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ADOPTION DATES AND LOCATIONS
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Thank you for your interest in our dogs. We are a group of foster homes from Canton to Ball Ground, Cumming to Alpharetta. We meet either Saturday or Sunday at local PetSmart locations. Please email the foster home of the dog you are interested in to find out where we will be next! Or feel free to call Michele at 770-722-1303. |
THANKS TO ALL:
January 2014
Schwab Charitable Fund grant
made possible by Sharon and Raymond Donohue
in memory of Ciara
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Carol Peterson of Hiram, GA
Holiday 2013 Donation Special Thank Yous:
- William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
- Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
- Negrelli Realty of Woodstock, GA
- WinThorpe Goodness LLC of Cumming, GA
- Carol Barnes, Roswell
- Jean Daniel, Duluth
- Vickie Helfenstine, Atlanta
- Lisa O'Conner, Suwanee
- Tiffany Held, Tucker
- Kaye Mulkeen, Atlanta
- Kim and Chris Duncan, Cumming
- Marti Heggood Atlanta
- Mark and Debbie Pirrung of Atlanta, GA in Memory of Duke
- Laura Edmundson of Roswell, GA
- Cindy Kenward of Alpharetta, GA
- Patricia DeGrote of Alpharetta, GA
- Richard and Shirley Sroka of Ball Ground, GA
- Clyde and Sharon Schnars of Canton, GA
- Melissa and Dan Phillips of Rome, GA
- Doug and Betty Doeden of Alpharetta, GA
- Erin and Larry Hall of Woodstock, GA
- Sue Munsen of Jasper, GA
- Mary Brunelle of Alpharetta, GA
November 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Bob Negrelli of Woodstock, GA
Michele and Michael Boerstler of Cumming, GA
Greg Light of Chicago, IL
Debbi St.Germain of Canton, GA
Potions and Notions of Prattville, AL
Gary Shapiro of Alpharetta, GA
Heather Couris of Atlanta, GA
Joan Harbin of Cumming, GA
Robbyn Wells of Bessemer, AL
Debbie Dorman of Suwanee, GA
George Raines of Lithonia, GA
Lori Savage of Silverhill, AL
Carolyn Sikes of Duluth, GA
Marie Holly of Roswell, GA
Dorothy Duarte of Atlanta, GA
October 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Roxanne Vallone of Alpharetta, GA
Negrelli Realty of Woodstock, GA
Jim and MaryJo Mitchell of Hendersonville, NC
Elizabeth Spagnolo of Willow Springs, IL
James Funk of Atlanta, GA
September 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Joanne and Dean Murray of Cumming, GA
Special Thank Yous for Donations for The Shih Tzu Mom and Her Baby
Linda and Steve Dow of Canton, GA
The Gaws of Roswell, GA
Stephanie Madson of Ball Ground, GA
Ann Bowers of Lithonia, GA
John DeSantis and Bonnie Hurwitz of Baltimore, MD
Faith Thomas of Vidalia, GA
Tracy Colvin of Moody, AL
Tweener Graphics of Tucker, GA
Carolyn Sikes of Duluth, GA 30097
Lynda Barnett of Roswell, GA
Sindee Krakauer of Cortlandt Manor, NY
J. Gregory Donovan of Kennesaw, GA
Dorlene Ginn of Sharpsburg, GA
Kimberlie Hall of Dunwoody, GA
Amy Wilson of Canton, GA
Marian Von Tilzer of Roswell, GA
Carole Downs of Acworth, GA
Enythe Green of Berkeley, CA
Lorraine Sakli of Maspeth, NY
A Scott Bennett of Atlanta, GA
Rocky Lane of Atlanta, GA
August 2013
Mr. Gary S. Silvers, Silvers Advised Fund
the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Joanne and Dean Murray of Cumming, GA
July 2013
Special Thanks to:
Katherine Milstead of Cumming, GA
Kappy Bowers of Lithonia, GA
Jennifer Wake of Cartersville, GA
WinThorpe Goodness LLC of Cumming, GA
Carl Garmong of Palm City, FL
Nancy Duncan of Woodstock, GA
Pamela Howard of Ocala, FL
Amy Anderson of Milton, GA
Bonnie Carrigan of Canton, GA
Janice Cook of Atlanta, GA
Kathleen Quinn of Roswell, GA
Happy Dogs Play of Roswell, GA
Dana Steel of Kingsport, TN
Linda Shubert of Alpharetta, GA
Negrelli Reality of Georgia, LLC
Gary Shapiro of Alpharetta, GA
Clyde Schnars of Canton, GA
Sue Ayers of Tucker, GA
Teresita Vara of Coral Gables, FL
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Dean & Joanne Murray of Cumming, GA
Carley Fant of Kennesaw, GA
Joe & Pam Ross of Johns Creek, GA
Maureen Kreimer of Woodstock, GA
Joan Harbin of Cumming, GA
Amanda Woomer of Atlanta, GA
Gary Shapiro of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Henderson, NC
Beatrice Wallace of Suwanee, GA
Russell Creel of Marietta, GA
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Sue Munsen of Big Canoe, GA
My Mercedes and Bimmer Place of Cumming, GA
Adrianne Wellman of Atlanta, GA
Katherine Milstead of Cumming, GA
Linda Shubert of Alpharetta, GA
Cheryl Arnold of Kennesaw, GA
Felecia Kahn of Smyrna, GA
Maureen Kreimer of Woodstock, GA
Jennifer Tucker of Atlanta, GA
Cindy Kelley of Cumming, GA
Karen King of Lawrenceville, GA
Steve Deal of Cumming, GA
Carol Peterson of Hiram, GA
Nanette Harris of Roswell, GA
Susan Day of Alpharetta, GA
June 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Henderson, NC
Sue Munsen of Big Canoe, GA
My Mercedes and Bimmer Place of Cumming, GA
Scott Patterson for the donation of the Thundershirt
Katherine Milstead of Cumming, GA
Ann Bowers of Lithonia, GA
Nancy Duncan of Woodstock, GA
Ruth Fletcher of Roswell, GA
Maureen Kreimer of Woodstock, GA
May 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Henderson, NC
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
April 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Henderson, NC
Negrelli Realty of Woodstock, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
March 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Negrelli Realty of Alpharetta, GA
Furry Friends Gentle Pet Grooming of Canton, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
My Mercedes and Bimmer Place of Cumming, GA
Linda and Steve Dow of Canton, GA
Maureen Kreimer of Woodstock, GA
Joe Walker of Cumming, GA
Rick Kamen of Duluth, GA
February 2013
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Penne Crews
Bob Negrelli
John Young
Andrea Bell
Jena Helton Payne
Karen Page
Pamela Allgood
Crystal Sorber
January 2013
Susan Day of Alpharetta, GA
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Furry Friends Gentle Pet Grooming of Canton, GA
December 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Furry Friends Gentle Pet Grooming of Canton, GA
Denise and Eric Juergens of Canton, GA
Betty and Doug Doeden of Alpharetta, GA
My Mercedes and Bimmer Place of Cumming, GA
Laura O'Callaghan of Atlanta, GA
"anonomous"
The Brunelle Family of Alpharetta, GA
The Pirrung Family of Atlanta, GA
November 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Negrelli Realty of Alpharetta, GA
Furry Friends Gentle Pet Grooming of Canton, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Patricia Crowe of Dahlonega, GA
October 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Negrelli Realty of Alpharetta, GA
Chuck Janotta of Chicago, IL
Furry Friends Gentle Pet Grooming of Canton, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
September 2012
Linda and Steve Dow of Canton, GA
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Crossroads Animal Rescue, Inc. of Canton, GA
August 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Cindy Kelley of Cumming, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Greg Light of Chicago, IL
July 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Cindy Kelley of Cumming, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Penne Crews of Cumming, GA
Melanie Boates
Cathy Thames
Pamela Taylor of Whitesburg, GA
June 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Ruth Fletcher of Roswell, GA
Ann Bowers of Lithonia, GA
Barbara Robinson of Marietta, GA
Suzanne Leupold of Cheney, WA
Katherine Milstead of Cumming, GA
Mary Jo Mitchell of Alpharetta, GA
Amy Wilson of Canton GA
Benedicta McGrath of Stamford, CT
Kathleen Stewart of Menlo, GA
Kimberlie Hall of Dunwoody, GA
Eileen Belle of Portland, OR
May 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Linda Dow of Canton, GA
Cindy Kelley of Cumming, GA
April 2012
Bonnie Carrigan
Laura Horton
Stephanie Emhoff
Hope Gentle
William and Suzanne Gaw of Alpharetta, GA
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell
Penne Crews
March 2012
Gail Lustig
William and Suzanne Gaw
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell
Penne Crews
Liz Spagnolo
Michele and John Fayer
February 2012
William and Suzanne Gaw
Mary Jo and Jim Mitchell
Penne Crews
Greg Light
Michele and John Fayer
Special Holiday Thanks To...
Vicki Colton and Cooper of Ste. Genevieve, MO
Gregory Dolgner of Montgomery Village, MD
for Andie Camacho
Sheryl and William King of Roswell for Carole King
Thomas and Jacqueline Corr of Park Ridge, IL
Douglas and Betty Doeden of Alpharetta, GA
Michele and John Fayer of Canton, GA
Karin and Philip Keller of Fayetteville, GA
William and Suzanne Gaw of Roswell, GA
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Read about Major at 
Since we cannot guarantee his health, Major will remain a permanent resident of Canine Adoption Network to
live the rest of his life loved and cherished with his foster mom.
Sam was one of the Ball Ground Eight pups born to a beautiful purebred border collie. Although it happens fairly
often, this is our first experience with a pup who has a very severe and permanent reaction to the puppy vaccine.
Sam developed immune mediated hemolytic anemia. Sam has gone through many tests throughout his young life and has
spent weeks with intravenous tubes permanently in his legs as he went through the many transfusions to aid him in
fighting his own body. Finally, Sam was able to go on low maintenance dose of prednisone, along with supplements
and a raw diet. He has done well and though he tires easily, has developed allergies, and has had one or two bouts
of kennel cough as the seasons changed. Just recently Sam at six months of age has developed demodex mange. This is
not unusual for many young pups, but with Sam on long term prednisone it was disastrous. Prednisone aggravates
demodex mange, and within days, Sams few bald spots around his eyes had developed into swollen weeping itchy sores.
Thankfully, Sams skin is reacting well to the antihistamines and antibiotics, and with the treatment for the
demodectic mange underway we can slowly cut back on the prednisone to give Sam time to heal.
Sophie is a young boxer mix who came to us this summer with one of the most severe cases of demodex mange I have
ever seen. A Good Samaritan had taken her in and had turned to us for help with her treatment. Sophies skin was
almost totally hairless and all the skin on her head was crusty with scabs to the point that she could not open
her eyes. 
A few months into the long treatment when Sophies swelling and scabbing resided, a routine vet visit revealed
that Sophie also has an entropian condition. This is where the eye lids curl in and the lashes continually irritate
and scratch the cornea. A permanent operation to correct this is fairly routine and common, but as Sophie is still a
growing pup, this will need to wait until she stops growing. Meanwhile she has had temporary tucks (a few stitches in
each lid to aid in keeping the eyelids turned out). In fact Sophie has just gone through her third temporary tuck!
This energetic active pup has managed to grow out of and bust several sets of temporary tucks. Keeping this under
control has been a real challenge. We just cant wait for Sophie to be old enough for the permanent entropic surgery!
She will then be ready for adoption.
Daphne is our senior long haired Chihuahua. She had served her purpose for a backyard breeder and when she could no
longer produce, she was dumped at a rural animal control. Daphne came to us with rotting broken teeth and a mammary
tumor. Exploratory X-rays and ultrasound revealed an ovarian cyst, and she was pregnant with one lone pup. A day or
so later, as soon as she felt comfortable, this professional little mom gave birth. After weaning, Daphne was able
to have her very extensive dental work and have her tumors removed and biopsied. With a clean bill of health
(the tumors were all benign), Daphne was ready for adoption and adopted to a wonderful young couple with had a
soft spot for senior Chihuahuas.
Cooper is doing very well. He is a little chubby at 70 lbs, but that is due to thyroid issues more than treats.
Cooper now lives in an all female house of two cats, a lab mix rescue name Zoey, and a much more recently adopted
one year old great dane named Ellie Mae. I took a new job and promotion this year and my partner Mary and I moved
to Ste. Genevieve, MO. Ste. Gen is the oldest town west of the Mississippi and has about 4000 people.
I would hazard to say most of the 4000 people are familiar with Cooper because of his distinctive bawl when
he greets folks during his daily walks. While he is still handsome as ever, his color is fading around his
eyes and muzzle now, and next to walks and rides, his most favorite thing is sleeping on his leather ottoman.
He still hates to get up before 10 a.m. and is still the first one in his bed at night. I think the only thing
he misses from our home in St. Charles, MO is Starbucks and biscotti he got at the drive through on his way to
daycare three times a week. Or maybe it is me who misses Starbucks!
Rest In Peace Charlie. We Will All Miss You -8/24/12
"Banjo on the Driftwood Beach at Jekyll Island, Georgia.
He loved to run on the beach. He was 8 lbs. of pure joy and we miss him very much. I hope the dog food
is enjoyed by all. Thanks so much for the work that you do to keep our little four-leggers alive and well.