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Our Featured Pets
Daisy is a 1-2 year old female Basset Hound. She was found living the mud with Lulu.
Lulu is a 1-2 year old Basset/Beagle mix....She was found living int he mud with Daisy. Romeo is a 8 months old Yellow Lab who needs a foster home. He is very loving and playful. Princess is a 2-3 year gorgeous Black Lab in need of a foster home. Princess is housebroken and really well behaved. Clovis is a 2 year old Basset Hound in need of a foster home. Lucy is a 4 year old White Lab. Lucy is fully vetted and really a wonderful dog. She ended up at the shelter due to family illness. Hershel is a 2 year old Lab mix who is heartworm positive and she will need to be in a home where she can be quite and finish her treatment. Maya is a 1 year old Lab/Pit mix girl who was kicked by neighbors in Macon County and she just wanted to be love and care for. She is at our vet waiting to find a foster home. Chico was found roaming the streets, emaciated and barely surviving. In the two weeks he has been in our home he has regained his health, received medical care including neutering through the local SPCA, is newspaper trained, and presently is doing a good job of getting used to a crate and being house trained. Chico is 5 months old, primarily Jack Russell terrier with some Pit bull. He is currently 10 pounds and will be around 20 pounds full grown. Chico is DEAF. He naturally loves food so follows us around, looking up at us, which is making it easy to train him. He is cuddly, loves to have his belly rubbed, and prefers to be inside. He is also very playful and energetic and likes to run and play with our mixed Rottweiler. He has a sweet temperament. I think he will do best in a home where there is another dog or dogs that so he can play hard, but he also needs someone who has the time to train him with signing so he can continue to bond and develop confidence without being the boss! Daisy is a 2 year old Black Lab mix that is a wonderful girl. She was turned at the shelter due to owners moving. I am looking for a foster home for her. "Shorty," a young
bright-eyed mixed breed nick-named for his short
stature, started to visit our farm in October
of 2009. At first, our three dogs decided that
Shorty was not going to be welcome and they
aggressively ran him off. However, Shorty was a
persistent little fellow and he continued to
visit almost daily. At first we thought that
Shorty lived next door since he was so handsome
and well feed...but, in no time at all we
realized that he had been abandoned out in the
country to fend for himself. He became
increasingly hungry, but was fearful of our
efforts to make sure he had something to eat.
Every day we had "treat" time where all of the
dogs excitedly waited for their favorite chewy
treat. It took a while but Shorty started to
come near enough that I could throw him a treat.
We wanted to help Shorty find a home, but he
just was too unsure of us. Then one day Shorty
didn't come for treat time. Every day we waited
for Shorty's return, but the days slipped into
weeks and still no Shorty. We became concerned
but hoped for the best. The Adoption He was born on a warm summer’s day Nestled close to his mother forever to stay But he was taken away before he could grow To be trained with the others to be part of the show But he would not do what they would demand He could not dance and bark on command So they put him in a bag and threw him in a trash bin Less than a year old, his life surely to end But he would not die that day Someone heard his cries and took him away But they did not want him so they took him to the pound To wait with all the others hoping for a home to be found Alone and scared he was placed in a crate He was running out of time, euthanasia to be his fate But on a cold winter’s night amongst the snow and the fog I went to my local shelter in search of a dog When I first saw him he was shaking and frail But when our eyes met, he started wagging his tail The tears started to flow my heart bursting with joy I knew I had found him a little bundle of joy I told the tech that he was the one I picked him up and the licking begun Warmth rushed over me like a beacon of light I adopted him, but he saved my life that night I was lucky I got to take him away But there are thousand who are put down every day So before you go to a breeder and spend one thin dime Remember these words because precious ones are running out of time Don’t breed or buy While shelter dogs die
We are in serious need of
GOOD foster homes so that we can save more
animal lives.
Here are a few commonly asked questions
that people ask about fostering.
![]() Q. Is it hard for you to give up your foster an animal when the time comes for him/her to go to their permanent home? A. It is a bittersweet feeling that you get as you watch your foster dog or cat look out the window at you as he/she is driving away with their new family. Try to remain focused on the rescue cause and know that this empty spot will soon be filled with another homeless pet. Q. Is fostering a lot of work? A. Caring for two pets isn’t much more work than caring for one. My dogs enjoy the new fosters and quickly make friends with one another. Dogs by nature are a social animal and enjoy the companionship. If a foster dog comes in and does not like other dogs than they are kept separate from our hounds. Rescue is made aware of this problem and quickly finds a home for the dog to be placed in a “one dog only” household.
Would you
Like to be a foster parent for a homeless
animal?
Click Here
for our adoption application. Click
here for the foster agreement.
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