We came as a family to the Happy Tails shelter a week after losing our long time 4 legged family member to bone cancer. The illness appeared sudden and was swift. We choose to give our 7 year old dog Colby to God's hands and end his suffering. It was a black and white decision, but a very difficult one filled with many tears. Our 3 year old son asked where Colby was and told us we just needed to go find him. We knew we wanted a dog in our family - one like Colby - the house was left so empty without him. We weren't sure how soon we were going to find a dog that would fit into our lifestyle and family. We were going to take our time.

We searched many breeders websites and many rescue programs. We looked at the dogs for adoption at Happy Tails and found Diesel (Chico). We came the very next day to meet him and fell in love. He fit so many of the characteristics that Colby had. A big dog with a big heart. The shelter didn't know much about Diesel's past because he was a stray. We got him home and immediately I felt grateful for having him in our lives. I couldn't imagine losing a dog like this. He is a fantastic pup. Fantastic with children, completely house broken, great with our cats and great with anyone who comes to our house. He is a pure blessing in our lives and is by my son's side every minute. They play like sibling's for hours every night. He is a great running partner, by my side for my long distance runs. Thank you to the staff of Happy Tails for helping make our selection that fateful day. I couldn't ask for a better blessing and am thankful to have given this lost pup a forever home!

I have included pictures of my son taking him for a run in the field and the two of them playing in the sand box in the back yard... Hard to tell which one is happier to have the other =)

Sincerely,
The Posman Family