Category: Tales with Tails

Drambuie “Buie”

We have been so blessed to have Drambuie aka “Buie” join our family. His sweet and playful personality lifts our spirits and makes our days so bright.

When we saw Buie’s sweet face and read a little bit about him on a posting by Lucky’s Place we couldn’t wait to meet him. It was a perfect match from the moment we met.

Buie now spends his days going on walks/hikes, catching tennis balls, playing in the snow, and he is a professional greeter at an art studio. In the evening he loves to cuddle and give kisses.

Huge thanks to Mary Ann and the rest of the staff at Lucky’s Place in Thayne, WY for providing love and shelter to our sweet Buie before we were able to bring him home to become part of our family.

 

Greta

We just wanted to share a couple of recent photos of our sweet girl Greta (formerly known as Bizee).

We have had her for a year now and are totally in love – not that it took long for her to completely steal our hearts though! She loves playing in the snow and snuggling (thinks she’s a lap dog). She is so sweet and lovable, and we are so thankful to have her in our lives.

Brittany and Will 

Odie

Odie is such a wonderful dog. He is my co-pilot. We go everywhere together. I can’t imagine our family without him.  Thank you again for caring for him for so long until fate could bring us together!   

Missy

Last September we were coming home from our cabin in Alpine when I stopped at Lucky’s Place to see if they had any dogs that would be a good addition to our family. Mary Ann showed me a dog, but I wanted something different. She told me to put my name down on a list and let her know what kind of dog I wanted. I added my name and wrote down Border Collie. By the end of October, I was considering calling a friend who breeds miniature Labradoodles and getting one for my husband for Christmas.

It was a Saturday when I received a phone call from Mary Ann at Lucky’s Place saying she thought she had the dog for me. She sent me a picture of her, and I instantly fell in love. I told her I would take her.  I spoke to Missy’s foster mom, Lisa, who volunteers for the shelter. She told me “Missy Moo” was a very sweet dog, but she also let me know that Missy was extremely timid and shy. She said we would have to work with Missy, but that she could be a great dog if given the chance. Lisa would continue to foster Missy for another two weeks to get her spayed. Around the middle of November, she would be coming to live with us.

On the day they were to arrive, I was so excited! My husband also came home from work to meet them. They arrived at my home where we immediately took Missy on a walk with my Kelpie, Gracie May, who was also rescued from Lucky’s Place four years ago in April. We let them go out and play in our backyard. There were some things that Missy had to get used to… such as a dog door and two other dogs. (In addition to Gracie May, we have an older Border Collie named Wookie). After a heartfelt goodbye to Lisa and Mary Ann, I felt I had made new friends, and we received another fabulous dog from Lucky’s Place.

We had to start working on the basics with Missy. I taught her how to sit, and we had to work on her name recognition. Now we are doing even more training and working on some food aggression issues. She is still shy, but she is the best dog ever. She and Gracie May are a little “snarky” with each other, but we have learned how to work through it. This has been a very wonderful experience, and we have just fallen in love with Missy. She has the best godmother ever in Lisa, and I have made a friend for life.

                                                                                                                                                                   Tiffany and Mike

Colter

We adopted Colter last summer.  He is almost 10 months old and still growing. He is now over 65 pounds. He’s been a great addition to our family. He loves to run in the yard, play frisbee, and best of all, keeps us in better shape with our walks. Thank you again for providing us with this wonderful dog. Hope things are going well.

Rick and Becky

Happy Anniversary, Noel!

Join us in congratulating Noel with 2 years of service in our detention facility. That is 14 years in doggie years. Thank you, Noel! 
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, WY

Milo

It’s been almost 4 months since we adopted sweet Milo! He was 100% the perfect addition to our little family. He and his sister Sully’s personality, compliment each other so well. We recently did an embark DNA test and found out his breeds! Surprisingly no Aussie! But border collie explains his gorgeous coat.  We were able to connect with one other dog that shared 42% of DNA and they are in Salt Lake City. We are hoping to meet up with them in the future. Hope all of you wonderful people are doing well. We are so grateful for you all and everything you do.
Best,
Megan and John

Kipp

Kipp continues to make progress even three years after adoption.  He is now great with adults of both genders. As long as my husband or I are welcoming someone as they come through the farm gate, he will most often walk right up to strangers and let them pet or scratch his head.

He is still cautiously shy around other dogs and doesn’t exactly understand most play cues from other dogs. However he’s accepting of all but the most persistent puppies, and just gives them a grumpy no thank you. He’s perfectly happy to trot along and be around other dogs as they fetch, wrestle, or chase each other.

It took him almost six months to warm up to sharing his home with the exuberance of a loud, high energy child without trying to slink away to a quieter place. Now, however he and my 8 year old step-daughter are best buds. She has a slew of nicknames for him including “Kippy Poo” and “Kippy Boo Boo Bear.” She wrote a poem about him for school just before break called “Kipp the Mighty Kipp”.

He works hard on the farm at jobs he gives himself. He helps herd chickens and wrangle hogs. He chases off the wild birds that eat the chicken feed. He keeps the hawks and owls away. One time when my bull yak got loose he even jumped in to help me bluff-chase it back into the corral.

Thank you for your believing that this “dog aggressive, male fearing, child aggressive” dog deserved a second chance. Thank you for caring for him for 13 months at your shelter, and taking him back from another adoption that didn’t work out right. He is a celebrated part of our family. I am so grateful to have him.

Best,
Heather

Gus

We adopted Gus (Gustavo) From Lucky’s Place in October 2012 at the Jackson Fair.   He is 12 years old now and a wonderful companion.  He is the best boy in the world.  We recently moved to Arizona and Gus enjoys the warm winter. 

This picture was taken on Day 1 at the Jackson Fair.   Gus continues to brighten our days.  No more hiking but lots of walks!  We thank you so much for the work you do and how you have made our life and Gus’s life so rich and happy!

Best,
Anne & Doug

Clark Grable

“Clark Grable is starting to shed his old coat and beautiful healthy fur is coming in.  He has gained a significant amount of weight but he isn’t quite as plump as our other kitty yet (we’re sure he will get there eventually).  Salmon (our other cat) and he are tolerating each other well after a bit of a rocky start. 
Clark Grable has successfully won the battle of the electronic train set we put up for Christmas (he hated it and as soon as it was off attacked every component😊).  The work you do is probably thankless but very important and we appreciate it.” 
Merry Christmas!
Sean and Heather