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We Save Dogs! To see our adoptable pups, please visit floridalittledogrescue.com!

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween friends!!! Our team has been busy today with treats for all the new pups (and we will update everyone tomorrow) but tonight we just wanna see all our friends’ fabulous costumes, four legged and two legged!

10/30/2024

Hey friends, we know it’s Spooky Season but we were really not prepared for the horrors this week has brought.

First, we were contacted about a 9 month old Yorkie with a broken leg who’s family did not want to treat him because it was “"too expensive”" and “"he was not worth it”. Well, he’s worth it to us, so welcome Gianni to Florida Little Dog Rescue. He was having his orthopedic consult today and we are just waiting on the vet report to sort out a treatment plan. Then last night we were contacted by one of our partner shelters that suffered damage during the hurricane and they were expecting a hoarding case to come in this morning with over 40 small breed dogs that needed to leave ASAP and asked if we could help. Our team started scrambling and arranged to have Brittani en route today to be at the shelter waiting when the dogs were ready and processed after 5 PM and our vet made space to get them in right away. It’s gonna be a long night on the road back for her and we don’t know anything about the dogs yet, so please don’t ask. We just know they needed us and we will be there to help them. But now we need to ask for your help. While we raised about $7000 of our matching funds we still came up about $3000 short of our goal. Our donor has agreed to extend that if we can raise it to help these dogs. So can you lend a helping paw? Sonations can be made right here on Facebook or on our website www.floridalittledogrescue.com. Thank you so much friends and Happy Halloween Eve, let’s hope tomorrow is a little less spooky with less tricks and more treats.

10/20/2024

Let us be very, very, CRYSTAL DISCO GLITTER FREAKING CLEAR, HATE OR BIGOTRY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED OR ENTERTAINED HERE.

10/19/2024

It’s a beautiful day (10/19) at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando!! Please come join us and the pups at Come Out with Pride!! We are here until 5, booth SG4 off Robinson, right across from the bird sculptures:)

10/18/2024

Hey Friends,

Rosalie, one of our newest rescues, and I need to begin this post by asking a favor, please? Please, please remember everyone at FLDR is a volunteer and we are also humans. Humans who dedicate much (or all) of our free time to the pups and trying to save more pups and care for the pups and do right by the pups. In today’s world, while so much good does come from social media, the sad reality is that social media is also not always the nicest place. So as it has become more and more abusive (mainly due to people simply failing to take the time to read before making ASSumptions and the abuse got so bad that we have had social media volunteers quit over it) our posts have scaled back, also due to the rise of so many scam comments on posts like “get this shirt here” or “join this group” that we have no way to stop until they are posted:( Please know that not everything we do, or every single pup, is posted on social media. We used to post pups here as they became adoptable, then people didn’t read the posts or dates and would comment weeks or months later and then when we said the pup was adopted, we were called scammers. We used to post pups here when adopted, and same thing - people would comment wanting the dog and when we would say it was adopted, we were fakes because we didn’t have adoptable pups and every pup was adopted by the time they saw it. So, if you want to see the pups currently for adoption - they are on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com on the adoptable dogs page only. Want to see happy endings of adopted pups? They are on the “Before and After” page of our website (as long as the adopter is OK with us posting their picture, some prefer privacy). We are all volunteers doing our absolute best to care for the pups and avoid human drama.

Ok, now onto happier topics:) We have received several donations through our Amazon wishlist and they have started going out to fosters and the pups - all of whom are very thankful and very excited:) More new pups arrived yesterday and we are scheduling some others for next week as their holds are released at animal services:)

Tomorrow is one of the few in-person events our team participates in, which is Come Out With Pride Orlando. Commissioner Patty Sheehan graciously donates her booth space to us and our team loves going and having a fabulous, fun filled day. One of our favorites is having our adopters come by (some with their pups!) and say hello, so if you are out and about tomorrow we will be at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando from 11:30-5:00-ish, booth space SG4. We will also have a few of our adorable adoptable pups on hand to greet you and give kisses and cuddles. (please know we do NOT do “on the spot adoptions”, there is still the normal application process that must be followed:) )

As far as today’s matching update (I know we didn’t post one last night, so this is as of 5pm on Friday, 10/18)…$491 was raised on the last FB post and $1475 was donated directly through our website, adding to the previous total of $2372 brings us to $4338!!! As you may know, one of our generous friends offered a matching funds donation to help us make sure we can cover all of the veterinary, grooming and boarding expenses and not have to turn pups away due to lack of funds. Every donation through Sunday, up to $10,000 will be matched! We have just a few more days to meet the match and we are really hopeful we can do it - as it will allow our team to focus on the pups directly and less time stressing over funding (which is a huge stress). You can donate using the link right here on this post, or any of the links on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com.

Please, please refer to the Q&A post that we made here on our FB page for questions about adoption, fostering, when pups might be available, etc. The more time we can spend handling the pups and their needs as opposed to answering the same questions multiple times on socials is a huge help to our team:) So please, friends, if you can lend a helping paw, please please do! Thank you!!!

10/17/2024

Hi Friends! We are on Monday, Part 3! This week has been awfully long and hectic, we hope it has been easier for you and that you are starting to have some “normalcy” back post-Milton and enjoying this cooler weather. Our hearts are with all of our Coastal friends and those in areas with rivers still cresting:(

We had one new little pup join us today, 17 pups were in for vetting, at least 2 more new pups coming tomorrow and another 3 that we are still working on getting vetting scheduled. You may have remembered that Jan was overnighting a special guest “pup” at her house last night before getting to Laurie today and now we will introduce you to the honorary “pup”….a hedgehog! This little hedgie was found roaming at large by a fellow rescuer and Laurie has long been a Hedgehog Welfare Rescue station, so they made their way to her, where they are now comfortably set up in their own habitat where they do not have to share their hedge;)

Today’s totals for our matching fundraiser: Yesterday our total was $1656 out of $10K possible match raised! Today $462 was raised here on the previous FB post (as of 10:45 pm) and $255 was raised directly through donations on our website, bringing the total so far to $2372!

So we are still doing great, but we are super hopeful that we can get closer…..In case you missed it, starting this past Monday, every donation through Sunday, up to $10,000 will be matched! We have a week to meet the match and we are really hopeful we can do it - as it will allow our team to focus on the pups directly and less time stressing over funding (which is a huge stress). You can donate using the link right here on this post, or any of the links on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com. We will keep everyone updated on how the match is coming along along with a general update daily. Please, please refer to the Q&A post that we made here on our FB page for questions about adoption, fostering, when pups might be available, etc. The more time we can spend handling the pups and their needs as opposed to answering the same questions multiple times on socials is a huge help to our team:) So please, friends, if you can lend a helping paw, please please do! Thank you!!!

10/16/2024

Quick evening update, because oh my gosh - Tuesday has been masquerading as Monday and we all know that 99% of sequels are not as good as the original so yeah, today was rough. We have some more new pups joining us tomorrow as Brittani is prepped for another animal services trip and we have a full day of vetting ahead of us for a lot of our new pups - with Laurie, Jan and Connie all taking turns with vet trips tomorrow. Jan is even overnighting a special guest “pup” at her house tonight before they head to Laurie tomorrow....we will introduce you to them with tomorrow night's update ;)

Today’s totals for our matching fundraiser: $900 donated through our website and as of 11:30pm - $756 through the original matching FB post…so we are at $1656 out of $10K possible match raised! That’s pretty exciting for the first 24 hours, but we know (hope!) we can get closer…..

Starting last night, every donation through Sunday, up to $10,000 will be matched! We have a week to meet the match and we are really hopeful we can do it - as it will allow our team to focus on the pups directly and less time stressing over funding (which is a huge stress). You can donate using the link right here on this post, or any of the links on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com. We will keep everyone updated on how the match is coming along along with a general update daily. Please, please refer to the Q&A post that we made here on our FB page for questions about adoption, fostering, when pups might be available, etc. The more time we can spend handling the pups and their needs as opposed to answering the same questions multiple times on socials is a huge help to our team:) So please, friends, if you can lend a helping paw, please please do! Thank you!!!

10/15/2024

Hey Friends!!!

It’s been a very very busy few days around here….We have been working hard to get all the new pups settled, get vetting scheduled and get grooming arranged. Thankfully, almost all of our team now has power back, with a few waiting for internet to come back up, which hopefully will be soon! We hope that all of you are also doing OK with post-Milton/post-Helene recovery. Its been a very, very long few weeks and we really, really are crossing allllll of our paws that a “lull” is on the horizon.

Today was “spa day” for several of our pups. Most of the “fluffy” pups that came to us were severely matted and needed total shave downs, so they are going to be sporting some spiffy new ‘dos over the next few days. Anderson (pictured here) is very happy to be able to move freely again!

We have also started receiving some of the awesome supplies you have sent our pups through our Amazon wishlist! They will be getting distributed to our fosters this week and they are immensely helpful, so thank you so much!!

As we have worked on getting everyone settled, we are also working on who else still needs help, as a few of our partner shelters actually suffered damage to their facilities and we are working out plans to help their impacted pups, one of our very generous friends offered a matching funds donation to help us make sure we can cover all of the veterinary, grooming and boarding expenses and not have to turn pups away due to lack of funds. Starting today, every donation through Sunday, up to $10,000 will be matched! We have a week to meet the match and we are really hopeful we can do it - as it will allow our team to focus on the pups directly and less time stressing over funding (which is a huge stress). You can donate using the link right here on this post, or any of the links on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com. We will keep everyone updated on how the match is coming along along with a general update daily. Please, please refer to the Q&A post that we made here on our FB page for questions about adoption, fostering, when pups might be available, etc. The more time we can spend handling the pups and their needs as opposed to answering the same questions multiple times on socials is a huge help to our team:) So please, friends, if you can lend a helping paw, please please do! Thank you!!!

10/11/2024

Hi Friends!

As much as we wish we could answer/see every comment right now, we just can’t. Some of our team is still without power, some have damages to their homes/property that they are working on resolving and obviously we are still coordinating with our partner shelters about more pups that need our help. That being said, we will post a very basic Q&A here that should answer the most common questions.

Please note, while we know some people may not agree with some of our policies/procedures, we have found, that as a small, ALL volunteer foster-home based rescue, that these are what work best for us - to be able to keep things manageable and provide the proper levels of care and support to our pups and their caretakers as well as manage (as best we can anyhow) the stress levels of our admin team, most of whom can’t recall the last time they had a real “vacation”, as rescue is generally one emergency after the next. Some of these policies/procedures have also been instated/modified due to some lessons learned the hard way in “hoping for the best” and making exceptions to our general procedures in the past. The comments of “well if you do it THIS way, you could save more” are very well meaning, but if our team is stressed to the max, burned out, emotionally vanquished and they just step away from rescue, we really won’t be able to save ANY.

Q: How can I help NOW?
A: At this moment, monetary donations are critical. Many of our pups coming in will need complete vetting care - from flea treatments, to emergency grooming, vaccines, dentals, spay/neuter, heartworm tests, microchips and more. While our vets do offer us discounts, our vet care is not free - as our vet’s offices do have employees and expenses to cover as well. Please do NOT say they should do more for free or if they cared they would - they DO care, so much. How many of you can get your vet to answer you on their personal cell phone at 3am? We can. They care. We will also have boarding expenses for the pups we pulled from the shelters ahead of the storm as many came to us with upper respiratory infections and need quarantine. We also pulled extras that our vet’s office had boarding space for in a secure, concrete building with staff through the storm that our fosters could not take until after the storm passed. We don’t have to board dogs often, but right now it is a life-saving measure. You can donate using the buttons here on FB or any of the ones on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com.

Q: When can I adopt? “I want THAT dog”.
A. We do not discuss adoption of any of our pups until they are medically and behaviorally cleared for adoption. We do not want anyone getting emotionally attached to a pup only to find out that they pup isn’t going to be a match for their home. We work very hard to properly match our pups to the right homes that will give them the best chance to be set up for long term success and each pup needs different things. So while you may have an amazing home - it may not be a match for that amazing dog you liked the picture of. However, you likely will be a match for a different amazing dog! We don’t pre-approve applications or maintain waiting lists, we ask that you please check the adoptable dogs page of our website and apply when there is a pup you are interested in on that page, and ONLY at that time and ONLY when you can adopt at the time of application. We only adopt in Florida, for legal and contractual reasons.

Q: What can you tell me about (and attaches specific picture)?
A: See above Q.

Q: Where are you located? I want to come see all the dogs!
A: We are a foster-based rescue in the Orlando/Kissimmee area. We do not have a shelter or physical building. All of our pups are in foster homes and treated as if they are members of the family while they recover and wait for adoption:)

Q: How can I adopt?
A: Please visit our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com and read the adoption process. Please then complete an adoption application if there is a pup on the adoptable dogs page of the website that you are interested in.

Q: Do you need fosters?
A: YES! We always need fosters. However, our fosters just FOSTER. We do not do “foster to adopt”. Our fosters foster because they want to help a pup in need and are willing to learn about them - most of our pups are pulled “blind” to us - meaning we know NOTHING about them. We can not guarantee you a house trained pup, as we just do not know. We can’t shuffle the pups around after small hiccups - so we do appreciate our fosters being willing to “start from scratch” and work with our pups on everything - house training, leash training, etc. We do have foster coordinators for support and can provide you with any supplies you need for the pup. We cover all medical needs at our vet and grooming at our groomers, your foster coordinator will set all of that up for you. Our fosters do need to be in the Orlando/Kissimmee area. All of our vets and groomers and team are located here and it is simply too much for us to coordinate out of area fosters. We have tried before and it simply doesn’t work for us. Fosters also need to be able to keep their new pup separate from their current pups for up to 10 days if they came from a shelter, as they may have been exposed to kennel cough, and even with the bordetella vaccines, some strains slip past it and we don’t want your current pups to catch anything. Sometime quarantine times are less depending on if they are owner surrendered as shelter diversion or may have been quarantines at our vet’s offices for a few days in advance. Each pup is different. If you are interested in fostering, please visit www.floridalittledogrescue.com and complete an adoption application and put in the comments “want to foster” and our foster team will reach out.

Q: I live in ——(insert various location) can I foster??
A. See Q above:)

This should cover all of the most basic questions for now. Again, we appreciate all of the helping paws and support right now, the pups (and our humans) greatly appreciate them!!

10/10/2024

Hey Friends........Just when we think we have seen it all....admidst storm clean up for our team, and many of us being without power still, MamaJan gets a picture with a message.."Help"...which resulted in a quick text to Laurie and Debra who both said "GO!". A family that had their house flooded went to a family member's house and all their dogs were just too much and some needed to go elsewhere....so that meant crates in the driveway with this sign "Free Puppies". They were close to MamaJan so she raced out the door and snagged the pups. It's been a very stressful day for so many, so we are just very thankful a neighbor contacted MamaJan and that the pups are now safely tucked in at her house for now and will make their way to our vet. We know that tomorrow and the weekend will likely bring more pups and we are doing our best to prepare. If you are able to lend a helping paw, the pups really would appreciate it...you can donate using any of the links on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com or the button right here. We know everyone has a lot on their plates right now and we and the pups appreciate all of your help so much. Thank you friends and please continue to stay safe.

*Please see our previous post about not asking about adoption at this time, we greatly appreciate your cooperation and understanding. Thank you :)

10/10/2024

Quick update: We have been in contact with almost everyone on our team and they are all OK - many are without power, some have damage to their homes, but everyone is OK. All our pups are OK and did well through the storm. We have been in contact with kennel managers at a couple of our partner shelters and they came through the storm OK and we will touch base later this afternoon/evening as to how we can further assist. We will post another update later tonight or tomorrow morning. We hope everyone is doing OK (as well as we all can be anyhow) and please, continue to stay safe!!

10/10/2024

Hey Friends….

First - PLEASE - STAY SAFE. This storm is no joke and we are inland and have already had multiple tornados wayyyy too close for comfort today to many of our fosters and volunteers today. Have your phone close by or your weather radio for alerts. Take your pets and head to windowless, interior rooms. Do not open your doors or go outside to “see what is going on”. Most importantly, stay off the roads! Stay safe!!!

Ok, now, onto pups and updates.

Over the last 48 hours we had pups that needed immediate rescue and evacuation from our partner shelters. Most of our partner shelters are in the direct path of Milton. Each shelter has different “escalation” levels as to storm protocols. Our team works closely with the shelter managers and rescue coordinators to assist as many as we can. Sadly, we now have multiple hurricane seasons of experience with this:( A lot of time by multiple volunteers has been spent on the I-4 parking lot bringing pups to safety. After getting the call Monday morning to “come now”, our team jumped into action, we returned late Monday with the first seven pups that were ready to go. There were some issues with getting others released (some had legal hold times) and we weren’t sure if we would be able to get them out, but we were hopeful and stayed in constant contact with our rescue coordinators/ and kennel managers. There was some discussion about the kennel manager at one shelter possibly being able to meet our team part way (due to long times with evacuation traffic). After we were called yesterday to pick up a momma and five puppies, Brittani offered to go get them so Laurie could coordinate other pups and getting supplies out to fosters. As Brittani was at Laurie’s gathering carriers and supplies and coordinating a drop off to a foster after pick-up, Laurie got a call that 5 more puppers, plus a momma and six two week old puppies could be released as the rescue that was going to take them now couldn’t. Laurie was heartbroken as no meet-up with shelter staff could be arranged given the late timing and there was just no way/no one to get them and she was trying to work out some sort of solution. Brittani overheard the call and immediately said she would go and make both trips. That meant a trip from St. Cloud to north Orlando, then to Conway, then back to St. Cloud then over to Winter Haven and then back to St. Cloud. On a normal day, this is quite a lengthy travel plan - but in the height of massive evacuations? Daunting is not quite the word… Brittani and her fiancee Logan didn’t hesitate and got it done! The kennel manager at animal services said she would stay as late as she needed to in order for the pups to get out to safety, before she would head home herself to secure her home and head back to the shelter as part of the ride out crew. It was a very long day, very late night and we are all exhausted. Lots of personal storm prep was put on hold by our volunteers (and our vet personally!) in order to get the pups settled, so we appreciate your patience with our updates as we handled that today. All of the pups and humans are now safe and settled to ride out the storm.

We ask that you please be patient with us the next few days - there will be lots of pups that will need our help after Hurricane Milton passes. We don’t know if our team will have power/internet to post updates, but we will as we can.

Please, please - we know the pups are adorable and people want them but we can not discuss adoption time frames, possible homes for the pups or anything at this time. They have not been fully vetted and we know nothing about them. We will need to do complete vetting on all of the pups - and we know several already have some medical issues - including our little black moppy boy who has some orthopedic issues with his right rear leg. All of the pups we pulled were ones that were not adoption candidates - either for medical or behavioral reasons. It will take us some time get them vetted and learn about them and when they are ready for adoption, they will be listed on the adoptable dogs page of our website. We have taken in 25 pups over the last 2 days and we have holds on more than that, should their holds be lifted after the storm (legal stray holds, confiscation/cruelty case holds/owner ID holds, etc). Comments asking about specific information on specific pups won’t be able to be answered right now and we greatly thank you for your patience and understanding about that.

We appreciate all of the support you have given the pups so far.

Thank you all so much for answering the call and helping us get these (and more after Milton passes) pups to safety. If you can help, please use the donation button right here or any of the donate links on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com. The pups (and humans) appreciate it so very much. STAY SAFE FRIENDS!!!

10/09/2024

Hey friends...Laurie here...I know I owe everyone a pupdate on all of the pups from the last 48 hours and I will get one up. The first priority has been getting them all safe and settled and hunkered down ahead of Milton's arrival. Some of this has come at the expense of our team's personal storm preps at home (mine included) so I am rushing to get the last few things done here that I need to for our family and pups to be prepared (laundry, dishes, etc) and then I will get an update up for everyone. I pawmise. Thank you for all your help and understanding and please, please stay safe!!! - Laurie

10/09/2024

Hey friends…..most our team isn’t even home yet, or is just getting home, so an update from today is coming, but when we tell you our team has been working today…they have!!! Double digit intakes, multiple locations, supply runs…most of it at the expense of personal storm prep…Brittani and Logan, Jan and Rob, Debra, Laurie and John, Pam, Kelli, Charlene, Eric, Matt and Christy, Jordan, Diahann and Walter…that’s just part of the all hands on deck team to save lives today, plus Connie yesterday….thank you all for all your support so far…photo of supply run as the “tell me you are with a dog rescue doing emergency shelter pup evacuations and the pups need to eat without telling me you are involved in rescue😂😂😂😂

10/08/2024

Hey Friends….

First - PLEASE - if you are in an evacuation zone and told to evacuate - GO - and TAKE YOUR PETS WITH YOU. There are resources and shelters in every county, check with your local Emergency Management Offices for official guidance.

Ok, now, onto today’s pups and updates. Today we had pups that needed immediate rescue and evacuation from one of our partner shelters. Most of our partner shelters are in the direct path of Milton. Each shelter has different “escalation” levels as to storm protocols. Our team works closely with the shelter managers and rescue coordinators to assist as many as we can. Sadly, we now have multiple hurricane seasons experience with this:( We recognize we need to be prepared to help our shelters closer to the coasts first, as they usually escalate a day ahead of the inland counties. So, today was spent on the I4 parking lot bringing pups to safety. After getting the call early this morning to “come now”, our team jumped into action, filled the SUV with carriers and hit the road. Traffic was less than pleasant, obviously with everyone evacuating and gathering supplies, but everyone arrived back safely, which is what was most important. The pups have been settled in at one of our vet’s offices for now. They have all been given a preliminary exam, given capstars (they were all hosting some unwanted hitchhikers, aka fleas), dewormed and started on a preliminary course of meds for kennel cough exposure. As soon as we know who else needs our help tomorrow, we will have a final plan for where each pup will ride out the storm.

We have been in contact all day (and night tonight) with the rescue coordinators to see who needs help now ahead of the storm and to try and have preliminary plans in place for after the storm passes as well, as there are pups on legal holds that can not leave the shelter yet - but will be available to leave after. ALL of our partner shelters do amazing things to make sure the pups are safe (they have rideout crews).

We appreciate all of the support you have given the pups so far. We will need to do complete vetting on all of the pups - and we know several already have some medical issues - including our little black moppy boy who has some orthopedic issues with his right rear leg. All of the pups we pulled were ones that were not adoption candidates - either for medical or behavioral reasons. There are several more pups we are waiting for answers on tomorrow, from two other shelters as well. Please know don’t always see your comments right away (the app for page management can be wonky) as we are settling the pups, or driving the pups, or on the phone with the shelters - especially right now. We aren’t just “ignoring” you, I promise. Our team also has our own pups, families and homes to make sure are settled and prepped ahead of Milton as well, so your understanding is so appreciated.

Thank you all so much for answering the call and helping us get these (and more tomorrow!) pups to safety. If you can help, please use the donation button right here or any of the donate links on our website, www.floridalittledogrescue.com. The pups (and humans) appreciate it so very much.

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It’s a beautiful day at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando!! Please come join us and the pups at Come Out with Pride!! We are here until 5, booth SG4 off Robinson, right across from the bird sculptures:)

Hey there...we try not to ask for help much, but we need it now. Summer is upon us, and animal controls are full…beyond full….and some local ones have also had to close intake due to upper respiratory and viral infections rapidly spreading in the shelters (this is done so that the can medically treat everyone and deep clean the facilities and save lives rather than let it decimate the current population there). We have been asked to take in so so many pups in the last two weeks not just from local shelters but also as part of shelter diversion with the ones that have close intake. It's also the dreadfully slow season for adoptions and donations, and it seems like everydog is special needs right now. Add onto that a short holiday week next week with so many fosters on much needed (and well deserved) vacations with their families, being out of boarding spaces at our vets and our isolation room being full with pups with upper respiratory issues….its honestly enough to have us all exhausted - physically, emotionally, spiritually. We have a list of pups waiting to come into care and no foster spaces for them - if you are in the Orlando area (we can not foster out of the area, it is just beyond what we can manage) and can commit to a 2-3 week foster, PLEASE email [email protected] and we can have you fill out a foster application. Please know our fosters just foster - this is not a foster to adopt. We generally know little to nothing about the dogs as they come in so we rely on our fosters to learn about them. With the last set of hot mess shelter pulls last week (from our live video) of 15 dogs, and our five newest shelter dogs this week (all seniors or special needs), the bills have skyrocketed and our reserves are depleted. Until we can build up funds to pay more vet bills, we can't rescue any more new pups. MamaJan has been up late at night tending to her fosters and hospice pups and racking her brain about how to help us raise funds, when a com

A road trip with Laurie and MamaJan…..

Time for a LIVE TIMMY TALK!!

Hi Friends! I’m Timmy and welcome to my TimmyTalk!!! Hello again Friends! I hope you are having a great day today. The humans have been busy preparing for “the big game” tomorrow and I have yet to hear from the Rufferree or any Animal Planet Executives about this ageism issue I am facing. I even checked my super secret DM account and nada. I have decided maybe I would be better suited for Hockey? or perhaps REAL Futbal? So I am working on sliding my bowl around and scoring goals that way. I am looking forward to showing off these skills to my furfriends who are coming to watch the game tomorrow with me and cheer me up. It’s a 1pm (pre-game Tail-Gate!) on Animal Planet, Discovery+ and HBOMax. The game itself kicks off at 2pm and I will be cheering for Team FLDR and the 6 pupticipants! It should be a great game, even without me in it. If I was there, it would be spectacular, but great will have to do;) Due to the game the human has informed me my WiFi will be restricted!!!! tomorrow. I have filed a protest and called Spectrum for help already. The human has also been excessively bust taking care of all the new pups that have arrived at FLDR, as well as planning and preparing for the ones coming next week. The stupid email dinging non-stop has given me a headache, but I know its just the hard reality that so many of my fellow puppers are facing right now:( It makes my heart hurt that there are so many needing a warm bed and a loving (even if flawed, imperfect and in need of training) human like I have. The humans are trying their best to help as many as we can, but it seems like there are just too many:( They are working on lining up some new Orlando-area based fosters (see the website for more info, www.floridalittledogrescue.com) as well as raising donations to help cover medical expenses and boarding costs for when a foster isn’t available the same day the pup needs to come to rescue and has to spend a night or two at our vet’s office. If you can help

Hi Friends! I’m Timmy and welcome to my TimmyTalk!!! That’s right friends, I am back to give my TimmyTalk in proper fashion. I’ve been resting up and working on all my puppy life skills so I can find the best possible family for me for forever! The humans around here have been all a chattering about Puppy Bowl and the “Big Game” and “Game Day” and how it’s all about the puppies and so much fun. I got on the WiFi and did some searching and it sure looks like fun…and I’m a puppy, so surely I should be allowed to play, right? I started training - working on tossing my ball and running down field to get it, even leaping over obstacles…and do you know what happened? THE HUMAN WAS FILMING ME. Without my consent. I promptly let them know that violated many pup-laws and I was not looking my best, did not have proper lighting and was not even provided with PROPER filming (we all KNOW horizontal is best!!). Yet the human persisted. Can you believe it? And then….after all of this, has the nerve to refuse to film a tryout tape for me? Why? Oh because I am “outside of the age requirements at the time of game day filming”. The human has to be kidding, right? So, I am just going to post my lil video right here and let everyone see it. I have another video too, but I can only post one for now. Maybe some fancy network executives, or maybe even the Rufferee will notice my tryout and call me up to the big leagues! I’m a tuff little pup, I can handle it!! Anywhooo….its been really, really busy here at the rescue. SO many new furfriends coming in, and it seems like so many more just keep coming every day. The humans are trying their best to help as many as we can, but it seems like there are just too many:( They are working on lining up some new Orlando-area based fosters (see the website for more info, www.floridalittledogrescue.com) as well as raising donations to help cover medical expenses and boarding costs for when a foster isn’t available the