Stories
Adopted
We rescued Milano as a puppy with pneumonia. He was hospitalized for a scary 7 days. The vet didn’t even think he would make it, but he was a little fighter. He has been adopted, and now he is an adult dog, thriving. He was truly a special dog.
Adopted
I was solo backpacking in Vietnam when I came across Echo. I pulled over to feed her, a street dog, and noticed her leg was severely injured and infected. I took her to a vet. Her leg was amputated, and I spent the rest of my trip with her. When I went home, I boarded her at the vet there and spent the next four months trying to get her to the U.S. And I did. She spent the next year or so in my house until she found her perfect forever home.
Foster fail
Mamas was my favorite shelter dog, and the second longest resident there. The shelter was going to put her to sleep. She had an abdomen full of gas and fluid, and that was beyond what they could treat. She did not spend so long in the shelter just to die, so I took her in.
Mamas had heart surgery in June at Garden State Vet Hospital. I waited to share this until I knew the fluid had not come back. The surgery was successful. She recovered well. She has more energy now, and she can play and run without her heart feeling suffocated.
That was a long journey, starting in the fall, but we saw it through because Mamas deserved it. Thank you to everyone who donated, supported, shared, and stayed involved. Thank you to Inked In Eden for the fundraiser, and to MudHen Brewing Company for a great event. A huge thank you to Dr. Nordt at Atlantic Animal Health Center in Galloway, Mamas’s first vet, who went above and beyond from the first diagnosis and stayed involved the whole way.
Mamas can live a normal, happy dog life now. I fostered her, and in the end I adopted her.
Foster fail
Leanne was declining rapidly from stress in the shelter and was set to be euthanized. I pulled her because she was another one of my favorite dogs. She was fostered, and then adopted by my friend, so I still get to see her every week. She is a very special and sweet dog.
Foster fail
Wilma was abandoned by a dirt road, next to a big pile of trash. She was a loyal dog who never left. She ended up right where she belonged. Her foster adopted her, and showed Wilma there was a family who would give that loyalty right back.
