Good Boy Flurry has found a wonderful foster home, and he's SO HAPPY! Long-time fosters Brenden and Alyssa were looking after Sam, who was just adopted! 😃So without any other dogs at home, they're now able to welcome Flurry. It's a huge relief, knowing this big softie's got loving laps to lay his head in every night, but he's still looking for his forever family!
This guy is so friendly that he demands tummy rubs from everyone who comes to visit. He was wild about being part of a family with playful kids, and was extremely gentle with them. He has shown that he may have a protective streak in him that an adopter may need to work on correcting. He doesn't love other dogs; if he just sees one here and there it's no big deal, but he gets pretty stressed in areas with high volumes of dog traffic. He's a big strong boy and definitely loves his walks, but he generally doesn't have super high energy needs. Mostly he just wants to be with people, playing or snuggling.
Read more about him and apply to adopt at lastminutedogrescue.com
Update: April's foster decided to stick it out, and the 2 dogs are buddies now!
April had a fabulous little vacation from boarding when she was given a spot in a foster home. Sadly her 13 year old, 7 pound foster dog sister is super feisty and had very strong opinions about sharing her mama with April, so now April has to go back to the kennel. 😞 She's a wonderful young dog who's dying to play, but isn't hyper and manages herself well in an apartment setting. She's eager to go on adventures, make new friends and bond deeply with her very own person...she's just so ready to be adopted! Please don't let this bright and affectionate dog fall through the cracks...if you have a friendly, playful dog in your home, consider making room for April to join your household. We guarantee she'll brighten everyone's days with her effervescent spirit!
Apply to foster or adopt April at lastminutedogrescue.com
Suzanne was picked up as a stray and sat in the shelter for 3 weeks before she was put on the list to be killed. Even with those stunning blue eyes, she was invisible to potential adopters. Luckily we spotted her and got her out just in the nick of time! And shortly after that, her future mama reached out from her home in Maine to ask how she could help save the life of a Texas shelter dog, and the rest, as they say, is history. 🥰 This absolutely stunning young dog is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, and brings much joy to her human and dog companions every day. Her name is Annika now, which we think suits her much better than "Suzanne!"
This is something we've never seen before...Hershey and Gracie are both gnawing on the same antler! Hershey is completely in love...Gracie still needs her space sometimes (we get it!) but it is super sweet to see how devoted and adoring he is with her. Needless to say, Hershey's best life will have to include another affectionate and playful dog he can share everything with!
Read more about him and apply to adopt at lastminutedogrescue.com
Hershey's foster sent us this report today:
Hershey is a very good boy. He loves to eat, he hardly ever barks, he thinks he is a lap dog. He has peed in the house but only twice! He loves it outside (when you are with him) otherwise he wants to be in the house with his humans. He does not like to go out in the rain and is not crazy about thunder but not overly scared. He takes treats very gently. He is active but can be left alone and doesn’t chew on things. He loves to play. He is healthy and loves to walk and run around the back yard. He cannot be left off the leash or he will run. He thinks it is a game when you come after him. He is just an all round funny, loving big friendly dog
Here he is being very gentle indeed with his delicate new foster sister, who's not in best of health. What a great dog he is!
The shelter said Hershey was 8 years old, so we thought of him when our senior fosters, with their senior dog, asked us to send them someone for them to look after. After only knowing him for a few hours, the fosters started to suspect the shelter was way off with their age estimate -- Hershey seemed more like he's around 2 or 3. This theory has been borne out, now that another young dog has arrived at the foster home as well. Gracie is a rottie pup in need of some serious love and care and good nutrition. Hershey can't wait for her to feel well enough to play! In the meantime, he's trying reeeaally hard not to bug her! Shows how friendly, playful and gentle he is! 🥹
Buddy’s out of the hospital!
Buddy has been discharged from the hospital and is heading to a home boarder for the time being. This is a great place where he’ll get the attention and supervision he needs, and even have young playmates to run around with, now that his condition is being managed! We’re SO excited for this darling little doggy to feel good again and have some FUN!
Buddy’s medical journey is just beginning though. To really fix what’s wrong, rather than just manage it for now, he needs a CT scan and possibly surgery. We’re nowhere near able to afford it at the moment.
Anyone want to take on a fundraising project…? 😬
Jake is happy, playful pup who's waiting to be adopted by a family with either kids or another dog who will want to chase and wrestle with him! He would also be a great match for someone looking for a running or biking buddy. Being highly food-motivated, he'd be thrilled with training games and learning exercises. He loves everyone and is bursting with enthusiasm to engage. He needs to get his yaya's out, and then he's ready to snuggle on the couch.
When we first met Jake, the shelter estimated him to be about 2 years old. He weighed 48 pounds. After a few weeks in his foster home, he grew to about 65 pounds, leading us to conclude he was actually still a puppy when we saved him from being killed!
At around a year old, he is VERY eager to start living his real life! He's a beam of sunshine looking for somewhere to brighten up with his joyful spirit!
You can find more info about Jake and an application to adopt him on our page or our website, lastminutedogrescue.com.
🆘🆘🆘 URGENT 🆘🆘🆘
🔈🔊🔊FOSTER HOME NEEDED FOR BUDDY 🔊🔊🔊
This is Buddy having one of his episodes.
We're still trying to figure this out. Anti-seizure medication has helped. We may just need to find the right doses of the right meds or combination of meds. We may need to do more diagnostics. We're not out of the woods yet.
Buddy is near Houston, and has nowhere to go after July 1, when his fosters head up to Canada for several weeks! They've offered to take him back when they return, if he still needs it! He needs somewhere in the meantime, in or near Houston, hopefully not toooo far from Bryan Animal Hospitan.
Between his episodes, which happen every few days and last for a few hours, he's happy, loving, playful but quiet, and generally pretty low-energy. An extremely easy-going sweetheart with other dogs, Buddy would be over the moon to have a playmate! He's ok in his crate, and eats his meals shoulder-to-shoulder with his foster siblings. He's a great little doggy, only 35 pounds, who has won the hearts of everyone who's met him!
Buddy desperately needs an appropriate foster, at least for a few weeks until his current ones return. He cannot be boarded and needs a home where he'll be under supervision most of the time.
PLEASE HELP!
Back to Buddy....
Ok so the latest is that Buddy spent a couple of weeks in the hospital and underwent a whirlwind of diagnostic testing. The end result was that now we know a whole lot of things he does NOT have, and are left to draw conclusions about what he does have. The assessment is that he has a seizure disorder that's easily managed with a safe and uncomplicated anti-seizure medication.
He's been on it for a couple of weeks now and it seems to be working pretty well. It's still early but after experimenting with dosages, he hasn't had an episode in several days, and the episodes he had when he was still getting a lower dosage, were over much sooner and were much milder. Before the medication, they lasted about 1-1.5 days and involved him zoning out completely, pacing around the house with his head dropped to the floor, going over and under furniture in a really weird way. After starting the meds, when one seems to be coming on, he's put into his crate for a few hours and pretty much just sleeps it off -- but now that he's taking a double dose, we're hopeful it'll keep him from having any more episodes at all!
Meanwhile, we're insanely grateful that his beloved fosters delayed their departure for the summer and were able to take him back temporarily after he left the hospital. What a gift! But of course, they are still heading out and won't be able to keep him. They leave on July 1, so we have to find another home for Buddy urgently.
He's ok in his crate, especially when he's not feeling great, and especially if he's had lots of fun time before crate time. He's not a high energy guy, but he does really, really want to play! He'd be over the moon to have another dog or 2 to wrestle with and chase after him in the yard. He keeps trying with his current foster pack, but they're all old and don't wanna play so much anymore.
Speaking of age....we were told by the shelter that Buddy was 8 months old in April. At the hospital, they sent us a photo of his tee
