Many of Lake Haven's available pets can be seen at the PetSmart in Grandville on Canal St. close to Rivertown mall.

4645 Canal Avenue Southwest
Grandville, MI 49418
(616) 406-3344

    Click for Map/Directions

CATS are available for viewing and adoption everyday  (until 7PM).

DOGS can next be seen at PetSmart: Saturday, July 12th from 12PM until 4pm.

If you want to make sure a particular pet will be at PetSmart for viewing, call (231) 652-7507.

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Shasta

I just wanted to take a few minutes to update you on Trinity. We were thrilled to receive your call telling us that Trinity was still available. We called Karla and arranged to pick up Trinity that afternoon. When we finally got home, after showing her off to family, we played Frisbee and catch in our yard. I attached a couple of pictures.

We had to change her name because neither of my daughters could say Trinity, so my oldest daughter named her Shasta from her favorite movie “Snow Dogs”. Shasta has been doing great. We took her to our vet, and she removed the remaining stitches and prescribed something for the swelling. She has been a great dog. She loves playing in the yard with the entire family. Everyplace we take her she is the center of attention. People are alarmed to find out what she has been through and think that it’s a great idea to adopt a pet instead of going to a breeder. My daughter has already taught Shasta how to jump through her Hula Hoop.

Thank you,

Justin & Sara

Jersey

Hello my name is Austin, and we adopted Jersey from you at the PetSmart in Grandville.  We're sending these pictures of her to show you how she is doing.  She is loving our farm that we have.  She also is now the team mascot for my soccer team.  Jersey is well behaved.  We are trying to get her to make friends with our goat and cats.  She is one of the best dogs we could ever have. Thank you so much for letting us to take her home.

Sincerely,

Austin

Meeko

Meeko (formerly known as Frances) is doing great! We adopted her February 7, 2009. Her first day was very overwhelming. First, she went through the store to get a leash, collar, toys and food. She was a little afraid, but loved seeing other people and dogs. Then, we got her out of the store and terror showed its face. She was terrified of the car. We got her in, and she was shaking terribly. We had to drop Andrew's mother off, and Meeko met her best friend Buster (Cocker Spaniel). This is also where she was named Meeko per her recommendation. We were tossing out names and she barked and wagged her tail at Meeko, so she then was known as Meeko. She also learned "come" within an hour.

As she was learning the house, she discovered another scary thing...stairs. Andrew and I worked on these for about 20 minutes using treats to get her up and down, and now they're her best in-house exercise tactic. One of her favorite in-house games is stair-fetch.  We live in a tri-level condo, and she will stand at the top floor and drop her toy to the bottom level. She loves it. She also loves squeaky toys.

Meeko shows signs of separation anxiety, and this is another thing we are having to overcome. She will go into her crate without much hassle. However, if she hears the garage door open, she cries bloody murder... unless she's in the car with us. She has also discovered she loves the car. It took almost two weeks of taking her to

 "fun" places such as her stores (any pet store), to see Buster and to Grandpa's house where she can run and run. She will now happily exit and enter the vehicle on her own.

Meeko has almost doubled in size since we first got her. She had surgery March 16 and weighed in at 28 lbs. It's scary how quickly she's grown!  I weighed her last week, and she's 46.3lbs.  However, she still wants to be a lap dog.

Thanks so much! She's a great dog. She has her problems, but we're working on them. She's overcome a lot, and continues to impress us and make us laugh. She is very easy to train as well. Within her first week, she learned sit and lie down.  Now we're working on roll over and getting her to stop jumping and nipping when she gets excited.

One of the pictures is titled "sleepy Meeko".  This is her coming home from her first time at the dog park in Holland

She was pooped!  She did have a lot of fun, so it was worth it and continues to go a few times a week.  There is a cat in some of the pictures named Rapter.  Rapter greeted her with a great big hiss, growl and a nice smack across the muzzle when we first brought her home.  As you can see from the pictures, they have since become fast friends. I still plan on bringing her to one of the Saturday Adoption Days where we got her, so those of you who dealt with her can see how big she's gotten.  She is still spoiled and loving every minute of it. :)  

Thanks again,

Heather

Eddie

We adopted Buddie, now known as Eddie, in June 2008. He was fostered by Candy at that time. He is everything an Antalonian should be, a great friend and protector.

He weighed in at 78 lbs a year ago, and his spine was visible due to being lost before Cheryl of Lake Haven and Candy rescued him.  Since then, he has added 38 lbs.

Eddie enjoys his Basset, Charge, and long walks in the woods..  I never thought I would find a dog as wonderful as my Bloodhound, but I had not met Eddie.   

Thank you Cheryl and Candy for Eddie

Bela

Dear Lake Haven,

We adopted Hailey; one of the St. Patrick's Day German Shepherd mix puppies March 14, 2008. We wanted to share with you how wonderful she is doing, and what a joy she has been in our lives. We have since renamed her Bela (pronounced Bayla), and she will be four months in a few days.

The first few days after we brought Bela, home we could tell it was difficult for her being away from her sisters for the first time. She cried all night in her crate, and just wanted to snuggle and be held (she was only 6lbs....so cute!). It was at that time we introduced her to what is now her favorite toy...her stuffed animal ' Wolf '. She sleeps with it, and it is the first thing she wants to play with in the morning. You can see her in the picture snuggling up to it.

We are now happy to say she loves going in her crate, especially at night and all we have to say is "Kennel Up" anywhere in the house and she will run inside and lay down (waiting for her treat of course!).  She sleeps through the night now, which is great, and also loves hanging outside with us.

She went on her first camping trip last weekend, and she loved it! She goes pretty much everywhere with us and rides great in a car. Whenever we go out she, is a huge people magnet; everyone loves her and wants to pet her. She is currently in puppy classes, and is doing really well. She can sit, lay, stay, come, leave it, etc. We are so happy to have her in our lives, and she has also helped prepare us for what it will be like when we have children in a year or two.

Thank you Lake Haven!

We would love to see pictures of her sisters Kailey, and Riley. If their adoptive parents see this, please post pictures.  We would love to see what they look like and how they are doing.

Adam & Jenn Wayland, MI

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Many of Lake Haven's available pets can be seen at the PetSmart in Grandville on Canal St. close to Rivertown mall.

4645 Canal Avenue Southwest
Grandville, MI 49418
(616) 406-3344

    Click for Map/Directions

CATS are available for viewing and adoption everyday  (until 7PM).

DOGS can next be seen at PetSmart: Saturday, July 12th from 12PM until 4pm.

If you want to make sure a particular pet will be at PetSmart for viewing, call (231) 652-7507.

Many of Lake Haven's available pets can be seen at the PetSmart in Grandville on Canal St. close to Rivertown mall.

4645 Canal Avenue Southwest
Grandville, MI 49418
(616) 406-3344

    Click for Map/Directions

CATS are available for viewing and adoption everyday  (until 7PM).

DOGS can next be seen at PetSmart: Saturday, July 12th from 12PM until 4pm.

If you want to make sure a particular pet will be at PetSmart for viewing, call (231) 652-7507.

Many of Lake Haven's available pets can be seen at the PetSmart in Grandville on Canal St. close to Rivertown mall.

4645 Canal Avenue Southwest
Grandville, MI 49418
(616) 406-3344

    Click for Map/Directions

CATS are available for viewing and adoption everyday  (until 7PM).

DOGS can next be seen at PetSmart: Saturday, July 12th from 12PM until 4pm.

If you want to make sure a particular pet will be at PetSmart for viewing, call (231) 652-7507.