New Beginnings

Happy Endings/New Beginnings

Cassie
Dear Marsha, Izzy and I welcomed Cassie into our lives on April 10, 2007. Carla Giroux flew her to me from Montana. I remember her saying, "Oh my gosh! She didn't howl once"! I didn't realize how funny that was until we learned of her adorable personality. When she is outside and ready to come in, or when I even run across the street to the neighbors BOY! does she howl!

She is my 'baby-girl' til death do us part. The love and joy she brings to me and Izzy is magnificent.
We go to the dog parks, Millcreek Canyon, and our favorite spot, the Unita's.

We all 3 sleep in the bed, least I say Cassie is the love of our lives!

Thank you for your wonderful commitment to saving this incredible breed. There is no other like a doberman. Laurinda Broadway

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Titus and Amos

I just wanted to take the time to say thank you for helping me find Amos. He is a part of the family and we love him so much. Titus had an older Dobe to play with and learn from when I adopted him and brought him home. Last August my Dobe Ruger was diagnosed with cancer that he had developed from a tumor on his spleen. He had suffered from that and arthritis in his hind legs and after living 13 good years with me, I had to let him go. Titus had separation anxiety until we found Amos. The day they met, Titus came out of his shell, Titus and Amos are now inseparable. Amos only has one beef with Titus and feels he has to protect the cat when its around. Its funny to watch him chase Titus away every time the cat is near. I want to thank you, Chris Talbert, and The Utah Doberman Rescue for who you are and what you do. You have saved the lives of needing pets and brought happiness into the homes of the people who love them. Thank you, The Pierces

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Meeho
Dear Marsha, Meeho is happy with us, and we love him. I take him running on the road, on his leash every day. When there's powder (and not crusty snow), I occasionally take him snowshoeing or Steve takes him skiing.
He tap dances in the kitchen when he knows he's about to be fed, and he still carries his dish around, after he's finished eating. He jumps over the furniture like a goat and perches on the back of the sofa to sun himself like a cat on winter afternoons.
Roberta

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Alex

Hi Marsha! I wanted to write and let you know things are going really well with Alex. We completed the basic dog obedience training, more for me than Alex I am sure. We learned alot and the trainers were very helpful and understanding. We still have alot to learn and do, but things are good and we love Alex! I hope he feels loved he gets alot of attention from all of us, almost to the distraction of the kids getting there responsibilities done

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Conner

We are doing terrific. Conner is getting along with my cat very well. In fact, Poppy feels quite free to jump up right next to him on the couch and walk over him to get to me. She'll touch noses with him and is allowed to drink out of his water dish He did the invitation to play bow to her trying to get her to run with him. He seems to thoroughly enjoy his life. We go for walks or play ball every day and his muscles are building up so you can't see those bones in his back and hips anymore. He's an attention hog. He loves to be petted and if my hand stops, he checks to see if it's broken or something. :) He's been friendly with every dog and every child we've encountered. He's adorable and so smart! I never thought a male could be this smart.

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Reeses

I just wanted to let you know how much we are enjoying having Reeses be a part of our lives. It is hard for us to believe we have had her for almost 4 years. Our Bodee passed away in March (she was 13 plus years old). It was very hard on all of us, but Reeses has stepped in and tried to fill the hole in our hearts. She is absolutely the best hiking dog I have ever had. She never wanders and is happy to do whatever we decide to do. At home, her favorite place is to be on the couch covered up by a quilt when we leave for work in the morning. She is truly a wonderful dog and I am so thankful she could find her way to our home.

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Maizie

The kids adore Maizy and she is really starting to open up with them. We still have not heard her bark other than in her sleep. She has really opened up a lot since we brought her home. She loves to cuddle and if she can't have her head in our laps she is laying on our feet.

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Ruby

Hi, just wanted to send a note and tell you how great one of your rescues turned out. We adopted Ruby (the one on the right in the photo) through your rescue organization about five years ago. She has brought such great joy to us, she thanks us every single day for giving her a loving happy home. She is totally devoted to us and to our other Dobe Hawk (the one on the left in the pic). Ruby is slowing down now and has a few health problems but we will always be grateful you found her for us.....thanks Jim

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Zeusa

Hello Marsha, We thought we would send you a little info on Zeusa. Well she has adapted very well with the cats. She loves to play with socks right when you take them off your feet. We are so happy to have her and we love her very much. It did take awhile for her to get use to the cats but now she loves to smell them and the tries to give them her toys. She will leave her toys by the cats and than come back and wonder why they are'nt playing with them and pushes the toys closer. She is a mams girl. Thank you again hope she can meet you soon.
The Andersons
P.S. She also loves to play with a flashlight

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Goosie Lucy, CD, CGC, WAC, TT, ThD 11 years old
"Lucy came to us on August 20th 1993. My dear friend Ernie Moss, who does Doberman rescue with SLDPC told us of a Doberman at one of the local shelters that was due to be destroyed the following day. Sight unseen we went and picked her up to "foster" her. We were awed by her beauty. She was 1 1/2 years old at the time, and the definition of energy. We named her Goosie Lucy, due to her trademark poking Doberman nose. It has been an exciting 9 1/2 years. She has been a tremendous joy in our lives. I do child care in my home and Lucy is a perfect lady with the kids. She has earned her Novice obedience title, the WAC from the DPCA, AKC's CGC certificate and the TT from a national temperament organization. Lucy has been doing therapy work for nearly the entire time we have had her. We don't let her jump anymore because she has cancer in her hip, but jumping was her love. With more dedicated owners she could have done anything. However, her greatest work is the therapy work she does. She has made hundreds of elderly people smile and educated thousands of children in the 9 years she has been a registered Therapy Dog. We are so saddened by the thought of losing Lucy. She has outlasted the time the vet gave her because of the cancer she has. We cherish every day with her. Lucy, you changed our lives and we will always love you.

Dingy Ricky Roo, CGC, ThD 7 1/2 years old
"In March of 1997 Ernie Moss told us again of another Dobie at the shelter. The thought of him in that shelter haunted me until I had to go see him. I barely got through the door when I looked up and saw a beautiful black silhouette of a head peering at me above the brick wall and through the chain link of the kennels. I knew immediately this was him and I believe it was love at first sight. He never uttered a sound as those eyes beckoned me to his kennel, but only looked at me as if to say, "I've been waiting for you. What took you so long? LET'S GO!" His name became Dingy Ricky Roo. He is so sweet! He took to Therapy work so well. He knows who needs him and patiently sits with his head in laps whle the people stroke his beautiful head. He is a great prop for other dogs as they jump on his back or over him. As I tell the children in the schools we visit, Ricky is an example of why people should not breed a dog just because it is purebred. Ricky suffers from mysterious seizures that can last for days and has many other problems. We love him through them and makes for many sleepless nights, but he is the sweetest guy and we are glad to have him. Lucy and Ricky are great friends. We are so blessed with these wonderful companions!

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Roxy

Roxy is a very energetic, sweet, loving puppy! She has been a great addition to our family. I'm not sure if it's good luck or she is just happy to have a stable home but she settled into our home in no time. We are lucky to have her!

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Molly Mae

When we adopted Miss Molly Mae she was about 3 years old, a shy, timid little puppy of 50 lbs. Now she’s a svelte 69 lbs.! She was pretty much afraid of her own shadow. From the start she was a Mama’s girl, and wouldn’t even let me shower alone. She had to sleep right by my side of the bed as close as she could get, (she couldn’t get on the bed, there’s no room!) and had a major incontinence problem. She seemed ashamed of herself for ‘leaking’. With the Doctor’s help we got her on medication to take care of that problem. I had to take a ball bat on walks with us to fend off the dogs that wanted to get close to Molly Mae. Now, 3 years later, I have to take a ball bat to discourage other dogs from getting too close for fear of what my ‘protector’ might do! She has very successfully trained her humans, Mama & Daddy, and is spoiled rotten, of course! We celebrate her birthday on March 4 every year, so she just turned 6!

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Jordan

We adopted Jordan (formerly Justice) in March '02. My wife is not proud of it, but she is actually named after the British model, Jordan. We haven't had Jordan for too long but she has changed our lives forever. She's athletic, beautiful, and somewhat needy (she's not happy unless she's lying next to you being petted). Jordan is a sweetheart though. If you can picture her lying in bed under a comforter with her head on a pillow, and sighing each time the alarm goes off, and sighing even louder each time you reach over her to press the snooze button, then that's our Jordan. The girl is truly unique and we absolutely love her for it.