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07/07/2025
Do you want to support Happy's Place? Do you have a bunch of items at home you no longer need? Why not host a charity yard sale, with funds going to support the rescue! 💰🐾
Hosting a sale on behalf of Happy's Place doesn't just ensure we're able to continue funding the rescue of senior dogs - it also helps you de-clutter your home while also connecting with members of your community! We mean, who doesn't love a good yard sale?!?!?! 🤩
More details, including signage you can use to promote the sale, can be found on our website (click the link in the comments)! 👇
07/07/2025
We've got a cloudy dark day where we live so let's brighten it up, shall we ❤️.
It was a very happy adoption day for our Peanut who is busy settling into his new world with his momma and sister, and I sense lots of adventures and snuggling ahead!
9 year old Peanut promises to keep his new family busy with his zippy puppy like antics and show them how his best life livin' is done ❤️.
Shout outs to the rockstars below for their donations towards Peanuts care and to his amazing foster home for giving him such a dramatic glow up too.
Joan Hunt
Mary Birch
Wendy Adam-Pollock
Jane Whitman
Happy trails Peanut- let the good times roll!
07/06/2025
Today is International Kissing Day - yes, it's a real thing! 💋😘
To celebrate, we're giving our senior pups the biggest smooches, to show just how much we love them! 🐾
We urge you to show your doggo(s) some love today and share the moment in the comments! 💙
07/06/2025
Please meet Bella ❤️. This 9 year old pomeranian cutie arrived into our care recently with help from Freedom Drivers and One Last Chance Rescue. Teamwork- it's where good stuff happens!
Bella's foster mom extraordinare reports that Bella is the absolute sweetest girl.
One thing that's not so sweet is her weight! 16 pounds is a lot for her tiny frame!
Please do NOT overfeed your pets. This is such an uncomfortable & unhealthy way for a pet to live.
Not sure how much to feed your pet? This is a great question for your vet! Did you know that's one of the top questions I ask? How much does this pet weigh? How much should they weigh? What is their proper kilo-calorie per day we should strive for.
Proper diet and daily exercise matter!
And yep- since age is never a reason to not move your body- you can take ANY aged dog for a walk- just use adaptations when & where required. Even for our completely non-mobile friends. Because sniffing- it does a body good!
Luckily for Bella, she's ended up in the right place & is on her way to being a slimmer, trimmer lady.
She's also in need of a spay, a dental, & a hernia repair (and we updated all of her vetting as well). It's a tall order for a little lady but we're up for the task, & Bella is happy to be a soon healthier version of her cute litte self.
Isn't she just the cutest!
Adoptable later this summer. It's Bella ❤️
07/05/2025
Have you heard about Arnold yet?
He's adoptable right now and he's a really great guy!
Certified good boy ✅️
Amazing with people of all ages ✅️
Cat friendly ✅️
Apartment friendly ✅️
Good with dogs who give him space ✅️
House trained ✅️
Excellent on leash ✅️
Great in busy areas ✅️
Good to stay alone while you work ✅️
Low key and gentle ✅️
Travels well in the car ✅️
Snuggly and cuddly ✅️
31 pounds- perfect take anywhere size ✅️
Dental and neuter done ✅️
On a renal friendly diet ✅️
To note: Arnold does take medication for high blood pressure & a night time well controlled mild urine leak but guess what- the rescue will cover the cost of these 3 meds for life!
Looking for an application to adopt this fine 12 year old chap? Find the link in the comments below!
Adopt Arnold today ❤️.
Located: Liberty Village Toronto
Adoption fee: $500.00
07/04/2025
Lemon update 🍋
Lemon is a 6 month old pug puppy who we welcomed into our rescue's care via shelter transfer as an honorary senior with a suspected congenital liver shunt.
Confirmed via CT scan & liver bile acid tests, this surgery is the ONLY way to save his life.
And with surgery- he's exactly like any other dog. Some day adoptable and a long life ahead ❤️.
Without it- his body has no way to eliminate toxins & he will have a very short life before euthanasia would be required.
He is just a baby...
Lemon right now- he's thriving & is now a normal weight. (he arrived emaciated) & he's a happy joyful full of Beans boy.
Lemon's favourite things include snuggling, playing ball, getting puppy zoomies, & best life living.
Together ❤️- the folks below have made generous donations towards Lemon's surgery totaling $1960.45
I just tossed another 500.00 myself into the ring with my own donation bringing our current total to $ 2460.45 raised ❤️
Total needed for surgery July 22 is:
$6617.10 at the low end of our estimate (photo in comments)
Funds still needed: $4156.65
Carol Lovell-Whelan
Joanne Langley
Beth Dunbar
Cori
Ann Graydon
Bridget Sagolili
Megan Hardy
Barbara Legris
Leslie Lemaich
Douglas Simpson
Pat Williams
Barbara Isherwood
Jo A Parker
Amy Lucier
Wendy Adam-Pollock
Kate & Peter Rowan in honour of Jackson
Linda Harris-Meisse
Happy's alumni Bella & Mia
Madeleine Mcainsh
Joann Watson
Vicki Lewis
Cathy Knapp
Mary Farrell
Mary Gelinas
Amy Bell & Hank
Kathy Peters
Erin Soutt
Kristie McIndoe
Kimberly Stephens
Joann McKinlay
Sam
Sara Studerus
Michele Demars
Pam Switzer
Kerri Kozicki
Thank you to everyone who has joined team Lemon so far. You're heroes ❤️.
If you're able to- Etransfers can be made to [email protected] or PayPal on our website (link in comments).
If you are not able to at this time, please share the heck out of this post, join team Lemon & help us save his life ❤️.
07/04/2025
First days in a new place can be a wee bit scary for some ❤️.
Happy's Place community, please meet Clara.
Shout outs to Freedom Drivers and One Last Chance Rescue for all of the teamwork involved in bringing this cutie pie into our care.
This sweet but shy girl went straight to our vet for a head to tail check- and great news- she's a 100% healthy girl. Next week- a spay is coming right up!
Donations from the following rockstars will go towards helping Clara become adoption ready:
Brenda Sauve-Mills
Janice Currie
Christine Jamieson
Jane Fieldus Animal Communicator & Intuitive
Emiliano Aguero
Cynthia D'Aiuto
Jennifer Sinclair
Sharon Fair
Kelly Roloson
Elizabeth Morrison
Katherine Hilton
Selina Roy-Chowdhury
Julianne Lyons
Sabra Johnson
Clara will spend a bit more time in foster care coming out of her shell & we'll get to know her ins and outs. But initial reports from her foster home share words of a very lovely girl ❤️.
Welcome to rescue Clara!
07/03/2025
Our last auction was an amazing success, so we're doing it all over again this fall and we need YOU 🫵🏻 to make this one just as awesome. 🩵🐾
Do you LOVE senior dogs?
Do you own your own business or would like to make a personal donation to be featured in our auction?
We are collecting gift cards, cash donations, theatre or sports tickets, and NEW items (all sorts, including non-dog-related, they just need to be new).
In return, we will tag your business (or you personally, if you prefer) and give a personal shout out for credit to let others know that you ROCK because you're helping us save lives!
We ask all donated items be received by September 9. We have drop off locations in Komoka, Strathroy, Burlington and Niagara Falls. (Don't see your city listed above? Contact the auction email for more info).
Join us online for BARKS & BIDS – Virtual Auction to support Happy’s Place. The auction takes place from October 29 - November 8. Again, our cut off for donations is on September 9.
All funds raised go directly toward our vet bills!Please contact to donate and/or learn more: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
07/02/2025
Did you know Happy's Place is on YouTube? 🎥
Want to know more about our senior dogs, get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the rescue or see us attempt the latest social media trends? Then that's the place to go!
Click the link in the comments to subscribe! 👇
07/02/2025
Simon- rescue just looks so good on you!
Simon was busy poolside yesterday enjoying the water and sunnin' those cute little buns of his.
Can you believe this guy arrived into our care only a few days ago. Talk about adaptable!
This adorable chap heads off to be both groomed and vetted this week (I'm sure he'll sneak in a few more rays too 😆).
Thank you to Simon's foster home for the incredible welcome & care!
Thank you to Passionate About Pooches for seeing him soon, to CritterCabs for his great ride into care, and to the following individuals who will help him to become adoption ready:
Krzysztof Michniacki
Carole Lovell-Whelan
Dawn Dobbie in honour of Lisa Read's birthday 🎂
Tammy & Dez (in honour of my birthday 🎂)
Laura Mason
Martin Miyata
J Brown
Georgina Neranzi
Amanda Fallis
Janis Drake
Timothy Ellis in honour of Vicki Allum's birthday 🎂
Sally's 65 birthday 🎂
Lisa Read's 60th birthday 🎂
Living best lives- it's what we do ❤️
07/01/2025
Happy's Place has been lucky enough to spend the day at the Argyle Business Improvement Association's annual East London Canada Day event! 🇨🇦
We've met some amazing people from across the city and spoken to them about our rescue and the joys of senior dogs. 🐾
Thank you to everyone who's stopped by - we can't wait to see you at another event this summer! ☀️
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Every person seems to have a story of a special dog they once knew. A favourite memory, an adorable head tilt, or the unique way your dog captured your heart forever. Almost five years ago now, we met a little blind senior rescue dog who needed a place to be loved and to live out his golden years for whatever time he had left. And even though he was down on his luck, that little tail never stopped wagging. And so, we named him Happy. Little did we know then, that this little senior would change the course of our entire lives and lead us to where we are today.
Happy showed us how to live life every single day to the fullest. He loved fiercely and let that happy shine so bright that every person who met him fell in love with him. Happy didn’t ever let anything slow him down. Even without his sight he enjoyed walks around town, hiking in the woods, and playing with squeaky toys. He loved dinner time and snuggling with his furry siblings and could always be found on the lap of a close by human. Throughout the year that he spent with us before crossing over the bridge, Happy went to the beach, met new friends, stopped at a bakery, picked out the biggest bone all on his own, let his fur flow in the wind during the best country breeze car rides, and he completely changed our lives. Happy showed us that love wasn’t something you could see, but rather something you felt with your heart. And as a family, we watched him blossom. Happy taught us many lessons, but most importantly, Happy taught us about the value of senior dogs and helped us to invent our second chance motto to always “find your happy”.
Happy’s legacy continues to live on through the other seniors we have loved throughout the last 5 years. Eddie, Pippin, Ruthie, Gladys, Fonzie, Clooney, Ernie, Lily, Fez, Stewart, Shirley, Wyler, Addy, McGregor, Frankie, Elvis, Matilda, and Pheobe, and in each of the beautiful senior dogs that we haven’t even met yet. Happy’s legacy will live on because of each person who also believes in the amazing love of a senior dog.
The story of Happy’s Place Retirement Home for Dogs is one that will continue to unfold throughout the years, the story of how one little senior dog came into the lives of an ordinary family of four and started them all on this amazing journey into a world of bucket list adventures, second chances and truly helping each one of them to find their happy. We hope you continue to fall in love and enjoy following along with these little senior faces as much as we do. Welcome to Happy’s Place. #findyourhappy
