I think this is a COOL dog!

So at the time when I got Shasta I had just given up my other dog.(A pit cross) So there was some sadness there but it was good too. It was a day at the street fair in a little town we lived in and there was puppies there. I asked for one being only 14 at the time. (Now about to turn 18)

I couldn't get one. But my mom did say that we could go ask a friend about going with us later that week to amusement park. I couldn't wait for that and it sounded fun since we had met them there anyways. So as we pulled into there drive way there was a dog changed onto a dog house.

She barked at us but all I could say was "That dog is cool" My mom thought I had lost it. As we went in and talked the lady of the house said that the dog was born right there but couldn't come in because it would poop in the house.

So it lived there on the side of there house. After some more talking and a little begging my mom said yes that we could take Shasta home and try her out for a week. Once there I groomed her all up (Mostly just shaved her down) so she could come into our house.

For the next 4 hours I was in my room with her just working on getting her to come over to me. After that and having me leave for work with my mom and so forth I found out she would poop in the house if not locked in a crate. So we worked on that and just getting her used to people.

It took close to 3 years before she wouldn't run from my mom and we could pass her food without her having to hide to eat it. Now she thinks she's a small dog and happy as ever. She's also really good with kids and everything. So good that she didn't even mind my mom's crazy old dog.


Serena Cheney
Salem, OR

Suki's Story



Suki found a home to brighten with love

 I went to Homeward Bound animal rescue in Decatur IL, to see another dog that already had been adopted.

I was walking outside looking at all the other dogs they had available. Suki came up from a walk with a volunteer.  The volunteer asked if I would like to finish Suki's walk.  I said sure. She did very well on the rest of her walk so I took her to a viewing room. She must have known this was important because she started kissing me as if to say "you really need to take me home!"  She had a few restrictions when I filled out her paperwork. Not being around kids was one of them. They couldn't have been more wrong! She is such a lover to my best friend's twins. Everyone loves her SO much!

Suki has her issues and we are still working on a few things but I couldn't have choosen a better dog. She came into my life 3 years ago and I wouldn't change anything about her.

Please consider adopting. I think they save you just as much as you save them.

Jesica
Bloomington, IL

The MSCPA does wonderful work...if this story opened your heart, can you open your wallet to give a little to help them save the next pup?

Oscar the pup, an adorable seven-week-old Pit Bull mix, brimming over with joyful affection for humans, was flung into a trash-filled dumpster in Jamaica Plain as if he were nothing but a useless, broken toy. His jaw was fractured, probably as a result of that cruel toss, but all he wanted to do when a kindhearted person pulled him out of what might have turned into his coffin, was cuddle and play.

OMG...who would not just want to hug this little guy and take him home?

Animals — they've got such good hearts, you know? And bad things happen to them all the time. So here at the MSPCA we've got a 24-7-365 job taking care of them. Fortunately for Oscar, his rescuer knew he could bring the puppy to us. And fortunately for us, you've got wonderful friends like you to support our work.

Oscar will be spending some time in the home of one of our staff members while his jaw heals up. There he'll learn how to play with kids and other animals, and be well on his way to a successful adoption. He's been neutered and vaccinated, and will get a microchip before he goes to his new home. Oscar's getting the full MSPCA treatment!

Thank goodness Oscar got rescued before it was too late. But there will always be animals out there who need our help. Please, can you open your heart once more to help animals like Oscar? I know we ask you frequently — but the need is so great!

Animals thrown away like garbage. Doesn't it hurt your heart? Please give as much as you can.

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A Rescue is Forever

My Miko

Miko was 1.5 years and lost her home due to divorce. She came to us thru rat terrier rescue. She is now 14 years old, hard of hearing, eye sight failing and kidneys starting to fail, but we hope she will stick around for many more years.

Peggy Struwe
Lincoln, NE

 

Dinner Time

We once ate from trash cans, in cages, at the pound or didn't eat at all. Now we all share dinner with our friends!

Meredith
Bath, OH

Minnie was found by her second owner at store called For the Birds and More. She was left there abused, almost no hair and afraid of every human that crossed her path. She was not vicious, but always very timid.

Her second owner took her home to her husband, and Minnie eventually fell in love with him and they became best friends. When he passed away her second owner wanted nothing to do with her because that was her late husband’s dog.

So that’s where I came in. I asked her second owner if I could have her and with no surprise she said yes. I think it’s really sad she just gave her up like that, but I got a wonderful companion out of it. Since then Minnie has had a bladder stone removed that almost killed her (she’s only 10LBS) because it was stuck in the neck of her bladder and her right anal gland has ruptured two times.

She is such a fun loving dog with tons of personality. She follows me everywhere no matter what. The cutest thing about her is when you get her leash out she is extremely excited to go on a walk she ends up walking you.

Minnie is also a great guard dog, even though she is small, she knows what’s going on. I wouldn’t trade her for the world and wish she would live forever. She is my sweet baby girl and a woman’s best friend.  I love my Minnie Mouse.


Denee
Bakersfield, CA