Rosalee AKA Baby Hippo

This girl grabbed my attention when she first came into the rescue last October.  She was a rolely, polely girl full of sass and a huge heart for kids.  It took her a while to find her home as we are flooded with pitties that need homes everywhere.  She was adopted out in February locally.  I did a home visit with her adopters in April.  Decent people but kinda of clueless as to the fact that a girl like her needs rules and boundaries.  Fast forward to the August 2018 intake, where her previous foster, Nicki, told me that her adopters were going to have her euthanized because she hurt another dog.  The story kept changing as at first she killed the dog, but then in the end, it was a bit more clear that the “attack” was unwitnessed.  The other dog was very old and small.  Rosalee hurts his back end.  I could go on and on regarding everything this family did wrong when it came to Rosalee.  But ultimately, I could not accept that she was going to be euthanized so I contacted her adopters and brought her home.  She has been doing well with Jordy and Rayna.  We are still every cautious with Tinkerbell, our other foster, as she is so small.  Rosalee was a street dog for a long time.  She will always be on guard when meeting new dogs.  Slow introductions are a must.  I might create a post regarding how I introduced them in order to ensure that Rosalee was successful.  But she too has a the perfect home out there.  It might take some time to find it, but she will make their lives full.

Tinkerbell Strawberry. Piss and vinegar with a little bit of sugar.

 

This little girl needs to catch a break.  She has had two failed adoptions, one lasting only 12 hours!!!! People talk a good talk about understanding adjustment periods but Tinkerbell is a dog that requires you to respect her adjustment period.  She is a small dog that does not like to be picked up.  She will tolerate it if she trusts you.  And trust takes time, not just minutes!  Ugh.  Tink has been with us since early May.  I cannot believe that in four months no one has given her the time to become the family member she deserves to be.

Jessi, sweet as pie!!

This sweet girl couldn’t have been more perfect.  Jessi arrived in the April 2018 transport and we were blessed to have her for a little over a month.  She loved the boys so much that she was the first dog to sleep with them overnight.  She was a hard one to let go as she is what everyone wants in a dog.  But her day came and was adopted by the most loving lady. From a high kill shelter to the princess she was meant to be.  She is why I love this job.

Caramel... Little Dude. Adopted 3/27/2018

Caramel was a lucky little boy that had someone fall in love with him at the intake event the day he arrived from Alabama.  We were able to foster this little dude only for a couple of days.  The day the adopter’s application was approved, I called them and they were on their way to get him within minutes.  From over 2 hours away.  Lucky boy!

Intake Day

Finding the most comfy place at home.

 Adopt day good byes

 Meeting his new people

Hope joy

Can't win them all

Kamper.... surrendered back to the rescue

I am a few months behind.  Here is Kamper.  Kamper was returned to SPR by his adopter as being aggressive toward the other dog in the house.  Both were the same age and close to the same size.  We did home visits, did an emergency transport for neuters to Racine but the adopters wanted instant results.  So the agressively 15 lb dogs came to live with us.  Kamper did have some dominant tendencies and was a very vocal dog but not aggressive.  He thrived in this house.  It did not take long for him to find his forever home.  But because our rescue does not adopt over Christmas, Kamper was with us for almost two month.  

We got to open our home up over the holidays to Kamper.  He even got a present from Santa.

Adoption day good byes

Kamper’s new family.  He will be spoiled!  This was a feel good day.