plus the ones still here! http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/ON258.html

Puggles, the little pug mix has been here since June 25th. Except for a few weeks she spent in foster in July (the Foster Mom moved away), she has been here in a big, big crate with a bed and peepee paper and food and water and room to walk around in there.

She is about 10 yrs old and has lots more life in her! She weems to have been in a little crate all her life, having puppies in a puppy mill. She could barely walk, couldn’t bend her knees even, was incontinent but willing to try to be housebroken. She is blind in one eye. That’s all the bad stuff. THE GOOD STUFF is she is no longer incontinent, pees on her paper, walks for hours in the yard on nice days and shorter times on not so nice days but wants to go out and experience the day always. She wears her little coat and just chugs around that yard in ever bigger circles humming to herself and thinking big thoughts…

She has NEVER BEEN SICK HERE. Other dogs have had kennel koff, diahreah, some problem or another but even exposed, Puggles thankfully doesn’t get sick.

She has such a will to live and i am POSITIVE someone out there wants to adopt her. A retired man, woman, couple, who hs time for leasurely walks each day and a dog who loves to snuggle, is fiercely independant, costs nothing to feed and MAYBE cost $20 every 6 months to keep her from being incontinent and a few bucks a month on pee pads….

You or someone you know, or work with or live beside knows someone who will love Puggles. Everyone who meets her falls for her but she needs more time and attention (and deserves it) than someone who still works can give her. Of yes!! she has this one tooth that sticks out and it is too CUTE for words!! If it helps, Puggles’s adoption fee is not fixed in stone.

She is a 6 yr old Cane Corso Matiff who was surrendered a couple months ago. She has the PINKEST, BIGGEST SMILE in the WORLD and we FELL FOR IT!

She joins brothers Hank, Gizmo, Nikos, ‘Stafa, Coal, sister Gracie and the cats Lily, Cleo, Zoey

Check out the dogs everyone!! My goodness what a great group of dogs! Gorgeous, all need some play time to calm down but i like them all very much. There are short hairs, long hairs. tall, small – hounds, labs, shep, beagles, coonhounds … GREAT DOGS!\

Still here – HOSS (renamed Cooper on the site), Hubert, Sophie, TRU!! and many more! these guys SO NEED A HOME PLEASE – some have been here a month – some more!!

Dogs here are all from the top down to Remy and then start again 2nd page after Peyton. Remy to end arrive on TUES!!

Today Smitty, Emma (who was ehre all of 5 minutes it seemed), and Hannah left for new Forever Homes! Tomorrow will have Elliot and Justin leaving with their new people!!

We need help tho finding some of the others a home – they may be older like POLLY PUGGLES (12yrs) or maybe not so pretty like BELLE (7yrs) but with a soul that is gentle and kind if only someone would meet her. We have MOLSYN (6 yrs)who is also technically old for a Cane Corso mastiff but is so beautiful in spirit and such a hold on life it’ll knock your socks off. My HUBERT (hubie) is still here – since June 25th at least!! might be longer – a happier, more loving dog you’ll have a hard time finding! HOSS – renamed COOPER in hopes a name change will bring a better kharma – how stoopid is that?? He is the nicest dog here but he’s big and black and he is starting to disconnect from us and people who come by – like he isn’t trying anymore. My Lovely SOPHIE -  she is an easy, fun dog – she needs someone strong tho she she doesn’t need to be afraid. She has been a client of mine for 4 yrs b4 being one of my rescues and she is a GOOD dog.

Can anyone who reads this please send this link http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/ON258.html to people you know – retired people who want a low maintenance dog, singles or couples who may have lost an older dog rescently – anyone and everyone you know – PLEASE?

Occasionally i get requests from people over 60 to have a dog. Most of those people have been refused dogs by other rescues for being ‘too old’.

When they come to me, I DO direct them away from puppies and younger dogs, my fear being not so much that they can’t handle them – there are some ‘old’ people waaaay fitter than ME! – but that they will die before the dog.

I have been directing older people to dogs over 5 yrs old (depending on breed/longevity) who need homes as badly, if not more cuz people want puppies, but are awesome dogs who have a long life to love someone .

I was thinking that ALL OF YOU have older relatives and friends who you didn’t know were looking for a dog and may have been refused and never told you OR want a dog but know a puppy is more than they need or want and don’t know about PETFINDER or that there are rescue organizations ther than pounds OR that they don’t have to go into a shelter and feel horrible seeing the dogs there but can go on the internet too. Maybe they don’t know that there ARE OLDER DOGS WHO NEED THEM. Middle ages or LAZY people like me should apply for these guys TOO!

Dogs i have here needing older people to love them if other people don’t want them is:

COCOA, an 8-9 yr old female chocoolate lab, med size – she can live another 5-7 yrs, BELLE, a7-8 yr old female blk lab mix, large, can go another 5-7 yrs, OCTAVIA, 9-11 yr old chihua/terrier mix, female, 10lbs who is the NICEST small dog i’ve ever seen!! never bites or even lifts a lip, not a barker, good on her legs and loving!! she can go another 8 or so years!  POLLY PUGGLES 10 -12yr old pug mix, female, one back leg is gimpy but getting stronger now that she’s using it – seems she may have been crated her whole life (she & Octavia likely puppy mill breeding dogs) and she really chugqs along outside!! She SINGS like a kitten when she needs attention and ok, she is UGLY but E.T. was cute after two hours so she;’ll grow on you! she can go another 5-8 yrs. RAY - still here – 9-10 yr old blk lab, male, blind from cataracts not cancer or diabetes. Awesome dog who gets around darn good for his ‘disability’. He can go 4-6 more years too!

We will help anyone adopting these dogs with health and food advice to make them last as long as they should too!

Other ‘older’ dogs who need people – Joey, Hoss, Claudia - they’re all apprx 4-5 yrs old and have a good 10 yrs left (13 or so for the beagle) and they are calmer and loving and easier to have around – don’t need exceptional amts of exercise either!!

THis is all just thoughts but i’d really like to know what you think and if there is a market for older dogs and people and where the best place it to let seniors know we’re here with great dogs.

HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE!

on the newbies.

Sadie the mastiff is turning into an awesome, well adjusted dog, not fearful anymore. she loves to play fetch with you for decen periods of time

Denver is still fearful of everything but we’re working on it.

The others, Tru , Jed, Jenx, Ringo, Joe, Stoop – fun loving dogs who, once worn out will make awesome pets

The majority are arriving fri, about 18 i think and one for sure sunday but possibly 4 more.

If anyone knows anyone who lives west of toronto with a van who is willing to come to the boarder with us tmo (fri june 26th) for noon and transport some dogs back to camp PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

We have really nice people in buffalo who meet the transports and bring the dogs over the boarder for us where we meet at customs and change cars.  Customs goes over the paperwork and off we go. Time needed is apprx 1/2 hr at the boarder and then 2 hrs to get to Camp from there.

It’s a friday and short notices as always cuz we never know which dogs will get thru the vetting (HW negative mostly but also some get adopted b4 coming and then we scramble for substitutions) but it’s for the dogs.

12 of the dogs are medium to large, 2 are mastiffs,  the rest are small. We need someone who can take 3-4 larger ones as small ones can go into crates on top of larger crates.

The border requires each dog in it’s own appropriate sized crate so most vans hold 4-5 large dogs. we prefer the dogs crated for travelling to avoid them being projectiles in case of an accident and also so they sleep and are less stressed.

check out the new pics (thank you Sandra & john) and info on the dogs.

The three 6 week old pups are here (i call them satan) they are the fattest, rolly polly puppies to come along in a while! They are two cute for words!

ADOPTED: LEXI, SATAN#1 (now called Buster), WYLEIGH!!.

boarders are returning in droves and dogland is fun

When you adopt a rescue from us you get 6 weeks of FREE Pet Insurance!!

We have 10-12 new rescues arriving on june 12th – check out the petfinder site to see them and pass that link to everyone you know!

STILL HERE NEEDING HOMES ARE:

Ray, -9-10 yr old blk lab, blind but good blood work, no diabetes, no problems or ‘issues’. Has at least 3-5 good years left in him AT LEAST!

Also, BINA (Beanie) is ready to go, needs a strong owner! Claudia, Quinn, Joey & Hoss UNBELIEVEABLY ARE STILL HERE TOO – and CHLOE!! so GORGEOUS and GOOD!!