06/23/2025
How did we miss this!
Especially now with a new Best Pal who is a Dachshund! Yesterday was the longest day of the year and we welcome this long dog. His name is Riley, he is 4. He was brought to BestPals Animal Rescue by his family who is facing homelessness. They brought Riley’s buddy, Lando, who is a Jack Russell/Chihuahua mix. They also brought their cats. We are getting everyone vet checked and up to date on shots and they will be available soon!
On a very serious note, when we have families come to us under these circumstances or if they are living in their cars or some other sad situation like this, we always check that everyone is safe. That the people have a place to go. We help to network people to places. We move slowly with our intake, we discuss options, asking if they need help finding a program that allows them to keep their pets. But in this case there were 5 pets and little options. If we do take the pet in we let the people stay as long as they feel comfortable. We explain the benefits of a small rescue where many of the dogs live with our Director. We will send pictures and updates if the past owners would like. We make the best out of a very sad situation. We were grateful we could keep the dogs together and the cats together. Next we sit with the animals and let them know they are safe and they are loved. This is our promise!
