How about a little cuteness overload with your coffee this morning? 🥰 Koda is our pup that came into the shelter with an injured paw and Flint came into a different shelter with injuries from being mauled. Both have made amazing recoveries and are heading up here this weekend! We are truely indebted to both boys' Texas fosters who chose to take on the harder medical cases to, not only save their lives, but nurse them back to health so this journey could be possible.
Now THIS is what we call an incredible transformation! Koda is all healed and will be headed to Michigan soon. We are indebted to his Texas foster mom for remaining vigilant with his splint changes, which meant he healed without surgery and is now a normal, happy puppy!
It's a beautiful day here in Michigan, but we wanted to make this Sunday a snow day! ❄️ We have found over the years that most Texas dogs LOVE the snow, and Martini is no exception. She came from a shelter in deep southern Texas and this was her first experience with snow. If you adopted a southern dog from us who loves the snow as much as Martini, please post a picture or video here.
Two of our Alabama hurricane dogs, Puptart and Beckett, are enjoying their time hanging out at Ross Kennels LLC!
Lastly for #MakeADogsDay, we want you all to meet Jacob. He joined 72 other dogs that flew up here to Michigan from Texas yesterday going to several different rescues. The shelter vet believes he has Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy, which may be what's causing his bones to not form properly, hence his staggered walk. We have an appointment with our vet next week to confirm this diagnosis and start him on the road to recovery. Despite his abnormal gait, he is a happy boy, and we are going to do everything we can to make him better.
As this wonderful day nears to an end, we want to implore everyone to please consider an Underdog when you are looking to adopt a new family member!
October 22...our favorite day of the year, because today is Make A Dog's Day! This day was started by Subaru 6 years ago to highlight and promote the adoption of seniors and special needs dogs who rarely make it out of high intake shelters. We have saved quite a few of these special dogs (and a few kitties) over the years.
Meet Froggy! We saw that he was on the euthanasia list at a Texas shelter. He was in the medical ward with absolutely no interest from other rescues. While we aren't sure what happened, he was unable to walk at all. He was just a pup back then and we just couldn't bear the fact that he was going to die, so we tagged him and brought him up here. Low and behold, his foster mom fell in love with him and the rest is history! He loves his wheelchair, and he loves to play just like any other dog. #MakeADogsDay
⛰️ Calling all Adventurers! ⛰️
Hi! I'm Daniel, an 11-month-old, 60lb German Shepherd mix looking for an active forever family. I'm smart, energetic and love learning new things. I really enjoy water and am getting pretty good at paddleboarding! I'm also a great jogging, hiking and biking partner. I'm housebroken, crate-trained, and love walks, car rides, and playing fetch, Frisbee and tug-of-war. I'm working on my big dog manners with a trainer who will stay in touch to help you continue my lessons. My perfect home needs a fenced yard, kids over 10 and a canine buddy for me to play with and learn from.
Interested in having adventures with me? Read my full profile and fill out the adoption application here: www.projecthoperescue.org/adoptable-dogs/daniel-available
♥️ Valentine Update! ♥️
This sweet girl has captured our hearts! She’s been out of the shelter almost 72 hours and is THRIVING. She’s still being quarantined, but she has her own beautiful space that is very calm and cozy where she can look out the window. And the best news - her tremor is significantly reduced now that she is out of the shelter environment! Here’s what her foster Mom had to say:
“She’s very mellow and relaxed. Crawls into my lap every chance she gets and smothers me with kisses. She gets so excited to see me when I go in her room. She was dancing around and play bowing to me yesterday. I absolutely love her.”
Thanks again to everyone who shared her post - Valentine couldn’t have ended up in a more perfect foster situation! She’s going to need a fair amount of vetting so we’re hoping to raise $600 today to help offset those costs. Anything helps! Please share. 🙏🏼
We are a 501c3 rescue that focuses on pulling dogs on death row from high kill shelters.
