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Stories from Our Adoptive Families


Bella

Just a note to say thank you again for helping us adopt Bella almost a year ago. Words cannot describe how amazing she is or how much we love her. She was a nervous nelly when we first met but she has turned into the most amazing trail runner, camper, cuddler, sidekick and best friend. We have an RV and she loves to go camping and exploring with us. She is the most beautiful thing ever and we love her more and more each day. We love helping her to live her best life.

Thanks again and have a fantastic day!

Warmly,
Amanda, Bella and David

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Bella
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Bella

Cayden
Cayden
Cayden
Cayden
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Cayden

Cayden

Cayden is an older male red Doberman that was rescued from the Deming Animal Shelter, during the summer of 2020. When he got to Albuquerque, he was immediately rushed to the vet with hopes that he could have a second chance.

Cayden was severely malnourished, dehydrated, and covered in a waxy substance. He stayed overnight at the vet and was released to his foster family the next day. After multiple rounds of tests, the vet finally found out that Cayden has an autoimmune disease called Pemphigus Foliaceus. This disease attacks the epidermis of his skin causing it to blister and peel. His condition is being managed with steroids, autoimmune medications, and antibiotics when they’re needed.

With the constant care and bond that was established between Cayden and his foster mom, it was not a surprise when his foster family adopted him. He has found his person in his mom and he is the light of her life with his bright bubbly personality. He loves to go on walks, he has his very own shoes he wears to protect his feet, and he loves going to work with his mom. He loves all toys and usually always has one of them in his mouth!

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Bella

Remember Mindy, the only red daughter born to Maisie, the momma dog trapped out in the desert? Mindy was adopted in January 2019 and her awesome family sent us a sweet note and photo!

Just wanted to share our success story of a recent adoption from DRNM. Here are pictures of our beautiful Bella (Beya in Spanish), formerly Mindy. She was five months old this month and is a Dobi mix. She is already over 40 pounds so will be a big girl!! Bella is very social, loves meeting new friends at the park, is walking nicely on leash, and already knows several commands. She is loving and likes cuddling but is also very independent.

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Bella

Laith
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Laith

Laith was adopted in the autumn of 2018 and we receive frequent updates and photos–we love to hear from our families!

Laith is simply wonderful. He’s polite and welcoming with any guests in my house and is tolerant with other dogs on walks as long as they respect his personal space. When I’m gone, he’s happy to share a bed with the cats and I think he likes their companionship. Honestly and truly he isn’t even tempted to counter surf. His former family says it was never a problem. Shock shock! Since they designated Sunday as his primping day, I’ve kept it that way and he’s accustomed to having weekly pedicures. What a companion. Thank you.

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Minx

Congratulations to our very own Minx and her mom, Debbie Reed Franks!

Today Minx earned her certificate as a registered therapy dog. We couldn’t be prouder!

Minx came to us in early 2018, a senior girl left in an overnight drop box at a southern New Mexico shelter. Debbie drove down to meet up with a volunteer in the area and immediately fell in love. The rest is history!

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Minx at work

Zarah
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Zarah

I just wanted to send some long-overdue pics of Zarah, the sweet Doberman I adopted in May 2012. As a member of our family, she has been an absolute treasure of a dog and we spoil her accordingly. She’s a fantastic running and hiking partner, great with all other types of dogs and critters, and loves to cuddle on the couch and sleep with us on the bed! She’s inseparable from our older Dobie, Loki, and takes it upon herself to make sure his ears are always clean!

Adding Zarah to our family has been a blessing and I can’t imagine our pack without her constant levity and tenderness.

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Cooper

Cooper was known as Hunter before he found his person.

I adopted Cooper from your rescue almost three years ago, when he was twelve weeks old. He’ll be three in January. He loves his life on the ranch because he goes everywhere with me — on the ranch and to the office. He gets in miles of running daily. A happy dog — and a leaner. Funny guy.

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Cooper (formerly Hunter) during a visit to Colorado last summer 2016
Cooper
Cooper (formerly Hunter) during a visit to Colorado last summer 2016

Gracie
Gracie & Ryan

Gracie

I knew we had a special little Dobie girl when we picked Gracie up in Albuquerque from her foster mom, Sarah, this past August. It was apparent she was a natural therapy dog and proved it by passing her initial testing and follow-up observed visitations with flying colors. She combines the right sweetness, calmness and goofiness to bring big smiles to all those she encounters. In addition to her special job, she provides wonderful company for my big boy Dobie, Ryan (another DRNM alumni, 2007). They are inseparable!

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Mulligan

As of March 2012

Mulligan is now a one-year-old BIG boy who landed in his Colorado home a couple months ago. He has been an excellent addition to family with young children and is loving all the attention and excitement of an active family.

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It’s tough being a dog!
Mulligan
Awaiting the return of his people
Mulligan
Getting a better view

Hemi
Hemi at home

Hemi

Hemi was relinquished to a veterinarian by an enlisted man who couldn’t take his dog with him. The vet, one of our favorites at Blue Cross Animal Clinic, had trouble between her small dog with Hemi, so Hemi moved on to his final home with Karen and Howard. As you can see from this picture, there’s no better place for him to have landed.

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Callie

Callie was rescued, along with her brother and sister, running wild at about the age of five months. They were three little bags of bones scrapping for whatever food they could find. Callie struck it rich as the last of the siblings to be adopted and has now topped eight 14,000-foot mountains in Colorado when she goes camping with her parents and Tiba, a half-Doberman who is like a sister to her. They say she is a sweet loving little mischievous little rascal who has won their hearts forever. She is also one of the lucky Dobermans that got to keep her ears and tail.

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Callie and friends

Harvey
Harvey

Harvey

Harvey was a close call. He was rescued at five months of age from the shelter in Alamogordo just as Parvo symptoms showed up. After six days in the hospital with excellent round-the-clock care, he pulled through. Harvey went up to what seemed a great home in Colorado only to be rejected for being a puppy, so now he lives in Greeley with a wonderful young couple (daughter of the former president of DRNM) and is getting to be every bit as much of a puppy as his funny, bouncy little self can be. Harvey does more than the usual play-bow, he hops up into the air backward and then lands in a play-bow. He has his own Facebook page – Harvey Nelson of Greeley Colorado.

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Oberon (Obe)

Obe’s story is a long one. He came to us from a shelter with a rare deformity called polydactylism with one toe enlarged and deformed in such a way that his front foot looked like a lobster claw. His initial visit with an ortho-specialist vet confirmed that nothing had to be done unless the foot started to be irritated due to improper use. In the meantime, Obe had a nice home with some senior dogs and people and was loved by all. His foot, however, did begin to have real problems and it was deemed best to remove the leg after all. This however had the opposite effect that you might think and Obe reverted back to being a full-speed puppy. This did not work out for his new home and for perfectly sound reasons Obe then got his next and final home with Christina and Jake, an Aussie.

Obe has won everyone’s heart in his new family and has lots of TLC and fun with his active family.

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Obe
Obe

Comet
Comet

Comet

Comet is well-rooted in what was his foster home, and with his VonWillebrand’s and other special needs, he is happy and well settled. We just couldn’t put him through the stress of another change, so he IS Home now!!

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