Samuel

Samuel was the very first animal taken in by Tails of Hope Sanctuary in September 2000. He had been hit by a car and was on the side of the road when found and brought in by a local shelter. There was damage to both hips and Samuel could hardly walk. Thanks to the skillful work of Dr. Sallie Morris of Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital, repairs were made and Samuel began to heal in his foster home. After TV Channel 7 (Wash D.C.) featured this dear dog's story on the evening news, we were contacted by Steve and Maria, a wonderful couple who would later become Samuel's new dad and mom. Today Samuel, fully recovered, is enjoying life in a loving home and has been back to visit all of us at Tails of Hope. Thank you, Samuel, Steve and Maria, for getting us started on our lifelong journey of rescuing needy animals and helping us believe there is always HOPE!!!!!!!!

Sparks

Sparks was in rescue for eight months and had lived in six differents places - (1) shelter, (2) kennels, (2) foster homes and (1) adopter's home. A rough start in life on the end of a chain caused Sparks to distrust humans. Knowing the goodness that was inside this wonderful dog, a Tails of Hope volunteer finally gave him the forever home he had been waiting for. He lives happily today with his best Shepherd buddy and the rest of his family.

Pesky

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful little brown Tabby kitty cat named Indy. For a while she had a 7 year old boy for an owner, but this little fellow was not yet ready to handle the responsibility of being a pet owner. So before long, Indy was placed in the animal shelter in hopes she would be adopted by someone else. Unfortunately she became sick in the shelter and didn't present herself well, so no one showed interest in adopting her. Indy's time in the shelter was fast running out. However, thanks to the wonderful work and vigilent spirit of Tails of Hope, Indy found her way into the heart and home of Margaret one of the members of the organization and a volunteer at the shelter. She arranged to take her from the shelter to try to nurse her back to health. Margaret and her husband were already housing 11 other kitty cats but they managed to find room for Indy on a temporary basis. Indy's health improved tremendously with some tender love and care, but it was not going to be possible for her to make Margaret's home a permanent residence. Needless to say, Margaret already had a house-full, and she wanted to be able to foster more cats for Tails of Hope. That's when Indy's picture went up on the website. Then as fate would have it, Jackie went exploring on the Internet to find out about Animal Advocates with the intent of doing some volunteer work for them. Ultimately Jackie found her way to the Tails of Hope Home Page from the Animal Advocates site. Wow! This was just what she had been looking for, and she decided to make contact to find out how she could help the animals sponsored by the organization. To make a long story short . . . when she called Flo from Tails of Hope for more information, Flo asked Jackie if she could do any fostering. Jackie said yes once she talked it over with Nelson her husband. After some preliminary investigating and careful planning, Indy was placed in Jackie and Nelson's care by Margaret and Flo. It was tearful separation for Margaret but she felt confident that Indy was going into a good place. Immediately, Indy managed to capture the hearts of Jackie and Nelson, and even though Indy moved in with a small dog and another kitty cat (Pasqualie and Patina) her adjustment went well. It has been more than two months now, and what was a brown tabby named Indy, is no more!!! This is because Indy became Pesky (short for Pescarina). She needed a name to match her mischievious personality in addition to needing an Italian sounding name beginning with "P". . . so she could fit in with her adopted brother and sister (Pasqualie and Patina)! That's right, Pesky has moved in permanently with Jackie and Nelson... and hopefully they will all live happily ever after! And we have another wonderful happy ending for a Tails of Hope story.