Ruby
Ruby
This is our Ruby. We found her at the shelter when she was about six months old. Skinny, full of fleas and worms. Numerous vet visits and much love later she is truly our jewel. Her pillow is her best friend who is also a rescue dog.
Hope In The Inner City
Hope In The Inner City
Hope was a stray cat living in the inner city (North Philadelphia). For the first year of her life she was undernourished and abused. Coworkers would see her wandering around looking for food outside of the school we taught and see the students kick her and throw objects at her (I never saw her). One day another teacher brought this frighteningly thin filthy cat to my classroom. I took her to the vet...
For years she would flinch when anyone went to pet her or just step over her and would run from people - even me. Now 8 years later, she is full, purrs, craves attention, and is happy. My husband and I love her.
Renny to the rescue!
Renny to the rescue!
My beloved Renny, a 3 year old pug. I got him when he was barely 11 months old. My son got a call from his wife's autn that someone had dropped a pug off at her house-and he was running with the big dogs. August is not the time of the year for pugs to be outside, so my son, who had 2 pugs of his own, went to get him. He knew I loved his pugs, so asked me if I wanted a pug. Without knowing gender, color or anything about "it", I immediately said yes. The first site of this new pug was horrible to behold. He had sores and lesions from reactions to flea infestation. He even had 2 cigarette burns on him. He was severely underweight and dirty. The vet gave him medication for his skin, and iron for his blood, he got all his vaccinations, and I named him Renovatio, Latin for new beginning. We call him Renny. He is now a wonderfully healthy, spoiled and loved pug that stole my heart from day one! He is the best little man I know as he is NOT a d-o-g, he is a PUG! The past 2 years he has developed into a loving, gentle, playful pug, getting to relive his puppy days that he missed out on. We have since gotten another pug, Dinner, who is 11 months old this April. Renny & he love one another like brothers, always by each others side. Renny has taught Dinner how to be a little man-and Dinner teaches Renny never to stop being a puppy.
Words can't express how much I love my babies!
Vickie R.
Keiser found us
Keiser found us
We were walking our 1 year old Bernese Mountain Dog home from the park in Philadelphia and saw this beautiful Golden Retreiver run across the highway. He was running with a Chesapeake Bay Retreiver (at least that's what he looked like). We tried to get the Golden to run back with his buddy to go home, but he kept following us up and down streets, stopping at different houses, but couldn't seem to find the "right" one. When we got home, he followed us to the house and got along royally with "Bear." They seemed to know they were destined to be together. We took "Keiser" to the Animal Control Shelter, assuming someone would come to claim him, but as each day went slowly by, there were no phone calls for him (except for me). I had to call every day for the 72 hour wait time to make sure he was okay and still there. After 72 hours, we went back to the shelter with "Bear," and brought home "Keiser." He was a joy right from the start. He got along great with Bear and with all his new friends at the park. He is still with us now, enjoying the hills of West Virginia. Now he shares his runs around the farm with 2 other Bernese and a pack of hounds. He's turning gray in the face, but you would never think he's running out of steam. He loves running the woods, and swimming in the creek like he was still a puppy!
Wee Gray
Wee Gray
We found Wee Gray by the woods hanging out with a colony of cats we feed. She was around eight weeks old, less than a pound, and had no eyes. She gets around and plays just as good as any cat that can see. Now she is a year old and only weighs four and a half pounds, but she is doing great. Wee Gray is so sweet and we can't imagine life without her now.
Best Buds
Best Buds
George & Trouble were both rescued as tiny kittens. George was found during El Nina, in the pouring rain, in a dumpster. After returning home from shopping there was loud crying under the hood of my car and that was Trouble. They are sweet boys who were just looking for someone to love them. I'm so glad that they found me. They are best buds and hang out with my 105 lb. wolf/shepard hybrid. I call them my angels.
My Senior Girls
My Senior Girls
Both of my sweet old ladies were approximately 9 to 10 years old when rescued, one was left at the shelter because her family did not want to pay for treatment of her skin issues, the other was left, along with her beautiful little dog bed, for reasons unknown. Both are incredibly loving, great with children and other animals, and extremely well behaved. Each is a wonderful addition to our family. We usually rescue Seniors, they need your love and kindness as much or more than younger animals, and they give so much back to you in return. Rescue a Senior, you'll be glad you did.
Foster
Foster
I had made arrangements to pick up this 6 yr old Huskie/Lab mix on Monday March 30th. I found him thru Petfinders and his story had just touched my heart. The day I was to pick him up, my beloved German Shepherd, Danny (my only non-rescue) passed that very morning at the young age of 11 yrs. My best friends told me to go and pick Foster up anyway that Danny would understand that he needed a 'forever' home and that Foster would be well loved as he was. I went and picked him up and he is helping my other 3 cope. Especially my Rot'n'Lab, Shotze, that Danny trained well to take care of me.
Foster is a great dog and I can't believe that his owners of 5 yrs gave him up. He fits in very nicely here...thanks to all that helped me.
Match Made in Heaven
Match Made in Heaven
For years, I've wanted my own little red poodle like my mom's. But my husband said "no" to poodles. So, we got a Havanese puppy from a local breeder. But he was a handful! So much energy he exhausted us. My husband agreed that we needed to get another dog to keep him company while we were gone, and also to play with him when we were too tired. That's when I started praying and watching the Animal Rescue Site for a fit.
Of course I still wanted a poodle and I narrowed a search to that breed, but poodles at shelters was rare and I wasn't sure how my husband would feel about a poodle. A few days later, I saw this photo of this pitiful looking darker colored adult poodle that the shelter named "Lil Bit." I went to the shelter to see him and gasped because he was red. I was so excited I could barely contain myself. I wanted to take him home right away. But we had to jump through hoops, have a meet and greet, let the two dogs interact, etc. The "boys" hit it off immediately and played like brothers. Finally, we got to take him home, and he fit right in, as if he always lived with us and grew up with our Havanese. We named him "King Louis Vuitton" because he is so regal and also very fashionable. We call him Louie. The ironic thing is that the foster family who cared for him before we got him also called him Louie! Today, not quite a year later, we are all one happy family.
chester , all dressed up and no where to go
chester , all dressed up and no where to go
Chester was rescued from the streets in Portland Maine. My mom brought him home to me for a birthday present,I used to always say to him " your all dressed up with no where to go !" He is one of the best things to ever happen to me. We had a long happy life for many years. He developed diabeities and kindney failure in Sept. of 2007. We fought for a long time, the diabetis was under control but his kidneys never got better. Sadly chester was peacefully laid to rest yesterday 3/31/2009. He was a wonderful companion and the best friend I could ever ask for. Rest in Peace Chester.
