Murphy's Paw Rescue

Murphy's Paw Rescue Murphy's Paw Rescue Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit dog rescue organization.
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🏈  Thank you for participating in the Murphy’s Paw Rescue Super Bowl Squares Fundraiser!Your numbers were randomly gener...
02/09/2025

🏈 Thank you for participating in the Murphy’s Paw Rescue Super Bowl Squares Fundraiser!

Your numbers were randomly generated and are posted below. GOOD LUCK!

⭐️  UPDATE:  SOLD OUT‼️Thank you to everyone who is participating!  You will be receiving an email shortly with a random...
02/08/2025

⭐️ UPDATE: SOLD OUT‼️

Thank you to everyone who is participating! You will be receiving an email shortly with a randomly generated numbers. GOOD LUCK! 🏆

🏈 SUPER BOWL IS TODAY, February 9th at 6pm!

Join us by participating in our Virtual Super Bowl Squares Fundraiser to benefit Murphy's Paw Rescue!

Price Per Square: $25 each

Payouts: Q1 = $200, Q2 = $200, Q3 = $200, Q4 = $300

*No additional payouts will be made if the game goes into OT.
Choose the boxes you wish to purchase. Numbers will be randomly generated when the board is full or by 4pm on February 9th!

How to Play:

Go to: https://www.footballsquaresonline.com/game/1164356

Game Number: 1164356

Pool Password: MURPHY

Payment per square must be sent immediately in one of the following ways:

~ Venmo -PAW-RESCUE (green logo, last 4 digits 4557)

~ PayPal to [email protected] (select Friends/Family)

~ If you wish to play by check, please let us know that a check has been mailed to Murphy's Paw Rescue, 41 Brookhills Rd., Branford, CT 06405

💗  TOMORROW is the Bridgeport Foster Fair!  Come say hello!Murphy's Paw Rescue is one of 10+ rescue groups who will be t...
02/07/2025

💗 TOMORROW is the Bridgeport Foster Fair! Come say hello!

Murphy's Paw Rescue is one of 10+ rescue groups who will be there to help answer questions about fostering for their organization!

This event has been a labor of love for Bridgeport ACO Jennifer Wallace who continuously strives to develop new ways to get help for Bridgeport shelter dogs.

BRIDGEPORT FOSTER FAIR
Sat., Feb. 8th
10am-1pm
Burroughs Community Center
2470 Fairfield Ave.
Bridgeport, CT

10am-2pm - Chat it Up with All Kinds of Rescues
12:15pm-1:00pm - Informational Panel on Fostering

Can't attend in-person?
Watch the panel on FB live and Zoom starting at 12:15pm - link will be shared on the Bridgeport, Connecticut Animal Control page!

*Important: This is a people only event (no animals allowed)!

⭐️  DOGGIE SPOTLIGHT ON NACHO!NACHO had a big week!  He had his neuter, vaccines, dental cleaning and a grooming!He was ...
02/07/2025

⭐️ DOGGIE SPOTLIGHT ON NACHO!

NACHO had a big week! He had his neuter, vaccines, dental cleaning and a grooming!

He was all ready to go to his forever home, but unfortunately the adopter we had lined up decided to cancel the meet and greet for personal reasons.

So....this cutie pie is still available for adoption and he is ready to be your little Valentine!

❤️ Meet NACHO!

More Pics Here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14ntjY3QCu/

NACHO is a TEENY little guy, about 3 years old and weighs about 4.5 lbs.

He can still be scared and nervous at times and will need a patient adopter...BUT during his foster stay he has really blossomed! He can be sensitive to touch, so while he is only 4.5 lbs. and has never bitten anyone...we do not want to place him with young kids.

NACHO does a little dance when he's really happy, and has even started to engage in play with his foster family!

NACHO has finally grasped the concept of p*e pads after coming into rescue totally un-potty trained. So this is a HUGE win!

Everyone at the vet and at the groomers fell in love with little NACHO...now all he needs is his forever!

He is great with dogs and cats!

NACHO had no vetting in his previous home, so he is all scheduled for a couple of vet visits for exam, vaccines, neuter etc.

And did we mention he is ADORABLE?!

Located in private foster in CT.

For an application, go to www.murphyspaw.org/adoption-form

* Approved application is required prior to setting up meet and greet.

⭐️  DOGGIE SPOTLIGHT ON SASSAFRAS!❤️ Meet SASSAFRAS!SASSAFRAS is about GORGEOUS 2-3 year old long haired chi/pom mix and...
02/07/2025

⭐️ DOGGIE SPOTLIGHT ON SASSAFRAS!

❤️ Meet SASSAFRAS!

SASSAFRAS is about GORGEOUS 2-3 year old long haired chi/pom mix and weighs about 8.5 lbs.

SASSY is a riot! She loves toys, a lap to lay in and riding in the car. She will "talk" to you when she needs to go outside for a potty break or needs a water bowl refill!

She loves people! She seems to prefer small dogs for now and would be just as happy as an only pet, too!

Given her turbulent past, she gets very nervous and unsettled when the environment is high energy, so it's best that she goes to a home with older kids only.

Spayed/Vaccinated

Located in private foster in CT.

For an application, go to www.murphyspaw.org/adoption-form

* Approved application is required prior to setting up meet and greet.

Please call your vet ahead of time to allow them to give us a vet reference.

❤️  Eeeeeeeverybody wanted to adopt WILSON…but…this little guy proved to be MUCH more of a challenge than any of us expe...
02/06/2025

❤️ Eeeeeeeverybody wanted to adopt WILSON…but…this little guy proved to be MUCH more of a challenge than any of us expected!

When WILSON began showing some pretty extreme aggression associated with guarding/sensitivity to touch…we reached out to Nichole at Tail Waggin’ Trainin’ for help. She generously volunteered her time to go evaluate WILSON and offer feedback and advice. Thank you!!!

We are SO grateful to WILSON’S foster-to-adopt family for sticking it out with him…and for ultimately deciding that he is a forever member of their family!

Happy Adoption to WILSON!

❄️  Tomorrow is officially a snow day!Ironically it’s also SNOW’S lucky day!  Our vet had a cancellation due to weather ...
02/06/2025

❄️ Tomorrow is officially a snow day!

Ironically it’s also SNOW’S lucky day! Our vet had a cancellation due to weather and so SNOW is able to get his much needed dental procedure TOMORROW!

We are overjoyed by the number of wonderful apps we have received for SNOW. Please be patient with us ❤️

We are about half way to reaching our goal for his extra vet care needs. Please continue donating if you can! We are hoping to raise a minimum of $1,500.

Ways to Donate:

- Facebook

- Venmo -PAW-RESCUE (green logo, last 4 digits 4557)

- PayPal to [email protected]

- Credit Card at www.murphyspaw.org/donate

- Check to Murphy’s Paw Rescue, 41 Brookhills Rd., Branford, CT 06405

❤️  When you love Frenchies…you make room for one more!  OREO now has two brothers and even gets to visit his mom’s hair...
02/05/2025

❤️ When you love Frenchies…you make room for one more!

OREO now has two brothers and even gets to visit his mom’s hair salon and meet customers!

Thrilled to say Happy Adoption to OREO!

⭐️  DOGGIE SPOTLIGHT ON HOPE!❤️ Meet HOPE!HOPE is a female medium sized mixed breed girl, about 2-3 years old and weighs...
02/05/2025

⭐️ DOGGIE SPOTLIGHT ON HOPE!

❤️ Meet HOPE!

HOPE is a female medium sized mixed breed girl, about 2-3 years old and weighs about 40 lbs.

HOPE'S foster family says she is the EASIEST dog they have ever fostered!

She is SO good with the kids, is super quiet and gentle, is totally house trained, and is just a super chill cuddle bug.

HOPE is just fine with other dogs but she really just coexists with them. She is more into her people and is not interested in any rough housing of any kind.

HOPE has been through a lot in her young life (we will disclose more info to seriously interested adopters). Because of this, she is understandably on the meeker side and lacks confidence. But give her just a tiny bit of time and tiny bit of love...and she will be your loyal side-kick for life.

Spayed/Vaccinated

Located in private foster in CT.

For an application, go to www.murphyspaw.org/adoption-form

* Approved application is required prior to setting up meet and greet.

❤️  When we use the word "perfect" in a doggie profile...we really mean it! Both of these girls are absolute dream dogs....
02/05/2025

❤️ When we use the word "perfect" in a doggie profile...we really mean it!

Both of these girls are absolute dream dogs...! Both came from different walks of life, were dealt a really bad hand, hold no grudges and instead are just so grateful and relieved to be safe in foster homes.

If you have been looking for an easy peasy medium sized dog...here are two amazing choices!

We will spotlight each of them in separate posts with more photos. Bios are in captions!

💔  Imagine being someone's beloved pet...and then suddenly your owner passes away and you're all alone.  Then some horri...
02/04/2025

💔 Imagine being someone's beloved pet...and then suddenly your owner passes away and you're all alone. Then some horrible people take over your home and throw you outside like garbage.

You do your very best to be brave and be a good boy. You stay close to home...just in case your mom comes back for you. But she's gone. And you're hungry, cold, filthy and really really tired.

Then some nice lady drives by and spots you in the corner of her eye. She knocks on the door of the closest home and asks the people living in the home (the one you once lived in) if you are their dog. They said no, his owner died...do you want him?

And just like that...you are given another chance at a good life.

SNOW has endured too much, but he is in good hands now and is getting all the TLC he deserves.

We have updated his vetting and he had a consult at Clinton Veterinary Hospital yesterday for a much needed dental (with extractions). Procedure is set for February 20th at 8am.

He is available for adoption now, his adopter will just need to give him a lift to his vet appointment.

Read more about adoptable SNOW here: https://www.facebook.com/share/164gXZ82fS/

PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN!

We really need help replenishing funds for vet care so that we can continue to responsibly rescue the dogs that need us most! We expect all his vet care needs will exceed $1,500.

Ways to Donate:

- Facebook

- Venmo -PAW-RESCUE (green logo, last 4 digits 4557)

- PayPal to [email protected]

- Credit Card at www.murphyspaw.org/donate

- Check to Murphy’s Paw Rescue, 41 Brookhills Rd., Branford, CT 06405

❤️  A very happy adoption to JESSE!  He is the perfect companion and we are so happy for him and his loving adopter!
02/04/2025

❤️ A very happy adoption to JESSE!

He is the perfect companion and we are so happy for him and his loving adopter!

02/03/2025

🏈 Please continue to share!!! We still have LOTS of squares left to sell! All proceeds go towards our medical dogs!

SUPER BOWL IS THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH AT 6PM!

Join us by participating in our Virtual Super Bowl Squares Fundraiser to benefit Murphy's Paw Rescue!

Price Per Square: $25 each

Payouts: Q1 = $200, Q2 = $200, Q3 = $200, Q4 = $300

*No additional payouts will be made if the game goes into OT.
Choose the boxes you wish to purchase. Numbers will be randomly generated when the board is full or by 4pm on February 9th!

How to Play:

Go to: https://www.footballsquaresonline.com/game/1164356

Game Number: 1164356

Pool Password: MURPHY

Payment per square must be sent immediately in one of the following ways:

~ Venmo -PAW-RESCUE (green logo, last 4 digits 4557)

~ PayPal to [email protected] (select Friends/Family)

~ If you wish to play by check, please let us know that a check has been mailed to Murphy's Paw Rescue, 41 Brookhills Rd., Branford, CT 06405

GOOD LUCK! 🏆

02/02/2025

💗 Murphy's Paw Rescue is excited to participate in the first ever Foster Fair in Bridgeport this Saturday, February 8th!

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19oDv49p9a/

As one of fourteen attending animal rescues, the goal is to open the lines of communication about animal rescue, answer lingering questions about fostering and hopefully recruit some new foster families in order to help more dogs in need.

Fostering is all about bringing a dog to light!

We were asked to create some shareable posts that reflect upon the "foster experience" and why it's such an instrumental part of helping dogs find their forever families.

If you have fostered for us before and would like to create a post about your foster experience...please reach out to me!

❤️ AUGGIE

As an older, brown, pitty mix...covered in scars, AUGGIE had been overlooked at the shelter for months. AUGGIE is the perfect example of why a foster home can be a shelter dog's saving grace.

Jen at Bridgeport, Connecticut Animal Control continued to advocate for AUGGIE, just hoping that a rescue would step up and help her shine. We scheduled a visit and we immediately decided to take AUGGIE with us and place her into one of our amazing foster homes.

Right away we recognized that she had some sort of a leg injury that was impeding on her mobility. It turned out to be a torn ACL...yet another obstacle for this very deserving dog to find a forever home.

We scheduled ACL surgery, fundraised and took plenty of photos and videos of this beautiful girl. We figured she would remain in foster for a loooooong time...but boy were we wrong!

To our surprise, the most amazing family was struck by AUGGIE'S photos and videos and felt compelled to apply for her. The key to matching up dogs with the right homes is being totally transparent about everything. We had an open and honest conversation about her upcoming surgery and that recovery time would be pretty long and grueling. Again to our surprise, they still wanted to meet her before her surgery date...and really the rest is history.

AUGGIE met the whole family, including their other dog. We went for a short walk together and eventually made it back to the house where everyone could engage. AUGGIE was able to showcase her beautiful and loving spirit because she was in a comfortable and calm environment...so different than that of an animal shelter.

Her adopters decided that they didn't want to miss out on a single moment of having AUGGIE in their lives...and they chose to adopt her despite the extra leg work required for her upcoming surgery and post-surgery recovery.

AUGGIE sat in the shelter for months and months with zero interest. There is only so much you can do to help make a dog shine in a shelter setting. BUT in her foster home...with photos, videos, detailed info on her personality, energy level, potty training status, quirks, dog/kid friendliness etc...she was adopted in just a matter of weeks!

Adopting a dog is such a HUGE commitment. And let's be honest, every dog is not a good fit for every home.

A foster home helps identify the most important details about a dog, which in turn helps us match up the dog with the right adopter. It's really that simple...a foster family is the bridge for dogs making their way to their perfect forever match!

❤️  TANNER found himself an amazing forever home with a repeat adopter from 2017!  TANNER’S new forever family includes ...
02/02/2025

❤️ TANNER found himself an amazing forever home with a repeat adopter from 2017!

TANNER’S new forever family includes two little chihuahuas…and we just LOVE when pitties and chi’s become a family.

Took way longer than it should have for such an amazing dog to find his forever…but he landed exactly where he’s supposed to!

Happy Adoption to TANNER!

❤️  The level of relief and gratefulness when a neglected dog is finally loved and cared for is both heartwarming and he...
02/02/2025

❤️ The level of relief and gratefulness when a neglected dog is finally loved and cared for is both heartwarming and heart wrenching. It’s amazing how forgiving dogs can be.

From being treated like trash to being treated like a treasure…Happy Adoption to sweet STARLA!

⭐️ UPDATE:  ADOPTED!❤️ Meet JANIE!Ohhh myyyy gosh what a cutie!  JANIE is 3-4 month old terrier mix and weighs about 6 l...
02/01/2025

⭐️ UPDATE: ADOPTED!

❤️ Meet JANIE!

Ohhh myyyy gosh what a cutie! JANIE is 3-4 month old terrier mix and weighs about 6 lbs.

JANIE is a social butterfly who loves to romp around with the best of 'em! She is suuuuper playful with other dogs, but she also is an expert people cuddler, too!

JANIE is just a pup so she is looking for a fresh start with a loving forever family who will raise her well!

She is current on antibiotics and is on the mend for ear and skin infections. She should be good as new soon!

Spayed/Vaccinated

Located in private foster in CT.

For an application, go to www.murphyspaw.org/adoption-form

* Approved application is required prior to setting up meet and greet.

Please call your vet ahead of time to allow them to give us a vet reference.

⭐️ UPDATE ON JOEY:JOEY’S wonderful foster dad has done serious running around!  First to Clinton for his initial exam, t...
02/01/2025

⭐️ UPDATE ON JOEY:

JOEY’S wonderful foster dad has done serious running around!

First to Clinton for his initial exam, then to Shelton for an emergency vet for an allergic reaction…and then to New York for his cardiology appointment! JOEY is well worth the effort!

JOEY’S echocardiogram shows that JOEY’S has a grade IV/VI systolic left apical murmur/Moderate valvular pulmonic stenosis. This is most likely something that he has had lifelong and will continue to live with hopefully symptom-free. He doesn’t present any physical symptoms that affect him, and no medication is recommended. Best news of all, he is cleared for his neuter and dental scheduled for this Thursday.

Now that we have the full picture, we hope JOEY will find the forever family he deserves! Read more about him and check out more photos here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BTzNpy9ts/?mibextid=wwXIfr

And PLEASE continue to donate towards the very costly vet care provided for him! $3,000 is the fundraising goal for JOEY…we have been slammed with multiple dogs who have required extra vet care like JOEY, and if we don’t replenish our medical funds…we cannot continue to say “yes” to helping so many dogs in need.

Ways to Donate:

- Facebook

- Venmo -PAW-RESCUE (green logo, last 4 digits 4557)

- PayPal to [email protected]

- Credit Card at www.murphyspaw.org/donate

- Check to Murphy’s Paw Rescue, 41 Brookhills Rd., Branford, CT 06405

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