My family and I adopted Chili this past July. We wanted to let you know that he is doing great and we all love him so much. He is a dream dog!! He loves it here and seems to be very happy. He is so affectionate, we are always petting him and giving him attention!! He has been getting along great with our other dog, Dakota! Chili just adores her!

- Melissa and Sarah

Dear Jan and David,

Just wanted to say that Levi is still doing great. He's 78 pounds and as lovable as ever. Attached is a picture. [On the left, as he was with PCDR, and right, Levi now!] We can not get over what a great dog he is. David's voice keeps coming back to us..."He's the greatest dog of them all." It's so true.

- Hilary and Chris

Jesse wanted me to write you and let you know how she's doing. Perry and I think she's doing great. We really love her. She has brought so much happiness and so many smiles into our house. I'm not sure the cats would agree, but you can't please everybody. Thank you all very, very much for bringing her into our lives. She is definitely part of our family.

- Liza

Dear Jan and David:

I wanted to give you an update on my new situation. As both of you predicted, my new mom and brother just love me. I am actually running the place, now. My persistent delivery of kisses for mom or Jake or anyone else seems to win everyone over. When I hold up my paw for a shake, it works every time. I have put on 7 pounds and my hair do is looking great. I have picked up the nickname of "Bear" because I have become a little chunky in a "chic" kind of way. I sleep inside every night on my own blanket right next to mom's bed. Life is good, safe, warm and loving. What more does a guy need.

Thanks for taking good care of me until I could adopt Mom and Jake. Wishing all my friends at Pacific Coast Dog Rescue the opportunity to find loving homes and humans who care.

- Love, BuddyBear

Oni is 5 months old now. Graduated puppy school top of his class, jump to advanced training. We are having a blast of a time.

Gung Hay Fat Choy
(Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ram)

- Fumiko

Hi there,
I wanted to let you know that Swazee is doing wonderful. She's spoiled rotten, and she loves it here. I sent a picture of her and her best friend Zanku. He's loves her so much and they're very happy. All the other animals have enjoyed having her here. Thank you again.

-- Bethe and Casey

My husband, John, and I were looking for a new brother for our 7yr old female dachshund, Ginger. I wasn't sure what we were looking for, but I knew when we found Monty that he was our boy. On a daily basis, I would check Petfinder for different dogs, and Monty's picture kept on coming up. After a few days, I couldn't get him off my mind. I then showed the picture to my husband and he was as tickled as I was.

We then contacted Dave at Pacific Coast Dog Rescue. He arranged for John, Ginger and I to meet Monty. It was love at first sight. After a home inspection, Monty was all ours. He is a wonderful addition to our family. He is full of energy, and is a loving son.

So this holiday season, I need to thank Petfinder.com and Dave at Pacific Coast Dog Rescue for making our family complete.

Merry Christmas to all!