Niko is a 4 yr old neutered male who was surrendered to us by his owners because they are moving and cannot take him with them. Niko is about 35lbs and has some allergies to pork, beef, and chicken. His foster family have described him as quiet dog who enjoys being pet and at times [continue reading...]
Chase is with his new adopted family and has been adjusting and loving his new digs. He spent his first night in a crate and wasn’t happy at first, a little barking, a slight shiba scream but then he was content to curl up with his towel that he had from his foster home. A [continue reading...]
Say hi to Luna! She’s about 30 lbs and has a habit of snorting sometimes, maybe it’s how she laughs. Her foster family has told us she’s wonderful, easygoing, and very loving. Luna came to us because they could no longer care for her. She can sometimes still get very excited and play like a [continue reading...]
Ginger’s chronic ear infections have been getting better. The vet gave her some solution/drops to fix her ear infection. “We recently took Ginger to a out door flea market and she was so friendly with strangers. Everyone stopped to pet her and comment on what a beautiful dog she is. We tried to give her [continue reading...]
Ruby is very loving and affectionate, she’s lost about a pound in the last month and is looking wonderful. Her foster family told us that she loves to be hugged, petted, and given all sorts of loving attention. She can be very playful at times and will initiate a game of fetch any time of [continue reading...]
It looks like this winter weather is affecting our dogs. Brutus also had an ear infection. It is gone now but he wasn’t happy and didn’t like the vet poking around his ears. However he tolerated it and that’s good. His foster mom describes him as a sweet, calm, and affection dog. Brutus loves to [continue reading...]
Sam has lost a little weight, about 6 lbs from last month and is battling an ear infection but otherwise, he’s doing well. He is a playful guy and has been learning, slowly, to listen better to commands. It’s still a daily struggle – he tends to ignore his fosters or only listen if there’s [continue reading...]
Brando has been in his new foster home for about a month now and his foster family let us know that he’s doing well. He now has a harness instead of a collar for walks and it’s improved his leash walking a great deal. He was choking himself on the collar and then would try [continue reading...]
Bella AKA Kitsuni has allergies and they seem to be really affecting her. She had some hives on her face at the end of January in addition to her itchy spot on her belly and body. The vet has given her foster mom some meds and it’s helping but our poor girl is still itchy [continue reading...]
Sunny is doing great, his coat is shiny and full and he’s maintaining his weight. He’s also getting better with walking and doesn’t pull as much as he used to. His foster dad told us that he’s wonderful with children and really great with other dogs. Overall, Sunny is living the good life and gets [continue reading...]
Kitsuni is now being called Bella and recently went to the vet. Foster dad, Jonathan told us that she received her vaccines and is now up to date and also got some meds for her allergies. For the next 6 weeks she’s on a diet of only protein such as chicken to see if it’s [continue reading...]
Squeakers has been doing well in his foster home. He’s about 14 lbs now and had some anxiety when he first moved to his foster home. Sometimes he’d have an accident in his crate but it seems like it may not be a regular thing. His foster family are trying to see if they notice [continue reading...]
Buddy has been living with a new foster for about a month or so and he’s adjusted and having fun. He seems to need a calm household with good routines and order in place to help him understand where he fits in and what “ranking” he has. So far, we’ve heard great strides have been [continue reading...]
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