Pawportunities

11/30/2025

🎉🐾 Get Ready… Our Holiday Online Auction Starts TONIGHT at 12:01 am! 🐾🎉

Bidding opens Sunday and runs through Monday, Dec. 7 at 5 PM!

This is one of our biggest fundraising events of the year — and it’s packed FULL of amazing items donated by generous local businesses who love supporting our mission of changing lives through animal welfare. 💚🐾
Whether you’re looking for family fun, date nights, pet pampering, holiday gifts, or unique experiences…

👉 THIS auction has something for everyone!
Here’s just a sneak peek of the incredible local partners who donated items this year:
✨ Arcadian Moon Winery & Restaurant
✨ Canoe Club
✨ Tipsy Taco • Sinclair’s • Sandy’s • Lotawana Brewing Co.
✨ Kanga’s Play Center • Fun Run • Golf Ranch • Prehistoric Putt • Cool Crest Family Fun Center
✨ Team Cocktail • BarkBox • Woofies • Brookside Barkery
✨ IBEX Climbing Gym • SkyZone • Get Air Sports
✨ Oasis Massage Therapy • Image Sun Tanning • Main Event
✨ East Forty Brewing • Boulevard Brewing Company
✨ The Home Depot • Topgolf • Kansas City Comets
✨ The Pizza Place 1711 MO-7 • Mojitos Blue Springs
✨ And so MANY more!
Plus…
🎁 Handmade blankets, custom artwork, holiday décor, photography sessions, dog-lover bundles, brewery packages, restaurant gift cards, golf packages, and family experiences galore!
There are over 50 items waiting for your bids — and every dollar raised helps animals in need right here in our community. 🐶🐱💚
🔥 Mark your calendar for SUNDAY
🔥 Set your alarms
🔥 Get your bidding fingers ready!
The auction link will be posted as soon as it goes live — stay tuned!
Let’s shop for a cause, support local businesses, and make this our BEST auction yet! 🎁🐾💚

11/29/2025

❤️ Let’s Finish Rocky’s Matching Donation Challenge Strong! ❤️

A couple of days ago, we shared the story of Rocky — the sweet, old, deaf boy who chose Randy and Michelle Kleoppel as his people. Even though he technically belonged to someone else, his heart belonged to two families… and he spent every day reminding them just how special a “soul dog” can be.

Your response to Rocky’s story has already been incredible. You’ve donated, shared, commented, and filled our page with love. Because of YOU, we’re already making a real impact in Rocky’s honor. 🐾💕

But we’re not done yet.
✨ Randy and Michelle are MATCHING every donation up to $1,000 — and we are getting close, but we still have more to unlock! ✨

Every dollar you give doubles.
$10 becomes $20.
$25 becomes $50.
$50 becomes $100.

This match ends Sunday at 5 pm, and every donation helps another animal experience the same unconditional love Rocky gave his families every day.

If Rocky’s story touched you…
If you’ve ever had a soul dog of your own…
If you want to make twice the impact for animals who need safety, families, and second chances…
👉 Please consider donating today. Your kindness will go twice as far.
👉 Share this post to help us reach the goal!
Let’s finish this in Rocky’s honor.
Let’s change lives in his memory. ❤️🐾

If you’re lucky, you meet a special soul in your life — one you connect with on a different level than anyone else. The same is true with animals. Every once in a while, there’s an animal that captures your heart in a way that’s hard to explain. For many people, that’s their “soul dog.”

For Randy and Michelle Kleoppel, that dog was Rocky (also known as George). Rocky was deaf, in his golden years, and came from a shelter. He technically belonged to a neighbor, but in his heart, he belonged to two families. He visited Michelle and Randy multiple times a day. He had a routine. He showed up every morning. He sat with Michelle while she quilted. He waited patiently each evening for his treat before heading home.

He wasn’t their dog — but he was their soul dog.

Michelle and Randy are forever thankful that Rocky’s owners allowed him to share his love so freely. There is something incredibly special about a dog who chooses you as part of their world. ❤️

Rocky recently passed away, and while Michelle and Randy are devastated, they want to honor him in a way that helps other animals experience that same kind of love.

To celebrate Rocky’s memory, they are offering a $1,000 Matching Donation Challenge between now and Sunday at 5 pm.

❤️ Every dollar donated will be MATCHED up to $1,000.
$5 becomes $10.
$25 becomes $50.
$50 becomes $100.

If you’ve ever been touched by a special animal — one who took a piece of your heart with them — please consider donating in their honor to help other dogs and cats who are still waiting for their person.

🐾 We would also love to see photos and stories of YOUR soul animals, and animals you’re thankful for this Thanksgiving day in the comments. Let’s fill this thread with love, memories, and the animals who changed our lives

11/28/2025

Caramel Macchiato had an adopter lined up to come give him a forever home today. Because of this, we scrambled to find a place to get him neutered the day before Thanksgiving. That person is now ghosting us, and poor Caramel is still at the shelter.😭 See the little white spots of fur? Those are often caused by stress. Caramel Macchiato would love to have either a foster or foster to adopt home. Please pm us if you have it in your heart to provide a soft place for him to land.

11/28/2025

We don’t normally do this, but doing a curtesy post for Saint Joseph Animal Shelter. They are desperately seeking help for Nova, a 3 year old girl that was left abandoned on a house. By the time authorities were contacted about the situation, she was severely emaciated. She has since gained some weight, and currently weighs 43 pounds. Nova loves people and cats! Dogs, not so much. Actually, she can’t go to a home that has dogs, which is why she’s struggling to find her forever home. 😞

The reality of animal welfare is there are more animals in need of homes, than homes available. Only one out of every 10 dogs OR cats born, finds a home. This results in many municipalities having to euthanize for space, which will become Nova’s fate if we can’t find someone willing to open up their heart and home to her. Please no hateful comments regarding this- they aren’t helpful, and it wastes valuable time that needs to be devoted towards things that may actually help Nova. This is not anything shelter staff want to do. It breaks their hearts, as they fall in love with each of the animals that come into their shelter. It isn’t as easy as one of the staff to “just take her home,” as most staff have already fallen in love with a dog similar to Nova and taken them home- and as a result they cannot have any more. OR shelter staff have taken so many home, they are at their max capacity as an individual. And it also isn’t as easy as we can just take her into our shelter. We already have animals filling our shelter that aren’t good with other dogs, bonded pairs, and scared dogs that aren’t ready for a foster home yet. You can only keep so many animals in a shelter setting and be able to keep up with the needed care, with the staff you have. If we took in every dog or cat in desperate need, we wouldn’t be able to keep up with all the care needed, and that wouldn’t be of benefit to any of the animals in our care. There’s just so many in need.😭

What we are asking for is help for this one dog. She’s been abandoned and starved, and yet survived! She deserves her second chance. She is so close to that opportunity. Do you, or someone you know have space in your heart and home for this girl that’s already been through so much? Her eyes are pleading. If you are interested in fostering or adopting her, please either contact St. Joseph Animal Shelter, or text me at 816-935-2111. She has been at the shelter since 10/17, and has about a week left before hard decisions will need to be made. Please like, follow, comment, and share this post to help find that one person who may just be the one that says yes to being Nova’s hero.🙏🏼

11/27/2025

If you’re lucky, you meet a special soul in your life — one you connect with on a different level than anyone else. The same is true with animals. Every once in a while, there’s an animal that captures your heart in a way that’s hard to explain. For many people, that’s their “soul dog.”

For Randy and Michelle Kleoppel, that dog was Rocky (also known as George). Rocky was deaf, in his golden years, and came from a shelter. He technically belonged to a neighbor, but in his heart, he belonged to two families. He visited Michelle and Randy multiple times a day. He had a routine. He showed up every morning. He sat with Michelle while she quilted. He waited patiently each evening for his treat before heading home.

He wasn’t their dog — but he was their soul dog.

Michelle and Randy are forever thankful that Rocky’s owners allowed him to share his love so freely. There is something incredibly special about a dog who chooses you as part of their world. ❤️

Rocky recently passed away, and while Michelle and Randy are devastated, they want to honor him in a way that helps other animals experience that same kind of love.

To celebrate Rocky’s memory, they are offering a $1,000 Matching Donation Challenge between now and Sunday at 5 pm.

❤️ Every dollar donated will be MATCHED up to $1,000.
$5 becomes $10.
$25 becomes $50.
$50 becomes $100.

If you’ve ever been touched by a special animal — one who took a piece of your heart with them — please consider donating in their honor to help other dogs and cats who are still waiting for their person.

🐾 We would also love to see photos and stories of YOUR soul animals, and animals you’re thankful for this Thanksgiving day in the comments. Let’s fill this thread with love, memories, and the animals who changed our lives

11/26/2025

Meet DJ, a 9 month old Yorkie that was just surrendered to us. Apparently the daughter in the home is allergic, even though there’s another short haired dog in the home.

11/25/2025

We received a call from Oak Grove Missouri Animal Shelter animal control about a dog we adopted out in the beginning of 2023. She had been picked up running at large, along with her friend. Her friend happens to come from the same house, and they are a bonded pair.

Typically with bonded pairs there is a confident one, and one that lacks confidence. Bonnie, the white dog, is the confident one in this pair. Bonded pairs can be hard to adopt out together. You are now looking for a home that is wanting to add not one, but two dogs. It can be a hard call to make-keeping bonded pairs together, or separating them. If you separate them, the one lacking confidence can get depressed, stop eating, and give up. However, keeping them together can mean a significantly longer amount of time in a shelter since finding a foster or adopter can be harder with two adult dogs. These nuggets are pretty small, and we are hopeful we can find them a home together. They weigh around 25 pounds each. Both are friendly, sweet, and loving. Look how happy they are to be back together!🥹

Please help us find a foster or forever home for these dynamic duo to go to together by liking, following, commenting, and sharing this post. 🙏🏼 We are located in Blue Springs, MO.

11/24/2025

Why spay and neuter your pet? At 5 years old, poor Jade had pyometra. Full fledged pyo. Her uterus was ten times the size it should have been. The contents were no longer pus colored, but brown sludge. The uterus was beginning to rupture at the slightest touching of it. It’s a miracle she was spayed Friday because a moment longer it would have ruptured, likely causing her body to go into sepsis.

Friendly reminder Pawportunities has a low cost spay and neuter clinic. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

11/23/2025

Blondie is a 12 week old beagle mix puppy that just came into Pawportunities rescue. Right now, she is scared and just stays balled up in the back corner of her shoreline. She is not a normal curious, playful puppy right now. She doesn’t solicit attention, or come to the front of her kennel when people are near. 😞 She just stares at you with the saddest eyes, internally hoping not to be seen. 😭 Can you help us find Blondie a foster or forever home by liking, following, commenting, and sharing this post?🙏🏼

11/23/2025

Meet our newest intakes, named after 7 Brew Coffee drinks. We still can’t thank them enough for donating money from their soft opening to us!❤️ I don’t know what it is about this group, but their eyes stare straight into your soul.🥹

These babies need foster or forever homes. Please pm us if you’re willing to open up your heart and home to one of these babies in need.

11/22/2025

Join us live today as we meet our newest intakes coming from Animal Angels Network. Each of these intakes really needs a foster home. If you live in Missouri, and can pick up one of these babies today between 4 pm-5 pm, please text 816-935-2111. If you live in Kansas and are interested, please text the same number so we can coordinate getting a health certificate Monday morning.

11/22/2025

Join us live today around 2:45 pm, as we meet our newest intakes coming from Animal Angels Network. Each of these intakes really needs a foster home. If you live in Missouri, and can pick up one of these babies today between 4 pm-5 pm, please text 816-935-2111. If you live in Kansas and are interested, please text the same number so we can coordinate getting a health certificate Monday morning.