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Happy Tales

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched - they must be felt with the heart."
-Hellen Keller
Happy Adoption Day
Gallery of Adopteds
Abigail

Just wanted you to know that Abby is doing great, she tends to be a mommys girl and likes to ...(more)

Alexa

Lexie is doing great and is settling in here just fine. For the first couple of days after Judy ...(more)

Andy a.k.a Charlie

Hello, A kiss from Andy to everyone, especially those who helped him find his way to us. He adopted us two ...(more)

Annabelle Magnolia a.k.a. Maggie

“Maggie” came to PapHaven at two months. She was one of the first dogs rescued when PapHaven was ...(more)

Baby a.k.a. Trixie

I thought I'd give you an update on Baby - now known as Trixie. (I adopted her in ...(more)

Beacher

Wanted to let you know how Beacher is doing. He and Mikayla (the 13 year old) are practically joined ...(more)

Benny

About 4 weeks ago, I awakened before my husband and got dressed, filled my coffee cup and was enjoying the ...(more)

Betty a.k.a. Peanut

Our little girl, Peanut, as you well know, has adjusted to her home and all her kin folk very nicely. I ...(more)

Bitsy

Dear Jan, Just wanted to let you know how well Bitsy is doing. ...(more)

Bobby a.k.a. Patch

Hi my name is Patch, it used to be Bobby, or something like that before, but I like Patch much ...(more)

Bonita a.k.a. Bonnie

AT LAST! I have my "forever" home. I have been looking so long for someone who would love me and ...(more)

Brie

A story about Brie would have to begin with the picture of her peering through the chain link fence with ...(more)

Crystal, Noel & Daisy

Dear Auntie Pam and Miss Sharan: It's me Crystal!
Just a note to say hello and let you see how nice ...(more)

Emmie

Emmie is doing great! Mom and dad are convinced that she was an RV dog in her "previous" life. ...(more)

Freckles a.k.a. Dolly

Freckles (now know as Dolly) was rescued from a shelter after being found running the streets. They called my ...(more)

Gentry a.k.a. Gizmo

Gentry's name is now Gizmo (nicknamed MoMo). He was adopted by the Robinson family in Lewiston, Idaho. Jesse ...(more)

Gibson

Boy did I hit the jackpot! I found my new forever home and my mommy is a real pushover. ...(more)

Guy

Hi Paphaven friends, Guy here. Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and let you know ...(more)

Henry

Hi All! Henry here! I am very happy to report that my new Mommy and Daddy are the bestest ...(more)

Ichabod a.k.a. Gizzy

Hi Paphaven Friends! I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and to let everyone know that I'm ...(more)

Ivy

Our precious 10 year old Ivy has found her forever home. This special lady had spent her whole life in ...(more)

Jack

Jack's a Happy Pappy
I just wanted to let you know that Jack is an absolute dream dog. He ...(more)

Jasper

Hi there, My name is Jasper. I want everyone to know I'm all settled in my new forever home now. ...(more)

Jumping Jack Flash

Hi, I'm getting settled into my forever home, and this is a really "cool" place. (Mom and Dad say that's ...(more)

Kandi & Pearl

Hi! Let us introduce ourselves to you. We are Kandi and Pearl and we were not always happy or well ...(more)

Koby

We arrived back in Arizona last night. Koby was a good traveler and never made a peep on the whole flight. Koby ...(more)

Lojac

We met the gallant Larry about midnight and Lojac was given custody of us. What a remarkable man Larry is! ...(more)

Louie

Just wanted to touch base and let you know how very much I love little Louie. He is the ...(more)

Mazie

Well its Mazie here, I wanted to say hi to all my brothers n sisters that were rescued with me, ...(more)

Meredith

Hello! How is everyone? My mom and I haven't heard from you all in awhile, but we talk about you ...(more)

Millie AKA Lillie

I WANT TO TELL YOU ALLABOUT MY NEW LIFE: On my first day I had to take an 8 hour ...(more)

Milo

Milo is doing great for only being with us for two months.He still is timid but is coming out of ...(more)

Muffin

My mom went away. I heard someone say she had to go to a nursing home. I don’t ...(more)

Naomi

I don’t have much of a story to tell. Nothing much ever happened in my life until two weeks ago. ...(more)

Nessa

One afternoon in early Spring Mom was home from work early. The local shelter called and said they had ...(more)

Noel

Hello everyone! It's Noel! I made it from Idaho to Pennsylvania to find my forever home! The plane ...(more)

Okie

Howdy- Okie here- I just have to tell everyone how happy I am to be in ...(more)

Pierre

Well we have had this wonderful dog a full 10 days now. What a joy he has brought into our ...(more)

Poppy

I just returned from Texas and delivering Poppy to her forever family. Gerald and Barbara Taylor drove up ...(more)

Rembrandt

I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing fine. I like my new home and the humans I'm ...(more)

Ruby

Pap Haven's Ruby has now been a member of our family for a week. We received her from the transport ...(more)

Sis & Tipper 2

Our new forever parents met our foster mom at the vet's office. They had a cocker who was very ...(more)

Skyler

My name is Skyler. My foster family loves me a lot and part of the reason they adopted me ...(more)

Sooner

HI! My name is Sooner. I'm a talker, so I'll tell you my tail. I weigh 12 & 1/2 ...(more)

Sparky

Hi Paphaven, I just wanted to say "hello" and give you an update on Sparky. It's been about a year and ...(more)

Tipper

Hi my name is Tipper, I am Papillon, Border Collie mix, and I would like to tell you how I ...(more)

Tucker a.k.a. Dolce

Tim & Mary Austin are happy to announce the arrival of our new baby boy DOLCE! 8 pounds., 2 year old, ...(more)

Tyler

I just want to say thanks to you and the all the crew for all the hard work coordination ...(more)

Zoie

I am so proud of my girls! The gradual behavioral conditioning paid off. On Mon. both Jim & I had ...(more)