Tobermory (Toby) (AKA) Spanky...

He is settling in very well & is a delight to share our home with, being very affectionate & loveable & always seeking attention, which we are able to provide.  He keeps my wife & I laughing at his many antics & he loves to take his evening walks, either in the Park or at the Marina. Here are a few photographs of the Huang Di as he takes up a new life in Oceanside.

 Malcolm J. Thomson

"That's my squeaky!"	"Uh oh, it must be time for grooming!"
"I helped my dad compose this letter."	"I'm checking out my new home"

22 Nov 2007

It has now been one year since we made one of your rescue dogs, Spanky, a member of our family and I thought that perhaps you may like to know how he is getting along.

When we took him to get his license we changed his name to Ming Tong, however, it soon became apparent that his disposition did not fit such a name and thus we made a second change to his name, which is now Tobermory, or Toby for short.

It took him some time to adjust to living with us and he had quite an attitude, especially when taken for his daily walks and when he encountered other dogs, being very aggressive towards any dog, regardless of size. He also exhibited other strange actions which appeared to demonstrate little in the way of trusting anyone or anything and quite honestly, we began to wonder if we had made the right choice in selecting him.

Gradually over a period of months he started to settle and his aggressiveness became much less and with lots of love and attention he has now become a wonderful little companion, full of fun, obedient and very loving. He is an important and highly favored member of our family and has given to both my wife and myself far more love and loyalty than we could have ever wished. His difficulties with other dogs has also vastly improved and he daily meets and plays with many in the park that he formerly growled and barked at, requiring me to restrain him on his leash, whereas now he his calm and playful with these same, former adversaries.

Toby is a very handsome dog and receives many compliments on his appearance whenever we take him with us outside our home. To my wife and I he is just like another child and we are most grateful that we decided to adopt him from you.

Sincerely,

Malcolm and Martina Thomson.

Oceanside, CA.