There is always a dog in need!

Here is another pup that needs a home. Perhaps Jessie will have a better ending.
Gingers Pet Rescue .
















THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL FOLKS DOING SO MUCH
There are two volunteers at Tacoma Humane Society that do nothing but find rescue outplacement for the dogs in need there - they know pretty much everyone (we just took a dog from them today, last year we took 17). They contact breed rescues very promptly, I believe. This shelter is ALWAYS overcrowded but the volunteers make huge efforts to get any dogs out that can be. The shelter is keeping dogs quite a lot longer these days, too, so most dogs end up staying there MUCH longer than is good for their mental health.... The 6 dogs we've taken from them in the last two months were all there 3-6 weeks and they were all over 13 years!
What I wish is that people looking for dogs would give one of theirs a chance -- it's hard since they know so little about the dogs, but it's really the only way to deal with this large-scale. Most of us in rescue have about 20 more dogs than we can really handle/pay for!
As an example, there is a dog called "Buddy" (actual name is "Bubba") on their Petfinder list who desperately needs someone to look past the exterior and take on a nice quiet friendly dog. He's 7 so too young for our program, not pretty, black, etc. but he's a surrender with very normal bloodwork and good health, a decent behavior assessment, would make a great friend but has little chance at all. Spread the word that this guy (and many like him) need a home -- if every dog lover took on just one extra dog that isn't just perfect on first look, the problem would be solved.
Thanks for caring,
Judith Piper of Old Dog Haven