Passport For Paws

12/26/2025

Thought today would be a lovely day to share an update on sweet JOVI, pulled from the Mesquite Animal Shelter by our rescue partner Second Chance Animal Rescue in Minnesota, and fostered in Texas through Passport For Paws until our next transport.

Thank You Shelter Staff & Volunteers for networking this sweet but scared boy. He is no longer the lost, terrified pup you experienced... he's doing great, and coming out of his shell more and more every day. Foster Mom says: "He loves to snuggle so he's always by our side when anyone sits down." But you guys already knew he would be, didn't ya! You saw beyond his fear and posted for rescue support to ensure he'd land in safe hands. ❤️

Thanks also to his Foster Family for your patience and love, and giving him a soft place to fall until he travels north.

If you'd like to be a part of our life-saving mission, please consider being a short-term foster home in the Dallas-Fort Worth TX area. A few weeks will literally save a life! Check out our sister page Passport For Paws Fosters Needed to find a life you want to help save.

12/25/2025

Yesterday's post featured Madison, one of four lucky pups that experienced their Freedom Ride from the shelter. Today we feature this sweet beautiful boy, named TJ. How he ended up at the shelter last May, we don't know. Why no one has shown any interest in him in the SEVEN months he was there... we have no clue! It's honestly very hard to believe. Yet it happens to so many gorgeous amazing pets every day.

Well, maybe the fact that he's Heartworm Positive discouraged potential adopters? He'll need to go through treatment before he heads north to his rescue Second Chance Animal Rescue in Minnesota. His diagnosis didn't scare them away.

His first day in foster he was a little bit shy, but today... his foster says "He is a sweet, happy boy. He has figured out he's safe now and he is really bouncy and wubby now!"

This is so wonderful for our fosters to experience and for us to hear the updates... pups that are scared and unsure blossoming into happy confident loving pups!

Welcome to the Passport For Paws family, TJ. We're so happy you were finally chosen and we get to be a part of your rescue story.

12/24/2025

Yesterday was an exciting day... we had a FREEDOM RIDE for not one, not two, not three... but FOUR BEAUTIFUL FURRY SOULS! Tonight we introduce you to MADISON. Just look at her joyful smile and gorgeous eyes with built-in eyeliner! 😍

We had such a hard time finding a Texas foster home and were thrilled when we finally found one in the eleventh hour. Sadly, things didn't work out as planned with a new foster, and we are again in search of a place for this girl.

Surely there must be someone to give her a soft place to fall for the holidays and the new year? She will be transporting north to her rescue in just a few weeks.

Please consider opening your heart and home to this beautiful soul in need. ❤

12/23/2025

"Everybody should have a shelter dog. It's good for the soul.” - Paul Shaffer

We agree. And if you can't adopt one, then please foster one!

12/22/2025

Update: Covered

Original Post:
Edit: timing in Carrollton TX will be around 4:00pm or so.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Urgent local transport help needed to get SKYE from CARROLLTON TX to her foster home that's in the NORTH FORT WORTH TX area.

Timeframe: TODAY, Monday 12/22, around 2 or 3pm.

This is a great opportunity for those who cannot foster but want to physically support our mission and get repaid in doggie kisses.

We, Skye and her foster family, thank you for considering. ❤️

12/21/2025

One last reminder... our Q4 DONATE 2 IMPACT FUNDRAISER ends TODAY.

Option 1: Drop-off in Frisco closes at 6:00pm
ADDRESS: 10601 Ohio Drive, Frisco TX 75035

Option 2: Schedule an at-home pickup for the next available date in your area.
👉 Your items will count toward our fundraiser as long as it's Scheduled today - even though pickup will be in the future. (This option gives you a little more time to gather your items!)

THANK YOU for making your unwanted/unneeded household things turn into money for our mission of saving Texas pets in need and giving them second chances in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

12/19/2025

Just 3 more days left in our Q4 DONATE 2 IMPACT FUNDRAISER. Sunday December 21st is the last day to schedule a pick-up (even if the pick-up date is after the 21st) and the last day to drop off donations.

📢 Please share with your DFW TX area friends and family, or even with strangers you see having a garage/yard sale. Tell them about how they can donate their unwanted/unneeded items in good re-sellable condition... and we get money back for every pound.

Extra info is in the Comments section.

OPTION 1: Drop off at the Frisco donation center:
10601 Ohio Drive, Frisco TX 75035
Open Daily 9:30am - 6:00pm

OPTION 2: Schedule a pickup...
1) Go to donate2impact .com and select the "Schedule your free pickup" button
2) Enter your zip code & select a pickup date
3) Choose our charity...
• Choose One Of Our Partnering Charity: select the radio button for "Two Week Fundraiser"
• Fundraiser Charities: select "Passport For Paws"
4) Complete the rest of the form with your info
5) Gather your donations of acceptable items
6) Label all bags & boxes with "Passport For Paws" to ensure we get credit for every donation.
7) Await your pick-up date with great satisfaction that your old items will raise money for our mission of saving Texas pets in need and giving them second chances in Min and Wisconsin.

Please share this post so that more people can contribute. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

12/18/2025

FREEDOM RIDE FOR JOVI!
JOVI arrived at the Mesquite Animal Shelter as a stray and was having a terrible time. He looked terrified and would just freeze in place. Shelter staff said "When you look into his eyes, you can see that he feels lost, unloved, and abandoned." It breaks our heart. 💔😭

We're happy that this afternoon he's out of the overwhelming shelter environment and on the road to better days. He'll have a full work-up at the vet to ensure there are no underlying physical issues that might be contributing to his lost and terrified state of mind.

THANK YOU to the kind and lovely Lisa and her freedom ride sidekick/husband Clay, for helping us out with local transport support and getting Jovi out of the shelter today. We appreciate your taking the time out to help this little soul who really needed this chapter of his rescue journey to start today.

THANK YOU to Second Chance Animal Rescue for wanting to help this pup that really needed a hero, and fast. We're looking forward to the day when Jovi's eyes will be bright, and full of joy and life again!

And a bright future is in the near future only because of a Foster Family opening their heart and home to him. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

❣️EDITED TO ADD: We forgot to mention some of the most important and critical folks in a shelter pet's rescue journey... THANK YOU shelter staff and volunteers... those that truly care about giving the animals a fighting chance of making it out alive, when the odds are stacked against them. These folks not only provide the basics of food and shelter, but the countless hours cleaning, taking them out for walks and time in the play yard, allaying their fears, socializing, taking pictures & making videos, writing biographies so others can get a glimpse into the personalities and temperaments, doing dog tests, and cat tests, networking with rescues via email and social media, answering questions, oh the list goes on! Shelter workers see the worst of the worst on a daily basis, but they are the best of the best when they do these things we just mentioned. We wish every shelter would care like this, and many do... but sadly there are some that just do not seem to care. That makes us even more grateful for the ones that do. We love and appreciate everyone who took care of Jovi and made sure he got out sooner rather than later (or not at all). THANK YOU, THANK YOU... You are all the superheroes that these pets need.

12/17/2025

Update: Jovi will be safely out of the shelter today thanks to a wonderful human being named LISA 😇and her husband CLAY 😇 who will be giving Jovi his Freedom Ride this afternoon. 🥳🥳🥳 Stay tuned for a Freedom Ride post later!

Original Post:
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Local transport help needed to get JOVI from Mesquite TX Animal Shelter to the vet in Plano TX.

Timeframe: by Noon on Thursday 12/18. (Shelter is closed on Wednesdays, but if there is someone who can help that day then we will see if we can arrange to get him out sooner.)

Note: Jovi is very scared in the shelter environment, so we need someone who will be patient and kind. You might not get repaid in doggie kisses, but you'll certainly have the satisfaction of doing a good deed.

This is a great opportunity for those who cannot foster but want to physically support our mission.

We, and Jovi, thank you for considering. ❤️

12/17/2025

We're looking for a Superhero to step up for CLYDE for a few months to get him safely out of the overflowing shelter and love him through Heartworm treatment. Then he'll be in tip-top shape for transport to his rescue in Wisconsin.

BIG DOG lovers... we need you bigtime!

If you cannot foster, please share the post to expand views and increase his chances of finding the hero he needs to save his life. Thank you for your support!

12/22 Update: Covered. Thank you Foster Home! ❤

12/19 Update: No one has offered and CLYDE needs a place to go on Sunday. The shelter is overflowing, dogs are in temporary outside kennels they have added... but even those are full, multiple dogs in each kennel. They are doing the best they can, but hard decisions are being made. Every day the shelter holds Clyde for us, other dogs are dying. Please help!

Note: Even if you can do just a portion of the time needed, we can piece together a plan for him if we can't find one person for the whole time. Let's work together to save this handsome guy... plus the other pup that will get to have his place at the shelter!

Original Post:
FOSTER HOME NEEDED for CLYDE
• through Heartworm treatment
• male
• 4 yrs old
• over 100 lbs

Comment below if you can help, or send a message to [email protected] (as we are having issues with messages on this page right now).

If you cannot foster, please Like and Share this post to help increase his chance of finding a foster ASAP.

12/17/2025

Something silly for ya! 😁

But seriously, who can relate? 🙋‍♀️

12/16/2025

"Give the mind a short break. Take a nap."
~ Author Unknown

Runner Up Quote: "When life gives you lemons, take a nap." (Author Unknown)