everyone over. He re-introduced us to daily play, and the excitement of just waking up in the morning to start a new day. He's a jewel, an integral member of the family, and we couldn't let him go."

Peggy Duszynski
Former foster mom to Scrappy, on why she decided to adopt him as one of her own in February 2007

PEPPER

"Pepper is more than we ever hoped for when we began looking to adopt a dog. She is smarter than we are, undyingly loyal and protective, beautiful, sweet, and so well-behaved that our friends who claim to not care for dogs say they would even take a 'Pepper.' She makes us laugh everyday by flopping down in front of us (or favored guests) when we first get home. And we're convinced that she can't figure out why we don't understand her when she "talks" to us -- we are too busy laughing and talking "dog" back to her."

"We are thrilled to have Pepper in our lives. She is the perfect addition to our family."

Tracy Mifflin
Murfreesboro, TN

SUNNY

"Sunny is still with us and enjoying our transition (to Mexico) very much. We have a patio in the garden that he lies on while on guard until the sun makes it too warm. Then he moves into a small niche of his own creation under the Ficus tree by the front walk. There are times when it takes strong encouragement to get him to move inside!"

"Sunny is a great little guy and it makes me happy every day to see him happy. Thank you for the work you do and thank you especially for being involved in bringing Sunny to us and to Mexico."

Kathryn Schroeder

Hoosier (formerly Willy Wonka) is now enjoying the wonderful life a being a spoiled rotten dog, ha!

Looks like this family has a new man of the house!

Lucy is such a daddy's girl!

Looks like Ranger is very comfortable relaxing in his new home!

Sylvester is special needs because he is deaf. That did not stop his family from spoiling him rotten!

Dandy loves his new family who has made him a 100% lap cat!

Fletcher (formerly Spike) has his new family trained for sure! They say he, "just came in and took over!"

Kit is very thankful to have found such a wonderful home where he can have is very own sister who is also an akita!

Oh the new life Asha has! It is hard being the queen of the castle!

Wiley loves hanging out with his new mom and check out his sister in the door. They make such a wonderful pair!

Zeke, in the arms of new mommy and daddy, awwwww.

Jack took over his new home in no time!

Rosie, just hanging out with her new forever family!

Oh Screech, you just can't help but love him!

Jazzy (pup in dad's lap) hopes to one day get as big as his new sibling in the floor!

Winston Matthew is very comfortable in his new home!

Montana was an abuse case that went through a lot to find the perfect home to love him forever!

Jill will be spoiled by her new mom in no time!

Lucy (formerly Anna) is so happy her new brother, Rebel, will share his couch with her!

Hunter (formerly Andy), on the right, loves to hang out with his new sister in his forever home!

Sassy (on the left) really looks up to her new brother Jake (on the right)!

Coqo (formerly Sid, on the left) is always put on the highest pedestal with his new sister Princess (on the right)!

Oli loves his new part time job as baby-sitter!

Kiwi loves just hanging out in the back yard with her new family!

Lola loves her new parents and can't wait for all the fun they have planned for her!

Ben (left) and Jacob (bottom) are lucky to have found a home that could not separate them!

Annie (formerly Raggedy Anne) was a special needs girl and the last of her littler to find her forever home. Annie䴜s forever home was work waiting for!

Muffin now enjoys spending her time relaxing with her two big sisters!

Herbie loves his new family even if they do put bows in his hair!

Sid (shih tzu on right) could not wait to meet his new dad and sister Princess! Oh the fun Sid has had in his new home!