"DARCY"
Died from Distemper virus |
"SABRINA"
Died from Distemper virus |
"ANGEL"
Died from Distemper virus |
"DUNCAN"
Died from Distemper virus |
"GIZMO"
Died from Distemper virus |
"AESOP"
Died from Distemper virus |
"TRAEH"
Died from Distemper virus |
"CARLY"
Died from Distemper virus |
"KELLER"
Died from Distemper virus |
"PJ"
Died from Distemper virus |
"CLAY"
Died from Distemper virus |
"BUSTER"
Died from Distemper virus |
"BLUE DOG"
Died of Colon Cancer |
"DUSTY"
Died of Bloat |
"DELLA"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved pet of Shannon Stevens
Died of Secondary Gangrene Infection |
"LAUREL"
Humanely Euthanized for Behavioral |
"BLACKIE or BARON"
Humanely euthanized because of Pseudomonas infection
and Enlarged Liver |

"BANDIT"
Beloved Pet of Carole Wright
Died at the age of 16
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"ROBIN" (aka GABE)
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved pet of Carlos Ferron
Died from injuries from being hit by a car |
"DINGO"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved pet of Lynne Smiley
She was humanely euthanized to relieve her sufferings
from complications of Diabetes.
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"GIDGET"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Went missing in November 2004, never found and she is deaf,
so she is feared dead |
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"LIL"
Went missing in Tucson in October 2004, never
found- feared dead |
"JACK (aka Chip)"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved Pet of Lisa and Joel
Lost his battle to Parvo on 5/7/05 even though
he was fully vaccinated |

"CHANCE"
Died while whelping puppies.
All her puppies died as well.
May they rest in peace! |
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"JACKO"
Humanely euthanized for aggression issues |
"JAKE"
Beloved pet of Lynne Smiley
Humanely euthanized to relieve his suffering from
liver failure |

"HONEY"
Humanely euthanized for aggression issues |
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"JIB (aka ROMEO)"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved pet of Kevin Illige & Pam Lambert
Died suddenly at age 3 from a massive heart attack
Coming soon! Living w/ a Deaf Dog-Jib's story |

"Rosa"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved pet of Phill & Gretchen Eschle
Died suddenly at age 11 months from a heart attack; Rosa's heart
was much bigger than it should have been and much harder than
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"Champagne"
Beloved pet of John, Marie, Maylee & Nichole
Dallafior
Epitaph: Champagne you were
a faithful and loyal companion who loved us with all your heart
and we LOVED you with all of our hearts too. You brought so
much joy into our lives! We can still see the way you looked
at us with so much love. It's heartbreaking not to see you when
we come home. You are missed every moment of the day! We know
you are no longer in pain and that you have a new body. We can
picture you running on the streets of gold and the beautiful
gardens in Heaven, remember not to dig. You will never be forgotten
for you are embedded into our hearts forever. The Lord will
take good care of you until we meet again. We LOVE you girl! |
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"KIMMER"
Beloved pet of Shirley Macey
Kimmer, born July 2, 1991, went over the rainbow bridge
June 28, 2006. There never will be a more loyal companion with
the ability to load a 2000 lb Bull in a two horse trailer all
by herself, she was not only loyal but brave, you will be in
my heart forever. Mom |

"CJ"
Died of a broken heart. |

"8 State Hurricane Kate "
Beloved pet of Jenny Pavlovic
Kate was a Hurricane Katrina dog. Jenny took her into her home and loved her like her own.
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"Little Red Dog"
Beloved pet of Shirley Macey |

"Travis"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Travis was Cody's best friend, died Thursday 1/25/07 during the night of an unknown cause, he will be missed beyond belief by our entire family. |

"Cabo"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs by Lin Kassha, trained as a service dog, "heart" dog to Lin, rescued and loved by Shannon Stevens. Died from Tick Fever. |
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"Hope"
Abandoned in a dumpster, Rescued by Carole Wright, Died of Distemper 6/5/07 |

"Mia"
Abandoned in a dumpster, Rescued by Carole Wright, Died of Distemper 6/5/07 |

"Jessie"
Abandoned in a dumpster, Rescued by Carole Wright, Died of Distemper 6/6/07 |
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"Marlee"
Beloved pet and Service Dog of Mary Pat Mills,
Died of Bone Cancer in May 2007. Go to heaven and be free of pain my friend!
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"Aiden"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved pet of Jim and Gillian Lahti, died of Brain Cancer in 2007 |

"Jesse"
Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs. Beloved pet of Jim and Gillian Lahti, died of Cancer in 2007 |
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"Matilda"
Matilda, born in my arms November 25, 1994 crossed over the Rainbow Bridge July 18, 2007 in my arms assisted by Dr. Bruner. Matilda was my constant companion and was a true and loyal friend to the end. AKC Champion 1995, Agility Champion 1996 and Herding Dog Certified 1997, I will always love you and have you in my heart forever, love Shirley Mom. |
 
 
King of the Gods call name "Oden"
1/24/03 to 8/30/07
died from high-grade (large-cell) Lymphosarcoma
Beloved pet of Shannon Stevens and Mike Renneman
Oden was loved very much. We have ACDs but always had to have our 'token' big dog. He was a big lug at 120 lbs. He wasn't all that intelligent, but a love none-the-less. We always joked with his breeder that he was born with half a brain. He thought he was a lap dog and never knew he was big because he would leap into your lap like a 10 lb puppy looking for a belly rub. He was always happy to eat. He loved ice cubes, but only if they were soaked in something first. They were especially tempting if you wanted to eat them your self. He would sit and give you the sad puppy-dog look and drool until you sucumbed.
The ball was his other favorite, although it took him several years to catch it when you threw it at him and not let it bounce off his head. He was that cartoon Rottweiler on 'Over The Hedge' that bounced around saying "Play! Play! Play!" He was always happy. His drool would drip in strings to the ground and make your belly curl, but he couldn't help it. He loved to play in the sprinkler or with the hose.
Cian and him would curl up on the floor at night to sleep. It was so cute to see them spoon. We will miss you dear friend. Thank you for the short time you spent with us. I am glad you are at peace and not suffering anymore. Please run and play with Della, Saban and Sadie. We will see you again.
Love,
Mom, Dad, Tsavo, Chelli, Terra and Cian |
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"Zelda"
Beloved pet of Lynne London
Today beautiful little Zelda passed over the Rainbow Bridge. I was blessed by knowing her and I thank Mom Shirley for introducing her to me. I am missing her terribly.
She was 12 1/2 when I started fostering her, and shortly thereafter I knew I had to give her a Forever Home, and I adpoted her. She learned how to ride in the truck and go to the farm, but her favorite thing was lying at the front door, on her fuzzy bed that Mom Shirley gave her when she came to live with me.
She will be missed , till I am with her again , next time forever--- Lynne
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"Lucy"
Beloved pet of Aerron Smith
Lucy was hit by a car January 2008
Rest in peace sweet girl. |

"Gracie"
Had to be euthanized for behavioral reasons. We love you girl. Sorry we couldn't help you. |
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"Zero"
Zero passed on January 26th, 2008 from an intestinal infection and debilitating diabetes. Up until the last couple of days Zero gave us his all so much so that we couldn’t tell there was a problem until it was too late. Zero was over 11 years old when he passed; we rescued him from the pound when he was 7 months old. He had been abused by his previous owners. From the day we got him he added so much to our family.
There wasn’t a day that went by that he didn’t make us laugh at loud. Zero was a “hands-on” interactive dog in every way. Zero also took his job of protecting our home and property very seriously. We loved him so much and he gave us back the love we needed 100 fold.
The void in our home is painful. Zero is greatly missed by all that met him; he was a character. Zero leaves behind with the tenderest of memories his rescue family, Victoria, Philip, Lilly and Zero’s dog, Jet, a Shih Tzu. |

"Stefanie Lynn Mills-Maddux and Dakota"
New Hope Cattle Dogs lost a great volunteer this last weekend. I just wanted to share with you all what happened and honor Stefanie and her family. One of our volunteers, Stefanie Maddux, was killed in a car accident Friday night on the 101.
Stefanie became a Volunteer for NHCD in November 07. She had a great passion for ACDs. Her passion and excitement about helping us was so wonderful to see. She had previously volunteered with Sun Valley Animal Shelter. All my volunteers that met her loved her and were so excited to be working with her. She did home checks and wanted to help any way she could.
She had her two dogs in the car with her when the accident occurred. Her 2 year old female Cattle Dog, Dakota, was killed along with Stefanie. Her other older male terrier, Tank, ran off but was found alive scared and bruised and is back safe and sound with Stefanie's family. Her father contacted me on Monday to let me know of this tragedy and told me that they had Dakota cremated and she will be buried with her mom this Saturday in Phoenix. Stefanie was only 20 years old and so vibrant and full of life. This is such a tragedy. She had such enthusiasm for rescue and Cattle Dogs in general and we are so very saddened that her life was cut so short, but also blessed to have known her for the short time we were allowed.
I am so humbled and deeply touched that her family, during this time of sadness and heart break, have thought of New Hope Cattle Dogs and rescue in general. They have asked anyone wanting to send flowers to the service to instead make a donation to our cause and/or to Sun Valley. Their strength and fortitude during this time is amazing. I just wanted to share this story with you and honor Stefanie and Dakota's memory.
Here is the website to the Obituary: http://www.crystalrosefuneralhome.com/index.cfm You can also sign a guest book for the family.
Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. |
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"Carmen"
Had to be euthanized for behavioral reasons. We love you girl. Sorry we couldn't help you. |

"Mel"
Our wonder boy was so special. I know everyone
says that about their dog but Mel was just a little extra special in so many
ways. Mel was scared and unsure of life. I guess he thought maybe we would be
the next to abandoned him. Boy was he wrong and boy did he learn that life was
good and fun! He loved all his babies (soft squeekie toys); although he didn't
know what they even were when he first was given one. That changed and
he became the "baby" King. I'm certian he had more than 50 but his favorite
was the red fluffy bone shape. He gave us so much love. He really found peace
and came to so enjoy life. He needed a quiet and stable home filled with love
and he found it. We were so lucky to know and love Mel.
Well as you can probably tell from this letter sad
news is coming...Mel passed away on Thursday, February 26th, 2009 due to a turmor on
his spleen. We buried him here at home and we will never quite be the same
without him. He was our boy! and we miss him so. Thank you for letting us love
and nurture him in his senior years. He was the best!
- Beloved pet adopted from NHCD of Dee and Candis Toth
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"Jolie"
There are no words that can express the sorrow in our home tonite. Our precious
little Jolie is now the free spirit she should have been here on earth. She no
longer cares about the illness that stole her body from her.
Light a
candle for her and remember the light that she was...we will miss her gentle
soul....
- Rescued by Amazing Aussies - Jim and Deanna
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"Holly"
My dear, sweet, sweet Holly. Adopted from New Hope Cattle Dogs in 2002, she
brought such wonder, happiness and love to my family. She left us way too soon
but I am so glad she is now pain free and playing at the Bridge with Jake and
Dingo. I love you girl!
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Lynne Smiley
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"Bandit"
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"Gator"
Though Gator and I were not together for very long, know that you, Gator,
were a great companion. You filled my home, your forever home, with lots of
love, laughter, and life. I miss you my golden angel boy.
Thanks to all of you at New Hope for introducing Gator into my life. I
really enjoyed his antics of which there were many. I especially enjoyed his
companionship.
--Audrey
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In Loving Memory
Gus
10/25/99 –
11/27/09
Last Friday it came time to say good bye to our best boy
ever, Gus. He came to us a little over 10 years ago as a playful,
joyful pup. It didn’t take us long to realize what a character we
had and how smart he was. There was never a dull moment with him
around. He was always so eager to please and anything we taught
him came so easy for him.
As most of you know, I did agility with him and freestyle
dancing and we taught him many tricks. A few years ago he started
showing signs of slowing down and he was too young for it to be age
related. He started laying down a lot and also seemed to be
developing a slightly different walk so we started seeing doctors and
specialists’ trying to figure out what was wrong. He was eventually diagnosed
with a diffused neuromuscular
disorder. They said it was a genetic disorder and there were no known cures, there
was nothing we could do but to try and keep him comfortable with drugs and
limited exercise.
As many of us know, the bond between an animal and human
is sometimes incredible. I had a talk with him a few months back
and told him I knew I was going to be selfish and that he was going to have to
give me a sign when he was ready to leave me. That happened
Thanksgiving night. Although we knew it was inevitable, we weren’t
ready for it so soon. His life was about giving happiness to all
of us and right up until the last moment he had a tail wag and a wet tongue to
offer, the time had come for us to give him the relief from the pain and
discomfort he never showed us he was in.
We will always be so thankful for
having Gus in our life, he brought us so much joy and happiness and we will
never ever forget him.
He was a once in a lifetime dog.
Rest well my friend, until we meet again. - Bill and Jayne
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"Callie"
I just thought I would let you know that our beloved Callie passed away
on
Wednesday. We are devastated. Callie had cancer.
We had surgery in
January to remove tumors and within a couple months that
cancer reappeared
with a vengeance. Callie was such a wonderful dog. She
loved her family and
took fantastic care of the other animals and our
children.
Jason &
CJ
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