Homeless Pets Success Stories
Sophia Needs a Success Story
This isn't your typical Success Story. You see, Sophia hasn't had hers yet...but she's really excited about that fateful day when she's adopted by a loving family.
Please look at Sophia and see what a precious and loving soul she is. She was abandoned at Town & Country Veterinary Clinic as a tiny puppy, and has remained there...on and off...in a cage for nearly two years. She LOVES people, loves to run and play, and is very well behaved, but she has been in a cage way too long. She will make a great companion for a family or a single. She’s playful, and brings the perception of security to her household.
There is nothing wrong with Sophia except she suffers from being labeled a “pit bull.” She is spayed, micro-chipped and up to date on her shots. She loves stuffed animals and squeaky toys, but most of all, she loves to ride in the car and to stand up to give you hugs and big kisses. Please call the volunteers at 770-971-0100! Sophia’s been homeless way too long and she deserves a family just like every other lucky dog. Her life is passing her by.
Chevy Found a Loving Home
Chevy’s past is a mystery. He came into the Homeless Pets Foundation at 32lbs back in March...as a full grown boxer. To say the least, he was severely emaciated and needed nutrition! With some love from Homeless Pets and a great new family, he’s now a strong, healthy 75lbs of pure love :)
Chevy’s new mom, Kristi had these kind words:
“We work with rescues up here in Ontario by fostering as well, so we also appreciate every effort you make to save these dogs and give them a second chance in life. We work with Su every once in a while, so that is how I met my Chevy and it was love at first sight. He wiggled his way over to me and I told Su that second that he would be going home with us :) We adopted our first guy from Su and we foster for her, so she just shook her head and handed me Chevy's paperwork. We have now had Chevy since April 5th and I have loved every second with him.”
Holiday Miracles for Simon
Joy stopped by the clinic on Tuesday evening after the Superbowl to pick up a dog that she had been fostering. However, the dog was adopted just before Joy arrived. In a way it was a good thing because she was told that there was a little dog that needed some special attention. He was in a cage and terrified, shivering and dirty.
Some of the walkers discovered him in a crate outside Town & Country Veterinary Clinic, up to his belly in water, freezing in January just a day or two after the Superbowl. They think he was there for a couple of days before anyone found him, and it had been a cold and rainy weekend. His little voice was still very hoarse, probably the result of trying to get attention for a long time before anyone heard him.
Happy Tails: The Story of Cassie
Cassie came to stay with Homeless Pets Foundation in December of 2010 as an owner surrender. She was so despondent not knowing why she had lost her owner after 7 years to end up alone & lonely in her cage.
All the volunteers tried to cheer her up but nothing worked, after 6 months we were afraid that she may succumb to her depression.
One day a volunteer struck up a conversation with a neighbor in the local grocery store about Cassie and the other dogs needing love at the clinic.The neighbor John, decided on the spot that he would come help walk the dogs at the shelter that day. John went to visit Cassie first and was surprised to discover that he recognized her as belonging to a former coworker!
Cassie ended up not getting walked that day, she was adopted immediately by John and whisked away to her new forever home.
Brody's Luck Turns Around
While driving to work one day on Wednesday, October, 2010, a Good Samaritan, Erik, passed an apparently dead dog laying in the median of a busy Atlanta, GA highway. When he took one last look at the poor dog in her rear-view mirror, he saw the dog raise its head. The dog was still alive! Erik turned around and drove back to rescue the dog, and rushed him over to Town and Country Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Good evaluated the dog, a Pug, who was barely conscious, emaciated, dehydrated, matted with burrs and infested with ticks, and had likely been on his own for weeks. Because of his dislocated pelvis and front leg, major head swelling, and numerous scrapes and bruises, the dog couldn't stand or walk. He would have suffered and died in the hot sun that day if not for his rescuers.
Within two days, Brody had begun to recover and could sit up. Erik and his wife offered to foster the dog, now named Brody, until he could find a home, and the Homeless Pet Foundation covered the medical costs for treating Brody. He has since been adopted! Brody is a very lucky dog!
