Happy Tails - The Animal Protection Society of Durham

Archer

Thank you so much for helping with my adoption of Pebbles (now called Archer). She’s doing fantastically and has already learned that if she screams at me, I’ll come in and pet her immediately. Attached is the photo of me as a baby with my parents’ cat from APS of Durham, Marlin, and my father. There’s also … Continued

Bruce

I wanted to share an update on Spruce, now known as Bruce! He has been adjusting wonderfully to his new life. Bruce quickly warmed up to our other dog, Remi, and the two of them have been having a blast wrestling and playing together. He is incredibly sweet, well behaved, and loves to cuddle and … Continued

Marlowe

Hi! We adopted Marlowe (FKA Esteban) about four years ago and just wanted to give an update on this wonderful boy! Marlowe has been a wonderful addition to our household after the loss of our first dog. True to his original APS description, he is a certified ham and velcro dog and we really don’t … Continued

Jasper

This good boy is thriving with his new family, which includes a dog sibling! Jasper, FKA Jester, is the one on the right in the photo. Here’s what his adopters had to say: “I just wanted to give you an update on Jester (now Jasper). He and our dog Remy are now seriously best buds … Continued

Max

Max, FKA Beauregard, is living the good life in his new home! Here’s what his adopter has to say: “We met Max when my daughter was fostering him and fell in love. He is a sweetheart! He adapted great to his new home environment. He loves to play with his two female dog siblings — … Continued

Agnes

Sweet, cuddly Agnes arrived at the shelter in early October and immediately won our hearts! She loved everyone she met and would crawl into your lap at any opportunity. We were scratching our heads trying to figure out how she wasn’t snapped up immediately. Turns out it just took a minute for her adopter to … Continued

Murphy

I thought you might enjoy a happy adoption story. Murphy (FKA Humphrey) is a very happy dog who wants to play all day, snuggle up on a lap when tired, and go for long walks in the woods — he gets incredibly excited by squirrels! He has boundless energy. When he gets very excited, he … Continued

Nyx

You might be wondering ‘where’s Asia?’ Well, she is living the good life, now known as Nyx! Chris and I took her for weekend foster and this girl wiggled her way into our hearts and home. She LOVES Chris and follows him every where! She’s done so well at home and she’s getting along great … Continued

Aspen

Aspen, formerly known as Tanya, was in and out of the shelter for 6 months, on a heroic quest to find her forever home. One fateful day at an APS event with CBRE she had a special glimmer in her eye and a new smile we hadn’t seen before. She knew today was the day! … Continued

Abby

We just wanted to Thank You all for allowing us to adopt Abby yesterday! We went from the shelter to Petsmart. She has a lot to learn about leash walking! But overall, she was very good! We were expecting to have some “adjustment time” with her! But, as you can see from the pictures, she … Continued