Cottage Paws Rescue

03/24/2025

❤️OUR HEARTS ARE THANKFUL❤️

WOW simply WOW ‼️
Our community is A-mazing.
Thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏿
You made our ONLINE SILENT AUCTION a success.

Because of the support of our Facebook community (YOU) and our wonderful businesses and individuals that donated items for this event, we can say "YES" to a dog like Tucker that we posted about on the weekend.
Thank you 🙏🏿
We can't do this without YOU and your support. The support of our community means so much to us and the dogs 🐕and cats 🐈 that we are able to help❤️

A massive thank you 🙏🏿 to the following individuals and businesses that donated - PLEASE SUPPORT THEM - they supported us when we needed it ❤️

3 Point Dog Grooming
Above & Beyond Your Expectations
Amy Vincent Photography
Amanda Mathieu
Balance on the Bay
The Bay Leaf Boutique
Bearly Used Books
Beverly's
Big Sound MMA
Cakes by Meg
Crofters
Cultivation Clinic
Dent Bay Baking Company
Georgian Animal Hospital
Georgian Bay Refillery
Georgian Bay Sweets
Greener Grass Lawn & Property Maintenance
Happy Face Painting and Body Art
Mitch's and High Tide
Holistic Health and Nutrition - Jennifer Beagan-Alves
McNabb Lumber
Jamie Mace Fine Art
Jamie Seegmiller
Jill Seegmiller
Kim Eadie- Mace
Laser Bar Barrie
Little Gardens
Matt Simmons
Moon River Apothecary
Muriel Pantallererspo - Crafted Raven
The Muskoka Mortgage Girl
Nails by Siri
Nancy Beers
Nature's Touch Co
North of Muskoka Embroidery
Northern Paradise Weddings and Events
Orr's Fine Meats and Deli
Outwith Wine
Pardon My Garden
Parry Sound Bikes
Parry Sound Fuels
Parry Sound Golf & Country Club
Perks Fish
Pet Valu Parry Sound
Pollards IDA
Riverwear Pottery
Rona - Parry Sound
Scentsy - Stephanie Earley
Shrubs and Shrews
Sisi Georgian Bay
Sobeys
Sound Interiors
Stay Pawsitive Dog Training
Stamped Frosting
Stephanie Shymchyshyn
The Glow Garden
The Zone
Thrive Health and Athletics
Tipalti
Tory Bush
Trina Papalia
Wanderlust Entertainment
White Squall
BodyBasicsByBrenda- Zyia Active
Phil Lewkoski
Debby King

03/24/2025

🚨LAST CALL🚨

Our ONLINE SILENT AUCTION closes at 9pm ⏰

03/23/2025

⚠️LASKA STILL NEEDS A FOSTER HOME 🏡 ⚠️
(or foster to adopt home)

URGENT ‼️‼️

WE HAVE 7 DAYS to get Laska out of her current home.

We are looking for a miracle for Laska and as it is, this is so incredibly hard on Debbie - this dog 🐕 does not deserve this.
This is devastating for us, for Debbie and most of all for Laska who has been thriving in her home.
Please read the original post below 👇 and if you can help please EMAIL us OR fill in an application.

We found the miracle that Tucker the Aussie needed this weekend, let's make this happen too for our Laska 🙏🏿

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🚨LASKA NEEDS OUR HELP🚨

THIS IS URGENT ⚠️

We are looking for a FOSTER or a FOSTER TO ADOPT home 🏡 for LASKA
We have until APRIL 1 to remove her from her current home ‼️

🚨Please read this post right until the end.
It's our job as pet owners to keep our animals safe and not 🚫 put them in potentially dangerous situations.

Do you remember Laska from February 2024 ❓You helped save her life from euthansia at a Quebec shelter.
It was 1 day away from Laska coming to us and we got a phone call telling us that Laska had parvo and that we had until 3pm to get her out of the Quebec shelter otherwise they would euthanize her!!!
WE SCRAMBLED.....
We found an emergency vet that was near the Quebec shelter that was willing to treat a dog with parvo.
Next we reached out to our Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 community to secure enough donations funds to pay for a deposit at the emergency vet. Then we had to find someone to go get Laska at the Quebec shelter and deliver Laska to the emerge vet and making sure that all the precautions were done that go along with parvo. One of our amazing followers not only picked up Laska and delivered her but sat with Laska until her test results were back. Laska did not 🚫 have parvo thank heavens. She did not have any symptoms but the vet kept Laska for 5 days and did testing a few more times to ensure that Laska was indeed parvo "free" .
I did a round trip from Parry Sound to Quebec to pick up Laska and deliver her to her new home 🏡. It was not how I expected my first trip to Quebec to be 🤷. I only stopped for pit stops🛑and Laska and I took a few naps in Tim Hortons parking lots. Laska arrived safe and sound to her new home 🏠 with Debbie.
Laska has thrived in the last year. Laska has play dates with our dogs and has learned to walk well on a leash. She has become Debbie's loving and faithful companion.
Back in January of this year, Debbie bought Laska a new harness. Debbie was putting out the garbage and she decided to hook Laska on her runner line using the harness.
This was a huge mistake that Debbie realized quickly.
Who else has had a dog pull a "Houdini" out of a harness ??
I have and I'm sure many of you have too :( This is exactly what Laska did and she took off after a dog and Laska attacked the dog. Debbie ran over and retrieved Laska and apologized. They assessed the situation and the other dog had a scratch on its ear but didn't appear to be injured. Debbie got home and called the dog owner again and apologized yet again.
Debbie then called me because of course she was super upset.
We talked about how to tie a dog up using a harness was a poor choice which Debbie now knew but of course it was too late and she felt horrible.
I put her in touch with our trainer to discuss.
Truth is tho? Even though a dog gets along well with dogs, we can't assume that they will like and get along with every dog :(
This was the case with this dog for some reason.
A few days later Debbie received a vet bill from the owners - the bill was $190 plus tax. It was a wellness exam and precautionary antibiotics.
Debbie paid the bill.
A few days after that, bylaw showed up at Debbie's home. The owner of the other dog was requesting that Laska be euthanized. After a conversation and meeting Laska the incident was considered to be an accident and a warning to take better care was issued.
Debbie owns her own home but she lives in one of those communities that she doesn't own the property.
The owners of the property phoned her and told her she needed to get rid of Laska. Debbie explained the incident to them, told them that she was working with a trainer and she now was wearing a muzzle on Laska outside and was taking extra cautions to make sure she didn't get loose. She also told the owner of the other dog what she was doing.
Debbie thought everything was ok and then a letter arrived yesterday saying that Laska had to leave by April 1.
Debbie is devastated.
I am devastated.
I thought we had picked the right home for Laska and I still feel we did.
Laska had two other homes before Debbie and to rehome this girl again makes me so incredibly sad.
I am not in any way discounting that for the people who had their dog attacked by Laska that this was a traumatic experience. I am saddened though at the lengths they have taken to have Laska gone. I could understand it better if their dog had been seriously injured.

So here we are AGAIN asking for help with Laska 😭 and this breaks my heart.
As you can see from the pictures, Laska is about border collie size.
She's energetic. A fenced in backyard is probably best. We know that she can get along with other dogs but obviously she didn't like one dog :( She is approximately 4 years old. We had her spayed and vaccines brought up to date before she left Quebec.
No children under the age of 12. No cats.

This is how Debbie describes Laska:
"Shes so affectionate, loves snuggling in bed, shes so funny. Her personality has really shone through. This is going to hurt her and me so much. She truly is an amazing companion

Please share this post.
We are really praying 🙏🏿for a miracle here. We need to find a place for her before APRIL 1.

If you can help, please email us at [email protected]
OR FILL IN AN APPLICATION at :
https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9

03/23/2025

⚠️LAST DAY OF ONLINE SILENT AUCTION ⚠️

ENDS AT 9 PM TONIGHT (SUNDAY)

Please keep an eye 👀 on your final bids today and into this evening :)

*Just added 👇
6 sets of custom made ornaments that will be made to your specifications have been added to the online silent auction album (they are at the end) FREE shipping 📬directly to you. Sorry, I missed adding them.

Thank you 🙏🏿for your continued support.
Because of YOUR donations and YOUR support in fundraisers like this, we can continue to say "YES" to helping dogs like TUCKER, CHARLIE, JAXX, BUSTER, SADIE, BUDDY and many others in our community and surrounding communities.
We were just asked yesterday to take on 6 very small kittens 🐾🐈- we can't say "yes" to intaking animals into our rescue unless we have a FOSTER home and the funds to vet the animal(s) .

Thank you 🙏🏿 for making this online silent auction a success ❤️

03/23/2025

03/22/2025

🚨UPDATE 🚨
FOSTER HOME 🏡 FOUND for Tucker
We are excited to be able to give this boy a chance with one of our Cottage Paws Rescue previous adopters that is experienced and well versed in both Aussies and Border Collies.
Thank you 🙏🏿 to everyone that shared Tucker and thank you for the applications and inquiries.
We do our best to match our animals 🐾and set them up for success.
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⚠️URGENT⚠️

FOSTER 🏡 NEEDED IMMEDIATELY
(or foster to adopt home)

Are you an EXPERIENCED Australian Shepherd or Border Collie person❓
If so, Tucker needs YOU.

Tucker is a 2 year old Australian Shepherd and up to date on his vaccines - he is not neutered and that will be taken care of immediately.

And guess where Tucker came from ❓
of course he came from an Amish farm that was breeding these dogs 🤦🤦AKA puppy mill/backyard breeder :(
Legislation for fines and shutting these guys down can't come soon enough ‼️‼️In this animal crisis we are in right now, NO ONE should be letting their dog have puppies to make a few bucks.

His current owners like so many other people hopped on the border collie/Aussie trend and didn't know what the breed is truly about.
They are dang good looking dogs - we can all agree on that !!!
They were a working dog and they are herding dogs. This is engrained in their genetics. They are super fast dogs and super smart dogs.
However, if you don't give them a job, they will find a job on their own and I can guarantee you that it will be herding your kids.
They require exercise and brain stimulation on a DAILY BASIS.
Can't provide that ?
Please for the love of dogs pass on this breed‼️
KNOW THE BREED ‼️
Other life circumstances have happened to this family and they are now in way over their heads with giving Tucker what he needs.

Please help us help Tucker- we need to get him removed ASAP. I briefly met this boy today and he is indeed a handsome boy and I want him to get the home 🏡 that can provide him what he needs.

Please email us at :
[email protected]
If you have applied in the past, please email us if you can help Tucker :)
Or
Fill in an application at :
https://forms.gle/xGJtLaSiZnSDAxfV9

03/21/2025

🚨NEW ITEMS ADDED TO OUR SILENT AUCTION 🚨
psst ....just in case you missed it‼️
Sorry ! There were some technical difficulties yesterday when we were uploading the pics. It was a big day !

So here are the rest of the pics - please go to the Cottage Paws Rescue Online Silent Auction ALBUM to bid on these NEW items that were added.

✅These dog🐶 bandana sets are handcrafted by a dear friend of mine that is a seamstress and the fabric is seen and doubled. - various sizes available- I tried the medium on Hank and it fit.
We can SHIP 📬 THESE to you if you aren't local
✅Pet 🐾friendly plants in a planter from Little Gardens Flower Shoppe
✅Personalized wooden ornaments - you choose your pets 🐾 name - they are double sided - these will be made to your specifications and these will be SHIPPED 📬TO YOU. There are 6 sets of 2 ornaments available-handcrafted by the talented "Walter's" mom Stephanie
✅Crocheted bag of crocheted cat 🐈 toys (ball 🏀 fish 🐟 and mice🐀) made by the talented by Muriel Pantalleresco -

Thank you for your overwhelming support ❤️

03/19/2025

🛑WE ARE LIVE 🎉🎉🎉🛑

Please see rules and "how to" below in the pictures 👇

*Please note that we still have more items that will be added to the album this evening.
So please keep coming back and checking ✅

We are incredibly thankful 🙏🏿 to Jamie Seegmiller and all of the hard work she has put into this event - we appreciate it so much !

A huge thank you 🙏🏿to the businesses and individuals in our community that have donated towards this event.

03/19/2025

03/19/2025

🛑UPDATE - we will be LIVE BY 2:3
3PM- sorry we had some technical difficulties (it was all me 🤦🤦) and that's all figured out now.
We will post a post with instructions shortly :)

🛑ONLINE SILENT AUCTION🛑
We are going live TODAY ‼️

We have over 80 items♥️that will be available.
We are grateful 🙏🏿 for our community for stepping up and the amazing donations that we have received towards this event.
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
Please watch for when it's live today - we are shooting for 1pm ⏰
Details will also be posted on "how to" bid when the auction goes live.

We are incredibly excited about this fundraiser ♥️

03/18/2025

🚨LASKA NEEDS OUR HELP🚨

THIS IS URGENT ⚠️

We are looking for a FOSTER or a FOSTER TO ADOPT home 🏡 for LASKA
We have until APRIL 1 to remove her from her current home ‼️

🚨Please read this post right until the end.
It's our job as pet owners to keep our animals safe and not 🚫 put them in potentially dangerous situations.

Do you remember Laska from February 2024 ❓You helped save her life from euthansia at a Quebec shelter.
It was 1 day away from Laska coming to us and we got a phone call telling us that Laska had parvo and that we had until 3pm to get her out of the Quebec shelter otherwise they would euthanize her!!!
WE SCRAMBLED.....
We found an emergency vet that was near the Quebec shelter that was willing to treat a dog with parvo.
Next we reached out to our Cottage Paws Rescue 🐾 community to secure enough donations funds to pay for a deposit at the emergency vet. Then we had to find someone to go get Laska at the Quebec shelter and deliver Laska to the emerge vet and making sure that all the precautions were done that go along with parvo. One of our amazing followers not only picked up Laska and delivered her but sat with Laska until her test results were back. Laska did not 🚫 have parvo thank heavens. She did not have any symptoms but the vet kept Laska for 5 days and did testing a few more times to ensure that Laska was indeed parvo "free" .
I did a round trip from Parry Sound to Quebec to pick up Laska and deliver her to her new home 🏡. It was not how I expected my first trip to Quebec to be 🤷. I only stopped for pit stops🛑and Laska and I took a few naps in Tim Hortons parking lots. Laska arrived safe and sound to her new home 🏠 with Debbie.
Laska has thrived in the last year. Laska has play dates with our dogs and has learned to walk well on a leash. She has become Debbie's loving and faithful companion.
Back in January of this year, Debbie bought Laska a new harness. Debbie was putting out the garbage and she decided to hook Laska on her runner line using the harness.
This was a huge mistake that Debbie realized quickly.
Who else has had a dog pull a "Houdini" out of a harness ??
I have and I'm sure many of you have too :( This is exactly what Laska did and she took off after a dog and Laska attacked the dog. Debbie ran over and retrieved Laska and apologized. They assessed the situation and the other dog had a scratch on its ear but didn't appear to be injured. Debbie got home and called the dog owner again and apologized yet again.
Debbie then called me because of course she was super upset.
We talked about how to tie a dog up using a harness was a poor choice which Debbie now knew but of course it was too late and she felt horrible.
I put her in touch with our trainer to discuss.
Truth is tho? Even though a dog gets along well with dogs, we can't assume that they will like and get along with every dog :(
This was the case with this dog for some reason.
A few days later Debbie received a vet bill from the owners - the bill was $190 plus tax. It was a wellness exam and precautionary antibiotics.
Debbie paid the bill.
A few days after that, bylaw showed up at Debbie's home. The owner of the other dog was requesting that Laska be euthanized. After a conversation and meeting Laska the incident was considered to be an accident and a warning to take better care was issued.
Debbie owns her own home but she lives in one of those communities that she doesn't own the property.
The owners of the property phoned her and told her she needed to get rid of Laska. Debbie explained the incident to them, told them that she was working with a trainer and she now was wearing a muzzle on Laska outside and was taking extra cautions to make sure she didn't get loose. She also told the owner of the other dog what she was doing.
Debbie thought everything was ok and then a letter arrived yesterday saying that Laska had to leave by April 1.
Debbie is devastated.
I am devastated.
I thought we had picked the right home for Laska and I still feel we did.
Laska had two other homes before Debbie and to rehome this girl again makes me so incredibly sad.
I am not in any way discounting that for the people who had their dog attacked by Laska that this was a traumatic experience. I am saddened though at the lengths they have taken to have Laska gone. I could understand it better if their dog had been seriously injured.

So here we are AGAIN asking for help with Laska 😭 and this breaks my heart.
As you can see from the pictures, Laska is about border collie size.
She's energetic. A fenced in backyard is probably best. We know that she can get along with other dogs but obviously she didn't like one dog :( She is approximately 4 years old. We had her spayed and vaccines brought up to date before she left Quebec.
No children under the age of 12. No cats.

This is how Debbie describes Laska:
"Shes so affectionate, loves snuggling in bed, shes so funny. Her personality has really shone through. This is going to hurt her and me so much. She truly is an amazing companion

Please share this post.
We are really praying 🙏🏿for a miracle here. We need to find a place for her before APRIL 1.

If you can help, please email us at [email protected]

03/17/2025

🚨ONLINE SILENT AUCTION 🚨

✔️When : Wednesday, March 19- Sunday March 23
✔️Where : right HERE on our Cottage Paws Rescue page

We are grateful 🙏🏿 for the awesome donations from our community for this event. Thank you, thank you, thank you ❤️

Only 2 more days and we will be LIVE right here🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Here are some more sneak p👀ks of some of the items
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

03/16/2025

🚨UPDATE ON BUSTER🚨
He is home from the emergency vet for the night - he has a fractured front leg. There is something else going on though😭, so Buster will be going to a surgeon tomorrow.
This guy had multiple neighbours and three police officers involved tonight in his rooftop adventure🤷
Please continue to keep our Cottage Paws Rescue alumni boy🐕 in your thoughts and prayers.
I've updated and added a pic that David and Mia sent 👇
Buster looks like he is smiling in the pic 😁but he's also on major meds for the pain :(
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🚨PRAYERS 🙏🏿 & GOOD VIBES NEEDED FOR BUSTER🚨

Just had a phone call from David & Mia (Buster's adopters) - Buster is at an emergency vet right at this moment.

Buster was a dog that was dumped way out by a children's camp road way back in September 2024. He remained unclaimed at our bylaw and David & Mia who have adopted from us before took this boy and of course ended up adopting him.
Of course he's full of energy!! He has adjusted well into their busy home with another dog and their young children and cats. He's one of the gang.
Today they were at a birthday party that was at a restaurant for one of their children and the police 🚓 called them to say that they had Buster and he was injured. Buster was left inside and the house when they left for the party and the house is locked up like Fort Knox 🤷
The police were checking perimeters around the house 🏡 in case there had been a break in.
Buster somehow got through a second story office window. It's a crank out. It's only open 3 inches and he knocked out the screen. He jumped on the roof over top of the garage and then onto their driveway.
There is video footage of this guy jumping off the roof 😭
Buster was sitting in the back seat of the police 🚓 car pretty proud of himself when David arrived back home in a panic.
The birthday 🎈 party was cut short and Mia and the kids have joined Buster and David at the emerge vet, afterall, Buster is part of this family.
No idea 💡 why Buster thought this would be a good idea 🤦and he also would have been stuck in that window opening for a bit too because it's not 🚫 big enough for him to fit through.
Have seen cats 🐈jump from second story windows but not a dog.
He's having his X-rays right now and there is a lot going on.
Please send some positive vibes for our Houdini and just a caution about windows. Where there is a will, they will find a way ‼️

We hope you are ok Buster ♥️

*We have posted the video footage in our stories of Buster jumping off the roof into the front driveway.