Support Big Baby the Wonder Rescue Dog

11/12/2022

Big Baby playing with a little dog that happened to be in the park.

10/31/2022

Big Baby in the dog park playing with another dog and two kids. Just a short clip but we have 20 minutes of good play time.😀

10/31/2022

10/31/2022

The most difficult part of this whole projects are the forms, communications the institutions. My apologies.
We are in Kansas City now. Big Baby was fostered by friends in Indianapolis from July -Oct. They got way more than they signed up for. But they loved him, gave him a roof over his head. We thought someone in their circle might adopt him, but we are still looking. None of us have done this before.

As soon as I got settled I KC, it was time for the hot potato to come back to me. So here he his in my deluxe apartment in Westport. And this would all work except that, my dog Andy will not share the home. My folks are caring for Andy for now. But that is asking a lot of them and so I really need to find a forever home.
I had lined up surrendering him to the KC Pet Project which as a Group Play program. A very progressive thing for shelters to have.
It all sounded very promising until it wasn’t. I will not critique how we were treated by them here. There was a serious bureaucratic f**k up. But despite all that - what I’ve leaned is that this dog will not survive in a shelter. He did it once. Was kept in isolation the whole time, contracted an upper respiratory infection, and then his behavior devolved and he began guarding his pin.
This time he immediately went into panic mode. Extreme separation anxiety. I got a call to come get him. They opened his pin and he leaped out to me. I was splashed with his own filth. It was clear the he’d not been out of his pin after he went in.
I got him back to my apartment complex and bathed him. I have his crate set up in my laundry/bathroom. He’s doing great. Is a more calm dog that when I had him in New Orleans. Everything is almost perfect except that for the fact that my dog will not share the home.
And so my parents have my dog for now but that is not sustainable.
I’m in a dog friendly apartment building with lots of young people. What I’m hoping for is someone living here will take interest. That someone will take him for a test drive.
A phased transition from me to a neighbor would be best. Someone to walk with us, take him for an afternoon, a day, an over night.
And I’m not going anywhere. A new foster or forever parent can drop him off with me for a day.
But I need to get the word out and make it happen.
Thanks for you support.
I’m using the hashtag . Please look for that and share.

07/22/2022

Big Baby and Wainwright are having the time of their lives!

07/21/2022

It's been a long journey for Big Baby - not just in miles. Abandoned and rescued in New Orleans, he in a new city - Indianapolis, with a wounderful young couple that are fostering him.
He is healthy and in good spirits. His training is coming a long nicely.
He's a big rambunctious puppy. A handful. Not the kind of dog that is likely to make it thru the shelter system. It's taken the dedication of a small team of people to keep hope alive for him - hoping that others will see what we see - a big boy that wants to do nothing more than to please and protect his people.
This good boy does not fit into our lives at this time. I wish he did. But he will make a great friend for someone. In the mean time, we'll make room for him in our lives, pay his expenses, train him and keep him safe until we find that forever home. And Team Big Baby here in New Orleans is going to do everything to make it easy for this current foster parents.
I've been documenting his story elsewhere but will be doing that here from now on so as to reach a wider audience. He has a folloing in NOLA. Indy, you are going to love this dog.
We've raised enough funds to cover about 75% of the cost so far. There will be more expenses. Ex: we need to bring in a dog sitter for a few weeks. We'd like to get him working with a professional training in Indy. But he's just one dog so it should not be that much and we intend to do this as transparently as possible... and maybe get some stickers to hand out.
So.. follow long as we try to find Big Baby - the dog with the funny ear - his forever home. And if you are interested in adopting, talk to us. He's having all kinds of break thrus as he settles in to his new for-now home.

07/21/2022

05/24/2022

Big Baby the Wonder Dog was found chained to a fence in May - abandoned . I brought him home for a week - against the wishes of my dog, Andy. He's 60 pounds of muscle- and all heart. Not aggressive. Very loyal. House trained. Very playful.
He's a lot of dog. A good boy that needs a job. Protecting you and your family from wild cats. I can tell you all about him.
He's currently residing in the Louisiana SPCA - getting all his medical done. The staff all love him. I go to visit him.
I can tell you all about him. He loves riding in the car. He wants to be with his human. If you need a buddy riding shotgun in the truck to go check on the cattle, this is the dog for you. Re-locating him to the right person is a possibility.