Tess

Dear Everyone at the Mission Viejo Shelter,
Thank you to all of you that made my adoption process so lovely! Being in rescue for as long as I have been, I found myself on the opposite end of the adoption process. It was great to have such a nice experience in doing this adoption.
I was originally interested in Bernie, but you took the time to tell me what you had learned about him, which as you know, is not the norm! I was able to determine that he and my current dog wouldn't be a good match. I then asked if there might be another dog that had the personality traits that I was looking for...and into the conversation came Tess! She was everything you had told me about her :-) I have also said that it would be so much easier if people would let me pick the best match for them, versus them picking! Trust me...I would have never, in a million years, guessed I'd adopt a Lab!!! I've met so many and always said I didn't want one for myself :-)

That being said, so far things are going great! I absolutely love her personality and how she could care less if Daisy growls at her...very NONreactive, which is what I needed!!! Yes, she does LOVE her toys! She does bark loudly when she wants you to throw them, so we'll work on patience!

After a little ball she was definitely limping and wanting to hold that back let up. I am 99.9% sure it's her knee and she'll need surgery, so we'll do that if need be. She sees the vet on Monday to find out.

What I want to say is thank you. Thank you for taking the time to match adopters and dogs as best you can. Thank you for caring.