I adopted Mia in March 2005. She instantly captured my heart. She was a little timid and shy at first but, as she has gotten to know me, she has opened up. She is liked by all who meet her. She has a very gentle spirit that people seem to identify with. I am very grateful to GSP rescue for giving me the opportunity to add such a wonderful companion to my life.

On behalf of the Henry Family I would like to thank you folks for being there for Woody. ( now known as Quincy) . What a wonderful breed. He has already given us soooooooooo much pleasure love and dedication. We have a older dog Roxanne a (black lab) who has accepted Quincy and shares sleeping quarters and bones. We also have a Chocolate Point Siamese Cat. Quincy and Zeus(the cat) are great buds. Quincy plays with the cat and will get bored and walk away. Zeus takes offense to this and will attack Quincy from behind and bite him on the hind quarters as to say lets play!!!!!! To Funny!!!! We have three children who all are involved from walking daily to feeding.

Tangy was with our rescue almost a year before her special family came along. We almost lost her a few days after she came into our program. But she beat the odds and boy are we glad she did. Her new dad is teaching her to channel her desire for birds and listen to him at the same time. Her mom says that she has a real taste for remote controls. Tangy has made herself at home and stolen their hearts.

Chip is doing great in his new home. He is a sweet calm boy who adores his new owner. Chip travels on the job with Kathy who is an an Equine and Canine massage therapist. What a Lucky boy, to have such a devoted owner!

Remember Kory? He was the extremely thin boy found covered in tar. He is loving his new home! They have renamed him Calvin (his friends call him Cal). Hope your future holds many games of fetch. Good luck in your new home, you loveable goof. Hugs from your foster mom!

Annie is doing great! Here is a picture of her posing in the kitchen. She loves visiting Kevin’s parents farm and snuggling up with us on the couch after a hard day at play. She has also developed an interest in watching the dog shows on Animal Planet, she is now a student of the Good Dog U. She thinks the dogs on TV are calling to her and she is always wanting to play. Her tail wags nonstop and has been nicknamed by our families as the “wiggly dog” isn’t that so cute.

Buster Brown is doing great! We have been his “parents” for about seven months now. Here is a picture of him posing in our family room. Buster or as his mom calls him “Busy Man” loves just about everything we throw at him – especially if it sounds like the word cookie and tastes like a yummy treat.

We have just started bird hunting and his pre-training went very well. He has a group of dogs he hangs out with three times a week at the local park, and has a couple of doggie girlfriends, and enjoys playing with the 4 extended family Labradors.

We wish to thank all that were involved with the adoption of Buster Brown who to us has become a great dog and a fixture in our family. Dave and Sarah Rieder

We are so happy with our experience at GSPCO! We adopted “LENYA” in April 2005 and she is the most wonderful pet we could have hoped for! From her sleek, shiny coat to her alert, adoring eyes she impresses everyone with her eagerness, playfulness, gentleness and sensitivity. She is adept at swimming, fetching, catching balls and treats in midair. This weekend she will go on her first hunting expedition. She is very playful and energetic and enjoys running free around her 12 acre lake as well as our daily walks. We are celebrating her first birthday this month by sharing her picture with you and thanking everyone at GSPCO for all their dedication and good work!

- Paula & Bill

I contacted Ohio GSP about 2 weeks after we (Brian, my husband and our son Riley) lost our “baby girl” Eva to cancer. She was 9 years young, our first “child” and “brother” to our 9 years young Weim Klink. The hole in our hearts and lives was IMMENSE. I still can’t explain how deep the hurt was.

My husband was skeptical of “rescue” at first. . .he was concerned with the “baggage” of an older dog. I didn’t want to go through puppy hood again and I knew the there was a FABULOUS dog out there just waiting for all we had to offer and couldn’t bear the thought of letting a beautiful GSP be lost in a kill shelter because we didn’t step up. Your wonderful organization put me in touch with Pam Kennedy who spent many hours with me trying to match our family with the “right” dog especially since we seemed to have “characteristics” that were important (such as color, etc. which in retrospect were efforts to reinvent our “baby girl”). Pam was a tremendous grief counselor and adoption agent! We visited a couple of dogs here locally and just never clicked. . .Pam suggested we take a look at Copper. She had been on the website but I had passed her over because it was suggested she be an “only dog”. Pam knew that Copper had been relocated and was getting along well with a bunch of Weim males. She suggested I contact the foster “mom”. I talked with the Karen off and on for a few days and based on our conversations sent Brian 4 1/2 hours one way to Lexington, KY to get Copper.

For me, I was in love at first sight. . .she got out of the truck at our house after a very long drive and was loving and wonderful. . .so wonderful we thought we would introduce her to her new “brother” Klink. She’d been getting along with other Weim males. . .we ASSUMED she would fall in love. . .we were WRONG!!!! Copper attacked Klink and drew blood from some serious bites to one of his ears. We were devastated!!! The foster mom had told us to call her when she got home with Brian. . .and we did as we were in a panic. We thought we were going to be driving her back to KY within the week. . .we just didn’t know what to do. We got some great advice and were able to keep her from attacking him (any more) and we minimized the growling. . .believe me it was miserable! We were afraid to leave them in the same room together as we were afraid she would attack him (Copper even tried to get into the neighbors yard to attack their dog). I don’t know what kept us from giving up. . .we thought about it. . .but we DIDN’T GIVE UP! We didn’t want to deal Copper another bad episode in her life. I can’t tell you how many times I cried myself to sleep wondering what did we do to Klink and why did I pick this dog?

Patience and time and love PAID OFF! I cannot imagine our lives without Copper. She and Klink are buddies and play like puppies together (she doesn’t care about the neighbors dog either)! She’s also great with our 3 1/2 year old son! Our lives are “dog complete” (as they can possibly be as Eva can never be replaced). Copper has been a great source of healing for me, for Klink, and for Brian. If we had given up we would have missed out on a FABULOUS dog and a much loved member of our family!

The moral to Copper’s story that I want everyone to take away. . .is please, please, please give yourself and your new family member some time. It takes time to get to know each another. It took us nearly 3 weeks until Copper figured out that she was in her forever home. Had we given up on Copper we would have missed so much!

Thank you Pam Kennedy for all those hours on the phone and thank you for saving wonderful dogs! We love our Copper girl!

- Melissa Stoner Johnson