Ricky went to his forever home in Pennsylvania on August 10, 2001. His mom, Sue, wrote the following update of his life with his new family: 

Ricky came to us from his foster Mom, Nancy Salsi who lives outside of

Pittsburgh. My husband, Ken and I instantly fell in love with him during the home visit. He has big brown eyes, a little face and a smooth forehead that we love to pet.  He weighs 7 lbs. It took him about a week to adjust to us. At first he sat on the sofa and looked sad. After a week, he started following us around and became more comfortable. Now he wants to be with us constantly. He loves to go for rides in the car and will sit on our laps. He is shy when meeting new people, but after awhile he warms up to them. I take him to my Mom's  assisted living facility. The residents love him and immediately want to told him. I decided to take it slowly. At first he would squirm when placed on their laps. I sat him on one lady's lap and stayed with them for a while. Then I gradually let him stay longer with her. Now he is used to her and looks forward to the attention. On Thursday he sat on a new person's lap while I helped bake Christmas cookies. At home he enjoys playing with his squeeky toy, but his favorite part of the day is mealtime. He gets fed in the bathroom in his own special dish. He runs in circles as I take the food to his special place. On special occasions he get to gnaw on a raw soup bone with a little meat. Last weekend, he has his picture taken with Santa at Animal Friends. Every morning he goes with Ken to "breakfast" and the park for a walk with his adopted brothers and sister. When Ken comes home from work, Ricky gets excited and runs frantically in circles and can't wait to play. Every evening he goes back to the park. Nancy had a mini Malt party at her house. I was a little worried that he would become homesick and wouldn't want to come back with me. My worries were put to ease when he gave us equal attention. He had a good time with his former brothers and sisters, but knew when it was time to go home. He has brought us so much joy and happiness into our lives. We cannot thank Maltese Rescue enough.