I’ll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)

Diva loves to run and play with her rescue pack members.

For just over a year now we have been personally fostering a little dog named Diva. Diva has just finished her rehabilitative training, and is now ready to find a forever home of her own. When she first came to us, Diva was a very shy and nervous little dog.  She had spent the first four years of her life with a woman who was fast becoming an animal hoarder. In a brief flash of clear thinking the woman had decided to give Diva up because she “didn’t have time for her.” I would later learn that this woman had picked up three puppies mere hours after leaving Diva with me.

Diva was underweight and her beautiful grey and white coat was matted, dull and lifeless, it was clear that she had not been properly groomed in quite some time. The first order of business was to get her cleaned up. I took her to see Amanda at The Urban Paw in my hometown of Barrie. Amanda always grooms my rescue dogs free of charge the first time they are groomed. She is a wonderful woman with a special touch when it comes to grooming rescues. I dropped off a sad forlorn little dog that hung her head and would barely look up at you. Two hours later I was ready to accuse poor Amanda of pulling a dog switch, because when I picked Diva up she walked out of the salon with her head held high and a bounce in her step! She was a completely different dog! It was the first step in a rehabilitation that would take over a year.

Today, Diva is a happy well adjusted little dog just waiting for a family and a home to call her own. She would like to go home for the holidays and celebrate the season with her new family. Wouldn’t you LOVE to give this gorgeous little girl the best Christmas present ever? There is an adoption pending on Diva but details have yet to be finalized.

Chloe's favorite spot to lounge the day away is a windowsill.

When Chloe came to us she had behavioral problems. However, since Chloe was vetted and spayed, all her behavioral issues have disappeared. She no longer marks her territory by peeing in random spots around the house and she has begun to act like any other lovable feline companion. Chloe’s problem wasn’t behavioral, it was caused by a severe infection of the uterus which affected her bladder control. Since she has been given antibiotics and has had tender loving care from her new foster parents, Chloe is thriving. She will make a great addition to any cat loving home.

Chloe is still waiting for that special person who will take her home and love her unconditionally for the rest of her life. Perhaps Chloe is the right feline companion for your family.

This is Storm. Storm is approximately 3 years old. She was born in the street, and never knew a kind human touch until being rescued and taken into foster care. Storm is a very skittish kitty and will need patience and love to become all she can be. She is still learning to trust humans, and as such tends to be independent fending for herself until she requires your attention. She was found during a storm so that is what we named her. Storm enjoys the company of other cats but is not sure about dogs. She is healthy now although her life truly did not start out that way, somewhere along the line she lost her tail, we are not sure how this happened, but it gives her a little quirk of character that makes her all the more endearing. Storm has been in foster care for a very long time and patiently awaits the day that she can leave for her forever home. Will that home be yours? A foster or permanent home is needed for Storm.

These three wonderful animals need a forever home before the holidays. They do not have to be homed together, they just need their own family for Christmas, it is their only Christmas wish.  Can you make their wish come true?

The Usual Let’s Adopt conditions apply:

1. MUST have at least one other animal.
2. Diva, Storm, and Chloe will have a family life inside the home not in the yard.
3. Diva, Storm, and Chloe will be fed a raw diet (www.rawfed.com)

Contact Janette Hamilton;  janettehamilton@bell.net