Buddy and Friends Animal Rescue

11/12/2024

A huge thank you to Kevin from The Soapy Spot for donating 3 gift certificates for our open house on 12/1/24!

We love Kevin! He helps us out so much with our foster dogs and the dogs in our shelter to keep them clean. Everyone loves adopting a clean pup! 💙💚🩷

More info here: Buddy and Friends Open House!

11/12/2024

Grace is still here and looking for her forever home!

Breed: Pit Mix AKA Snuggle butt
Born 3.17.24

Hi future best friend! My name is Grace and according to my foster family, I’m really awesome! They tell me all the time how sweet I am and how much they love my kisses and snuggles and my overall affectionate and loving presence❤️ I love to eat, play, go on walks, sleep, and run….I love all my dog friends that I live with and my cat friend too! I know how to sit when asked, especially when I see a yummy treat in one of my humans' hands (which of course I take super gently when invited to!) I sleep all night in my crate and am working on potty training 😊 I can’t wait to meet you….

Apply to adopt: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt

If you have any questions, most Q&A can, be found here – BuddyandFriendsMA.org

ALL dogs are spayed/neutered, up to date on shots & preventives and microchipped.

11/12/2024

Sweet Boy Cooper!

Cooper is a 11-month-old, Hound Mix. He is sweet boy with a heart of gold!

This boy is truly looking for his partner in crime and best friend! Cooper loves other dogs, but sometimes needs help understanding when another dog is done playing with him. Cooper plays very well and loves a good play wrestle! On walks cooper walks well and loves to sniff everything in sight. His main priorities are his own curiosity and his desire for your approval, sometimes the curiosity just wins out. Cooper knows sit, paw, down, and stay and is very patient for his food. He loves treats and is a super trainable dog. Someone able to put in the time and patience to train him and build his confidence will have an amazing and obedient dog to adventure with! Cooper is crate trained and potty trained. He is a bit cautious of men at first but quickly grows comfortable once he knows he is safe! This boy is truly a love bug and deserves the most loving and happy home that he can give all his love to!

Apply to adopt on our website - buddyandfriendsma.org

If you have any questions, most Q&A can, be found here – BuddyandFriendsMA.org

ALL dogs are spayed/neutered, up to date on shots & preventives and microchipped.

11/12/2024

Miss Abby
Right in Marshfield and looking for a forever home for the holidays!

Estimated DOB: 5/24/24
Breed: Hound mix

From her foster mom:
It took a full week of living with her, but I finally got a pic of Abby *without* our resident dog photo bombing!
Abby is soooo sweet. She’s all puppy with her playful energy, sweet snuggles, and giant feet ~ but she’s also fantastic in the crate (not a p*ep!) Abby is also almost completely house trained (she’s had two indoor accidents in a week, and both were when we weren’t paying attention to her cues).
Abby loves playing with our resident dog, and she lives in a home with one older (almost 9-year-old) child. I have no reason to believe that she wouldn’t do great with younger kids as well.
Abby really is a dream pup!!

Apply here:
ADOPT: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt

Most Q&A can be found on our website: BuddyandFriendsMA.org

ALL dogs are up to date on vaccinations, preventatives, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.

11/11/2024

Meet Zoey!!

Breed: Shepherd Mix
Age: 8 Months
Weight: Approx 42 lbs currently.

Zoey is such a sweet girl. She is temperament tested and will make a great addition to any home. Zoey loves to run and play with the other dogs but also knows how to settle dog to get loved on. She is arriving this week from TN and is looking for a foster home. There is no greater gift around the holidays than sharing it with a shelter dog who needs you.

Apply here:
FOSTER: Buddyandfriendsma.org/foster
ADOPT: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt

Most Q&A can be found on our website: BuddyandFriendsMA.org
ALL dogs are up to date on vaccinations, preventatives, spayed/neutered, and microchipped

11/11/2024

♥️FOSTER HOME NEEDED!!♥️

Sweet Nina is looking for her forever home!
She’s coming to MA next week. 💕💕

This gentle girl is about 18 months old, 45 lbs. She is crate trained, and potty trained a little shy at first, but learns to trust and attaches to people quickly. She is also great with other dogs. She is a short squat mixed breed. She’s a little bit of a couch potato and loves to snuggle. If you would like to meet this sweet girl, please message us. And please share her to help her find her forever home!

Apply here:
FOSTER: Buddyandfriendsma.org/foster
ADOPT: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt

Most Q&A can be found on our website: BuddyandFriendsMA.org

ALL dogs are up to date on vaccinations, preventatives, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.

11/11/2024

Foster home still needed!!!

11/11/2024

Foster home still needed!!

11/10/2024

We are going to be spamming you like crazy with dogs. We are in TN and there is no shortage of dogs!!

Meet Stryder!!

He’s a 3-4 year old Border Collie Mix

The family that saved this dog has multiple other dogs and 4 small children under the age of 6. They do not have the means to keep him.

He’s great with small children and other dogs. Stryder sweet with strangers. He does have a very high prey drive and has gone after their chickens, so we are asking for no small animals.

He has a great temperament and will make a great addition to a family.

Apply to adopt: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt
Apply to foster: Buddyandfriendsma.org/foster

Most Q&A can be found on our website: BuddyandFriendsMA.org

11/10/2024

Meet Boomer!! 💙
𝐅𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐃

Estimated DOB: 7/26/24
Mixed breed
Weight: 20.5 lbs

From our southern partner:
This little darling was found in the middle of the highway alone. He weighed 2.8 lbs and was estimated to be 6 weeks old.

Boomer has not been a fan of being held for anything to be done to him. He has gradually progressed to crawling in my lap for loving. He loves all dogs and plays with other puppies and 75 lb Phoenix.

Boomer sleeps all night in his crate and immediately goes to the puppy pad to p*e when he wakes up. He originally had his own space in the bathroom with an open crate and used the puppy pad in there. He is just now learning to walk with a harness.

Apply here:
FOSTER: Buddyandfriendsma.org/foster
ADOPT: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt

Most Q&A can be found on our website: BuddyandFriendsMA.org

ALL dogs are up to date on vaccinations, preventatives, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.

11/10/2024

We need Fosters for the dogs that are ready to come up so we can make room for these dogs down south!

We will be posting dogs out over the next few hours that are going to need a place to crash on Saturday. Please keep your eyes p*eled! 

11/10/2024

We are taking things with Nick real slow and so is his potential forever family.
He’s our longest resident being with us over a year and this is beyond awesome.

11/09/2024

Wells and Wren are HERE!!! ♥️♥️♥️

We need TWO foster homes for them!!!! 🐾🐾
Help us get them into a home please!!

Sweet Wells and Wren are looking for their forever homes! 🏡

They are both about 6 months old. Wells and Wren were pulled from a kill shelter that was code red. 😢

Our addiction is dogs that need someone to take a chance on them. We knew they needed us.♥️

They are both crate trained and potty trained. Both are about 35 lbs.
A little shy at first, but learning to trust quickly and that humans are actually pretty cool. They are also great with other dogs. Wells loves to do zoomies and wrestle with his sister Wren during play time outside.

Apply here:
FOSTER: Buddyandfriendsma.org/foster
ADOPT: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt

Most Q&A can be found on our website: BuddyandFriendsMA.org

ALL dogs are up to date on vaccinations, preventatives, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.

11/08/2024

Wells and Wren are HERE!!! ♥️♥️♥️

We need foster homes!!!! 🐾🐾🐾
Help us get them into a home please!!

Sweet Wells and Wren are looking for their forever homes! 🏡

They are both about 6 months old. Wells and Wren were pulled from a kill shelter that was code red. 😢

Our addiction is dogs that need someone to take a chance on them. We knew they needed us.♥️

They are both crate trained and potty trained. Both are about 35 lbs.
A little shy at first, but learning to trust quickly and that humans are actually pretty cool. They are also great with other dogs. Wells loves to do zoomies and wrestle with his sister Wren during play time outside.

Apply here:
FOSTER: Buddyandfriendsma.org/foster
ADOPT: Buddyandfriendsma.org/adopt

Most Q&A can be found on our website: BuddyandFriendsMA.org

ALL dogs are up to date on vaccinations, preventatives, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.

11/08/2024

𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒...
The under-talked about part of rescue….

The biggest thing no one could have prepared me for getting into rescue is the constant guilt.

Guilt for the dogs you can’t help. For walking out of a shelter with one dog and passing by a line of others just as deserving practically screaming help me. For that litter of puppies you got an email about, likely to be dumped and face a life of suffering because as so many other, we are full and have no where for them to go.

Guilt for having to tell people sometimes in the lowest points of their lives that you can’t help. For the good citizen trying to help a stray in an area without an animal shelter. For the overworked animal control staff pleading in your inbox. For simply not having the physical space, fosters, or funds to help and having to relay the bad news time and time again.

Guilt for the dogs you were too late to save. For looking in their eyes laying on that vet floor and know they never got to experience the life they deserved. For the dog in heart failure or puppies with parvo, too far gone to save. For knowing they very well may be leaving this world having only known suffering.

Guilt for missing a thank you to a donor or not saying thank you enough. For them not knowing how much you truly appreciate them and couldn’t be more grateful, but in the midst of all things rescue, you haven’t had a chance to get that thank you note out.

Guilt for always feeling like the time you spend with dogs isn’t enough. For having vet appointments, meet and greets, rescue missions that go longer than expected and cut into your time with them.

Guilt for having your own aging dogs at home who so much irreplaceable time with is given up. For watching, or missing watching, them age before your eyes because rescue takes over. For how much they have to share, cope and adjust to meet the needs of the constant revolving door of fosters.

Guilt for the mountain of emails and messages that go without a response because there’s simply only so much time in a day. For some messages going unopened because the subject line alone is enough to tell your empty tank at the end of a heartbreaking day, your heart literally could not bare it right now.

Guilt for taking a moment to do anything other than rescue knowing there’s that inbox full of unopened messages waiting, dog to walk, kennels to clean, appointments to schedule, so. much. paperwork. to do, the list goes on….

Guilt for not always immediately replying to foster or adopter texts because your hands are full of p**p covered puppies, in the middle of a rescue mission or other. For them not knowing you really did glance at the text on your watch to make sure it wasn’t an emergency, told yourself you’d reply as soon as you finished, but end up forgetting for a couple hours.

Guilt for being absent from family and friends, missing events, celebrations, time together. For holidays turning into some of the only times you spend together, and even then, there‘s always a good chance a rescue emergency will interfere then too.

Guilt for your own spouse at home getting whatever is left in your empty tank at the end of the day. For gracefully dealing with all the new dogs to show up out of the blue, jumping in to help get them set up. For the messy house, for the garage and spare bedrooms turning into storage rooms for supplies.

For me personally, it is the guilt.

I know I can’t be the only one either.

Be kind to your small rescues. Chances are… behind that rescue name and fancy licensing is just a single person or couple person team doing they best they can — and carrying an overwhelming amount of guilt already.

-Heather & every other small rescue owner out there including US.

11/08/2024

This is disturbing on so many levels.
Every aspect.
Animal cruelty is everywhere.
Right in Middleborough

Disturbing details were revealed in a Massachusetts courtroom Thursday when a woman faced charges after animals were found dead or living in filth without proper food and water were removed from a Middleborough home last month.

11/07/2024

We asked and you all delivered.
Thank you so much for this food. Our dogs go through a little over 40lbs PER week at the shelter. 🫣
Can’t express how truly grateful we are. 🐾♥️