Junior (AKA Rascal)

Our family aldready had 2 cats, but we promised our daughter that she could have a dog when she turned 4 years old in June of 2009.  Late that June my daughter and I went to Petsmart to look for her very first puppy.  We had been going every Saturday for about 3 or 4 weeks but had not found the right dog for her.  It seemed this day was going to be the same, and we were getting ready to return home when a woman came in to surrender a puppy she'd found but could not care for on her own.  Immediately my daughter and I both knew that this was the puppy for our family.  The kind lady who surrended this puppy had given him the name of "Junior," but my daughter had her heart set on calling her puppy "Rascal," and so his name was changed.  

We called my husband who came out to meet the newest member of our family and help us pick out supplies while Rascal got checked out by a vet and vaccinated.  Rascal settled in well to our home and has been a delight to us ever since.  
In January, we decided to adopt a friend for Rascal from another rescue organization.  Rascal's input was very important in this decision, and he went with us to meet his prospective new sister.  They were fast friends and began playing right away.  Later that day, Rascal's new sister "Roxie" came home with us.  Today they are the constant companions of our now 5 year old daughter and best friends to eachother.  Whether going for a walk, playing fetch, or snuggling on the couch, Rascal and Roxie always bring us joy.  We could not imagine our family without our rescue dogs and are so glad we chose to adopt such sweet animals.  Please enjoy the pictures I have attached of Rascal and his friends.


-Submitted by Staci McElwain