Greetings Heartland!!!
This message is way past due. Apollo (Mikee) is doing wonderfully! He wasn’t too thrilled for car rides at first but once he realized that they aren’t scary and sometimes end with a “puppy whip” (small cup of whipped cream) from Starbucks or a fun visit to friends or family, he hops into the backseat with gusto! My parents live 30min away and always want us to bring Apollo with. My mom fondly refers to him as her grandpuppy. My boyfriends family lives near Buffalo, NY and insisted that we bring him when we visited in October. The drive was approx 10 hours long and Apollo did surprisingly well.
We go to the dog park as often as possible. Apollo still has his young dog energy and he LOVES to run… Run in the rain… Run in the snow… Weather doesn’t slow him down.
Thank you so much! We couldn’t image our lives without Apollo!
Rachel and Jean

I am writing to let you know that our loving Daisy (formerly known as Pink who we adopted last July at Heartland) was diagnosed with Lymphoma cancer on Thursday, January 26th. We have a few weeks left with her according to the vet, but I just wanted to let your shelter know how much she is/was loved and how much we have enjoyed the privilege of adopting one of your rescues.

It was a warm day in July 2016 when I came to the shelter to find a dog. I knew right away Pink (now known as Daisy) was the perfect one for our family. She is always excited when we come home – even if we were only gone 10 minutes. She loves going to the Glenview Dog Park and playing with other dogs. She has also loved the occasional “Puppaccino” treat from Starbucks and loves going through the drive through. She has enjoyed sleeping with us in bed every night, attending every family party, barking at dogs that walk by our house, and chasing after birds at the park in Northbrook. She loves snuggling under the covers and chewing bones.

Daisy also joined me on a long road trip to Shelbyville, Kentucky in August 2016 and we got to spend 4 straight days together and got plenty of sunshine. She was not scared of horses, but you could tell she was surprised by how big they were! One thing I also quickly realized was that Daisy LOVES the riding shotgun in the car!

In her final days, I am giving her more treats that usual. We are planning to feed her some steak tomorrow and she has been enjoying her doggy cupcakes from Bentley’s Pet Store. We have driven around the neighborhood several times just because and also gone to the dog park so that she can sniff around. She has gotten even more pets than usual and we are enjoying every single possible day that we can with our best girlfriend.

I just wanted to send this quick note so that you know we treated her like solid gold. My husband loves her, our families love her, and the whole neighborhood knows and loves Daisy! We have luckily packed in years’ worth of love into a short 6-7 months. She taught me a lot and I will never forget her. I am still trying to figure out how I am going to handle putting her down when the day comes, but for now I am going to make each day count and stay strong so we can help usher her into the big dog park in the sky! I hope we will one day be able to have the privilege of adopting from Heartland Animal Shelter again. Thanks for everything!!!!

Love,
Maggie

My husband and I adopted Lightning (formerly Binks) from the Heartland Animal Shelter in September of 2016. He is now a little over a year old. The first night we brought him home he had so much pent up kitten energy that he ran circles around our spare bedroom all night long! After doing some research on his unique color markings, we learned that he is most likely a Turkish Van. He is a shining example of his breed with impressive athleticism and quite the fascination with water!

Lightning quickly made friends with our other two cats, Selphie and Kino, often cuddling and playing together with them. Kino, our ginger kitty, is especially happy to have a new playmate to run all around the house with! One of Lightning’s favorite places to spend time is with me and my students in my home music studio. He often makes himself comfortable on the piano as I teach lessons and loves the attention he gets from all the visitors 🙂

Lightning is such a sweet, lovable member of our family and we are so thankful to the Heartland animal shelter and his foster parent(s) for taking care of him as a kitten!

Natalie & Jeremiah

Hi there,

I wanted to follow up on our adoption of Clover. We adopted her last July and she is doing really well. She is such a sweet, quiet, lovely little dog. She is a high energy dog because of her mix. We live on an acre of land and she has the run of our yard and her own dog door. She loves the dog park, walks and her visits to dog play care.

Just an update on Willow (formerly Mama Mia.) Now aged 7, she is officially a ‘senior’ cat but she doesn’t seem to notice or care and is just as active and playful now as she was the day I brought her home four years ago. She is a sweet companion and a joy to have around (except when she’s charging around the house at 3am and wakes me up but that’s another story!)

Thank you again to the Heartland staff, volunteers and donors who make such a wonderful place possible. You are all awesome!

7 yrs ago we adopted Daisy Blue now Lucy from your shelter! We love her so much and she is such a great dog! Keep doing the fantastic job you guys do rescuing animals in need!!