Adoption Stories

Whether your pet’s adoption was a decade ago, or last week, or anytime in between, we’d love to hear an update from you! It makes our day to hear stories of our alums thriving in their homes.

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Happily ever after at home

The staff, volunteers and fosters here at AWS know that each animal’s stay with us is just a small chapter in their life’s journey. While our time together is brief, the pets we care for leave lasting memories. We relish the chance to read the stories showcasing our alumni in the next chapters of their lives. Thank you for sharing your pet’s happily ever story after with us. It means the world to us to know our former residents thriving together with their new families.

These adoption stories and photos warm our hearts and our souls.
Thank you!

Adoption Stories

Check out these adopted pets who are happy at home and thriving together with their families.

  • Mittens, Jasmine & Romeo

    Mittens, Jasmine & Romeo

    I’m a huge animal lover and randomly come by AWS with my kids regularly. Over time we have gotten multiple cats and dogs, every single one of them from AWS. […]

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  • Rocky

    Rocky

    We went looking for another addition to our family. There was a large litter of puppies and this one pup wouldn’t let me look at any of his siblings. It […]

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  • Gracie

    Gracie

    Meet Gracie! Gracie was adopted in December 2022 and has been such a sweetheart, settling right in and building her own routines. She is about 12 years old now and […]

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  • Juno

    Juno

    We adopted Juno 8 and a half years ago. We waited hours to hopefully adopt him. We got to AWS at 5:30 am on October 9, 2016 and waited until […]

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  • Lil Babe now Luca

    Lil Babe now Luca

    We welcomed Luca into our family on March 23, 2025, and he’s quickly stolen our hearts. This little guy was described as “talkative,” and wow—were they ever right! He loves […]

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  • Dakota’s Happy Home Run

    Dakota’s Happy Home Run

    Through the winter and early spring of 2020, I had been looking at Dakota on the AWS website. She was in foster care with four new puppies. Then, when her […]

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