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Harper was adopted in 2008 as a companion for a little dog. Since then, they have become the best of friends, and they do everything together. Now, Harper is a social cat that gets along with everybody, and in true feline fashion, demands to be brushed before his owners can have their morning coffee!

Chance has continued to make my life wonderful! We still take alot of trips, we spent 12 days in Oregon in September and he is quite the soccer player as well. He has become a little lazy since he turned 2 yrs.old, but has his moments. He has taught me to live in the moment and helped me through some extremly difficult times. He is very spoiled, and loved by everyone, even perfect strangers. I am not sure I have told you this but he is an amazing talker, I have been told I should put him on youtube ! He says, "Momma" and "I love you", and a few other words, such the character.

A note from Champ's 11 year old owner:

Champ is my dog. He’s my best friend too. My first dog died when I was three. I hadn’t had a dog until now. Eight years. When I first picked up Champ, he shook, whimpered and squirmed to get to his beloved foster family. He was scared. The foster family told us that him and his litter mates had an unknown past. When the owner died, they were brought to the shelter. They all were frightened and snarly. The youngest of the foster family sat with Champ, known as Aqua Man in the shelter, and eventually, he became friendly and snugly. Unfortunately, his brother had to be put to rest, leaving him and his sister left. When I went to the shelter, only Champ was there, and I picked him out of all the other dogs. He took about two days to fully get used to me, and our house.

Kuma and Loki were both adopted from Santa Cruz Animal Services. Kuma was adopted in 2007, and Loki (right) was adopted in March of 2009. Both are doing wonderfully, and spend their time going to the park, playing and napping together. They also share their home with a kitty that was adopted from the SPCA back in 1995!

A note from Nikki's family:
I adopted Nikki from your Scott's Valley shelter way back in October of 2004. At the time, she was 2 months old. She has become an integral part of our life and loves to go hiking, canoeing, snowshoeing, etc. with us. She is a very agile dog, obedient and loves her family. Thanks for bringing her into our life.

Charlie was adopted in September of 2009. Since then, his new family says he has been settling in well, and that he enjoys going to the beach and for car rides!

Rosie and her sister were both surrendered to the Shelter terribly shy and frightened. Rosie was adopted in October of 2009, and she is doing wonderfully in her new home! At first she hid under the bed in her new home, but quickly became the friendly, affectionate cat she was meant to be.

A note from Wiley's owner:
Wiley was adopted in April 2009, just few weeks after my elderly Chihuahua passed away. He was shy at first, but he is such a happy busy bee now, you'd never have known! Thanks to your fostering program, he was given a chance and is now the joy of my life. He's looking for a little sister to play with and we're headed your way!

Hank was Adopted in early November of 2009. His new owners saw Bentley on PetFinder, and immediately drove all the way from Berkeley to Adopt him that day! He is now living the life in his wonderful new home, and his owners are so happy to have him!

Boyo was adopted in September of 2009. His new family says he is a wonderful addition to their family, and that he even gets along with the horses! They say he is also doing great in his Puppy Training Classes, and is now an inside dog. Congratulations to Boyo and his new family!

Sparky was adopted September 19th, 2009. Since then, he has settled in nicely with his new family, even the family cat likes him!

Gozer was adopted back in 2004, when Animal Services was still in Scotts Valley. His owners say he has become a very interesting cat, and the perfect family cat!

Sake, pronounced Saw-Key, is enjoying her new adoptive home, and loves to explore, and greet her owners at the door when they come home.

Shelby, named after her owners 65 Shelby Cobra, was adopted in July of 2008. Then a kitten, she is now a beautiful cat with three siblings of her own, loving her forever home!

We wanted to write and let everyone at the 7th Avenue Animal Shelter know that we really appreciate all of you for taking care of these animals and giving them opportunities like Ozzy's. He couldn't be happier (actually he went to the beach for the first time today and that was like heaven to him!). We attached a picture of the little guy...who is getting bigger each day! Thanks again.

Mr. T was adopted August 14th 2009. His new family has said that he has adapted quickly in his new home, and is a social butterfly and loves everyone he meets!

Max was Adopted July 16, 2009. In the Shelter, Max was a very quiet, shy cat but has quickly warmed up to his new home, and continues to do well. Max's Adoption inspired his owner to become a Volunteer at our Shelter, and help other homeless cats like Max!

Bodhi was Adopted by a wonderful family, on August 16th, 2009. He is already doing wonderfully in his new home, and is behaving like a real gentleman. Bodhi is living proof that Shelter dogs make wonderful pets!

Daisy Mae (right) was Adopted on March 15th, 2009. She is really fitting in nicely with her new family, and has blossomed into a beautifully social dog. When Daisy Mae was Adopted, she was 5+ years old, so training had already set in and was a breeze for her new family!

Nugget was adopted in April of 2009, and is now a neighborhood favorite. He spends time with all the neighbors and everyone loves him including his new family!

Leila (right) was adopted July 12th, 2009 after having been in the Shelter for 3 months. Leila found a fabulous family, including a new Chocolate Lab sibling, Bear! Leila is thriving in her new home, and is truly a success story!

Paco was Adopted around May 2009. Since then, he and his new family have traveled to Alaska, and soon will travel to South America! Now a well traveled pooch, Paco enjoys spending his time with his wonderful family, and new Italian Greyhound sibling!

Maeby was adopted to a wonderful family who say she is a wonderful addition to their family. She loves her toys, loves to go in the car, and go to the beach.

In April 2008, Anna Belle's (formally Nayda) family came to the shelter to adopt a perfectly groomed puppy they saw on the internet. When they arrived they saw Anna Belle. She was underweight, matted, shaved and dirty. Once they looked in her eyes they new that they had found their new family member. Now she spends time accompanying her family on every adventure. She has discovered that she loves boating!

In January of 2009, Pandora's owners went in search of a dog friend for their dog, but left with Pandora! She is now enjoying her days with her new canine sibling in a wonderful home.

Daisy, formerly Genesis, was adopted in March 2009. Her new owner was just visiting the dogs, and came home with her new cat! Daisy is now doing wonderfully in her new home.

Pepper's owners first saw him at an Adoption event, and quickly fell in love. They drove all the way from Cambria the next day and Adopted him in March of 2008.

Poor Rusty was from a cruelty case, and had most of his fur shaven off after having gasoline poured on him. Rusty finally found a home, but was returned. Once again, he found another wonderful, and this time forever, home. Rusty is still recovering, and his fur is starting to grow back. Now, he has two kitty siblings that he loves to play with! Thank you for giving Rusty such a wonderful home!

Spencer (formerly "Kongo") was adopted at the end of May, 2009 to a wonderful family in Boulder Creek. Now, Spencer enjoys spending the day with his owner at work, he goes to Day Care once a week, and loves to go on nature hikes!

Star is a Staff Favorite. She is a very special dog that captured the hearts of the Staff here at Santa Cruz Animal Services. Named "Star" by a Volunteer, she lives up to her name. She was taken to training at Our Pack (http://www.ourpack.org), and learned to "Sit", "Lay down", "Watch me", and "Leave it". Star found a fabulous home May 5th, 2009. Although a bittersweet ending, we know Star is in the wonderful, loving, dedicated home she deserves.

Poor Evan was a shy, scared little guy who just wasn't coming out of his shell. Until an understanding person came to meet him, and fell in love. Evan now spends his time with his new canine brother, Luke, who also was adopted from a Shelter.

Dude could sometimes be a cranky cat, but an 8 year old boy fell in love with him and couldn't stop talking about him. He was Adopted anyway, and is now the best of friends with his new "brother".

A note from Louie's Family:

Two weeks ago, we adopted Yiko at the DogFest. We are calling him Louie, and we love him!!! He is snuggly and loving. He loves bedtime! Here is a photo of him enjoying an outing at Peet’s. He likes to go everywhere with us and ride in our car. He killed a gopher last week, so now he is a neighborhood hero! He is especially excited that we homeschool and he can be with us most of the time. We feel so lucky to have found Louie.

April had been in Foster care before finding her perfect home with her new feline brother, Oliver!

Cardamom came from a hoarding situation. After having been at the Watsonville Shelter since November 2008, a Volunteer decided to foster Cardamom, and adopted him in April 2009.

Deevah was adopted May 1st, 2009 and has quickly settled into her new home! Congratulations to Deevah and her new family!

A Note from Nina's new family:

Just before the new year we adopted "Boggles", who now answers to "Nina". You may remember her as the black cat with alopecia that had lost most of the hair across her belly and back legs. Since coming home, Nina has learned how to play (which we think she didn't know because she was terrified of her toys initially), has discovered that my office is the best place for napping in the sun all morning, and spends as much of her day as possible curled up sleeping in my lap or following me around the house. Best of all, however, is that Nina's hair is growing back! She has stopped over-grooming, and her hair is now beginning to grow again across her bald spots.

Thank you to the two volunteers who pointed her out to us.

Jack the goat was adopted February 13th, 2009 by a wonderful woman with 2 other goats, and 2 dogs in Sebastopol, after she saw a video of Jack on the Animal Services website. Once Jack was home, his new owner feared he and the other goat, Ouija, would not get along. Ouija was really bossing him around and butting him with his horns. After four days, they became best buddies. Now Jack enjoys his days romping around in an apple orchard with his other goat friends!
Congratulations, Jack!

Sadie was adopted by a family that has other goats, and dogs. Sadie now spends her time with her new goat and canine siblings, and showing off for the neighbors!

Lilly (then "Linda") was adopted from the Watsonville Shelter in November of 2008. At first, she was shy and unsure about the other dogs in the neighborhood. Now, she is the life of the party and even has other doggie friends she walks with every day!

Fonzie is now living the high life in Carmel Valley, and is enjoying life with his new sister, Scarlett, the Bull Terrier!

Bob was adopted in April of 2009, and is now living the high life with his new family of canines and felines!

Roxy, formerly "Paz", was adopted March 29th, 2009. Very shy and timid at first, Roxy is quickly warming up in her new home!

After Nancy was adopted, it was found that she was deaf. She is quickly learning hand signals, and is the best of friends with her new brother, Charlie, and the family cats.

ShyAnn is a wonderful Pit Bull mix that was adopted back in 2006. She is now an "office dog", and goes to work with her mom every day. ShyAnn now has a new human brother, Brodie, who she loves as one of her own!

In April of 2007, Nelli's (now) owners stopped by the Shelter to make a donation. Before they knew it, they fell in love with Nelli. They ended up Fostering Nelli and in May 2007, they officially adopted her! She now knows over 15 tricks, and is so happy in her forever home!