Too Broke Girls Dog Rescue

22/09/2024

While I was gone dealing with the unthinkable, this guy tested NEGATIVE for heartworms.

That's right. He passed all of his tests. He is heartworm free!!!!

Winnie the Ween is now officially ready for a new home.

He loves other dogs. He is good with cats. He has been great with kids.

He is close enough to perfect for me!!

The Ween is a big Dachshund, just under 30 pounds. He is a bit odd for a doxy as he tends to do what is asked of him. He isn't grumpy or opinionated.

I love this guy. He is so easy. The only negative I know of, he likes to sleep on my pillow.

You can apply to adopt any of our pups at toobrokegirlsrescue.org

20/09/2024

This is exactly what we didn't want.

Poor Camo.

Initially we thought the leg injury was all he had from being hit by the car.

This morning, thanks to the quick thinking of his foster, he had to be rushed to the ER. His stomach has made its way into his chest cavity.

We are waiting to see if they schedule his surgery for tomorrow or have emergency surgery today.

If that sounds wrong, it could be. I am sick as a dog and 500 miles away. I am not at my best.

I know he is in good hands. I am just so sad. He is the best dog on the planet. He didn't ask for any of this.

Spay and Neuter your pets. At the very least, don't dump them out to die on the side of the road.

We will post updates as we get them.

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20/09/2024

Spork is sad to announce, no adoption event this weekend.

We are doing the best we can right now.

We cannot even begin to express how much your patience means to us.

19/09/2024

17/09/2024

We are still closed. Unfortunately, it looks like we will be down a bit longer than we had planned.

13/09/2024

We are shut down for a few days.

We will only be able to answer emergency messages.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

12/09/2024

When did I get so OLD!!

12 bales of straw kicked my backside.

I did get them all unloaded and spread just as the first rain drops began to fall.

I was able to get the fall plants in the ground before it got bad enough for me to go inside.

Little Dummy is demanding some cuddle time now.

12/09/2024

Yeah, we are a little obsessed with this guy. We usually have lots of babies.

Right now, he is our only little. Our next youngest group is almost 4 months old now. This may be one of the yuckiest parts of this Code Red Rescue situation. We can't take babies like we used to.

This weekend's weather is just not looking good. We have decided not to set up Saturday for an event. We will be happy to set up appointments for approved adopters.

You can apply to adopt any of our pups at toobrokegirlsrescue.org

11/09/2024

Today started out rough.

Y'all know I am not a crier. I have a cold heart.

At one point I was sitting next to Emmett in the car crying in the parking lot.

Emmett is fine. It was just a day.

THEN!! Two beautiful ladies drove up from the coast to adopt Miss Alabama, now BB.

She is one from the cruelty case a few months ago. She needs lots of TLC. She will be getting it.

Thank you Kimberly.

11/09/2024

Here I am, on my soap box once again.

If you are going to ask ANY rescue for help, please do everything on their terms. Go out of your way.

I can't even tell you how many people have reached out to us for help only to say, "oh, I can't do that time" or place or day.

People want us to take a pet(s); but, they want to be involved in the adoption process. They demand updates and stalk our adopters. I have even had a person ask me to not have one spayed, as "she might want to have puppies one day". What the actual CRAP.

Each and every rescue has policies and procedures. We didn't just randomly pick those. There are reasons. We have to keep our people and our pups safe.

A fellow rescue was called out on Facebook for standing their ground on procedures. Now, they are grown ups and can take it. The thing is, they SHOULD NOT HAVE TO!!

We are doing all we can. There is no reason to be nasty with someone who either cannot help you or can only help you on their terms.

Remember, most of us do not get paid. We are doing this out of a love for animals.

"Why can't you just do it my way"?

80+ adoptable dogs and 10 sanctuary dogs in our care
2 homes
7 kids
30 + volunteers and fosters

That's why.

The Ween is trying not to be judgemental! 🤣🤣

11/09/2024

Buddy is helping me keep a close eye on the weather for Saturday. Not gonna lie, it isn't looking great for an adoption event.

We will absolutely be scheduling meet and greets by appointment.

We have plenty to keep us busy. We need a roof on the shed extension and we have to assemble the chicken pen and coop.

That's right. We are getting chickens. My AMAZING Momma bought me a few at the 4-H sale.

We plan to use them to eat the garden/kitchen waste as well as testing the dogs. Oh, and EGGS.

No one panic. We have chicken experience. We may even add a brooder in the spring. (She says like her life isn't going to be insane in the spring)

You can apply to adopt Buddy, 9 year old Dachshund, or any of our pups at toobrokegirlsrescue.org

10/09/2024

Our little guy is just growing like a w**d.

10/09/2024

I know we have been quiet today. Spork made Sunshine (my personal dog in the photo) and I deep clean the dog room.

I must confess, it was worse than I thought and I gave up on mopping the walls after one wall. Ripping out the shelves was more work than I thought. And I thought it was gonna be rough.

Done!

Our Little WareBear is moved into his big boy pen. He isn't happy about it.

09/09/2024

Our little WareBear is all grown up. No more bottles for this guy.

Well, maybe a bottle before bed for a couple of nights.

09/09/2024

Our first try with the wheelchair was an epic fail.

Monty got very excited and went faster than I was prepared for. He then ran me through the fire ants. They own that shoe now.

We both worked up a need for a drink of water. We will try again later buddy, after we find the pin we lost along the way.

09/09/2024

Spork and I are gonna get in trouble for this post.

When you see the post about how rescues and shelters are in code red, it isn't an exaggeration. It's a desperation. DESPERATION!!!

I am gonna walk you through a day.

Today (a slow day), we had three different people reach out directly to us for help. We cannot help. There was a post about 7 babies dumped in the woods not far from my house. We cannot help.

Think about the shelter workers. It is SO EASY to blame the shelter. They have money from the county. They get food grants. You know what else they get? They get a GAZILLION calls each and every day regarding stray dogs, abused dogs, and cats in despair.

They have to watch dogs go from Happy Sweet loves, to completely shut down when no one chooses them.

Shelter workers are having to decide who lives and who dies.

Rescues have to go to bed each night know they can't save them all.

There just isn't enough money. There isn't enough space. There aren't enough fosters.

The little girl who spewed her anger on us at our event, I wonder how many foster dogs she has in her home. How many times does she go to the shelter to socialize dogs? How many weekends does she volunteer at low cost spay/neuter and shot clinics?

Too Broke Girls are okay. We are behind. We are overwhelmed. We are going to be okay.

Before you criticize a shelter worker, a foster, a volunteer or a rescue, ask yourself if you can do it better under the same circumstances.

We wish we knew how to fix this current mess. We don't. Gotta believe it starts with spay/neuter.

If we could stop breeding Doodles, Pit Bulls, Labs, and Chihuahuas for a minute. The shelters are full of those. There were THREE different posts about dumped doodles this week.

We are no longer trying to think outside the box for solutions. The box is on fire y'all.

THE BOX IS ON FIRE. 🔥🔥🔥

None of us can do what we are trying to get done. We are here to save the dogs. And we have no possible way to do that.

If you get a chance this week, say a little prayer for our shelter workers, our Animal Control, our rescues. And say a little prayer for the people doing everything in their power to rip those people apart. Someone has hurt those people. They need to heal.

Spork will get up tomorrow and do it all again. He will help us make the hard decisions. He will remind us to rescue one until there are none.

HUGE shout out to the rescues who took on more than they could handle this week, then handled it. Lucky Pup Rescue SC

Shout out to the shelter workers who cried in their car behind the McDonald's on their lunch break.

Shout out to the Trustees who could have chosen to stay in a cool building, but, instead chose to shovel p**p in the heat.

Keep on keepin on!

I mean, Spork believes in us, how can we fail.

08/09/2024

Update: I am happy to report, Spork cracked the whip and we have completed his list. Yes, he has another list waiting for us.

Okay, Spork, let's get up and get this week started. Here is our To Do list.

#1 Store all of the wonderful donated food.

#2 Process new applications

#3 Vet run to get everyone updated on vaccines and such.

#4 Chase a ball

#5 Deep clean dog room.

Gonna be a great week!!!!

08/09/2024

First, sorry about the dark blurry photo. Wishbone was cracking me up!! He walks about 4 feet then hits the ground like he is taking fire. Then he hops right back up to walk another 4 feet.

We had a FANTASTIC adoption event. 4 pups are with their new families!! We are still closed for intake. We need to adopt out about 30 pups before we can take on anything else.

We are exhausted. These events are a LOT of work. People walking by for the first time see us sitting in our little chairs, and have no idea what it took for us to get there.

We have to load the crates, the tent, the chairs, the tables and tablecloths, the paperwork, the extra towels, the cold packs, the fans, and yes, the dogs.

We had 13 dogs at the event today.

All that said, let me tell you about this little girl, she was in her 20s. So, clearly she knew more about rescue dogs than we did.

And hey, we absolutely like people who come up to us with ideas. We give them a try.

This little girl was just ANGRY. We never figured out why. She was shouting about buying the dogs some treats. I told her thank you and tried to explain, we do not give them lots of treats as it can upset their stomachs over the duration of the event.

She slammed those down and flew into how the dogs water bowls were empty. I let her know we had just given out water. We do not keep water in front of them at the event as they tend to dump it out and chew on the bowl.

Here is the deal. This girl has every right to advocate for dogs. Good for her.

However, if you are going to come to one of our events and show your tail, you need to be prepared to see mine. Not my rescue partner, she has none. Flat as a dang chalk board.

I was sitting in the sun and not sweating. Little Angry One, was yelling at us about the dogs in the shade, panting and being hot. Aw, sweetie, dogs pant for other reasons.

We had big dogs today. Some had not been to an event in over a year. They were nervous. Angry little girls make that worse.

It's funny now. It was NOT funny at the time.

It was beautiful out today. The dogs did GREAT!!

Thank you to everyone who came by with dog food. We have a bit of breathing room.

We know how blessed we are by every one who comes by and gives our pups a little love. We have the best supporters and we know that.

Angry Little Girls are just to keep us on our toes.

07/09/2024

We are loaded up and headed that way.

Gertrude is coming as well as Tesha, Rocket Pop and Donavan.

We will be at PetSmart in Taylors from 2-6.

07/09/2024

We are bringing the balloon animals to the adoption event at PetSmart in Taylors today from 2-6.

When I say balloon animals. Please understand, I can make a dog, a dachshund and a giraffe (all the same twists!!

I tried a poodle but it looked like The Thing from Fantastic Four.

Come by and see us. We are planning to post a video as we load up from my house. We will have others there as well coming from different fosters.

Come by and meet our pups!

07/09/2024

This is one of my grand dogs in WV. He and his sister were out enjoying the yard while my kiddos went to a devo.

They love the yard and are safe and secure.

The kids think maybe his collar got stuck and Sadie tried to get him loose. That is what dogs do. It isn't the best plan, they just panic sometimes.

The first photo is what they sent me last evening. The second is from the vet today.

As you can see, there was so much more damage than we originally thought.

Maya, who was returned not long ago after an altercation with one of the adopter's other dogs, had something similar to this.

Maya has the same coloring as Scout. It is just hard to tell. Maya's owners assumed the blood on her was from the other dog. After I checked her out, we found LOTS of small puncture wounds.

It is ALWAYS a good idea to have the vet check them out. I know it is expensive. In Maya's case, the owners were focused on the dog with noticable injuries. They just didn't see she was injured as well.

Have those dark and brindle dogs check out closely y'all.

So thankful the kiddos took the grand dog in this morning. He is on meds and is comfortable.

06/09/2024

Look at this baby. There has to be some rescue that could squeeze him in. I will help with transportation.

06/09/2024

Barbara is looking good. She is the worst case of ringworm I have seen. She is just so sweet. She just got her bath so we will work on those nails soon.

Y'all don't even come at me about Monty needing a bath. He is getting one right now. We will post more on him later.

06/09/2024

Fill'em Up Friday!!

So many people are asking what we need most.

FOOD

Right now, it is time to buy more Pedigree Adult Chicken.

Yes, it is on our Amazon list. It is available at Walmart.com and Tractor Supply.

Right now Tractor Supply is the least expensive for us.

The Ween is our spokes dog for this begging event.

He is about 2 years old. He is house trained. He is good with other dogs. He ignores my cats. The Ween has loved every person he has met so far.

Thank you all for your support. We are barely hanging on right now. Without you guys, we would just be doomed.

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