Here’s a nice letter from Chris and John Aram:

Dear Pat and Dave and all involved
I was very interested to find your web site. We hope to retire to Kefalonia eventually and are building a house near Kalligata, so we shall be pleased to help when we can and no doubt we will want to adopt a dog and a few cats from you when we have finally stopped going backwards and forwards to the UK!

I don't know much Greek yet but I believe kalli means good and gata means cat - so I think we will be living near the village of 'good cats'. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I have attached a picture of a white kitten we were adopted by, during our stay near Makris Yialos this October 2004. We were met by her as we arrived - I think she has the flight schedule in her mind and is training to be a rep! She did a good job at winning our love and was very vocal about telling us she was sad and lonely and hungry. She knew the layout of the apartments and which window to miaow at to be let in. She was also tuned in to the noise of the fridge opening and made a dash for it every time! She jumped on the table and was impossible to discourage. My partner John who stopped smoking that week was very grumpy but couldnt help but smile at her antics.

After the first week of buying her tins of meat at inflated tourist prices and giving her lots of fuss we were chatting to a neighbour in one of the other apartments and realised she had convinced them too that they were the only ones who cared about her! I think she must have had a good season getting fat on tourist love and affection. She is one of the lucky ones!

I believe she has the persistent and affectionate character to survive. I was very worried about leaving her as we were some of the last punters and it was nearly the end of October when we left -but she did seem to belong to the apartment owners rather than a street cat. Judging by the condition of the other cat on the premises (large, fat and resting on the chair in the bar!) I trust she will be cared for over the winter unlike some of the many strays that I feel sorry for.

I am really full of admiration for your work.
Chris and John

And here’s one from Steve and Sue Doyle who are Wolf’s new parents. (See Antonia’s Foster Puppies Gallery for pictures of Wolf).

Monday, January 31, 2005

Hi Antonia

It is Monday morning and we hope this mail finds you well !
Wolf has settled in really well. Gets on great with our other two dogs. He is such a good dog. When J or Mac comes into the room wolf is so glad to see them, you'd think they had been separated for months rather than a few minutes. He licks their faces, wags his stump - you can almost see him smile !!!

He responds better to Sue which surprised us both; he is like her shadow. Thanks for all your help getting him here. Once the bank manager likes us again we will send a donation over
and if there is anything we can do to promote your work over here let us know.

Take care
Steve and Sue

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