05.03.09
Desperately needing new foster homes
Guys,we are in a world of hurt here in Texas. Dogs are coming in in droves right and left. They are being surrendered by owners who are now homeless, by commercial breeders obviously getting rid of their breeding stock, back yard breeders getting rid of a few of their un-sellables. It’s just unbelievable. I get at least 2-3 emails a day and they want to surrender them in groups of 2, 3, 4 and even 6.
We need help.
We have taken in all that we can handle at this point without more foster homes. We took in 18 just last month and now are being squeezed for foster space. Many of these that we took in will need heartworm treatment so their stay in foster home will be drawn out.
A breeder called me last night wanting to surrender. She has two more shih tzu from the “batch” that she turned over earlier this month, another two lhasas that are weaning puppies and once they are weaned, she wants us to take the moms. Then there are three from her next door neighbor, a shih tzu “breeding group,” two girls and a boy.
We cannot take in these dogs until we get that many into foster homes – we cannot ask you to take unknown dogs into foster, but we can ask you to take some of the dogs we currently have in the program, ones for which we know the habits, and that frees up a space for the new ones.
Here are the dogs that have been here a while that I’d like to get into a home….
Brenda Montgonery.
Is this not the most beautiful little lhasa girl you’ve ever seen? Brenda came to us from Montgomery County where they thought she was over 10 because of the horrible condition she was in. When I saw her sitting in their lobby, I was unsure whether she was even alive, she moved so little. Once we got her into the program and on some good food and meds, she came right out of that depression and became the beautiful little 6-7 year old girl you see above. This is what she looked like when we first got her.
Amazing, isn’t it!
Another little fluffer I’d like to see go to a foster home is Camden Harris.
Quirky, crazy little boy. He is just a doll. If you have a little friend for him to play with, he will love you forever.
How about this adorable little Cheddar Benson. He came to us from a rural shelter near Houston and had to have his eye removed.
I’ll add more in a few days, but please consider fostering one or more of these little dogs. If you’re interested and have adopted from us, you can pick one up this week. If you haven’t adopted, please complete an application to foster and let us get the process under way fast.
Just email me at teresa@shihtzu-rescue.com
Thanks for reading!
