Thank you for taking an interest in helping a small breed rescue dog! Whether you are here to browse for a future family member, donate to help continue our efforts, or just here to see some cute faces, we appreciate your interest in our friends in need.
Please see our Adoptable Dogs page for dogs looking for homes.
If you have an interest in adopting one of our dogs, please fill out our Adoption Application.
If you are interested being a foster for a dog in need, please fill out our Foster Application and we’ll give you a call!
Many happy returns!
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Donations
Any amount you can help with vet bills and other expenses is greatly appreciated. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, so all donations are tax-deductible! Please click the Paypal link above.
Meet Some Adoptable Dogs!
When: Saturday, January 14th
12:00 to 2:00 pm
Where: Petco in Westlake
3201 Bee Cave Road, Austin, 78746
The number of dogs we can rescue is directly related to the amount of space we have available in foster homes to keep them while the dogs find permanent homes. If you’ve ever wanted to make a huge difference in a small dog’s life, fosters are our #1 need.
We find out what you’re looking for in a foster dog - good with kids, certain breeds, whatever you need - and we walk the shelter looking at the sad faces trying to find one who will fit. We pull them out of the shelter and into a new world where they are loved, well-fed, and encouraged to become part of a family again. We rely upon the foster to get to know them so we can find the best possible forever home.
If you are interested in making a tangible difference in the life of a homeless dog, please submit a Foster Application soon!
We Need Foster Parents!
Please Help Charles
Raised = $535
Goal = $1500
Donors
Jennifer Laurinec
Myles Fox
Jessica Sellers
Irene Watson
Mercy Lawler
We rescued Charles from the Town Lake Animal Center and after a couple of days, his foster mom knew he needed to go to the vet. He was straining to urinate and very little came out. His x-ray showed that he had lots of bladder stones that had mostly traveled down his urethra and he was unable to pass them. We made a plan to try to flush them back into the bladder the following day and then remove them from his bladder. The next morning, he could no longer urinate at all, so we knew the situation was critical.
They sedated him and tried to flush the stones back into his bladder, but most of them stayed put. Because he was not at a specialty clinic, they could not open the length of his urethra and remove them all. So, they took a long shot and tried something unorthodox. The vet went back to the beginning of his urethra, behind where his former scrotum was, and created a new hole to urinate from, in a location similar to if he were a female dog, and just closed off the plumbing down his genitals with the stones abandoned in-place. The vet also went into his bladder and removed the stones that were in there. Charles woke up and although he was in a lot of pain, he was a trooper. He’s recovering quickly and everything is working well! Such an emotional roller-coaster, but his foster parents say he’s so sweet and they are grateful that he made it through. Please consider donating to help us with the high, unexpected cost of his medical care. All donations are tax deductible and we appreciate any help!
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