Drambuie & Ebony
Drambuie Adopted: June 13, 2003
and in 2006 OS-Kema joined the pack!
Adopted
on Friday, June 13th, 2003. He has been renamed
Katzaboo, but they still call him Boo for short.
Drambuie
is came into rescue at the age of approximately 3 years old. He
was originally found as a stray on the streets of New Jersey, and
his sun-bleached coat told the tale that he had obviously spent
most of his life outside. 
After
a short stay at the local Humane Society Saloon, he found himself
in the comforts of a loving foster home.
Well on Friday the 13th, Drambuie found his forever home. When the
appointment was scheduled for Friday the 13th, we knew in Boo's
strange world it would be good luck! Drambuie now lives with Bob,
Jennifer, a cat and their female Lab-GSD mix named Kylie.
His
foster mom check in on him after one day in his new home and reported,
"I called to check in on Boo this morning. Last night the two
went in
their crates and did a little bickering at each other... but the
two eventually settled down. Since last night Boo has been out for
a car ride to the pet store and introduced to the neighborhood.
Bob (his new dad) reported that Boo rode like a perfect gentleman
in the car.
Kylie
and Boo are doing even better together in the house this morning....
around and around chasing each other... over the couch... launching
into the air, into the kitchen over here and over there.... ever
so often the play inside seems to increase... they have a little
bicker... then settle down. 
The
two are both soaked in drool!
However, Boo did decided to chase the cat twice today.... Bob told him to no... Boo stopped then he praised Boo... He said Kylie does the same thing.
As I was talking to him I could hear Kylie doing her playful bark at Boo.... Boo was on the couch taking a breath.... and off they went again as Boo lauched into the air off the couch and Kylie took chase.
So
I am happy to report that day two of Boo is doing well! Only Boo
would find
his home on Friday the 13th:)"
but wait, there's more...
In February 2005, Ebony came into rescue a three month old puppy and had the puppy attitude to go with it. Audrey, Ebony’s foster mom did a great job getting this little pup ready to become part of a family, forever.
On April 2, 2005 Ebony was fortunate enough to be adopted by previous TOTTSHR adopters, Bob and Jennifer. She was renamed Sitka. Sitka joins not one, not two, but three other canine companions, Katzaboo, (formerly Drambuie) who was adopted from TOTTSHR in 2003, Kylie and Tasha. This quartet is making glorious music together and the one feline in the house doesn’t seem to be bothered by the new addition. The magical woos and howling that make up their songs have just gotten more robust with Sitka there.
September 23rd 2006 OS-Kema joined the pack!
The day of the adoption one of TOTTSHR volunters wrote:
This
was previous adopter's who adopted Drambuie and Ebony. Ebony was
adopted just last year and she was a little puppy when we last saw
her and now, well she is no longer a puppy that's for sure! She
is more like a ...HORSE! She turned out to be a beautiful splash
coated large female who is the ruler of her castle:) Drambuie is
also doing great and he is a king with a harem of females.
After much debate between Molly and Kema, Robert and Jennifer chose
Kema and were really impressed with her play skills and the way
she held her own with the FOUR giant dogs that were coming at her.
Kema is the tiniest pixie of a dog at only 35 pounds or so. She
was just adorable and at 2 years old will not get any bigger. The
dogs in her new home dwarfed her today. They chose a winner and
she was really at home with them.
Sadly we lost Boo in 2007. His family writes on Monday, October 01, 2007:
I'm
very sorry to say that this morning, Kotzebue (Drambuie) had to
be put to sleep. A
calcification in his vertebrae caused a disc to rupture, and paralyzed
him from the neck down. When we went to pick him up from the emergency
vet to transfer him to our regular vet, he was having difficulty
breathing, and had
made no improvement.
After consulting with our vet, it was determined that there was no chance of a full recovery (and a very slim chance that he would even get partial use of his front legs). The calcification was starting on other vertebrae, and even with sending him to a neurological specialist, it was very likely that he would continue to suffer from paralysis, and have to endure weeks of painful recovery, with no quality of life.
Based on this, my wife and I determined that we simply could not see him suffer, and made the very difficult choice of having him put to sleep. In the end, both my wife and I were there, comforting him and looking into his eyes until he passed on.
Kotzebue
was a wonderful friend, and a much loved member of our family, and
we are grateful for the time we were able to spend with him.
I wanted to make sure his other human friends knew, and thank all of you again for letting Kotzebue be a part of our life, even if his time with us was much to brief.
-Bob and Jennifer Palmer
