Koby's Promise

11/30/2023

Hello everyone, it’s been awhile!

With the chaos of life lately and some personal health issues I have been battling, we haven’t been posting very frequently and for that I apologize. Thankfully because of donations we received earlier in the year we haven’t needed a whole lot ❤️

We are still closed for intake, and will be for awhile yet.

However, we are now running low on food and supplies and have a few bills for the rescue coming up that we could really use help with! We also desperately need a new doggy door as our old one has broken. (See our Amazon wishlist)

Dog food wise we are in need of 4Health Salmon and sweet potato dry dog food. (Unfortunately there is not a way for us to create a wishlist through Tractor supply)
We are going through ONE 50lb bag of food a week right now, and the cost per bag is about $45.

This food has been the best for the senior and special needs pups in our care, and we would really like to keep them on it!

If you are able contribute to help us purchase
some more food and needed supplies you may send a monetary donation to our PayPal:

Our PayPal username is:
[email protected]

Or you may purchase supplies directly off our Amazon wishlist using this link, which will ship right to us:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/185PU9V6HLOL9?ref_=wl_share

If you would like to contribute to our rescue efforts monthly to help us stay on top of bills, you may sign up to do so using the following Patreon link:

http://patreon.com/user?u=85727657

Here is a current list of the dogs in our care right now:

Toby
Elvis
Pixie
Chip (not pictured)
Theodore
Millie
Winston (Hospice not technically adoptable)
And Brian

If you are interested in any of the dogs pictured below and would like more information, please visit our website to fill out an application or message us!

Thank you so much for your continued support, we can’t do what we do without all of you!

-Karin, Founder of Koby’s Promise 🐶

06/26/2023

With the 4th of July coming up, please be mindful of your pets. Shelters end up with an abundance of stray dogs (and sometimes cats), coming in the entire week surrounding the 4th. Please keep your dogs (and cats) in a quiet, safe and secure place. (Also a good time to get a pet microchipped to ensure they get home faster).

06/26/2023

Adoptable duo alert! Rare opportunity to find these sweet breeds in rescue. Parker is a 9 year old golden retriever and Onyx is a 9 year old British lab - they are both GOOD BOYS and they know it! Super friendly, playful, sweet, love people, lots of tail wags. They have been together lifelong and will need to remain together. Don’t let their age fool you - they are active dogs that will need an active owner who can take them on walks and help Onyx lose some weight. They are well loved by their owners who can no longer care for them due to health issues. We are looking forward to finding a family that can continue that love.

06/26/2023

Sr MinPin in need of a forever home in her golden years.

06/26/2023

Happy Monday!

06/16/2023

Thank you all for your support! Koby's Promise is back on our feet and we started taking in rescues last month.

Currently we have 10 dogs & 8 cats in our care:
*6 adoptable dogs: Brian, Toby, Theodore, Milly, Elvis & Pixie (a bonded pair)

*4 adoptable cats: Copper, Stevie, Midnight & Luna.

*2 special needs/hospice dogs:
-Clyde, a 16yo Boxer mix, was one of our Therapy dogs pre-COVID and is now just being spoiled as we manage his old age/end of life
issues.

-Winston, 14yo, is one of the 14 Miniature Poodle mix pups abandoned in Kent County in Dec 2021. He has been with us for 18 months with no adoption or foster interest. He is 99% blind due to cataracts. Winston is a happy, healthy, blind pup who still has so much love to give.

*2 special needs/hospice cats:
-Tilly, who has severe dental disease & is in kidney failure.

-Charley, has a slew of issues & will be assessed by the vet next week.

*2 dogs in our Koby's Companion (KC) Program:
-Peaches,who originally ended up in a shelter due to her family not being able to care for her skin issues. She has been Belinda's loving companion for the last year.

-Chip (one of the Kent county poodles) has recently joined Pamala and her family, he is the 4th dog she has fostered for us since in the KC program since 2018. Pamala has recently had another stroke, having a furry companion has been instrumental in her recovery.

*2 cats in our Koby's Companion (KC) Program:

-Carl and Terri have been fostering cats since the program's inception 6 years ago. They came to us through our partnership with Meals On Wheels.
Mamasita is Carl's companion animal, and Carley lives with Terri.

Sadly we lost quite a few of our KC program human and dog participants since COVID. With the help of our Patreon supporters we hope to get this program back up to the level we were at in 2017 when we had 12 animals paired with seniors, veterans & persons with disabilities in our community.

Once again, thank you for your continuing support! We’re sorry it has taken so long to update everyone, but appreciate your patience as we navigated some difficult times ❤️

Pictures of the available pups are below, please email us with adoption inquiries and we will direct you to our application!

An application, Home visit, adoption fee and contract signing is required for every adoption.

🌟All of the animals in our care right now also need sponsors, please message us on Facebook to sign up as a sponsor! Sponsoring is $50 a month, and it works just like a subscription through Patreon.🌟

01/06/2023

🚨We need help!🚨

We are battling some really tough times right now! 😞

The holland sentinel wrote an article on us, that you can view using the following link, but you will need to subscribe:

https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/nonprofits/2023/01/06/lakeshore-nonprofit-aiding-medically-needy-dogs-will-close-without-help/69779253007/

You can help in the following ways:

You can sign up to donate monthly using the following Patreon link:

http://patreon.com/user?u=85727657

Or, by calling The Animal Clinic of Holland and requesting to pay towards the Koby’s Promise vet bill! The balance is currently at about $5,500, and needs to be paid off asap!

Or you can donate directly to Kobys Promise by searching “[email protected]” on PayPal!

Thank you for the support during these difficult times!

Sincerely, Ashlynn Cluchey (Board member of Koby’s Promise)

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06/21/2022

More pups available at our sister rescue...

06/21/2022

This handsome fellow is available at our sister rescue, if interested, contact them directly.

06/21/2022

🐾PSA...Just sharing a senior in need.
If interested, contact the shelter directly.🐾

04/04/2022

🚨We are EXTREMELY low on food, and need help!🚨

It’s been awhile since we have updated our Facebook followers, but we are doing well, we just have been super busy!

We are in desperate need of Dog food, as you can see, we are about 2 days away from being completely out! Yikes!

We use the following dog food for the dogs In our care:

-4Health Salmon and Sweet Potato (For our dogs that don’t have any dietary needs)

-4Health “Healthy Weight” (For our dogs that need alittle bit of help in the calorie department)

-4Health “Mature adult” (For our true Senior Dogs)

We also need Pill pockets! Milkbone Pill pockets work the best!

If you are able to donate a bag or two, you can do so one of the following ways:

-Order it from Tractor supply and have it shipped to our door: 4140 65TH STREET, HOLLAND, MI, 49423

-Pick up a bag from Tractor supply and Drop it off at our “Sister rescue” For The Sake Of Being Humane located at 2525 68th street fennville Michigan 49408 (they will get it to us!)

Or you may Donate monetarily so we can purchase the food we need ASAP!

- PayPal: [email protected] (If you send it as $ to a friend, no fees will be taken out.)

-Facebook Donation button (But the funds will take 45-60 days to get to us this way)

We will be posting more updates soon!

Thank you for your support! Any little bit helps!

01/04/2022

01-08-2022: PUPDATE

We pulled 6 of the pups who were in the worse condition on 12-30-2021. On 01-03-22 we pulled the last 8. There are 6 males and 8 females, ranging in age from 3 through 13 based on our vet's guesstimate.

All but 3 have been to the vet for intake exams, here is a brief summary.
- All are Heartworm NEGATIVE!!!!
- All need dentals
- All need to be spayed/neutered
- 4 have cataracts, one is mostly blind due to his catatacts
- 1 has a perineal hernia ( that makes 2 dogs with them in our care at the moment)
- at least 6 have umbilical hernias
- a few have low grade heart murmurs
- one has an enlarged heart

NONE of the pups are housebroken.

All of the pups are very loving and crave attention, they were well loved at some point in their lives. The do not mind being groomed/de-matted. They do not appear to be leash trained, do very well with other dogs & are non-reactive to cats.

If you are still interested in fostering &/or adopting, please complete an application on our website: www.KobysPromise.org

NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications and inquiries:
- We will close applications on these dogs at midnight EST on Sunday, Jan 9th.
- We will not be responding to individual questions, as we process your application, we will contact you with any questions.
- Please do not call the rescue to ask about the dogs or your application.

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Yes, we have the miniature poodle mixes from the Kent County Animal Shelter. We will be posting more information after we have had vet examine them all.

If you are interested in adopting or fostering, please complete an application on our website, www.KobysPromise.org

They will not be on the drop down of available dogs until our vet is finished assessing them. The next step of the application asks if you are interested in a different animal, you can indicate your interest at that point.
Note: If your vet does not speak to us when we call, your application will go to the bottom of the pile. PLEASE let your vet know that it is OK to release your information to Koby's Promise.

Koby's Promise, Inc. Web Site at RescueGroups

12/15/2021

Please share!

If you or someone you know is in need of pet food or supplies, this is a great resource.

Thank you Harbor Humane!

Tis the season of giving, and we'd like to celebrate by continuing to help keep families together, and pets happy and healthy - with Harbor Humane’s "Holidays at Home", pop-up pet food pantry!
Are you in need of pet supplies?
Our special "Holiday at Home" Pet Food Pantry will be held on Wednesday, December 22nd, from 2-5pm. This season and all year, we want to ensure every family has the means to care for their pets, and the ability to keep pets home with them, where they belong.

Join us at our food pantry warehouse at 100 North Aniline Road in Holland (just past Captain Sundae on Ottawa Beach Road) on 12/22 from 2-5pm. Available items will include dog and cat food (limited amounts of canned/wet), some small animal food and bedding, treats and some toys and other items at limited quantity.

As our mission is to help as many families and pets in need, we ask everyone be respectful of items requested (what you are truly in need of), and that we keep donations appropriate, per number of animals in the home (ie for a large dog, we would typically provide 1 large bag of dog food, 1-2 bags of treats, etc). The pantry is drive through, so when you arrive please line up accordingly, and wait for us to come to your car. If this is your first time utilizing our pantry, you will need to complete paperwork in your car while you wait. *If you need further assistance, visit our website to see numerous other resources Harbor can offer you and your pets!*

Huge thanks to our donors and partners who make it possible for us to support our community in such a huge way. We’re all in this together!

Happy Holidays to all of you (human and paws), from all of us here (human and paws). 🐾