Diamonds Are Furever

Memphis

We adopted two sibling kitties - Memphis and John Smith. So far they have fit very well into our family and have a LOT of fun with each other. They came from different foster homes but warmed up to each other very quickly and can often be found sleeping very close to, or literally on top of each other. They have great personalities and love to play! The kids are having so much fun with them! The kitties are very curious about everything we do and we keep finding them in funny spots - laundry baskets, the top of the bunk beds, in the bathtub, etc. The also love to snuggle a lot and will come sit on whatever you are doing to get the attention they want, much to the amusement of the children. Adopting the kittens has been a wonderful experience and a great addition to our family. Thank you DITR!

Gator

Max (formerly Gator) is doing great. He is part of the family now. He and my other dog Rocky are best friends!! Thank you again for Max he makes our family complete!! Thank You, Stephanie Olson

Mandi

We welcomed Mandi into our home in February. It was love at first sight. We had lost both of our previous pets ( Macy- Mar. 2014 and Molly- Sept. 2014) last year due to both illness and age. It was very hard on both my husband and I and thought that we could never have another dog again that we would love as much as them. I get very lonesome for the welcome that you receive if you have been gone 10 minutes or 3 hours and started looking at getting another dog. I really did not want a puppy as my husband and I have retired, so started looking at the different sites for a rescue pet. There in checking your web site in early Feb. I saw this picture of Mandi that melted my heart. I had a hard time getting onto your site and it happened that there was a Diamond in the Ruff Pet Rescue group meeting at Moorhead Center Mall that Saturday which the web site did say that Mandi would not be attending, upon talking to several people they helped me to get on the site, upon getting home I filled out the pre adoption papers on her. Things went from there references were called, and finally the evening for meeting her. Upon her entering our home we all fell in love with her, and we filled out the remaining paperwork and she was with us. She was good from the start, minus having some accidents, we had a mutual love between us. My Grandaughter was and is still living with us, being a recent college grad from UND, she is a registered nurse here at Sanford, with her parents living in Minneapolis it was a big welcome to our family for as long as she wants to stay. Along with her she has a dog named Sparrow who has been an asset to Mandi as a playmate. They have gotten along very good, never any issues between them. They play tug of war and each have a bone to chew on that they often lay side by side. So our adoption of Mandi has been a very positive one, and we thank "Diamond in The Ruff Pet Rescue" for helping be our forever home to her. Thanks again, Maxine and Bruce Larkin

Maisie Mae

Mikka (formerly Maisie Mae) has adjusted wonderfully to our household. She was initially timid and slow to show affection for the first few months although she was eager to receive attention, positive reinforcement, and spend time with us in our daily activities. As Mikka became more confident in her new environment and more comfortable with us, she started to show affection and initiate contact on her terms. She now happily greets us when we come home and will seek us out with toys when she wants to play. Mikka's favorite activities are snuggling together under the covers, chasing balls, and sunning herself. It took our older dog, Windsor, and Mikka a few weeks to find their way together. They have now settled into a happy and peaceful coexistence with one another. We have had an extremely positive experience adopting from your organization and are incredibly happy to have Mikka as a part of our family. Please enjoy some of the attached pictures of Mikka.

Macy

Macy was found in the country struggling to survive in the coldest part of winter. The rescue took her in knowing she had tested positive for heartworm. When the pound got her before we did, she also had Pneumonia. Diamond In The Ruff took her in with the plans of treating her heartworm and getting her back on her feet. She was having a hard time breathing so she was taken to the vet. After x-rays, they discovered she had an enlarged heart and a tumor that was growing around her trachea. They guessed her to be around 10 years old. With the heartworm, tumor, and her age, they came to the conclusion that she would not be able to survive heartworm treatment or surgery to remove the tumor. Something about her story tugged at my heart, so I offered to foster her and keep her comfortable. She was put on some meds that helped greatly! After about 2 hours of having her in my house I knew I wanted to adopt her even though she was considered a "hospice" dog, and didn't have much time left. She was so sweet, she deserved to have a family for the remainder of her life! So I officially adopted her and within 2 days she was my Velcro dog. She refused to leave my side! I was lucky enough to be able to take her to work with me every day where she would lay by my table until I was done working. She got to experience what it was like to be clean, to be able to sleep on a comfy bed, and even a lot of new fun treats! Her health seemed to be improving with the extra steps I was taking to care for her but on one very sad morning, 19 days later, she unfortunately lost her battle unexpectedly. I am heartbroken our friendship had to end so soon, but I am so grateful that I got the chance to spoil her and show her how great life could be until she had to go.