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Cody February Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Cody and I’m a 5 year old yellow Labrador. My family adopted me 5 years ago from Naperville A.D.O.P.T. My favorite treats are popcorn, but I love food so… everything!! My favorite sleeping spot is anywhere Mom is. My best trick is playing hide and seek. My favorite pastime activity is chasing the ball. My favorite place to be scratched is anywhere- I love to be pet. My most memorable moment is swimming in the lake. One fun fact that everyone should know about me is I have a lot of friends that play with me.
Bellatrix March Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Bellatrix but my friends call my Bella. I’m an 8 year old female Shetland sheepdog. My family adopted me 4 years ago from Central IL Sheltie Rescue. My favorite treats are EVERYTHING!! My favorite sleeping spot is by Mom & Dad’s bed. My best trick is sit - I’m really good at it. My favorite toy is my long rope toy - I can play with it all day! My favorite spot to be scratched is by my ears. My most memorable moment is when I ate all the Halloween candy - wrappers and all - talk about scaring your vet! One fun fact that everyone should know about me is I was named after the Harry Potter character Bellatrix Lestrange.
Lucy April Pet of the Month Winner
Meet lovable Lucy! Lucy is a 3 year old black lab. She is very sweet and gentle, she likes people and other dogs, and she loves her trips to the dog park! Her favorite playmates are Easton, Cammy, Chili, Fuzzy Bear, Stout, Finn and her sister Stella. She loves to swim and chew on sticks.
Stella May Pet of the Month Winner
Meet Stella! Stella is a five year old yellow lab. She is very sweet and very active. Most everyone, including family, friends and people at the dog park, knows she LOVES to play catch with a ball. She will retrieve a ball, toy, or stick, and drop it at your feet. People often ask “does she ever get tired of playing with the ball?” and the answer is no. She mostly loves playing with kids and her sister Lucy. In the summer, she loves to swim, and, of course, play with the ball.
Ziggy June Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Ziggy, and my friends call my Zigglet. I’m a 5 year old male Boxer. My family adopted me 5 years ago from a rescue shelter. My favorite treats are dental sticks. My favorite sleeping spot is in Dad’s bed. My best rick is rolling over. My favorite toy is my stuffed elephant. My favorite pastime activity is chasing rabbits, and my favorite place to be scratched is the butt. Some fun facts that everyone should know about me are I can walk without a leash and I love walks!
Ryder July Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Ryder, and that is just what everyone calls me. I’m a 4 year old male husky. My family adopted me 4 years ago when I was just a very small puppy! My favorite treats are anything. My favorite sleeping spot is on my back on the couch. My best trick is “bang, bang” and I lie down on my side playing dead. My favorite toy is anything that squeaks. My favorite pastime activity is sleeping. My favorite place to be scratched is my belly. My most memorable moment is when I ate socks (this really scared my vet!) and they came out the other end - we threw those perfectly good-tasting socks away for some reason. Some fun facts that everyone should know about me are I don’t bark but howl like a wolf, I look adorable, and I shed A LOT!
Timber August Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Timber. I’m an 8 month old male Siberian Husky. My family adopted me 7 months ago. My favorite treats are whatever Daddy is eating. My favorite sleeping spot is anywhere I can get comfortable. My best trick is high five - everyone loves it! My favorite toy is my monkey. My favorite pastime activity is going to the Husky Huddles. My favorite place to be scratched is my belly. My most memorable moment is when I saw my first snow - it was pure heaven! Some fun facts that everyone should know about me are I am working on my good citizenship and I have multiple girlfriends.
Luna September Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Luna, but my friends have all kinds of nicknames for me - Lunatic, fool. I’m a 6 year old female Pitbull. My family adopted me 6 years ago. My favorite treats are EVERYTHING. My favorite sleeping spot is on the couch. My best tricks are rolling over, but only to the right. My favorite toy is my chipmunk. My favorite activity is sleeping. My favorite place to be scratched is my ears. My most memorable moment is when I was adopted. Some fun fact that everyone should know about me is I love the sound of fast food bags and I am very energetic and loving to all.
Zeus October Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Zeus, but my friends call me Beast! I’m a 3 year old male Great Dane!! My favorite treats are milk bones. My favorite sleeping spot is a bed. My best trick is giving hugs. My favorite pastime activity is running in the mud. My favorite place to be scratched is my belly!!
Rizzo November Pet of the Month Winner
Hello my name is Rizzo but everyone calls me Riz. I’m a 2 year old Labradore Retrevier. My family adopted me in August 2016, the year the Cubs won the World Series! My older brother was already part of the family and I was excited to get to live with him. My favorite treats are everything, I love to eat everything! I love bones, doggy cookies and anything on mom and dads ate. My favorite sleeping spot is on my mom. My best trick is I smell food! Mom has lots of allergies so I warn her not to eat anything she isn’t supposed to. My favorite toy my tennis ball! I love balls all balls. I love to retrieve it. My favorite pastime activity is swimming. I love the pool no one ever swims alone here. I have my own special pool toy, so does my brother. I spend hours swimming everyday in the summer. My favorite place to be scratched is behind my ears. My most memorable moment is when is when I jumped in the pool for the first time. I was scared but I gave it a try. Mom calls e plopped because when I jump in the water splashed out. Some fun facts that everyone should know about me are I love Walmart. I can walk around the store and help mom shop. Sometimes kids want to pet me and mom lets them if we aren’t looking for groceries. I am named after Anthony Rizzo mom loves the Cubs. I love to visit grandma she throws the ball evertime I put it in her lap, which is all the time. I also love going to the apple orchard, apples look like balls just saying. I also tried a doughnut yummy.