Checkmate's CockerCondo:
A Rescued Cocker Spaniel

King Budweiser Movin On

Occupied and "regined over" the Condo from Feb 20th, 1988 til his death December 22, 2002

Buddy will always have a spot in our hearts. Go with God, my beloved. I'll see you at the Rainbow Bridge someday.

Hercules

"Herky" was our first foster, (and my first rescue) -- round about Easter 1999. And while he didn't stick around long, he was the start of something big....

Aristotle

Aristotle was never a guest at the Condo, but he was special to me. Ari came from the local shelter, a stray. He was probably over ten years old when we pulled him into rescue. Ari is gone now, but many of the Oldies But Goodies volunteers loved this special boy.

Floppy

Tiny Floppy landed in the shelter when her owner went into a nursing home and couldn't take her along. We didn't realize it at the time, but Floppy was also a very ill little girl. Foster mom wouldn't give up on her, and even adopted her. Floppy went to the Rainbow Bridge March 23rd, 2001.

She only spent two days in the Condo, but she, too left her mark.

Boomer

Boomer was one of my all time favorite foster dogs. He spent Christmas 1999 with us, came back for a two week visit in September 2000 while "mom" went on vacation, and is welcome back ANY time. What a dream dog!

Freckles

I thought this little man was going to be "my baby". He did too. But when he couldn't reconcile himself to living peacefully with pre-teen children in the house, Freckles had to move to an adult household. He took a part of my heart with him.

Lady

In the two months Lady spent with us, she taught me so much. Lady was a very sick little girl. She suffered from seizures, and her meds made her stoned that she would walk into walls.

But Lady never lost her gentle nature, her love shone out of her unusual shaped eyes. All she wanted was attention, kindness, a lap to lie in. I had to make the tough decision to send Lady to the Rainbow Bridge when the seizures became daily occurrences.

Charlie Brown

"CB" was my longest-staying-foster (to date). He hung out with us for 7 months. We got him through a case of scarcoptic mange and the diagnoses of Cushings Disease. And then magic happened. CB met Beth, who was to become his "forever mom". He never looked back. From time to time, Beth sends emails and pictures. CB has blossomed in his final home. He was just waiting for Beth to find him.