Rescue Juice - Garth!

We LOVE to include the successful adoption stories - it is what we TLC volunteers call the 'rescue juice'... It's the stuff that keeps us going when things get really tough or hard, and we question why we are still trying to stem the tide of killing adoptable dogs... 

So here is your rescue juice dose of the day from one of adoptions recently:

Garth with his new BFF, Norma!

"Here is a picture of Garth with his new and exclusive human, my 93 year old mother, Norma.  (I'm on the right with my 15 year old doxie, Doodlebug). 

"Garth immediately attached to mom and adopted Doodlebug as his BFF.  He allowed me to clip him, removing the goatee and trimming all but his legs, ears, eyebrows and handsome mustache.  

"Norma has always had a dog during her life.  Garth is the FIRST to be allowed to sleep on her bed!  

"Garth has trimmed down and muscled up - loves racing around full speed.  He now lives on a ranch property, so he can race at will and not be endangered by cars, bicycles or whatever.  

"Thanks to TLC for the perfect addition to our family!

Update: LoveBug

LoveBug's Journey - Video Maker

Success Story: Alfee

Celebrate with us the adoption of Alfee, another success story at TLC... We believe in No-Kill, and that every healthy, adoptable dog deserves a second chance at a furever life... We make a point of saving one 'hard case' for every four dogs we save... And Alfee was a save when the medical ward at Ventura County Animal Services had gotten a bit too full to keep taking in more dogs needing extra medical care... This is how we found Alfee in the shelter as an owner surrender... 

Besides needing a lot of grooming and bathing, Alfee had an enormous mass inside of his mouth that was pushing his lower jaw out of alignment with his upper jaw... That is NOT his tongue you see, but the mass inside of his mouth!... Can you imagine trying to eat with that inside?... 

Surgery and expensive vet bills later, our vet declared the surgery a success, and for sure, Alfee felt MUCH better after it was all done!  One of our TLC volunteers is a professional dog groomer and she comes in once a week and gives at least 8 hours of her talent to our dogs that need the full-on 'glam' treatment of grooming... Every TLC volunteer has different talents they bring to the table, and we appreciate each and every one of them... Once Desiree worked her creative magic, this is the new and beautiful Alfee!... 

We discovered that Alfee could be a playful sort of chap despite his senior status... 

And it is also our belief that we 'stop the clock and freeze time' for these dogs that take longer to find that extra special BFF of their own... We felt the right person would come along who would absolutely fall in love with Alfee like we did... 

Alfee came a LONG way with just a bit of TLC, the desire to say, "No, we're not going to allow this dog to be killed on our watch"...

This week, six months after we saved his life, Alfee found his new BFF... Yes, we were all SO happy for him - another success story that is certainly deserved for this munchkin!  Congratulations, Alfee!

Success Story: Paulie (now renamed Jack again)

These are the stories we love to hear when we follow-up on our adoptions!  It is the 'rescue juice' that keeps us rescuers doing what we do!

Click on the photo to read his new furmommy's comment!

Success story: Quincy (now Toby)

From Toby's furmomma:

We are SOOO in love with our little Toby!  He's fit in with our family beautifully!  He's learned not to bother our 14 year old puppy, and has become best friends with his look-a-like sister, 7 year old Mimi.  They play tug-o-war with their toys, growling at each other while they pull, and Mimi plays so gently with him, it's heartwarming!  

Outside, they chase each other all over the backyard, which is one of the reasons we wanted Toby, to get Mimi on her feet (the older puppy didn't provide much exercise for her).  I have a video of them chasing, and another of them playing tug-o-war, but can't send it. 

I'm attaching a picture I took last night of Toby coming out from under the couch cover with his new toy.  He loves to burrow! He hasn't changed much, gaining one pound, but even though his one ear stayed up, the other doesn't seem to want to, so it's always flopped over.  Too cute!

We can't thank you enough for taking such good care of him.  He checked out beautifully with the vet - healthy and alert with a wonderful disposition.  And he's so smart!  Training so easily (anything for a bit of organic turkey!)  We are so grateful!

I've liked you on FB and occasionally share pics of adoptables for my friends. If we lived closer (we're in Valencia) my sons would volunteer.

This first month has been a joy.  Thank you all again for what you do!

Julie