Look at that happy waggy tail!
Merry Christmas Angel!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Happy Tails!
Angel has been adopted!!! You may remember her from the Foster Friday featuring Chester. We're all so happy Angel has found her forever home! Here are some pictures.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Dog of the Week: Death Row Dogs
If you're familiar with Dogs 2nd Chance, you may be aware of the Death Row Dogs program at the Green River Correctional Complex in Central City, KY. In this program dogs that have been in a shelter or with fosters for a long time and continuously overlooked are given the opportunity to train at the prison facility with the inmates. Dogs spend three months their in training and are fully vetted an cared for. Here is one news story from Kentucky about this program.
The current Death Row Dogs class has 15 of the 20 participants from the Mid South area, either from Dogs 2nd Chance, or CARES. This time, however, there are not as many adoption applications for these wonderful dogs. We need your help! If you were thinking about a dog this winter, please consider a fully trained, wonderful dog from this program. You can read more about it at the McMuttigan's website.
Here are the photos from Class 26. Click on a picture to check out the personalities of these adoptable dogs! There are indications of which are available. If they are not adopted, these dogs will have to return to the rescue organizations, and unfortunately, we have little room or time to keep up their training. Please find yourself a wonderful new addition to your family!
Please email mcmuttigans@yahoo.com if you are interested in one of these amazing dogs!
The current Death Row Dogs class has 15 of the 20 participants from the Mid South area, either from Dogs 2nd Chance, or CARES. This time, however, there are not as many adoption applications for these wonderful dogs. We need your help! If you were thinking about a dog this winter, please consider a fully trained, wonderful dog from this program. You can read more about it at the McMuttigan's website.
Here are the photos from Class 26. Click on a picture to check out the personalities of these adoptable dogs! There are indications of which are available. If they are not adopted, these dogs will have to return to the rescue organizations, and unfortunately, we have little room or time to keep up their training. Please find yourself a wonderful new addition to your family!
Please email mcmuttigans@yahoo.com if you are interested in one of these amazing dogs!
Friday, December 4, 2009
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.
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.
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!
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!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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.
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You can also email Margaret at isabella@bigriver.net for more information. Here are some pictures of these new boys and their momma.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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
Monday, November 30, 2009
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!!!
Let's go Helo!!!
Friday, November 27, 2009
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.
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!
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!
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