Just wanted to give you an update on Meesha (nee Mittens). We adopted Meesha in early 2008 and she has been an absolute joy in our lives since then. She is always by the front door to great us when we come home from work & always ready for a cuddle on a cold night. Thank you so much for the wonderful work you do. Because of you beautiful animals, like our Meesha, get a second chance at a happy life.  

Thought you’d like to see a few photos of our “huggable” Hugo. He has found the back and front lawns just the best to roll around  and play in; snoozing on it is pretty good too. He’s very well behaved in the puppy class at dog obedience training.

He has settled beautifully and sleeps through the night. Toilet training is just about sorted. All in all he seems very content and we love him to bits! Many thanks for all your hard work in caring for him.        Di and Rod

It has been a while since we adopted these two little precious dogs and each day they bring us so much joy! They have bought us hours of laughter and sometimes frustration but some how we all end up with a smile on our face! Lily is an amazing little girl who has boundless energy and is very much a princess! She's definately mummy's little girl and she's coped extremely well with her one eye. It didn't take long for her to get use to it! Tyson however is very much dad's little boy. He is quite content with watching tv and lying in the sun. They have definately adjusted well into their new life and we have adjusted to them!!

We wish everyone at the Animal Protection Society a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! At every opportunity we always encourage family and friends to adopt new family member from there!

Thank you, Braid Family (Jason, Cecilia, Lily and Tyson)

Jason the Kitten thinks he’s a Christmas tree fairy. He loves that tree. He launches himself into its plastic branches, chews tinsel and bats at baubles.

When he’s not doing that, he’s helping his father Paul on the computer, or galloping up and down the corridor, looking for trouble. He’s learnt how to shimmy up the screen door and climb on top of Paul’s cupboards, and how to leave little paw prints on kitchen benches.

He loves his new friend Lauren, cuddles up in her arms and purrs very loudly, even though she calls him Little Stinky.He also loves to go for a ride in the car and visit his other new friends, Oscar the Pussycat and Meredith. He eats Oscar’s food, but Oscar doesn’t mind – Oscar loves him, and he loves Oscar.

Jason sends the very best of Christmas wishes to all at the Animal Protection Society. He thanks them all for taking such good care of him, and finding him such a great home. He sends them lots of whiskery kisses! Paul, Lauren and Jason

I first visited the Shelter on December 8, in search of a kitten for Lauren, my 12 year-old daughter. She’d been nagging my ex for a pet for ages, and he’d finally given in. As I was looking around the cat enclosures, Oscar jumped to his feet and came to say hello. He was a lovely boy: sleek, black and glossy, with yellow eyes, and white bib and socks. I scratched his chin through the wire, and he smooched and purred.

The kitten was to be her Christmas surprise, and, as it turned out, Oscar was to be my Christmas surprise. I’d been cat-free for some years. I certainly didn’t want a kitten myself, delightful as they are (too much work – been there, done that!). But as I drove home, I thought about how much I missed having a cat, and how lovely it would be to have one in my life again. I returned to the Shelter the next day with the ex, so he could meet the kittens and let one choose him. When I heard that Oscar’s family had moved house and left him behind, I decided then and there to adopt him.

He complained bitterly in the car, but as soon as he was inside my apartment, he jumped from his box, looked around, then found his food bowls and had a snack. He knew this was home; he was very pleased indeed! He slept on my bed the first night, occasionally coming over to head butt me and tell me how happy he was to be here.

Oscar’s a chatty puss who likes his food. He also likes jam donuts, as we discovered today when Lauren went looking for her donut, and found it under the table, thoroughly nibbled! He’s a gentle and obliging fellow, who adores having Jason the Kitten come to visit. He’s only two years old himself, so he and Jason stalk each other from room to room, playing silly cat games and stopping for the occasional lick. I’m glad the Donut Thief’s family didn’t want him any more, because he’s with me now for keeps, and we love each other very much!

Seasons greetings to everyone at the Animal Protection Society. You do a wonderful job! Lauren, Meredith and Oscar

I adopted a 7yo American Cocker Spaniel on 1st November – his name is Zach. Zach had been at the shelter for a little while & had been adopted out previously but returned. Zach was a little under nourished when he came to live with us – and in the past 6 weeks has put on a wonderful 1.5 kgs. He has also learnt to ‘wait’ when we cross the road and is learning how to drop. He is a boy who needed a little xtra attention but is flourishing with his new family. He just loves meeting people wherever we go but is a little nervous with big dogs but as long as they don’t jump all over him and he knows I’m there, he is ok.

Zach is living very happily with his new friends – Gelly – a 20 month Spoodle and Pud – a 15 yo cat.

The 1st photo is Zach & Gelly playing tug.

The second photo is a day at the park – Zach isn’t really sure about the park but he is slowly getting used to his daily outings – he does love his walks now.

The last photo is Zach & Gelly in the backyard. Pud isn’t the photogenic type but he also came from the AAPS 15 years ago.

Just thought I’d let you know how he is going. Cheers, Sandy Crees

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year in 2008. I would like to thank all the staff and volunteers for their hard work, persistence and dedication to finding new homes for so many dogs, cats and other animals.

Back in October I came to your shelter looking for a new friend to share my home with. I spent some time with Gypsy and arranged a time to come back with my mum's dogs to see if they socialised well together as she would be spending time there regularly. When I came back I found she had been put on hold and I was devastated. Lucky for me, the other person was unable to collect her that day and so I was able to make arrangements to take her home.

Since she has moved in we have become best friends. She loves our morning walks together and our time in the evenings playing ball. When we visit Jobe and Lillee she rides shotgun in the car and sometimes we put the top down so she can see everything that's going on outside - she just loves it. We are planning our first holiday to the beach and although Gypsy isn't a huge fan of the bath I suspect she will love the beach as she keeps trying to get into mum and dad's pond.

I have included some pictures for you - so you can see how she is getting on for yourselves.

Thanks to all of you for bringing my beautiful girl into my life.

Warm Regards
Sheridan & Gypsy

We wanted to give you an up-date on Zahli, we adopted her in December last year. At the time Zahli was not to sure on how to be a dog. She has had some dominance issues with our 11 year old Rottweiler Romy. All of that has now settled down with training and the addition of Jake a Rottweiler-Mastiff cross who we adopted from Melbourne Animal Rescue. (We were informed that some of Jake's litter mates may have made their way to AAPS for re-homing also.) Jake is now 6 months old and Zahli has been busy mothering Jake ever since we got him. The great thing is that Romy gets relax time while Zahli and Jake play in the back yard.

Wishing you all the best for Christmas the new year. Iris and Shaun.

Way back in the dim distant past, at least that's where the 3rd of January 2008 seems to be now, I had to have my Labrador, Jordy, put to sleep with cancer at 7 1/2, having adopted her from the RSPCA at 2 years old. It took me a couple of months before I went seriously looking for another companion and remembering that a friend of mine, now living in Queensland, had adopted her cat from AAPS I decided on the spur of the moment to have a look at your website and see what was available, nothing that I really fancied having been a Labrador/Labrador cross man for the previous 30 years. So I filled in the "Dog Wanted" form, realising that rescued Labradors were very thin on the ground. However I decided to pay a visit one weekend and although there were no Labs there I had a good look around and found Holly, reference number 26835, a Rottweiller cross who seemed friendly and was described as "every one's favourite dog" at the time. I had the usual pre conceived idea that Rotties were prone to be a bit unfriendly to other dogs (totally wrong I now realise as I met a pure bred "complete" male off the lead in a local park and he virtually ignored us) so I was a little unsure.

However after taking Holly for a short walk I fell under her spell and decided to adopt. On 13th March I collected Holly and took her home. For the first month or so Holly was never off the lead, even in the free roam local Ballam Park here in Frankston, when other dogs were around just in case she thought she should defend me. How wrong I was; she is the greatest sook I have ever known and loves to play chasies with other dogs, although she does have a tendency to growl and bark when doing so and some people mistake this for aggression, even though the regulars know it's only play.

Holly has turned to be much more my kind of dog than I expected at first. As I live by myself she had to get used to me going out all day to work, which she has done, and I now only have to reach into the pocket where I keep my keys and she heads straight for the back garden.
I get an ecstatic welcome when I return as she knows we go for a walk as soon as I get home. We also go for a walk in the mornings, on work days starting out at 4.30, lasting for about 45 minutes, a bit later on weekends and holidays; in fact she's lying down "patiently" waiting for one now; she knows the moves at the computer that signal this event.

To sum things up Holly has turned out to be a great friend and companion and has settled in well, her only "faults" are to wander off into the neighbours' gardens if she sees anybody there and scavenge food like a Labrador, which makes me think that she is crossed with one.

Five weeks ago we adopted Buster, a two year old Staffie. He is very happy with us, and we with him. He gets a good walk most days,besides having a play in the backyard with a ball.

I am unable to send a picture of him at this stage, but hope to do that some other time.

Thank you so much for looking after these fellows while they are in limbo.

Keep up the good work, regards Jan

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