Category Archives: Reunions

Payton – Waiting For Rick

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Susan

We’d like to share an inspiring story about Payton, German Shepherd-Black Lab mix owned by Rick from Glendale Heights, who went missing recently from a family member’s home in New Lenox.  Payton was supposed to spend a few days with … Continue reading →

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words…….

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Susan

Earlier this week, a lost dog became stranded on the Kennedy Expressway. NBC News Video  showed concerned citizens and officials trying to capture the dog. It was very heart-wrenching to watch an “owned” female dog that was in pain and scared to death trying to elude her captors, people who … Continue reading →

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Persistence and Perseverance Pays Off

Posted on August 14, 2012 by AmyNicoleMiller

Two-and-a-half years ago, when Army Specialist Phyllip Kennedy came home from Afghanistan to Jacksonville, Illinois he received a very special gift from his sister. It was an adorable white and tan pitbull who he named Chewy. Chewy settled in nicely … Continue reading →

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Finding Finn, an Interview With Susan Hennis

Posted on June 25, 2012 by AmyNicoleMiller

On March 31, 2012 Finn, a two-year-old Brittany, escaped from a vehicle in a parking lot in Joliet while being transported to a foster home in Canada by the group National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network (NBRAN). Finn quickly became … Continue reading →

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Siblings to the Rescue! Scruffbug’s Story

Posted on June 18, 2012 by AmyNicoleMiller

Scruffbug spent her first nine months living huddled with her two brothers in a small cage at a commercial breeding operation. When the Almost Home Foundation rescued them, the dogs were understandably very timid. Dogs bred in puppy mills and … Continue reading →

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-Good Ol’ Mugsy

Posted on May 23, 2012 by AmyNicoleMiller

-From the day he was born, Mugsy, a Golden Retriever mix, was a special dog. Nine years ago Elizabeth and Kevin Gerrard adopted his mom only to find out the next day that she was pregnant. Several weeks later Sandy … Continue reading →

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Brinkles, and the Power of Facebook Fans

Posted on May 14, 2012 by AmyNicoleMiller

Stephanie was at work when her husband called. “I lost our daughter,” he said in a panic. Mark was referring to their lab mix, Brinkles, who’d been in their family seven years- since she was a puppy. “I had to … Continue reading →

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Rocky’s Story – His Family Never Gave Up!

Posted on May 6, 2012 by AmyNicoleMiller

–March 26, 2012 is a date Jill Grover and her family will never forget. What started as a typical Thursday morning turned into a nightmare when Jill let her dogs Rocky- a bright white German Shepherd mix- and Zuess- a … Continue reading →

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If you don’t know much about resiliency, you need to hear Blackie’s story…

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Susan

Blackie was adopted by a loving family only days before he escaped from his new home in Gurnee, WI on October 1st, 2011. A while later, a family saw Blackie visiting their neighbor’s yard. And, then, the family members saw … Continue reading →

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Bossy is home!

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Susan

I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you to everyone involved with getting our dog, Bossy, back home.  Rose, Jeremy, Joey, and I remain grateful for everything everyone did to reunite Bossy with us after he was … Continue reading →

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