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Frankie is now five and I look forward to seeing him every day when I get off of work, as he is usually waiting for me at the door. :) Michelle Virginia Beach, VA

I work at an animal shelter, so I already had enough animals, but one day I was driving down to Johnson City, TN and happened to pass by another animal shelter.

Fast-forward 7 years, and Asparagus is a healthy, sweet, cuddly, playful goof who never leaves my side. Dogs are amazingly kind, good, resilient creatures that surpass our ability to cope, …

She was in short, amazing. We got to love her for 11 short but wonderful months. She handled life with the grace only a dog with years of experience can, and she paved the way for more …

I looked around and there outside the door was a little black kitten! I picked her up and looked around for other kittens and did not find any. I took her home, named her Angel, and she has …

I moved to a small European country called Estonia from the States about a year and 9 months ago. After a month of living here, I adopted an adorable orange kitten who I promptly named …

She was sent on a mission to rescue me and I will be forever grateful. She has captured the hearts of all our family members and she will be well cared for and loved the rest of her life.

For some reason I decided to go a completely different way down a back alley. From the distance I saw what looked like a tiny stuffed animal. As I got closer I realized it was actually a small …

Her one downside -- taking up a disproportionate amount of the bed. She and my fiance love each other as well and after our October wedding, we're going to rescue another dog and be a two …