2007 Rescue Success Stories!

(Click here to read about 2006's Successes)

Simon Henry Haines

Our lively mischievous little Vizsla Simon Henry Haines came into our lives just over 3 months ago.  After losing our dear sweet Ruby, who was another rescued Vizsla, in November, we decided to adopt again.  Simon charged into our lives with exuberant energy and he definitely keeps us and our cat Lily hopping.  Simon is extremely bright and definitely a handful.  He is sweet and cuddly, fearless, headstrong and velvety soft.  He completed his puppy class and now has begun his obedience class.  I love to photograph him and he loves to be the center of attention so we are a match made in heaven!  My husband Steve and I are so glad to be able to give a home to Simon and hope to adopt a playmate for him in the future.  Thank you to all the people of the Vizsla Rescue who volunteer their time to help these dogs in need.

 Stacey & Steve Haines, Greensboro, NC

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Subby

2007 brought  a most-handsome, very large, 16.5 month old Vizsla   boy into the program.  His owner, a wonderful National Guardswoman  found her unit "called up" and had to make the gut-wrenching decision to  turn Subby over to rescue. (isn't he a gorgeous boy). He is now in his new FOREVER HOME, sleeping with the youngsters & starting obedience class.

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Diego

Thank you Barbara Yeatman and Vizsla Rescue! Diego and I are doing great! With each passing day, it seems Diego becomes more and more the perfect companion. He is intelligent, full of boundless energy, loves people, and thoroughly enjoys regular romps with other dogs.

Despite owning Diego for only two months, he has changed/grown so much. Beyond the obvious physical side (it's worth mentioning - he grew from 26lbs to 47lbs and climbing strong...), Diego picked up on my routine and adjusted to his new home nicely. He is rather attached to me and certainly proves the "velcro dog" saying to be true. Fortunately, Diego doesn't really have any separation anxiety and is *usually* quite content to spend the week days sleeping in his crate. On nights and weekends, he's pretty much out of his crate the entire time.

Diego has a particular behavior that in quite endearing. When he gets tired, regardless of what is happening around him (people... dogs... live music!), he wonders over to me and "asks" to get on my lap. He then jumps up, curls into a ball, and falls asleep. He's like a little slice of heaven when he does this!

Diego learned to do so many new activities in a short amount of time! Beyond learning basic obedience commands, he accompanies me almost everywhere I go. Some of his favorite activities are:

As you can see, I think Diego is incredible and I believe he is enjoying his forever home. His former owners did some marvelous work with him at a young age that truly paid dividends. I'm thankful for them. I think his solid, loving foundation has helped him to become the marvelous dog he is today. He is a well adjusted, well behaved (although occasionally he earns the nickname "El Diablo"... heh heh), and a perfect companion. Thank you V-rescue!
 
 Regards,
 Bryan Shugg

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Geni

Geni, the 9 year-old , has come a long way; the white face belies the energy in this little bundle of Vizsla! (she is a red rocket with a white face). She has melded into her foster family, "runs with the big dogs" outside, lounges in HER chair (covered with her "binkie" of course), has a great appetite (even learned to like carrots), has decided that inside the fence is really where home is.

Thank you to VCC Rescue Coordinator Barbara Yeatman for permanently adopting Geni after fostering her & searching for just the right home for a very long time now. I think Geni would agree, she's very happy to be staying with Barbara!

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Zoey

Then there's Zoey.  She didn't have a name until last week (that we knew of anyway).  This is the dog that was picked up by the vet tech; she was running along a busy highway in Western NC. Now she’s a very happy and lucky girl, I might add.  We had a family, the Mendats , who were looking for a female (and funny, all the dogs coming into rescue or soon to come in are males, anyone have any ideas why?).  Zoey is being treated for heartworm; she has moved into her new home with an aging Springer and is a very happy camper indeed! I love it when a plan comes together!

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Cooper

Cooper, our big "pound puppy", has found his forever home with the Rogers of Florence, SC. What a big sweet baby who is being spoiled rotten in his new abode!

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Jack

Jack is one fortunate boy! Not always easy for Rescue to find home for older dogs, we thankfully got a call from a couple up in VA who had recently lost their Vizsla and was ready to welcome a V in need into their home. Jack is settling in nicely, sleeping in the middle of their large king size bed! He is incredibly beautiful!  He has filled out and is the picture of health.  He still wants to eat everything in the house, including my shoes.  There is an old pair of slipons I keep in the sunroom on a low shelf behind a scarf, and he kept getting one of them out and chewing on it.  We punished him about 3 times (that means telling him BAD DOG and showing him shoe and telling him NO, NO, NO!!)  Well, again last night, he went out and got the same shoe, but this time came prancing in to me so proud with his head held high and gave me the shoe!  So, was he saying "Here, Mommy, see - I didn't chew on it this time!"?  So, I gave up and put them away in a closet.  He is so funny! 
 
Losing our lovely 8 year old Vizsla, Samantha, so suddenly when she appeared to be in perfect health was so hard.  Dick and I both mourned her loss and felt guilty that we didn't recognize that something was seriously wrong.  Our grief was really weighing us down when our daughter gave us the web address for the Vizsla Rescue groups.  We were both in agreement that we wanted to find a mature Vizsla to adopt and not get another puppy.
 
When we found out about Jack, we weren't sure what we would have.  We envisioned an older dog that would require a great deal of care for it's remaining years or perhaps one whose disposition was not as sweet as we would like.  But we were prepared to deal with whatever we were given and provide as good a home as possible. From the moment we saw the gaunt figure of Jack, we both fell in love with him.  He has a sweet personality and we are continually amazed at his intelligence.  He did have some health issues besides being emaciated, but our Vet has helped us put him back in top shape. 
 
Jack took the physical place that Sammi left vacant, but he made his own place in our hearts.
Thanks again to everyone involved with Jack's rescue!
 
Sue & Dick

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