Moonlight and Mayhem

Miss Charlotte came into our lives a little over a month ago. She had come into rescue milk-heavy, but so skinny the shelter folks thought she’d already had her litter. She hadn’t.

Eight weeks later, Charlotte came to our house to recuperate and gain some weight. She’s a sweet, laid back girl – a yellow/white shepherd/husky mix with ice-blue eyes.

Charlotte is crate trained and has excellent house manners. She loves people, has no interest in cats, and gets along well with other dogs, though she is protective of her food.

Her adoption fee is $150, and she’s not yet listed on PetFinder.

Tags: Charlotte, Shelter2Rescue

t’s a cool, but not cold, Tuesday night, and I’m not feeling entirely like a zombie for the first time in a week. Instead, I feel a bit disconnected. Also I’m hungry.

While it would be easy to trot out to the kitchen and get some salad to munch on while sitting in front of the LCD TV that I STILL can’t reliably make talk to the DVD player, I’m really comfortable in my cushy bed, surrounded by sleepy dogs, with my trusty, happy, red laptop.

Plus, if I go out of this room, Charlotte, our current foster dog, will wake up, and beat her tail against the crate bars and look at me with her wolfy white-blue eyes, and beg for attention, and once I’m finally back in this room, whether or not I actually give her said attention, she’ll start wailing until I go back out there and take her into the backyard where she will proceed to do absolutely nothing.

Don’t get me wrong. She’s a great dog.
I just haven’t learned her language yet.

I do know that she’s calm and laid back, and even though she’s bigger than Maximus the Monster Pup, she feels smaller because she’s so quiet. Serene either.

I feel bad for her though. Her teats are still swollen with milk, and it’s GOT to be uncomfortable. I think she misses her puppies, too.

Poor Charlotte.

But speaking of Max…we recently bought what I think will be our – his – last bag of puppy food. He’ll be a year old in a few weeks.
Our little puppy, who in February couldn’t even climb the stairs, is almost all grown up.

Wow.

Lucy is a loving bully breed girl who is in serious trouble in a rural shelter in Texas. Because she is so sweet, the shelter has kept her for a very long time, hoping against hope that someone would adopt her and give her the forever home that she so desperately needs…..and deserves. But she has had no luck in this small rural shelter and now her time is up.

Can anyone help Lucy? Please take a minute and watch her video and if you can give Lucy a true forever home, where she will be loved and cherished, please text or call Liz at 214 616-6128. Time is of the essence.

Lucy’s Plea:

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=9af875591f5d7bff9ab179&skin_id=701&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

Tags: Rescue, Shelter2Rescue

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The Joshua, TX shelter is full again. This small rural shelter has “doubled up” all cages and will have to start euthanizing unless some of these incredibly sweet dogs are saved. Wednesday is the current euthanasia date, but because the shelter is so full and so small, they may have to start earlier. So time is of the essence.

Please take a look at the pictures and see if you have room to squeeze one of these precious babies into safety. If you can save even one of these dogs in danger, please contact:

LIZ at (214) 616-6128 – text or call.

Pull and transport help is available.

Link to fotos on Fototime. We will update status of each dog on this link.

DOGS IN DANGER:

Boo had an adopter. He was safe, but…..for reasons we’ll never know, they changed their minds and now this sweet boy is on death row and just about out of time…..He’s only about 13-14 weeks old – sweet and cute. His sister and brother were saved…..but Boo is almost out of time. Can anyone help him?

Lucy came into the shelter with her pup – so skinny that it was hard to believe she was still able to move. She is SO sweet – still loves people even after the horrible way she has been treated by them…..and gets along with other dogs. Notice her smiling face with Batty perched on her head! She is out of time and will be one of the first euthanized. Please help her.

Batty is an active and playful 7mo old male chocolate lab/dobie mix. To watch him run and play, you know he has no idea that his days are numbered.

Bandit is a cute and sassy male blonde lab mix. About 7 months old and small for his age – only about 25 lbs. Happy go lucky boy….

Zorro. This sweet 5mo old little boy is just a big bundle of love. A mix – maybe some shepherd, maybe some boxer, maybe some collie….probably just a mixture of them all – who knows for sure. But the one thing we do know is that he’s a lover. You hold him and he’ll just wrap his little paws around you and hug…..and tries not to let go. Maybe he knows that he’s in trouble…..

Jack. Poor little Jack. He has no idea how he ended up in such a loud scary place. He’s shy, but not agreesive…..never nips, bites or growls, even though who could blame him? He was once loved by someone as he is neutered, but now he’s out of time in the shelter and sure needs someone to help him.

Rolland. 1-2 year old schnauzer mix. Cute boy. Have no idea how he ended up in the shelter with no one moving heaven and earth to find him.

Orro - this precious shepherd/collie boy just loves attention. He will put his head in your lap and just look up with those deep brown eyes, just willing you to pet him. He’s about 65 lbs – young at 1-2 years old. He so needs help getting out of the shelter.

Frankie- look at this boy – what a beautiful, beautful baby. Only 10 months old and already 55-65 lbs. Waggy, sweet and happy. Dane/American Bulldog mix.

Fergus -although this boy didn’t come in at the same time as Frankie, their behavior, age and appearance sure makes us think that he is Frankie’s brother. They came into the shelter within a couple of days of each other. Fergus is about 60 lbs and the same age as Frankie. Probably dumped by a breeder. Fergus, like Frankie is a happy, wiggly boy who doesn’t realize they are in such deep trouble.

All of these precious souls are adoptable. If you can find space for just one, it will buy the others more time – at least a day or so. PLEASE don’t hesitate – call or text Liz at 214 616-6128.

FOTOTIME LINK TO JOSHUA DOGS IN DANGER PICTURES: http://www.fototime.com/inv/A26EFF3FD8FD522

Kind regards,
Kimberly Fairchild
Shelter2Rescue
817/233-9109

EUTHANASIA COULD START AT ANY TIME

The Glen Rose, TX shelter is overfull. All cages are full and the ACO is going to have to start euthanizing if we don’t get some of these babies out. If some rescues can happen immediately, it will buy the others some time. These dogs on this list are very adoptable – good temperments and get along with other dogs. And LOVE people. Please, if you can help any of these dogs, call or text Liz immediately – saving one, buys the rest some time. Liz’s number: 214 616-6128. We can help with pull and transport. Don’t let distance keep you from helping if you can.

Pictures are attached but if they don’t come through, follow this link – http://www.fototime.com/inv/BC22335FA0D6D95. We will update the fototime link with the up-to-the-minute status of each dog. Also on the fototime link there are additional photos of each dog.

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Amy – precious heeler mix girl. Sweet and small, she loves everyone. Young.

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Silvie – a beautiful, young red nose pitty girl. Wonderful temperament. Gets along with other dogs. The ACO has held onto her from the last post because she is so sweet…..and she so wants to save her……She is just hoping against hope that someone will see the beauty in this girl and save her.

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Cosmo is an absolutely gorgeous border collie boy. Young – only 12-18 months old, with a beautiful coat and lovely disposition. So sweet and loving……not overly hyper, just active and very friendly.

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Pepe: oh my goodness what a sweet little boy…..he’s only about 4-5 months old – a little chi/terrier mix. Sweet, sweet, sweet and cute as a button. He is a little shy at first, but warms right up with little puppy kisses.

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Sweet Heeler Momma, Bella, and her precious babies. How on earth anyone could send these babies to a shelter is beyond me? But, that is what has happened. Mom is a heeler – a very small girl, only about 25-30 lbs and the babies are about 6-7 weeks old. Mama is a young mom – barely a year. Can anyone help these precious ones?

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Bob and Ben. Two babies – only 14-16 weeks old – hound/boxer mixes….very very friendly and waggy. They are always at the fence, just asking to be saved. They are a high risk as they have been there the longest. They are first on the euth list.

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Jenny and Penny. Little babies…..maybe 8 weeks if that. A little shy, but so sweet – just little babies…. black puppies so often never make it out the shelter. Hopefully these babies will not be another statistic.

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Sojourner……This precious mama is mother to Jenny and Penny. She has a beautiful red coat, probably hound mix, is about 2 years old…..she’s had several litters it seems – used up and then tossed away with her babies. She has been a great mom, and she’s the type of dog that is so often overlooked at shelters. Her temperament is so wonderful. We hope that someone can see her potential and save her.

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Candy – Look at that sweet, beautiful face. Candy is about 3-4 months old, probably a hound mix. Lovely dog. Very adoptable.

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Hunter is a bobtailed rottie mix. He’s about 60 lbs and under 18 months old. Friendly boy – likes other dogs.

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Jim at only 4 months old is already a big boy – 30 lbs at least. He could be an anatolian mix, but whatever his lineage, he’s a precious big boy – that has such an expressionful face!

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All of these sweet, adoptable dogs have wonderfully balanced temperaments and get along with other dogs and love people.

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If you can help any of these adoptable dogs, PLEASE call or text Liz at 214 616-6128. Transport/pull help is available. Please hurry – they are out of time!

Thank you so very much.

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The animal shelter in Glen Rose, TX is full, and the following dogs are running out of time. Most are small, or on the small side of medium. Many are puppies under 12 weeks old. If these dogs cannot find foster or forever homes, the shelter will have to start euthanizing because they have no more space.

Please share this information with anyone you know who might have room in their home and in their heart, and if you can help, please email adoptions@shelter2rescue.org, text LIZ at (214) 616-6128 or contact KIM at (817) 233-9109.

Transport help is available.

This link has pictures of ALL the dogs: http://fototime.com/inv/3008214D5E6A70F.

This link has video of the pointer/boxer puppies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrOmsZwtoRs.

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Dogs with the word SAFE after their names have found homes or space in rescue.

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TOBY is a victim of divorce. 9 years old and her former owners left her at the shelter when they divorced and poor Toby cannot understand how one day she was at home and the next day was homeless. We know, given her age, its a long shot, but she doesn’t deserve what has happened to her, and she still has lots of living to do…if she just gets the chance.

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DESTINY is very loving little girl who only weighs about 30 pound, and this is not her first time on the danger list. She was removed from it when the adoption coordinator discovered that she was pregnant, so that she could have her puppies. There are three, and they all have that “smush face” boxer look. Kim says:“If you can help Destiny and her pups, please act quickly. They are about two weeks old – Destiny is about a year…..and let me crawl around in her pen with her babies…..very trusting!”

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MAGGIE is a border collie girl and is about a year old. She is HW Negative, has been wormed, and had 5-way and Rabies vaccinations. She is a little timid, but warms up quickly. She is a precious girl. Can anyone help her?

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GRANT is a big beautiful blond boy, with one partial blue eye. He is not quite sure how he ended up in the shelter and is a bit overwhelmed by it all. He’s only about a year old and weighs about 60 lbs. He looks like a lab/golden mix.

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TANYA is a little girl….15 or so lbs….we think she might be a terrier/heeler mix. She is only about 8 months old and has a lovely temperament. She loves to cuddle!

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BLUE is a little boy, maybe 25 lbs, and just a year old. He has had all of his shots, including rabies. He is precious and look at those stunning blue eyes. Very sweet boy.

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These Boxer/Pointer Puppies are beyond precious. There are four of these boxer pointer mix pups…..3 girls and 1 boy…..and one of them has the most beautiful green eyes. At only 10 weeks old, they sure do need to get out of the shelter fast. Can you help them?

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These 9 Little Husky/Lab Pups are 9-week-old, tiny little fluff balls that need to get out soon. Please help them.

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Diana is a roughly 5-month-old little shepherd mix girl. She is a little timid at first, but she does warm up when she’s given a bit of time. She cuddles and hugs you when you hold her. So sweet…

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Susie is a little 12-week old-shepherd mix pup. Precious little face…..with a tan body.

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Daisy May (SAFE!) is a purebred german shepherd. She’s about 7 years old but looks and acts much, much younger. She is SPAYED, UTD to vaccinations, including rabies, and has been on heartguard. She is very gentle, and a smart girl.

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Freckles (SAFE!) is such a character and a shelter favorite! Fluffy and friendly, she loves people, kids, and other dogs. She’s about 3 years old; is spayed and has had her 5 way vaccination. Her pictures do not do her justice – she is really beautiful. She is also a small girl as well.

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Oscar (SAFE!) is an 18-month-old Chi-weenie…sweet temperament…weighs about 12-15 lbs.

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If you can save even one of these precious lives, please call or text Liz at (214) 616-6128, or Kim at (817) 233-9109. Transport help is available.

Tags: Animal Rescue, Buzz, Dogs

Joe is back with us because his adopter decided he wasn’t a good match. She’s a lovely person, but Joe is as Chihuahua as Chihuahua gets, and people without Chi experience are not always good at adjusting.

Joe is a young adult (18mos – 2 years) neutered male Chihuahua. His name suits him: he has all the energy of a cup of coffee, and is the color of coffee with a splash of cream.

He can be a little bit skittery when you first meet him, and needs to be the only dog in his house, or one of a clan of Chihuahuas, though he will tolerate larger dogs if he has to. (At our house, he has to.)

He loves chewies and stuffed toys, and while he hasn’t been around a lot of kids, he doesn’t seem to be afraid of them.
He walks well on a leash, but sometimes has moments when he begs to be carried, or gets excited and starts to spin.

He is house-trained, though he will need time to learn house rules in a new home. He does NOT mark.

He’ll be back on petfinder next week. In the meantime, please contact me, or visit the folks at Shelter2Rescue if you’re interested in this dog.

Tags: Animal Rescue, Joe the Chihuahua, Shelter 2 Rescue

I used to be able to pass for sane. Really. And then last week, Fuzzy texted me from the pet store while I was shopping for my mother’s birthday present at the fabric store next door:
“Come here,” he wrote.
“Why?” I asked, “Is it adoption day at Petsmart?”

It was.
Now, understand that we visit the pet store every couple of weeks to buy dog food for Zorro and Cleo, and stock up on bully sticks and see if there are any cool toys we just have to have. Often, we also look at the dogs that are up for adoption, since Petsmart lets local rescues bring in their animals.

Most of the time, several rounds of the chant “We have two already” do the trick.

But then there was Maximus. He’s being referred to as a Boston Terrier, though he really isn’t one, entirely, which means when he’s grown he’ll be roughly Cleo-sized. He’s male, which is good, because Cleo won’t mesh with another female, but Zorro’s indifferent, and he’s only a puppy, so pretty malleable.

We didn’t take him immediately, of course. He’s a puppy after all, and (see above) we have two already. We actually filled out a fostering form, but I was obsessing about the puppy. It felt right. I didn’t even know his name was Maximus until after we’d been approved to take him, three days later.

In the meantime, there’s Blue, who is currently on death row at another shelter, that Shelter 2 Rescue works with. We weren’t expecting to foster quite so soon, but he’s out of time, and so cute – he’s a blue heeler mix – that we had to get him out.

So on Sunday our menagerie grows by two.

Well, it’s never boring at our house.

Tags: Adoption, Dogs, Rescue