Molly

The first day we met Molly and her litter this past July, we thought we were in for it since she was the most energetic and adventurous puppy there. As we drove up to meet them, Molly and her siblings came scurrying towards us and we knew we wouldn’t be able to leave without adopting one of them.  Molly has turned out to be the sweetest and quietest dog we have ever met. Her chosen method of communication is to simply sit and stare at you until you either; walk, feed or play with her. She usually prefers napping to any other activity and must also be friends with any person she comes across.
 
We want to thank Pawsitive Match for their amazing work, especially Varnita and Mirella for helping us to welcome Molly into our family!
 
Kabir & Pam



Bailey and Candy

Hello everyone,
 
We wanted to tell you how happy we are with our 2 beautiful girls.  Bailey (formally Chaquita) has been with us since March 2009.  Candy joined our family in September 2009. 
 
Our family has been through a rough summer.  In June we had to make the sad decision to put down our 12 year old Lhasa Apso named Caillou.  Caillou was suffering from Cushings Disease and also had heart disease.  Just recently we were again forced to make the same decision with our 18 year old Boston Terrier named Pogo.  Although his heart was there, his body and mind were not, and we gave him peace.
 
Our 2 girls have provided the happiness and joy we desperately needed in order to recover from our losses.  We knew that Bailey would need a sister or brother with enough energy to withstand her hours of playing.  Candy has met the challenge!  They play and run around the yard for hours!  They love to grab the rope, or any other toy, and run around with both hanging on to it.  Their favorite game to play is to go up our stairs with a toy, then drop it down the stairs so it makes noise all the way down.  They seen to think this is quite funny. 
 
We are very fortunate to have them both in our lives.
 
Thank you Pawsitivematch, you have made our family complete again.
 
Sincerely,
 
Cindy Birch
Stephanie Cool
Bailey Birch
Candy Cool




PonyGirl

'PonyGirl' is now living with us in Nelson, British Columbia.  She is a sweet, loving, gentle and smart puppy.  She was a little shy & timid for a few days, but after our total immersion program she is a different dog.  She now loves all people, kids and other dogs.   She is a joy to bring visiting and is very well behaved and mature for her age.  She was housetrained almost instantly from day one.  Our love affair with Mexican dogs began 14years ago when we adopted our first beach stray, 'Cowgirl'.  From then on, we knew we would always have a 'mexi-mutt'.

PonyGirl thanks all of you for taking such good care of her in La Paz  and for getting her to Canada.  We do too.





Kipper

We adopted Kipper last summer.  He came from Mexico.  He is such a big part of our everyday now that I couldn't imagine him not being in our family.  He is such a sweet dog, very smart and learns very quickly.  He still loves his hot and sunny places.  Everyday he follows the sun beams that come in the windows across the floor and up the couch until they're gone.  He loves the snow just as much surprisingly.  I want to thank all the volunteers that made it possible to have Kipper join our family in good health and spirits.  He fit into our family from the first moment he met us and has been nothing but loving toward us.  He's a great dog and I am so thankful that there was people that cared for him as we do now to make it possible for him to have a home.  
 
There is no way to thank you for the happiness you brought our family.  Thank you for caring and all your hard work to find our dog his home.
 
Elisha and Don Dunn




Oddie

Well....ODDIE how do I explain him. He has taken us through some interesting places and always keeps us on our toes. He has fit right into our family and is the dog we were looking for. A year and a half ago we lost our shepherd/husky of 13 years and it took us at least a year to feel we could bring another dog into our lives. Then when we started looking, all the dogs were cute, but they weren't "THE DOG". Finally we decided to rescue, and when we started looking at all the rescue sights nothing really fit, then there was Oddie. He has the look we were seeking and from the e-mails he had everything else we were looking for as well.

Anyway, he has been with us 3 months and has fit right in. He is a true comfort dog, and loves the luxuries of life. All the couches and beds are his. He also needs pillows sometimes to rest his head...what a character. He also has made the house and yard his play ground. Sometimes he gets these bursts of energy and runs like someone is hot on his tail. He loves his big brother Kalo the boxer and they are constantly wrestling (it never ends), and he likes to chase his sister Shasta the cat. But they are all one big happy family. Oddie makes us laugh as he just cannot get close enough to you, and always has to have your attention and will do whatever he can to get it. He loves daycare, going for long walks at the dog run, and spending time with family enjoying his bones and other goodies.

 Samantha, Chris, Oddie, Kalo and Shasta




Rascal

We just wanted to let you all know that Rascal is happily settled into his new home!  He has been with us for a month now & how quickly that time has flown by! Rascal by name & Rascal by nature!  It was that cheeky little face & shock of white hair that first attracted us to him! He is such a happy boy with his tail in perpetual motion!  He loves to walk along the river path sniffing every blade of grass on his way & meeting & greeting other dogs & their owners & dipping his feet in the river before we head home! Thank you so much Pawsitive Match for bringing this wonderful puppy into our home & into our hearts!  We just all love him dearly! Keep up the fantastic work you all do!
 
Best wishes from Gary, Elaine, Harry & Jack Eaton




Copper

Copper came into our lives in November of 2007 and we can honestly say that deciding to adopt him was the best decision that we, as a family, have ever made.  He has become a very cherished and valued member of our family.  In April 2009, our cat of fifteen years went into respiratory distress and it was Copper that alerted us to this fact by barking relentlessly until we came to investigate.  If he hadn't been here, she would have died all alone and without us ever knowing why.  Because of him, we were able to say goodbye to a very good friend and to give her the care that she needed until she died.  Copper was already so special to us, but he definitely became our hero that day.  Thank you so much for helping us to find our very dear friend, Copper.

Carla, Mike, and Ashleigh



Abbie and Marina

My son and I flew from Vancouver Island to Calgary in early July 2007 to take home Abby and Marina, the first of many future dogs rescued from Mexico. We didn't know at the time it would be Abby and Marina who we brought home, but they both spoke to us as we visited the 16 or so dogs who had been saved. They picked us. Abby was a gentle, timid girl who pressed her forehead to mine and leaned into me as if to say "Finally you are here, I am so happy to see you." Marina stayed back from the pack who were running enthusiastically up through the foothills on acres and acres of ranch land, waiting for Erik to accompany her. Abby and Marina lead different lives based on their styles and preferences.
I will talk about my girl Abby, Erik will write about Marina. Abby made herself comfortable immediately, choosing my best leather couch to call her own, putting her signature on it with her teeth and chew marks! She is, by all accounts,a couch potato who loves her pillow and blanket, her plush squeaky toys, and above all, her bones. She talks to us, yodels actually, she talks back to us, and although she was intended to be my walking companion, she decided she liked my daughter better, a child with autism who means the world to Abby and vice versa. They eat together (when I am not looking!), sleep together and play together. Abby is a real character, a light in our life we are so grateful to have received. Except yesterday perhaps when she was dutifully waiting for me in the car after grocery shopping and when I had to stop in somewhere else for a few minutes. She bypassed the hamburger, bacon, sausages and ate an entire tray of sirloin tip steaks! Nothing but the best for our girly girl Abby!

Sian Thomson
Campbell River




Marina

Having recently turned 20 and graduating with a diploma in Adventure Tourism I was looking for a canine companion since the death of my beloved Freda (another rescue dog) when I was 14. Although my parents offered me the opportunity to get another dog, it took 6 years for me to feel ready to move on from Freda. I flew out with my mother in 2007 to look for my future hiking, diving, climbing, kayaking, and river rafting companion. I had a type of dog in mind, but Marina picked me right away. I have not looked back. Marina was named for my love of the ocean, and she shares the enthusiasm and energy I have for all of my outdoor activities. She is an athlete, a calming reassuring spirit, my protector, and my best friend. There is not an activity she hesitates to participate in, she plays hard and sleeps hard! In fact, there have been times I have slept on the floor because once she gets into position in bed, often stretched out as far as possible, you cannot move her! She needs her sleep! I am sending a lot of photos of our adventures. I am very happy she has been able to enjoy them with me. I might have rescued her with the help of all the caring and heroic people of pawsitive match, but she rescued me too! I cannot imagine my life without her. She is the world's best dog!
 
Erik Thomson




Maddie

Maddie ( AKA Mabel) came into our lives on wednesday June 10th.
She was a little frightened and confused at first but she has settled down very much since then. She is an amazing dog, and already I love her so much. She and my little doggie Luka have already bonded very strongly, and Maddie looks for Luka when she can not find her. I have been searching for so long for the perfect doggie sister for Luka, and here she is!
Thank-you positive match, for the amazing care and love you give to these dogs in need, with out the tireless work the volunteers, rescuers and fosterparents, these dogs would not have stood much of a chance. Maddie is already such an important part of my life, and having my two little girls have brought me so much joy, and love.





Esperenza 

Hello from Armstrong, BC
 
I searched high and low for a rescue dog on every site I could find and while there were some that I came across that drew me to them none had the pull that little Esperanza did!  I was at a point in my life that I had to make that dreaded decision that most dog owners have to face when my old dog of 14 years could no longer eat so we had to take her to the vet and set her free.  After that day, little Esperanza's image just kept surfacing and I found myself on the site everyday just staring at her picture.  I had heard about dog's from Mexico and how they are treated and then I came across a website that had a trailer on it from a documentary called "Companions to none".  I was horrified at what I saw but that made my decision, I was going to adopt Esperanza!!
 
When I contacted Pawsitive Match I asked if they could have a dog flown to Kelowna but so far they couldn't as they have no connections there so I said that I wouldn't be out to Calgary until August.  They told me that she would probably be adopted by then.  That's when panic set in so luckily I have my sister that lives there so I filled out the application form and sent it in!  I was soon approved and I was on my way to Calgary on June 6th!  My mom was terrified for me as the weather report said that it was going to snow, yes you heard right, snow but nothing was going to stop me from picking her up at the Calgary Airport.  We arrived in Calgary about 2:30pm to hail and snow flurries that soon subsided.  We were to pick her up by 9:35pm Saturday night.  When the dogs were unloaded and the crates were brought into the airport I was searching the crates trying to find her.  I saw big crates and small crates and medium sized crates but none held my little angel then my husband spotted a duffle bag dog carrier that was quite small and then he saw it move!  "I think that's her" he said.  A lady opened the bag and I knew instantly it was her.  She was so beautiful!  She was everything and more than I expected I was beside myself with excitement!  
 
As soon as we got there she came out of her shell and played just like a puppy should, keeping my sister in stitches as she wrestled and played with a German Shepherd, golden lab and my other dog Wilson a border collie/LabX.  We left first thing in the morning and Wilson and her slept side by side in the back seat of the truck cab and have been best friends ever since.
 
We arrived back home at about 3:00pm on Sunday June 7th and she fit in here so well you'd think we'd had her for years.  My two daughters who are 5 and 3 were so excited when they saw her, they have played non stop since we got back.  So, I just wanted to thank everyone at Pawsitive Match for bringing her into my life and want everyone out there to know that if you're looking for a dog, please adopt, I guarantee you WILL NOT regret it!!!
 
Thanks again,
 
Tracy Edwards and Family






Nina