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Our Furry Friends & Their Forever Families

Every year SSHS finds homes for over a thousand animals. Here are a few of our animals who found their personal guardian angels.

Just wanted to give SSHS an update on Hudson (formerly Midnight). We adopted him in June 2005 and he has shown us no shortage of love since then. His current hobbies include snoozing on his pillow and gobbling down lots of dog treats. He was at SSHS for five months before we adopted him, and we want to thank you for taking great care of him while he was there. We feel blessed to have him as a family member.


McCoy loves her new home with SSHS's new Executive Director, Emily. Playing with her brothers Spock and Kirk is a favorite pastime.



We adopted both Sweetie on the left and Max (originally Junior) from you. They are the very best of friends now and our little sweethearts. Sweetie loves the snow and runs as fast as she can. Max likes to eat snow and tries to follow Sweetie. They play and sleep together.



Duke (formerly Snoopy) joined our family about a year ago. You can tell by the smile on his face that he's one happy camper. He has a huge fenced yard that he can run around in and chase squirrels to his heart's content. He is the most loveable dog you have ever met (think 60 pound lap dog). Thank you for bringing him into our lives. I don't know what we'd do without him.


Nai Nai loves her new family. She enjoys romping in the snow through the backyard.


We adopted Ramsey (adopted as Manny) about a year and a half ago. He is Mr. Personality and is quite possibly the most loving dog ever. When we got Ramsey from your shelter he was 6 months old and had dog bites covering his body (he was thought to have been attacked by another dog before making it to your shelter). Ramsey was a little skittish around our other dog Mia, at first, but now they are best of friends. Those bites have healed and we like to think that Ramsey's soul has healed as well. We just wanted to send thanks for bringing such a special guy into our lives. I have attached some pictures. Thanks again.


I just wanted to thank Judi and the staff for helping facilitate the recent adoption of two kittens Dino (formerly Marshmallow) who is very happy to finally have a little brother, Elroy, (aka Bently) to keep him company. Thanks again for your accommodation and help.


I adopted Abby (formerly known as Zuni) from your shelter around 6 years ago. I just wanted to send a note saying how much I love her and what a great dog she is. She has a great home with 2 doggie playmates that she loves, a fenced in yard and we take daily trips to the park. She is happy and healthy and we just love her! Thank you for everything you do for your animals. I found a great best friend at your shelter.


Ziggy found his angels, Jessica and John, in Rockford, IL. Look at the new talent they discovered. We hear he's quite the Frisbee Catching Champion. Their local Pet Smart keeps a special "stash" of Frisbees just for Ziggy because after he catches them - he likes to chew them.


I adopted Harry in Jan 07. Here are some pictures of him with his sister/best friend Ruby. Harry has the pointy ears and tail (on left). I cannot remember how we got through the day before he came along.


Harley has been with us for almost two months now. We love him so much. He has a great time chasing his big brother John Deere around all day. They love each other alot. Even though Harley has his own cage he loves to go sleep with his brother. They are inseperable. Thank you guys for everything. Maybe we will see you soon. Maybe next year we will get them another sister or brother. Thanks again!


Odin adores his angels, Jeremy and Jennifer. Boy, does Odin love Jeremy. You can see it in his eyes. It was a perfect match. We're pretty sure that they love Odin just as much as he loves them.

If you have special pictures of you and your SSHS furry friend, please send them to .
SSHS would like to thank all of our adopters for choosing to adopt from a humane society.