Foster Friday: Lin

This week we will meet Lin, another Dogs 2nd Chance amazing foster. Lin, a legal assistant specializing in bankruptcy and family law, got involved with Dogs 2nd Chance in July of 2008. Her first foster was Sweetie, an older beagle mix, who ended up becoming part of Lin’s family. Since that time she has fostered over 20 dogs!! Wow!

Lin enjoys fostering because of the satisfaction she feels when a sad, lonely pup goes to a loving caring home. She comments, “Even those we get as pups, could have very well ended up in a life of misery, so even though they have never known hunger and neglect, it is still a good feeling to know they will be cared for.”

Lin has lived all over the US including Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and now Millington, TN where she, her son, her grandson, and 12 dogs reside.

Her most memorable dog, Hercules, is now in the prison program and may become a therapy dog. Hercules was a lovable, gangly 8 month old golden lab mix puppy who wanted to learn and be loved. Sounds like he found the perfect spot!

Currently Lin is fostering KD and Rover. KD is an older Finish Spitz/Chow mix and very mellow.

KD

Rover is a golden lab mix who you may have heard about if you are familiar with the Dogs 2nd Chance organization. Rover is the dog who had a rubber band wrapped around his tail, which he ended up skinning. Poor buddy had to have his tail amputated at the base of the spine! He is still very very active and loves people. He would be good in a single dog home since he’s not too fond of other dogs.

Rover

If you'd like to have a trial adoption with KD or Rover, please fill out an application. Thanks Lin for fostering!

If you’d like to be a part of the fostering community, please email Linda at linda@dogs2ndchance.org or fill out an application. Thank you for helping the helpless!

Puppies!!!

We have some new babies in the Dogs 2nd Chance foster network. An expecting mother American Staffordshire Terrier showed up on a caring foster's doorstep five weeks ago. A week later she had four healthy baby boys, one of which has already been adopted! Momma has also found a forever home. Let us know if you are interested in a puppy for Christmas, but PLEASE do your research! We don't want these baby boys to face the same fate as their mother after Christmas time.

You can also email Margaret at isabella@bigriver.net for more information. Here are some pictures of these new boys and their momma.

Pictures with Santa

Dogs 2nd Chance is sponsoring a few photo opportunities for the four-legged kids to get pictures with Santa. The money raised will go directly to the Dogs 2nd Chance never ending medical bills.

Saturday Dec. 5th 12noon-3pm

Paws with Claus

$10 Photos with Santa

PAWS

Ste 108

6050 Airline Rd,

Arlington, TN 38002

(901) 867-2870

Saturday Dec. 5th 11am-4pm

Paws with Claus

Children Welcome!

Halls Feed

155 US Hwy 72 East

Collierville, Tn 38017

Located North of Interstate 385

Package

1 8X10

2 5X7

1 sheet wallets

$25.00, no sitting fee

Saturday Dec. 12th 12noon-3pm

Paws with Claus

Camp Bow Wow

2121 Whitten Rd

Memphis, TN 38133

(901) 373-8757

Helo, The Hollywood Hound

Our Friends at Hollywood Feed are asking for our help! Our buddy Helo who hangs out at Hollywood feed while we're shopping or having our adoption events, is featured in a commercial contest from Doritos! We can all began voting for his commercial starting January 5th, but in the meantime, go view the commercial and see Helo in action! If he wins, the commercial will be featured during the Super Bowl!

Let's go Helo!!!

Foster Friday: Chester

Hi all. This is a new weekly feature for the Dogs 2nd Chance blog. We'd like to recognize the volunteer fosters and all they do for the abandoned animals. Join me every Friday as I feature a new volunteer foster from Dogs 2nd Chance.

This week we’ll meet Chester. Chester has been involved with dog rescue for 27 years! Way to go Chester!!! He has rescued dogs in many states including Texas, Kansas, Mississippi and Arkansas and has been involved with many groups, the first of which was Chihuahua Transport and Rescue.

His love for animals and faith that they can be helped began when he was six years old while living in the country with his grandparents. Chester recalls, “My dog at the time was a Shepherd mix, Bullet. He was hit by a car and all 4 legs were broken and in most cases back then that was a death sentence, not with my grandfather. He staked out 4 poles and stretched out a minnow sein across these. He then put Bullet in the middle of the sein where his paws did not touch the ground. He gave him something for pain and don't know what that was. He crawled under the sein and straightened out Bullets legs as best he could. Bullet was watered and fed this way. After about a month, he let the sein down; Bullet could walk and later on was running. This set the stage for my love of animals.”

Chester is a long-time musician who also loves to fish and camp. He currently fosters Lady Bug, Angel, and Betsy. If you'd be interested in giving one of these dogs a forever home, please fill out an adoption application here.

Lady Bug, a short coat Chihuahua.

Angel, a Boston Terrier Chihuahua mix.

Betsy, Boston Terrier

Thank you Chester for your life-long commitment to rescue!

If you’d like to be a part of the fostering community, please email Linda at linda@dogs2ndchance.org or fill out an application. Thank you for helping the helpless!

Happy Tails!

Dogs 2nd Chance works with a group in New England who transports dogs awaiting forever homes in the southern states to new homes in the New England area. This organization, Happy Dogs of New England has been transporting southern dogs weekly for adoptions in New Hampshire.

The latest happy tail comes to us from a couple in New England who adopted Diesel from this transport. We hope Chelsea, Thomas, and Diesel have a Happy Thanksgiving! Here's a short note and pictures from Chelsea and Thomas:

Hey everyone!! It's Chelsea and Thomas. We just wanted to share with everyone our cute little furry addition to our little family. His name is Diesel. He was born on September 5Th, so he's just about 11 weeks old. We picked him up just yesterday from a shelter in TN that transfers pups up to the New England area every Saturday. We love him so much already and we know that love will only grow.
Love, Thomas and Chelsea

Thank you for helping the helpless!

Dog of the Week: Hansel

Phew, I'm tired from playing all day in the fall leaves with my two-legged foster brother and sister! Oh, hi! My name is Hansel, I'm about eight months old, and I've had quite an eventful start to my life. Since I was found, I've been with such caring people at Dogs 2nd Chance. They've treated me and my sister Gretel for mange and helped Gretel get adopted! If you want some history click here, but we were kinda ugly back then with no hair.

At my foster home I enjoy playing with my 3 and 6 year old two-legged brother and sister, and trotting along with the 3 year old when he rides his bike. I've figured out the housetraining and hang out only on this one chair. My foster mom is so nice to let me be on one piece of big people furniture! We also have one cat at my foster house, but I leave him alone. I love the other dogs that live with me and we play together a lot.

I'm really excited to be adopted and go to my forever home! I just have so much love to give and I am so excited about my second chance for a good life! Please let Dogs 2nd Chance know you want to adopt me. I will love you forever! Here's the link to the adoption form on dogs2ndchance.org.

If you can't adopt me, would you mind helping with donations for my care? I know my mange cost Dogs 2nd Chance a lot of money, and even just a little bit would help. I hear donations are tax deductible, but I'm not sure what that means.

Thank you for helping us helpless dogs!

Love,

Hansel