Bear is adopted!

Bear was adopted to a family who lost their 6 yr old pomeranian about six months ago. Appears that Bear won the heart of his new human siblings ... somehow, we suspect the feeling was very mutual :)

Bear has a big back yard to run around in and lots of doggy neighbors to play with ....

Congrats Bear ... and Congrats to Bear's new family!!

Bear ... won't you take me home?

Hello Everyone!. My name is Bear and i'm just 3 years old. Let me tell you a little about myself …. I came from a shelter in rural Iowa to find my forever home. I’m a very sweet boy and everybody says so too, I love walks, car rides and even baths. I’m good with kids and all other animals so far (well, maybe a tiger or lion would scare me! But I bet they would scare you too!) I’m working on house-training and I know the words 'go outside’.  I can sit and even hop and twirl on my hind legs for treats!! I’m very lovable and playful and will give lots of kisses too. I like to run around with my favorite squeaky toys and try to play with my chihuahua foster sisters but they're older and don’t want to play with me much.

Won’t you please take me home with you?? I promise to be a faithful, loyal friend to you for all of my doggie years, and I have LOTS of them left since I’m only 3 years old!

You can check out my petfinder bio for more info or email dogs@pethavenMN.org!

Adopted Dog Update: Bear on his one year anniversary!

Our highlights are getting updates from adopters. We recently got an update on Bear ... it sure sounds like he is having the time of his life and that he has successfully wiggled his way into a permanent spot in the hearts of his new family! :)

"On 9-20-09 Bear has been with us a year. It's his one year anniversary with us. Our refrigerator has conked out or we would have gotten him a nice big beef bone to chew on. We'll have to get that later.

How he has become so much a part of our family. It's hard to imagine a time when he wasn't part of our lives.

The latest thing we do is play hide and seek. David (Daddy) holds Bear in his lap then says "Where's Mommy". I get to hiding behind doors etc. and Bear is released to find me after the count of 10. He looks all over and when he finds me we are happy and I pet him and he seems to almost smile, wag his tail and get very excited.

He leaps from the deck to chase a squirrel up the oak tree or run a cat or rabbit under the fence. He's very protective of his territory.

David now has developed pre-diabetes and gets his exercise by taking Bear for his walks. Bear gets so excited it's hard to get him to sit still to put on his harness.

I guess I go on and on about him, but I'm afraid our family has fallen in love with our little guy."

If you have adopted a dog or a cat from Pet Haven we would LOVE to hear from you. Email us at editor@pethavenmn.org.