Beacon Of Hope Dog Rescue

23/04/2024

12/01/2024

We want to thank Midlothian Friends Meeting (Quakers) granting Beacon of Hope Dog Rescue as (1) one of six charities December 2023 proceeds from The Thrifty Quaker thrift store.
This grant will be put towards our upcoming 3 spays and one neuter during the month of January!

09/10/2023

Betty will be arriving Wednesday. We believe she is approx 5/6 years old. Not spayed yet, needs her rabies, but she is heartworm negative.
So far we know she can be “sassy”, but is very sweet and loves her people.
Will be making vet appt tomorrow.
If interested in Betty, please go to www.beacondogrescue.com, download and fill out application.

26/09/2023

Today, Sadie (7 years old and 7 lbs) and Kipp (4 years old and 15 lbs) joined our rescue. Their owners had to turn over because of a change in their family dynamics. Their grandchildren have come to live with them and the grands are severely allergic. They were very devestated over giving them up.

They went to separate fosters since we were told they are not bonded. Kipp is good with other dogs as long as Sadie is not with him. If she is, he tends to be possessive and protective of her.
Kipp is not neutered and Sadie is not spayed. They are up to date on vaccinations and microchipped. We are scheduling their spay/neuter dates this week.

We will consider adopting them together in a home as long as they will be the only dogs due to Kipp being protective of Sadie.

Approved application and adoption fee will apply.

05/08/2023

Two of our chiweenies went to their forever homes Tuesday afternoon. Annabelle now forever known as Maple, pictured on the left and Dewey, now forever to be known as Bud!
Congratulations to Alexandra & Michael on your adoption of Maple and to Christine & Mike on the adoption of Bud!
As always -- thanks to our foster Julie and to Rachel, with the help of her sister, Brenda, visiting from Maine!

04/08/2023

Mercy is still looking for her forever home. Of the 4 boxer/shepherd mixes, she is the fluffiest. Currently weighs approx. 7 lbs and 8 weeks old.

And this is Mercy, one of the sisters of the sheperd mix litter. Could be boxer in there. Could get to 60 lbs when full grown. Obedience class will be required to adopt.

03/08/2023

We are completely stumped why we still have BeBe in our rescue. She is the sweetest little Pomeranian. She is just over 5 years old and weights approx 5 lbs. She is already spayed and updated on her vaccinations. BeBe does love being outdoors alot so it would be best for her to have a fenced in yard. Per her foster, she will go on walks but not one that will do "her business" while on a leash.
Definitely a lap dog.
Share with your friends that are Pom lovers and ask your friends to share.

29/07/2023

Murphy went to his forever home last week and we have been told he is settling in great! Congratulations to Nancy and Mitchell!
Thank you Becky and John for taking on this little guy to foster.

27/07/2023

We cannot be more excited than to announce that MoMo went to his forever home a little over a week ago. Alex adopted Brody (shown on the right) from us about 3 years ago and MoMo caught her eye. MoMo went from living in an abandoned house in a small utility room with no electricity full of fleas and ticks to now living the life near the beach.
As you can see Brody is very happy to announce he has a new friend too! Since Alex usually calls Brody "Bro" she will be calling MoMo "Mo"! Bro and Mo!!!

18/07/2023

BoHDR also got in five (5) chiweenies yesterday. Pictured are 3 of the 5. Three males and two girls. All are under 5 lbs and approx. 10 weeks old. They have a vet appt on August 1st.

Pictured is Dexter, Annabelle and Dewey. Big shout out and "Thank You" to Michalle for taking such great pictures!

17/07/2023

And this is Mercy, one of the sisters of the sheperd mix litter. Could be boxer in there. Could get to 60 lbs when full grown. Obedience class will be required to adopt.

17/07/2023

Arriving today in our resuce! This is Solo, the only boy in the litter of 4 sheperd mix puppies. He is about 7 weeks old and currently weighs approx 5 lbs.
We believe he and his sisters will grow to be at least 55 to 60 lbs so please keep this in mind.
No toddlers in the family please and remember.... this is a 15 to 16 year commitment!
We will be requiring adopters to take their puppy to obedience training and provide proof of graduation certificate.
Approved application and adoption fee of $275 will apply which includes age appropriate vaccinations at time of adoption and spay/neuter/microchip when scheduled.

15/07/2023

Meet Beck! This low rider who weighs approx 21 lbs and is approx two (2) years old, will be coming to our rescue on Monday! Said to be very sweet and good with other dogs and kids!
He is heartworm negative and updated on vaccations but we still need to get him in for a neuter.
Your guess is as good as ours on breeds.
Would love to see him go to a young family with a couple of kids so share this guy with anyone you think would be interested.

03/06/2023

And this cute 26 lb guy is coming tomorrow! We are guessing he is a cocker spaniel mix. Maybe with corgi or basset hound? Listed as approx 6 years old. He was abandoned in a house in a utility room with a pittbull. Covered in fleas and ticks! We will get him to the vet as soon as able to get him a wellness check, heartworm tested and updated vaccinations. Still needs to be neutered.

03/06/2023

Sneak peek of what will be arriving on Wednesday. Both are males and both approx 1 year old.

30/05/2023

Congrats to the Willard's on the adoption of Kirby on Saturday! He will be living with two hooman sisters and a canine brother!
Thank you Dawn for taking such good care of Kirby and to Becky and Julie for stepping up for Kirby when Dawn had to go out of town.

27/05/2023

Artie went home yesterday! We are so happy for him!
Thank you Tabitha for fostering and loving this little guy and thanks to Julie for stepping in to keep Artie when Tabitha had to go out of town.

20/05/2023

Happy National Rescue Dog Day!
Pictured is Artie! When he came into the shelter and now!

30/04/2023

After a much needed dental where JoJo lost all his teeth except for his two bottom cainines which show his sweet character, he was adopted by Judy.
JoJo was fostered by Joe Joe, pictured on the right holding JoJo. Did we confuse ya’ll? LOL!Thank you so much Joe Joe.
JoJo will be living with Noel, Judy’s 15 yr old Shih Tzu.
Congratulations Judy!

26/04/2023

For those of you who remember Braxton, received following email and updated picture of him:

"Braxton made a successful move to Virginia Beach. He is living his best life! We take two power walks a day to our local park, and he visits neighbors, human and canine, on a daily basis. He loves to fetch his mini tennis ball and puts it in my hand. He also loves to play tug-of-war with his Lambschop and Ali-Gator.

His social skills have much improved, although he still needs to be watched for his "nipping" when he meets a new human, canine or feline. He needs to assess them. I loved him immediately and he knows he has a forever home. We are bonded!

Thank you Beacon of Hope Dog Rescue for saving him. He is worth all your effort. A special thanks to Julie, who has helped me immensely during his transition and cared for him during his recovery from leg surgery.

We will keep in touch for those who have followed his progress. Linda and Braxton"

23/04/2023

Let's congratulate the Byrnes' on the adoption of Darlene. They met her a little over a week ago but had to go out of state to pick up their daughter from college. Tom was planning to fly back on the 23rd and get Darlene but decided to fly in a day earlier because he was so excited.
Darlene has a big sister and two college human sisters! She will be continuing her daily walks to lose those extra pounds and also do a little trail walking.
Congratulations to everyone!

20/04/2023

This cutie is coming into our rescue tomorrow and will be going straight to the groomer and then to foster. We plan to have him neutered and microchipped May 2 and then he will be ready to go to his forever home.
JoJo's Initial evaluation has shown he is good with dogs and cats. Seems to be a pretty laid back guy. We estimate his age to be approx 7/8 years old. Does well on a leash.
Approved application and adoption fee of $250 will apply.

16/04/2023

Our sweet Scooter found his forever home yesterday and when we checked on him today to see how he was doing, we got a fantastic report. We miss him terribly but knowing he is in a great home and getting 100% of the attention makes it all worthwhile.

Congratulations to Eva and Scooter Pooter as I call him.

14/04/2023

A couple of weeks ago we were asked to take in this approx 10 year old purebred long hair dachshund who had to be surrendered by a family. She had to go straight to a groomer to be shaved down and we had to get her in for a much needed dental.
Also, as you can see she needs to lose at least 5/6 pounds.
Coco went into a foster home and needless to say she will not be leaving.
Congratulations to Kim and Coco!
Side Note: When this picture was taken a few days ago, Coco had already lost 1 lb.

09/04/2023

At Lorri and Bernie’s wedding today. They adopted Hershey and Nestle in December, 2021. Of course they attended and were in the wedding.

03/04/2023

Scooter is still looking for his forever home. Awesome 7 yr old Japanese Chin! Housebroken, utd on vaccinations and heartworm negative.
Approved application and adoption fee will apply.

30/03/2023

Kirby is still looking for his forever home.

29/03/2023

18/04/2020

Bitsie arrived today and had a great vet visit. F***l showed no worms, heartworm negative and received all her vaccinations. Vet fell in love with her. Told she was an excellent patient. She weighed in just over 30 lbs and vet said she could stand to gain 1 or 2 lbs.
Pretty sure Bitsie is a Pointer/Hound mix. Submissive at foster with their two male dogs, already learning basic commands. Foster reports she is super gentle and very loving. She'll just collapse right in your lap and ask for rubs.
Oh .... and she smiles!
She is approx. 1 year old. Will be making arrangements to hopefully get her spayed in the next couple of weeks.

15/04/2020

Friends. We welcomed Akeso (Greek Goddess of Healing and Cure), today into our rescue! She is approx 9 weeks old and guessing currently weighs about 5 lbs. Will be getting her into the vet as soon as possible.
We think she is a mix of a couple of herding dog breeds, one being cattle dog, so someone or family experienced with these breed types will only be considered to adopt Akeso. Also, only children in a family 12 years and older please as she might be a nipper of heels as children run.
Fenced in yard is a must and active hiking family a big plus!
Contact Pam Danford or go to our web site at www.beacondogrescue.com for application.
Approved application and $225 adoption fee will apply. Adoption fee includes age appropriate vaccinations, up to date deworming, up to date flea application and heartgard given, spay and microchip.