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Success Stories

Did you adopt your pet from the Humane Society of Williamson County? We'd love to hear how you're doing! If you'd like to send us your success story, please send an email and a photo to: webmaster@hswc.net.

Jack aka Midnight

I wanted to send a couple of pictures of Jack, known as Midnight to you all. We've had Jack for about 6 months now and are totally in love with him. Jack was at HSWC for about 6 months before we found him. While I am so thankful he was there waiting on me, I can’t believe nobody looked into his beautiful brown eyes and saw all the love and devotion he had to share. It breaks my heart that a sweet dog like him had to spend such a long time without his own family.

Now Jack is never more than a few feet away from me and prefers to be in my lap (he’s really to big for that, but I can’t tell him no). He believes that he has won the puppy lottery and the main prize is getting to sleep in my bed at night, head on my pillow and under the blankets! Jack and his brother, Gus (another back lab mix), love to play and go for walks.

We’ve completed some basic obedience training at Triple Crown and are thinking about going back for more. I can’t thank you all enough for helping me and my family find the perfect dog to share our home with.

Thank you,
Erin

Ditch

I’m Joel, the guy that adopted Ditch.   We’ve been together just over two weeks - he’s very happy in his new home, & I’m really glad I adopted him.  As advertised, he’s very high energy and wants to play all the time.  He gets lots of exercise and now that he’s familiar with his surroundings we’ve started training.  Ditch is very smart and is learning quickly.  He reacts to affection better than treats, at least so far.  He’s pretty tired by 10 pm and goes right into his crate for the evening.  Let Kelly know we’re doing great, and thanks for everything.

Best regards,

Joel

Zoey aka Pebbles

I am Jamie. My family adopted Zoey (known as Pebbles to HSWC) in May 2007. Since then she attended basic dog training and passed with flying colors. She loves to run and play fetch. She is always eager to show off her tricks. Zoey gets along really well with our children as well as the cat. Thanks HSWC for a wonderful addition to our family.

Jamie

Buddy

My family and I were traveling home from Austin last Saturday after our son finished playing in a soccer tournament.  We stopped at the outlet mall to exchange a pair of jeans at Aeropostle.  My 17 yr old son saw Petsense across the walkway and the next thing I knew, he had fallen in love with an 8 week old lab mix puppy.  We had lost our 13 year old Old English Sheepdog mix last spring to heart disease, so we had been thinking about getting another dog.  Well, my husband and I took one look at this pup and that was it.  He slept the entire way back to Dallas with no accidents.  We wanted to compliment your fostering program.  We have had many puppies over the years and he is by far the most well adjusted and well socialized pup we have ever had the pleasure of sharing our lives with!  He is our son's dog and his new name is Buddy.  He sleeps with Joe and adores his new best friend.  He also shares a home with a 2 year old Beagle named McGruff who we rescued when he was 2 days old and nurtured to a now (a little too robust) extremly spoiled guy.  He is displaying all the classic signs of a severe case of sibling riverly by ignoring Buddy at all times, stealing his toys and chew things as soon as Buddy is not looking.  We know they will be friends soon, but it is very funny to watch this Beagle be so jealous!

Thank you for such a wonderful adoption experience.  We look forward to many happy years with our newest family member, Buddy.

Sincerely,

The Denton Family
Plano, Texas

I just wanted to let Loren and Kelly (probably misspelling both of your names) know that we just love Bug! She is adapting very well! She is sweet, protective. She is loving running when we go for our walks and probably has lost about 5 pounds. She weighed 61 pounds when we brought her home. I just wanted to thank you for helping us to get together with our newest family member.

Thanks so much! Deidra and Jeff

I just wanted to send a couple of pictures of Kera to you.  Eric (my husband) was so excited when I brought her home!!  He could not believe that she was his.  He did not want to leave her side.  He slept on the floor in the kitchen for hours because he did not want to leave her side.  He now sleeps in the bed, but gets up with her twice a night to let her out to go potty.  He did decide to change her name to Callisto. We are still working on the potty training, but she loves her new home and it is so much fun to see her personality grow every day.  Thanks again for all of your help and making this Christmas memorable.

Thanks again,
Crystal

I saw your update page on your website and just wanted to drop a quick line about two dogs that we adopted from your shelter near the end of June 2006. My husband and I had just returned from our honeymoon and decided on a whim to make a trip down to your shelter. We had talked about adopting a dog but hadn't really pursued it. Well, we found Foxy and Gator, both of whom had been owner releases. Both dogs were also on "the list" as the shelter had not become a no-kill facility at that point. (I'm known as a bargain shopper, so I like to say that I got a 2-for-1 special since their adoption fees were reduced.) We ended up keeping the names, and almost two years later, both dogs are happy and healthy, well-behaved, and as sweet as can be! We can't understand why anyone would have wanted to give these precious dogs up.

Foxy took about a year to come out of her shell, but she is now a playful, fearless destroyer of rope toys who is working on her leash-walking skills. She has the most gorgeous, silky, red and white coat. As my father commented, "That's the softest dog I've ever petted!"

Gator was only about 9 months old when we adopted him, and he has grown into 60 pounds of beautiful, silly energy. He is very loving and obedient and loves to go for walks and play with his toys. Gator is an attention hog and loves to sit in our laps. Usually, we don't mind, as long as we are forewarned. Sixty pounds of dog hurling through the air towards you can be a bit of a surprise!

Another successful adoption story from HSWC! ~ The Connelys