Congratulations
Sarah Matthews
of Houston, TX

GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF THE
BISSELL^® Pet Clean Up Package
containing a
Pet Hair Eraser^® Upright Vacuum,
SpotBot^® Pet Compact Deep Cleaner,
OxyGen2^® Cleaning Formula
and a three-pack of
Pet Odor & Stain Removal Formula.

Sarah's Happy Tail: My daughter was diagnosed as being bi-polar five years ago. She hadn't smiled in a long time. Her peers made fun of her because she was socially immature when compared to other girls her age.

I promised her a long time ago that when we bought a house, we would get a pet. That finally happened. We went to the shelter right before one of her doctor's appointments and visited with a few dogs. We left to make our decision and when we returned that evening, our choices had been adopted.

I talked her into looking at the dogs again. She saw Luke, and she wanted to visit with him. We took him outside and they chased each other around. She laughed more than I could ever remember, and ever since, they have been chasing each other around our backyard with her laughing and giggling the whole time.

Luke was adopted from Houston SPCA, Houston, TX

And, our runner up....
Jennifer Clouse
of Springfield, IL

Winner of a Petfinder hoodie,
Petfinder T-shirt,
Petfinder gym bag
and a Petfinder gift pack.

Jennifer's Happy Tail: I have been recently diagnosed with bi-polar 1 mixed disorder. It's been months since being diagnosed, and I still have a hard time with my life.

I adopted Casey after being in the hospital in January. He came with medical problems, like problems with his eyes and Lyme disease, but every day we are glad that we adopted him.

He knows when I have my bad days because he will not leave my side. He is 70 pounds, but he will jump on my lap so that I can hug him until I stop crying. Even on my better days I can count on him being right next to me, looking into my eyes as if to say, "I will always be here for you."

Casey was adopted from Menominee Animal Shelter Inc., Menominee, MI