Pet Stories and Photos

Our cat, Maruader, was a former stray who, once he "found" us, stuck very close to home. . .and his food dish. One September day, however, we came home and there was no Marauder. We hunted for him, called him, and ultimately placed an ad in the newspaper--all to no avail. A month later, having given up on ever finding him, we "adopted" a replacement to keep our other cat company. But, in March of the following year, we received a telephone call from a lady about eight miles away, stating she checked the tag of a cat that had been in her neighborhood for about six weeks--and it was our Marauder! We brought him home and he remained with us for another 2-1/2 years until he succumbed to cancer.

On November 24, 2005, I took my cat, Otis, for his annual vet visit. As I also have a Milo, she was put in the pet carrier and big Otis (28 lbs) was on the floorboard of my 4-Runner. When I opened the door to get him out, he shot out like a rocket. I searched for days, weeks, and then over a month for my Otis. I looked under bridges, walked sewer pipes and went through pastures looking for Otis with no results. Then, the first part of February, my cell phone rang and this man with a middle Eastern accent said "I have your cat" and I said "I beg your pardon". He said "Your cat, your cat named Otis (which he pronounced A-tis). I said "Do you mean Otis? Within 30 minutes, I had picked up my long lost Otis and he is safely back home with me and his litter-mate sister, Milo. This made me a true believer in Pet I.D. Tags! To prevent "nuts" from contacting me, I only had their names and my cell phone number engraved on the tags. This is why I knew the phone call I received was legitimate. The caller did not ask for me by name but only indicated that he had my precious Otis.

"How many greyhounds make a herd?" laughed one of our neighbors. Our family fosters retired greyhounds until we can find them forever homes. We love to walk our herd-numbers can go from 3 to 6 dogs-around the our area so everyone can see these beautiful dogs and meet them up close and personal. One really cold,dark and snowy morning we received a call for help from a fellow foster. One of his "kids" had gotten out and couldn't be found! There had to be at least 6 people from American Greyhound, our rescue group, helping look for Junior. Thank God Junior was found and not too far from home. When we got home the first thing we did was to make sure our herd had some I.D. on their collars. Recently I came across the Love your pets website and we ordered enough tags for our fosters. Thank you for making such a helpful product at such a reasonable cost.

Mister Kitty has been in our family for 8 years, since kittenhood. We recently moved from country living to small town "downtown" living. Mister Kitty lived at our place of business and went outside after 6 p.m. when the town rolled up its sidewalks and the downtown became relatively quiet. He's EXTREMELY friendly and most everyone knew him. When folks would see him outside, they'd stop to pet him and talk with him and he in turn would talk to them. The red heart shaped ID tag from LOVEYOURPETS let the people know that he did indeed live "downtown" and was not lost.
Then one day, he disappeared. We put signs all over town. We called the vets, the Humane Society, Animal Control. We ran ads in the paper. Days went by, then weeks but I never gave up hope. Mister Kitty WOULD come home. Three weeks after his disappearance I got a phone call from a man who had "caught" Mister Kitty in a Hav-A-Heart possum trap. The man lived nearly 3 miles away and knew from the LOVEYOURPETS tag that Mister Kitty was far from home.
How (and why) he was so far from home was a mystery until the evening Mister Kitty appeared at the window of a downtown restaurant when was my daughter was inside. A man at the counter told a story about having a few beers too many one night and being greeted by Mister Kitty on his way to his car. The cat was SO FRIENDLY, the inebriated man took him home with him to the OTHER SIDE OF TOWN! When he sobered up the next morning, he noticed Mister Kitty's tag and realizing that he belonged to someone... he let Mister Kitty go. Needless to say, my sweet cat could not find his way home from that distance. Without his red heart ID tag we may never have had him returned to us. All of his friends in downtown Tarboro, NC are glad he's back. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I've always had a soft spot for all animals and I've never been able to turn one away. My home is proof of this. My boyfriend came in one day with this stray he had seen running the road side a few days in a row. Cute mix breed and no tags or collar to mention. I started asking everyone that I seen if they knew the dog....he had to be local. Nothing! I ran him in the paper and got no response. After about two weeks I finally agreed to let the kids name him and he made himself right at home here with our other three dogs! PugsLee has become a wonderful addition to our family. He's playful and loving and I've had people beg for him. He has a personnality that would grab anyones heart right away. His last owners lose is our gain.

Here's a pet story you'll never believe. Huge animal lover here. I am ant-hunting, you name it. My man came in one day all upset and he was running around with a bundle in his arms looking for a heating pad...."Help ME!" ... "Can you save them?" I was at a lose. I had to grab him and ask firmly..."SAVE WHAT?" He opened the shirt to reveal 5 baby possums with no hair and their eyes still closed. I flipped. Their mother was hit by a car and he stopped and rescued them from her pouched. One (I'm sad to say) died on the way to my house. Two other died that same night. Today....we have Luna and her brother MuChoo who are about 4 1/2 months old now. I made several calls and sent more then two dozen emails that weekend to rescue groups trying to get help and advice. No one thought they would make it...not even me. So tiny and so young. There was no one nearby that could or would take them. Everyone I contacted said to either leave them to die...they would put them down....or for me to do my best....ughhh! We spent more then two months feeding and bathing these two helpless creatures every four hours. All hours of the day and night...taking them to the store and appointment so they wouldn't miss feedings. I was determined to see them through this one way or another. We had a few close calls but I'm happy to say that they are both happy and healthy to this day. Now if I can get someone to ever call me back so they can see a doctor we might really get somewhere....ha ha!

My vision started giving me issues back in March of this year. The doctors spent months running test, retesting other things and eventually got to the diagnosis of Retinitus Pigmetosa. Feeling sorry for myself and depressed,I decided to go to the local Human Society and check out the cats. I figured if I could refocus my engergy on another being that needed me, then it would pull me out of my funk. I was first attracted to a male siamese named Willow, but an unnamed orange tabby was begging for attention. Naturally the orange tabby was held and petted..I even named it thinking that he would be the one...but out of the corner of my eye the siamese kept eye balling me and smiling like he already decided I was his..when I put my hand down he came over sniffed me and started rubbing his head against my hand. I put the orange tabby down and picked up the siamese. He looked me in the eye and touched his nose to mine...I was hooked.I set him down and said come on Willow time to go home and he followed me out to the processing area with out batting an eye..10 minutes later he was in a pet carrier and riding in the passengers seat, seat belt in place. It was then the name Willow reminded me of how a willow tree bends with the wind and is strong in its flexability. My vision has deteriorated since adopting Willow, but he reminds me that with my challenge, I too can be flexable and adjust..Willow is my angel with paws..

All I can say is THANK YOU!!! We ordered an id tag from your company and received it on Thursday, Valentines Day. I put it on China right away. Yesterday, I put her on her lead in the backyard and somehow the chain came undone. In a panic, I packed up my kids in the car and drove around the neighborhood looking for her. We had neighbors out looking for her too. After 20 minutes or so I decided I better go home in case somebody called. As soon as I walked in the door the phone rings and a woman said "I think I have your dog!" I just started crying, I was so relieved! We adopted China from the SPCA in December and we fell in love with her immediately. She is just the best dog, very well mannered and is part of our family. I am so glad I ordered an id tag from you when I did, if I hadn't, she would probably still be lost! THANK YOU!

Well one day me , my mom, and my sister were going to my aunt's house for the day so we left the dogs outside running loose in the fenced backyard. My father put a lattice around the bottom of our house to keep the dogs from getting out. The 2 dogs broke the lattice and got out. My sister's dog Odie came back but my dog Hershey didn't. I was so scared. The next day a man walked up to our house and said "Is this dog Hershey yours?" Your dog id tags with the name , address , and the home phone number on it really helped me get my lovable "BIG" dog Hershey back. thank you