Category Archives: Happy Tail Stories

In the summer of 2018 I got an email from a family member asking if I thought my daughter would be interested in adopting a 16 yr old Min pin ( Miniature Pinscher)named Piston.  Due to unforeseen circumstances the her … Continue reading →

Bonnie aka Mattie Earp I was browsing sites looking for another female Siamese mix and thought you might like an update on one of your former kitties. I adopted her from your shelter in Sept 2010. She was less than … Continue reading →

Each year our annual fundraising newsletter features a dog and a cat.  This year’s dog was Charlotte. You can read her original story under our Happy Tail Section.  Her owner Mary Jo just sent us a recent up date:   ( If … Continue reading →

His name is Silas. He was born Aug 30, 2010.  His first owner had him until June of 2012 when he surrendered him to the shelter because he kept digging out and he couldn’t contain him.   His next owner lived near the … Continue reading →

One of our volunteers at the shelter adopted this beautiful shy girl a few years ago.  Here’s her Happy Tail.                       Goshey was found wandering around Courthouse Park in Deming … Continue reading →

Hi.  I was a stray dog in Yuma.  I was taken to the Yuma Human Society.  Unlike the Tombstone Small Animal Shelter, the Yuma Humane Society is not a no-kill shelter.  Dogs and cats who are not adopted within a … Continue reading →

Presley aka Romeow Happy Tail Hi some of you may remember me as Presley aka Romeow I had a bit of an attitude and would growl when my cage was opened now I live here and get tummy rubs and … Continue reading →

Thank you to Charla Henney for entering a picture of her dog Josie, a former guest of the shelter, in a picture contest on the following FB page forhttps://www.facebook.com/theunexpectedpitbull. Josie’s picture won an Earth Related http://earthrated.com/ prize and the shelter … Continue reading →

Most of us have had several dogs over our life time and they all mean something to us. Once in a while there will be one that stands out, the one that when you see a new dog smile, or … Continue reading →