Success Stories: Sundance

Sundance2 Sundance and his brother, Kado, were brought to True Blue Animal Rescue when a man dropped off a litter of 5 puppies at the Beard-Navasota Veterinary Hospital in June 2012, to be euthanized. The puppies were covered in fleas, dirty and absolutely terrified, but those working at the clinic saw no reason for these puppies to be euthanized so they reached out for help. The vet office called TBAR who had room for 2 of the 5 puppies in a foster home; the other puppies were placed in loving homes by the dedicated hospital employees.

Once approved into the TBAR foster program, Sundance and Kado were picked up from the vet by a TBAR volunteer and taken to their new foster home. On assessment, the puppies were slightly anemic from being terribly infested with fleas to a point that their white bellies looked black. They were immediately bathed with Dawn soap to kill and remove the fleas. IMG_2695Sundance needed a couple months of puppy vetting and then he was ready for his forever home search. With such a wonderful personality and sweet face, it didn’t take long for someone to see this sweet boy and take him home. He has finally found his perfect forever home and is doing very well with his new mom, Kelsey. Sundance4 TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal rescue organization. If you would like to help animals such as this one please consider donating to TBAR, volunteering, fostering, or adoptingDonations go directly toward care, feed, and veterinary care of the rescued animals and every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation. Save a life: adopt instead of shop and spay or neuter your pets!

Success Stories: Scooter

Meet T-Bar’s Scooter

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Last week, we listed Luna as our Success Story of the week. This week, we have the privilege of posting Luna’s brother Scooter as our Success Story!

Scooter was abandoned on the side of the road with Prissy (aka Munchkin) and her sister Luna (PeeWee). This little group of dumped dogs remained where they were – thinking their owner would be back for them and would take them home again. Instead, these three were lucky enough to be spotted by a T-Bar foster who stopped to see if they could be coerced into a crate. Scooter and the girls were very shy and nervous at first, but after a little time and patience, they warmed up to be loving little lap dogs who would do anything for pets and attention.

Here’s what his adoptive mom has to say about him:

“He is great. He loves the babies, my son is connected at his hip. He slept with us in our bed all night long…yes we allow animals in our bed. 🙂 He is great with our other dog and the cat and him don’t really care that each other exist…no issues and very happy momma!!!”

 

Thank you for giving Scooter a wonderful, loving forever home!

 

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Pyr Story

In February Olivia shared the story of the Pyrenees Dog rescue. We are pleased to follow that up with the happy success story ending for these dogs!
On March 12, 2012, after their final round of vet care, True Blue Animal Rescue sent Delia and Porthos, two Pyrenees rescue dogs, to New Jersey to be placed in forever homes through Eleventh Hour Rescue. In doing this we learned that northern states have done such a great job of eliminating their overpopulation problem that they currently have a shortage of rescue animals. With this demand for rescue animals in the north the southern states are now shipping hundreds there on a regular basis.
We linked up with PETS, LLC., one of the transport companies that brings dogs all over the country to their new homes. We met with this transport team in Houston, TX where there were another 40 dogs loaded into an air conditioned semi truck by compassionate people who were knowledgable about dogs and how to care for them in a transport situation. We were comforted and happy to receive updates and pictures of our dogs during this three day trip. Then when they arrived in New Jersey we were notified and sent pictures to assure us that they made it safely.
Since it means saving more lives we plan to try and place more dogs in homes in states that have less rescue dogs than we do but we also know that this is not the answer to ending our overpopulation problem. Thirty years ago these states had the same overpopulation problems that we see in the south. I worked in an SPCA in New York State and experienced this first hand. Since then They enforced licensing laws, developed spay / neuter programs and educated the public in order to become no kill states. Knowing this gives me the assurance that we can do the same thing here in Texas, and other states who are still working to decrease and then eliminate their euthanasia rates.
TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal rescue organization. If you would like to help animals such as this one please consider donating to TBAR, volunteering, fostering, or adopting. Donations go directly toward care, feed, and veterinary care of the rescued animals and every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation. Save a life: adopt instead of shop and spay or neuter your pets!

 

 

 

Success Stories: Luna (aka Pee Wee)

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This little girl was abandoned on the side of the road with her sister, Munchkin, and another small black dog named Scooter. This little group of dumped dogs remained where they were – thinking their owner would be back for them and would take them home again.

Instead, these three were lucky to be spotted by a T-Bar foster who stopped to see if they could be coerced into a crate. Pee Wee, now named Luna, was very timid, but had nowhere to go, so she let the kind soul who found her come near. Even though she didn’t want to be picked up, this hungry little girl and her companions couldn’t resist the canned dog food they were offered, and they ran into a crate when they smelled it. Luna, Munchkin and Scooter were then brought to T-Bar to get the vetting and care that they needed. Luna was spayed, vaccinated, de-wormed and began her search for her forever family.

With a face as cute as Luna’s, it didn’t take long for a family to fall head-over-heels for this sweet girl. After filling out their adoption application, the Allen family got to meet Luna and decided they could not let her go. Now our little Luna has a wonderful forever family and two other fur-kids, Ike and Tucker, to play with and love!

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TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal rescue organization. If you would like to help animals such as this one please consider donating to TBAR, volunteering, fostering, or adopting. Donations go directly toward care, feed, and veterinary care of the rescued animals and every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation. Save a life: adopt instead of shop and spay or neuter your pets!

T-Bar would like to thank the Allen Family for giving Luna a loving, forever home

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Friday Fluff: Pyrenees Dogs

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This past February True Blue Animal Rescue was asked to assist 4Paws Farm, a rescue center located in Hempstead, Texas, who was helping place sixteen Pyrenees dogs whose owner had passed away. Placing that many dogs at once would be hard on any rescue group and that is why networking with other rescue centers is so important. Thankfully the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society took seven of these lovely dogs and Golden Retriever Acres Senior Sanctuary took the female Golden Retriever in the group and the senior Pyrenees dog as well. True Blue Animal Rescue was asked to help place six dogs and the last senior female went to Betty Neblett who does private rescue.

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Two of the beautiful dogs that Tbar was helping with were adopted out almost right away to an approved Tbar family. The remaining four were transferred to Tbar and vetted while they waited patiently for their new homes in New Jersey where the Eleventh Hour Rescue found adopters for them. While these dogs wait for their transport they are being worked with on socialization and being taught to walk on a leash. Now when their big three day trip to New Jersey comes and it is time to meet their new families they will be ready for them!

Thanks to the tremendous team effort of Nancy Stoorza of 4 Paws Rescue, Della Lindquist with the Great Pyrenees Rescue Society, Rhonda Blaschke and Kelly Gasser of Eleventh Hour Rescue and T-bar, these dogs have a second chance at a happy home life! We also want to congratulate the Miron family on their newest family members from adopting two of these lovely dogs in need. Remember if you or a loved one has a dog that needs to find a new home, never offer the dog for free, contact a rescue center for help finding them a quality new home. Adoptive homes are checked out by rescue groups and this will insure a safe new home life and environment for them, and the rescue can help you network your animal while you maintain them as a “foster home”.

TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit no-kill animal rescue organization. If you would like to help animals such as these please consider donating to TBAR, volunteering fostering or adopting. Every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation. Save a life: adopt instead of shop and spay or neuter your pets!

*Edit and Update*
From Facebook:

Brenda Standefer Brady: I just read the blog. It was Great Pyrenees Rescue Society that went to the farm and took 6 dogs (not Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue). We loaded them in my 4-runner. Very happy to say they are all in NW in forever homes.

Read about the transport and adoption of Delia and Porthos here!

 

Dog Success Stories! September 2013

We are glad to be able to share with you the TBAR dogs that found their forever homes this month!

Sugar Bear

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Sugar is a lab mix, over a year old, and weighs 65 pounds.  She has come a long way from the sick, skinny girl she was, and has become a beautiful healthy girl ready for her new family. She is completely house trained and gets along with all other dogs and kids, walks well on a leash and loves to play. She loves to go out and play, or to go for a walk, and afterward she is happy to lay around and relax. This miracle girl is ready for a new home!

Sugar came into TBAR around the holidays, when a good Samaritan found her emaciated and injured on the streets and took her to a veterinary hospital.  They helped her through surgery, distemper and long weeks of hard, slow recovery that many would not have survived. Through it all, Sugar Bear stayed loving, even though sometimes all she could do was give a couple of wags and lift her head.

Minette

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Minette’s foster home decided they could not part with this sweet, Shar Pei and terrier mix.  Minette is a full-grown dog, weighing in at 40 pounds and is spayed and current on vaccinations and heartworm preventative. At 3 years old, she is still young enough to be playful, yet out of that puppy chewing/teething stage. Minette’s current home says she is very good with adults and children alike. She would love to be a part of a family who will spent quality time with her and give her plenty of love.

Ben (2013 Puppy 11)

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Lily

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 Jordan

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TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a no-kill animal rescue.  If you would like to help animals such as this please consider donating to TBAR, fostering or adopting.  Every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation.  Save a life: adopt instead of shop and spay or neuter your pets!

Success Stories: Luke

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Luke has gone to his forever home!

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Here’s Luke and his new veterinarian Dad. Lucky Luke!

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His foster mom had described him as:

“Luke is a sweetheart and a love! He is a Border Collie mix puppy who loves to play with his person, get cuddles and snuggles, watch TV, and play with the cats if they will let him! That’s right, not only is Luke dog and child friendly, he gets along with all the kitties in his foster home too! While he loves to play, he is very quiet and calm. Luke settles down quickly in the house, and loves to chew on his bully stick or work on his Kong. Luke warms up quickly, is very loving, and is a fast learner! He also has zero food aggression – you can take his food and treats away from him without issue! Luke comes potty trained and is working hard on kennel training.”  Thank you Alissa, for rescuing him and getting him ready for his forever home!

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TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a no-kill facility.  If you would like to help animals such as this please consider donating to TBAR, fostering or adopting.  Every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation.  Save a life: adopt instead of shop and spay or neuter your pets!

Success Story: Sophie

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Congrats on your new home, Sophie!

Her new home has this to say about her:

We have had Sophie since December 2012, and during this time she has become an integral part of our family. We renamed her Starr. So we have decided to adopt her ourselves. I can’t imagine her not being here with us. Running at the park with my husband and my two aussie boys, howling at us when she wants to play & that adorable sound she makes when she yawns… We love her!

We love it when TBAR dogs have such a happy ending!

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Sophie (pictured here on the left, with her new sibling) has been adopted by her foster family after six months!

TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a no-kill facility.  If you would like to help animals such as this please consider donating to TBAR, fostering or adopting.  Every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation.

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Success Stories: Puppies!

This spring TBAR had many puppies up for adoption.  We were glad to see them find homes!

Sweetheart

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Sweetheart has adorable speckles and even a heat-shaped one on her shoulder!  She came into TBAR in the Spring and made her display with lots of other puppies at Brenham Market Days in May.  We are so glad that she found her forever home only 3 months later!

Puppy 3

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Puppy 5

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Puppy 10

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Puppy 15

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Puppy 16

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Success Story: Daisy Doo

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Look who found a home!  Her new owners had recently lost their 15-year old dog to cancer, and Daisy Doo will do her best to cheer them up, and to be a new playmate for their other dog.  

Daisy Doo and her 2 litter mates were left on the door step of a nice couple when they were approximately 3-4 months old.  The couple agreed to foster them until their forever homes are found.  Daisy Doo looked a bit different than her litter mates, as she had the looks of an Austrailian Cattle Dog, but they looked more like black lab mix dogs.  The puppies proved themselves to be very friendly, and loved to play with other dogs.  While in their foster home they were given all vaccinations so they would be ready for to go to homes of their own.

 

TBAR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is a no-kill facility.  If you would like to help animals such as this please consider donating to TBAR, fostering or adopting.  Every little bit helps us to help another animal in need of safety and rehabilitation.